ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST

1. ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST 1998-03-31 → present
2. ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST FUND 1958-02-05 → 1998-03-31

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After considering the forecast and projections, budget and potential cost savings, the trustees have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that RCVS Knowledge has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and for this reason the Board of Trustees continues to adopt the 'going concern' basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “In 2024, a new strategy was developed for the charity, looking forward to implementation in 2025.”
• “The Competition and Markets Authority launched an investigation into services for household pets in 2024, due to culminate in 2025.”
• “A contextualised care hub was launched, including practical tools for professionals and pet owners.”
• “The Plowright Prize was awarded to Professor Fiona Tomley for her contribution to reducing infectious diseases in poultry.”
• “Archive work celebrated the achievements of Dame Olga Uvarov, an earlier trailblazer in veterinary practice.”
• “Continued work to embed Quality Improvement in veterinary practice led to increased usage of resources and awards for vet teams.”
• “Uptake of national audits and registries continued to rise, with a 79% hike in surgeries recorded in the Canine Cruciate Registry.”
• “Liz Branscombe, Helen Gartlidge, Melissa Donald and Brian Pound stepped down from the Board of Trustees; David Charles, Alex Kearsley-Fleet, Racheal Marshall and Tim Parkin were welcomed.”
• “Veterinary Evidence journal users increased by 13%, page views by 5%, and journal watch subscribers grew by 7% to almost 10,000.”
• “The Veterinary Evidence peer review mentorship scheme completed eight pairings, with mentees becoming peer reviewers.”
• “Six new journal watch updates and journal club resources were published for subscribers.”
• “The Discovery platform provided over half a million searches and nearly 70,000 full-text article downloads to library members.”
• “429 people completed the online evidence-based veterinary medicine course, more than double the number in 2023.”
• “Professor Fiona Tomley received the £100,000 Plowright Prize for her global impact in reducing infectious diseases.”
• “New categories were introduced to the Knowledge Awards, reflecting key domains of quality veterinary care, including carbon footprint reduction.”
• “Global audience expanded through events in Australia, China, Europe, and the US, promoting work on Quality Improvement and antimicrobial resistance.”
• “41 UK events were held, reaching nearly 6,700 delegates, with online learning attracting 2,235 users to the QI boxset.”
• “Professional endorsement was received from Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority for the Managing Veterinary Medicines course.”
• “The second annual report of the Canine Cruciate Registry was published in November, showing a 79% increase in recorded surgeries compared to 2023.”
• “An Antibiotic Guardians scheme was launched, appointing 112 gold and 19 platinum guardians across three categories.”
• “A project sponsored by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate was launched to support ruminant veterinary teams in increasing submissions to Medicine Hub.”
• “Groundwork was laid for a new Vet History website, due to launch in 2025, to showcase archive collections with improved user experience.”
• “The complete archive of Olga Uvarov, the first female president of the RCVS, was published on the online catalogue.”
• “Over 500 images were added to the Vet History website.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -16.6%

  £1,575,228 → £1,313,664

• Cash

  -43.7%

  £444,227 → £249,945

• Net assets

  -4.5%

  £6,415,824 → £6,129,759

• Employees

  0%

  22 → 22

• Operating profit

  -45.9%

  -£468,296 → -£683,036

• Wages

  +5.1%

  £834,652 → £876,879

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers