Royal Commonwealth Society of Wales
What it does
Educational work. Liasing between Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and RCS International to provide educational programmes.
Its charitable purposes
A) TO PROMOTE WITHIN WALES THE INCREASE AND SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE RESPECTING THE PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND THEIR CULTURESB) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDSC) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Overseas aid and famine relief
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides other finance
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Within Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 April 2025, it had income of £19,443 and spent £19,478.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £19,443 | £19,478 | Not reported | 10 |
| 30 April 2024 | £2,010 | £1,950 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2023 | £2,250 | £2,250 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2022 | £415 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 April 2021 | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 4,585%, from £415 in the year to 30 April 2022 to £19,443 in the year to 30 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 100% of its income in the year to 30 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Rogiero Verma MbaChair
- Chetna Sinha
- Dr Yasar Majib
- Professor Uzo Iwobi CBE
- Shefalini Verma
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | 28 February 2026 | Received 25 February 2026, 3 days early | Not required |
| 30 April 2024 | 28 February 2025 | Received 26 February 2025, 2 days early | Not required |
| 30 April 2023 | 29 February 2024 | Received 13 April 2024, 44 days late | Not required |
| 30 April 2022 | 28 February 2023 | Received 21 February 2023, 7 days early | Not required |
| 30 April 2021 | 28 February 2022 | Received 27 January 2022, 32 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1119606
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 June 2007
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 SEPTEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED 8 JUNE 2007
- Website
- www.rcswales.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.