List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
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List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter is an incomplete list of organisations based in the United Kingdom that have received a royal charter from an English, Scottish, or British monarch.
There are over 900 bodies which have a UK Royal Charter.[1] and a list of these is published by the Privy Council Office.[2]
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Contents
Alphabetical list
A
- Aberystwyth University (1889)
- Air Training Corps
- Arts Council England[3]
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- Association of Corporate Treasurers
- Aston University (1966)
B
- Bank of England
- Bangor University (1885)
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
- Belfast Royal Academy
- Bridewell Royal Hospital
- British and Foreign Bible Society
- British Army
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- British Computer Society
- British Film Institute (1983)
- British Institute of Radiology
- British Psychological Society[4]
- British Standards Institution, The
- British Red Cross (1908)
C
- Cardiff University (1884)
- Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland (1902, revised 1978)
- Carnegie United Kingdom Trust (1917)
- Chamber of Shipping[5]
- Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)[6]
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI)
- Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (CIOBS)
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
- Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
- Chartered Institute of Legal Executives
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)[4]
- Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT)
- Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters (CILA)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Chartered Institute of Marketing
- Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
- Chartered Institute of Public Relations
- Chartered Institute of Taxation[7]
- Chartered Institute of Wastes Management
- Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
- Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) (2003)
- Chartered Insurance Institute[5]
- Chartered Management Institute
- Chartered Quality Institute
- Chartered Society of Designers
- Christ's Hospital
- Clifton College[8]
- Colchester Royal Grammar School
- College of Arms
- College of Emergency Medicine
- The College of Law
- College of Optometrists
- Confederation of British Industry
- Crafts Council
- Cranfield University
E
- Educational Institute of Scotland
- Engineering Council UK
- English Speaking Union
- English Sports Council[3]
F
G
H
- Heriot-Watt University
- Heythrop College, University of London[10]
- Highgate School (1565)
- High School of Dundee (1859)
- Historic Royal Palaces
- The Honourable Company of Air Pilots
I
- Ifs School of Finance[11]
- Institute of Actuaries[11]
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (1888)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (1854)
- Institute of Chartered Foresters
- Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
- Institute of Directors
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (1990)
- Institute of Physics
- Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering[3]
- Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institution of Engineering and Technology;[12] formerly:
- Institution of Engineering Designers
- Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
- Institution of Mechanical Engineers[13]
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (2003)
- Institution of Royal Engineers
- Institution of Structural Engineers
- Ipswich School (1566)
J
K
L
- Lancaster University (1964)
- Landscape Institute (2008)
- Law Society (1845)[14]
- London Library (1933, 1968, 2004)
- London Mathematical Society (1965)
- Loughborough University (1966)[15]
M
- The Marine Society
- Museums and Galleries Commission (1987)
- Maidstone Grammar School
- Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) (2012)
N
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) (1895)
- National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom (1894)
- Norwich School (1547)
O
- The Open University (1969)
P
Q
R
- Recognition Panel[16]
- Rossall School
- Royal Academy
- Royal Academy of Dance
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Aero Club
- Royal Aeronautical Society
- Royal African Society
- Royal Agricultural Society of England
- Royal Aircraft Establishment
- Royal Air Force
- Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
- Royal Armouries
- Royal Asiatic Society
- Royal Association for Deaf people
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers
- Royal Astronomical Society
- Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Royal Automobile Club
- Royal Ballet
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Royal Bath and West of England Society
- Royal Belfast Academical Institution
- Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Royal British Society of Sculptors
- Royal Caledonian Curling Club
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Royal Chester Rowing Club
- Royal Choral Society
- Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Royal College of Art
- Royal College of General Practitioners
- Royal College of Midwives
- Royal College of Music
- Royal College of Nursing
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Royal College of Organists
- Royal College of Pathologists
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Royal College of Physicians of London
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Royal College of Radiologists
- Royal College of Science
- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- Royal Commonwealth Society
- Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind
- Royal Cornhill Hospital
- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
- Royal Economic Society
- Royal Engineers
- Royal Entomological Society
- Royal Flying Corps
- Royal Forestry Society
- Royal Geographical Society
- Royal Grammar School, Guildford
- Royal Greenwich Observatory
- Royal Harbour, Ramsgate
- Royal Hibernian Military School
- Royal High School, Edinburgh
- Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
- Royal Historical Society
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Royal Horticultural Society
