THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We deliver public benefit from excellence in engineering and technology.Our vision: Engineering and technology in the service of societyOur role: We create and lead a community of outstanding experts and innovators to engineer better lives.Our goals: Enabling a sustainable and innovative economy, harnessing technology to improve lives, and building an engineering community fit for the future
Latest income
£61.0m
Expenditure
£62.2m
Financial year end
2026-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | £48.3m | £48.8m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £57.1m | £57.6m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £208m | £60.3m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £71.8m | £67.8m | |
| 2026-03-31 | £61.0m | £62.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2026-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £645k |
| Charitable activities | £52.0m |
| Trading | £1.7m |
| Investment income | £6.7m |
| Total income | £61.0m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £59.6m |
| Raising funds | £2.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £30.2m |
| Governance | £157k |
| Total expenditure | £62.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.6m |
| Total funds | £233m |
| — restricted | £197m |
| — unrestricted | £36.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £233m |
| Cash | £2.4m |
People
| Employees | 251 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-10-03. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.