Health & Wellbeing Education & Young People
2025 Free
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England)

Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is a registered charity and professional membership body established for the study and promotion of the art and science of surgery. In 2024/25 the College delivered over 680 courses, expanded its exam offer globally, launched an Extended Reality Lab for immersive surgical training, and introduced a new Code of Conduct to strengthen professional culture. Total income rose 27% to £43.7 million and total reserves stand at £144 million. The College also supported NHS policy on surgical hubs, robotic surgery and postgraduate training reform.

View Report
Report snapshot
129 Views

About

Professional membership and surgical standards; surgical training and examinations; courses and continuing professional development; policy advocacy and NHS engagement; Hunterian Museum; Extended Reality Lab; Women in Surgery and Emerging Leaders programmes; global accreditation

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Income rose 27% to £43.7 million in 2024/25 (2024: £34.4m); membership subscriptions up 6% to £10.5 million
Key Metric 2 Over 680 courses delivered and exam offer expanded across the UK and internationally
Key Metric 3 45 events supporting professional development; 16 diplomates ceremonies held in 2024/25

Key Outcomes

  • Extended Reality (XR) Lab launched, providing immersive technology-enabled surgical simulation and training
  • New Code of Conduct introduced and Good Surgical Practice updated to tackle sexual misconduct and raise professional standards
  • Legacies income up over 700% to £4.9 million; quality and standards income up 62% to £5.3 million; total reserves £144 million

Geography

International

Related reports

All Health & Wellbeing reports →
DEBRA UK

Impact — Winter 2026

2026 Enhanced
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on...
Key Metric 2
700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling...
Key Metric 3
Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation...
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
Health & Wellbeing Disability
Read report
The Royal British Legion

Impact Report 2025

2025 Enhanced
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
Key Metric 2
22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
Key Metric 3
733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
Health & Wellbeing Dementia
Read report
Blind Veterans UK

Our Impact 2024-25

2025 Enhanced
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
Key Metric 2
1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
Key Metric 3
997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to...
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence
Health & Wellbeing Wellbeing
Read report
Diabetes UK

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

2024 Enhanced
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024
Key Metric 2
£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million
Key Metric 3
32% of people completing NHS England's Path to Remission programme — which Diabetes UK campaigned for — put their type 2 diabetes into remission
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invested over £23 million in 19 projects across 161 experts from 47 institutions in 8 countries since 2022
Health & Wellbeing Research
Read report