- Royal Hospital, Chelsea (by Royal Warrant)
- Royal Hospital, Greenwich
- Royal Hospital School
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)[8]
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) [17]
- Royal Institution of Great Britain
- Royal Institution of Naval Architects
- Royal Life Saving Society
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Liverpool Seamen's Orphan Institution[18]
- Royal London Society for the Blind
- Royal Marines
- Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh
- Royal Meteorological Society
- Royal Microscopical Society
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Royal Mint
- Royal National Institute of the Blind
- Royal National Institute of the Deaf
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- Royal National Mòd
- Royal Navy
- Royal Northern College of Music
- Royal Numismatic Society
- Royal Observatory, Edinburgh
- Royal Opera House
- Royal Ordnance
- Royal Over-Seas League
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Photographic Society
- Royal Radar Establishment
- Royal Regiment of Artillery
- The Royal School, Armagh
- Royal School Dungannon
- Royal School of Church Music
- Royal School of Military Engineering
- Royal School of Needlework
- Royal Scottish Academy
- Royal Scottish Forestry Society
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Royal Scottish Geographical Society
- Royal Scottish Society of Arts
- Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
- Royal Shakespeare Company[10]
- Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
- Royal Society of Architects for Wales
- Royal Society of Arts
- Royal Society for Asian Affairs (RSAA)
- Royal Society of British Organists
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Royal Society of Literature
- Royal Society of London
- Royal Society of Marine Artists
- Royal Society of Medicine
- Royal Society of Miniature Painters Sculptors and Gravers
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters
- Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts[11]
- The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH)[19]
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
- The Royal Society of St George
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Royal Society of Ulster Architects
- Royal Star and Garter Home for Disabled Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen[7]
- Royal Statistical Society (1887)
- Royal Town Planning Institute (1959)
- Royal Television Society
- Royal Veterinary College
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
- Royal Welch Fusiliers
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- Royal West of England Academy
- Royal Ulster Agricultural Society
- Royal Ulster Constabulary
- Royal Yachting Association
- Royal Yacht Club
- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
S
- Science Council (2003)
- Science and Technology Facilities Council[8]
- The Scout Association
- Society for the Environment
- Society for Radiological Protection
- Society of Chemical Industry
- Society of Licensed Victuallers (1836)[20]
- Spalding Queen Elizabeth Royal Free Grammar School
- St. Andrew's Ambulance Association (1899)
- St Chad's College Durham (1904)[21]
- St Peter's College, Oxford (1961)
- Sunnyside Royal Hospital
T
- Technology Strategy Board[8]
- The Textile Institute
- Toc H
- The Tanners Company of Bermondsey Bermondsey tanners
U
- Universities China Committee in London (1932)
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Birmingham (1900)
- University of Bradford (1966)
- University of Bristol (1909)
- University of Buckingham (1983)
- University of Cambridge
- University of Durham (1837)
- University of Dundee (1967)
- University of Edinburgh (1582)
- University of Essex[7]
- University of Exeter
- University of Glasgow (1451)
- University of Hull
- University of Keele[13]
- University of Kent
- University of Leeds[5]
- University of Leicester
- University of Liverpool
- University of London
- University of Manchester
- University of Nottingham[13]
- University of Oxford
- University of Reading[11]
- University of Sheffield[22]
- University of Southampton[23] (1952)
- University of St Andrews
- University of Stirling
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Surrey
- University of Sussex
- University of Wales Swansea[7]
- University of Warwick (1965)
- University of West of Scotland (2007)
- University of York[24] (1963)
V
W
- Wellington College[4]
- Worshipful Company of Basketmakers
- Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators[3]
- Worshipful Company of Curriers
- Worshipful Company of Firefighters (2013)
- Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
- Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (2010)
- Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers
- Worshipful Company of Mercers
See also
- List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
- List of Irish organisations with royal patronage
- List of professional associations in the United Kingdom
Notes
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 12 February 2008 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 2 May 2007 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 12 March 2008 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 13 June 2007 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 7 February 2007 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ The French Protestant Church of London, Registered Charity no. 1070623 at the Charity Commission
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 6March 2007 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 4 April 2007 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 9 April 2008 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ The Law Society: Our history retrieved 22 March 2014
- ↑ Loughborough University 40th Anniversary - History retrieved 9 February 2009
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/254116/Final_Royal_Charter_25_October_2013_clean__Final_.pdf
- ↑ Chatham House FAQ retrieved 2 Oct. 2009
- ↑ Reference in minutes of Privy Council Meeting 21 March 2007 retrieved 30 May 2008
- ↑ [1] retrieved 23 Jan. 2015
- ↑ Society of Licensed Victuallers, Registered Charity no. 230011 at the Charity Commission
- ↑ Companies House Records
- ↑ University History
- ↑ The first Royal Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth II
- ↑ Companies House
