Education & Young People Environment & Climate Free 2022

Trustees Report and Consolidated Financial Statements 2022

The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography. In 2022 it supported over 2,000 teachers through 50 CPD sessions, saw GCSE geography reach a 20-year high of 289,000 entries, accredited its 1,000th Chartered Geographer, funded 65 fieldwork projects, and hosted an international conference with 1,850 delegates. It also launched the Geography for All programme to widen diversity in the subject.

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Geography teacher CPD and school resources; Chartered Geographer (CGeog) professional accreditation; fieldwork and expedition grants; Geography for All diversity programme; Young Geographer of the Year competition (865 entries); Geography Ambassadors school visits programme (200 new ambassadors trained); Earth Photo international competition; academic journal publishing; Collections of over 2 million items open to the public Custom geography from upload: UK

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Over 2,000 teachers participated in 50 CPD sessions; GCSE geography entries reached a 20-year high of 289,000 (up 2.7%) and A Level entries rose 6.2% to 37,443 Key Metric 1
1,000th Chartered Geographer accredited during 2022; 14 university programmes reaccredited against the new QAA geography benchmark statement Key Metric 2
Annual International Conference attracted over 1,850 delegates across 380 in-person, online and hybrid sessions hosted at Newcastle University Key Metric 3

Key Outcomes

  • Geography Ambassadors programme completed 95 school visit requests in 2022, re-engaging with schools post-COVID and training around 200 new ambassadors to promote geography careers
  • 65 grant-funded fieldwork projects went into the field in 2022, advancing geographical research across the UK and internationally
  • Published research showing GCSE geography has a diversity problem — perception as a subject for 'white' or 'higher-class' students — prompting launch of the Geography for All widening participation programme

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2025 Enhanced

Annual Review 2024-25

55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
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45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
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95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
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191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
2025 Free

Annual Impact Report 2024–2025

CAD $366.1m total revenue in FY2024–25 (year ended 31 March 2025)
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500+ locations across the Greater Toronto Area serving children, youth, families, immigrants and job seekers
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Largest not-for-profit child care provider in Canada; child care fees capped at CAD $22/day under Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system from January 2025
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Received largest multi-year gift in charity's history — CAD $10m over five years from The Barrett Family Foundation to fund youth programmes including Black Achievers, newcomer youth groups and financial literacy