Royal Charter
A royal charter is granted to a corporation by the British sovereign on the advice of the Privy Council and gives it special status. The history goes back to the 13th century. Royal Charters, for example, were used to give settlements the status of towns and cities. New charters are still occasionally given to cities today, but usually they remain institutions of public interest such as B. Reserved for charities that have priority in the respective area and can demonstrate stability and durability. Many of the older universities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are also such bodies.
There are more than 900 corporations that have been granted Royal Charter . The incorporation by Royal Charter means that part of the control of internal affairs is transferred to the Privy Council. Changes to the charter are only possible with the consent of the sovereign, and changes to the statutes of a corporation require the consent of the council. For the internal affairs of the corporations, this means a considerable amount of government regulation in the interests of the public.
Institutions with a Royal Charter
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ( ACCA )
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution
- Belfast Royal Academy
- Bridewell Royal Hospital
- British and Foreign Bible Society
- British Broadcasting Corporation
- British Computer Society
- British Film Institute
- British North Borneo Company (1881-1946)
- British Psychological Society
- British Standards Institution
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
- Chartered Institute of Linguists (Iol / CIoL)
- Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
- Chartered Institute of Marketing
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
- Chartered Institute of Public Relations
- Chartered Institute of Wastes Management
- Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management
- Chartered Insurance Institute
- Chartered Management Institute
- Chartered Quality Institute
- Christ's Hospital
- Crafts Council
- Cranfield University
- Educational Institute of Scotland
- Faculty of Actuaries
- Heriot-Watt University
- Historic Royal Palaces
- Institute of Actuaries
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland (1888)
- Institute of Chartered Foresters
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (1990)
- Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institution of Structural Engineers (1908)
- London Mathematical Society (1965)
- Portora Royal School
- Queen's University of Belfast (1908)
- Rossall School
- Royal Academy
- 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 Agricultural University
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Aircraft Establishment
- Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
- Royal Armories
- 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 Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Royal British Society of Sculptors
- Royal Caledonian Curling Club
- Royal Chester Rowing Club
- Royal Choral Society
- Royal College of Anesthetists
- 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 Gynecologists
- Royal College of Ophthalmologists
- Royal College of Organists
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Royal College of Pathologists
- 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 Commonwealth Society
- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
- Royal Economic Society
- Royal Engineers
- Royal Entomological Society
- Royal Fleet Auxiliary
- Royal Flying Corps
- Royal Forestry Society
- Royal Geographical Society
- Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
- Royal Greenwich Observatory
- Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
- Royal Hibernian Military School
- Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
- Royal Historical Society
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- Royal Horticultural Society
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
- Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colors
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Royal Institution of Great Britain
- Royal Life Saving Society
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- 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 Deaf
- Royal National Institute of the Blind
- 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 Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Royal Philatelic Society London
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Photographic Society
- Royal Radar Establishment
- Royal Regiment of Artillery
- Royal School Dungannon
- Royal School of Church Music
- Royal School of Needlework
- Royal Scottish Academy
- Royal Scottish Forestry Society
- Royal Scottish Geographical Society
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Royal Scottish Society of Arts
- Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolor
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Royal Society for Asian Affairs (RSAA)
- Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
- Royal Society of Antiquaries of London
- Royal Society of Arts
- Royal Society of British Organists
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Royal Society of Literature
- Royal Society of London (commonly referred to as the "Royal Society")
- Royal Society of Marine Artists
- Royal Society of Medicine
- Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
- Royal Society of Musicians
- Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Royal Society of Ulster Architects
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
- Royal Society for the Promotion of Health
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Royal Statistical Society (1887)
- Royal Television Society
- Royal Ulster Agricultural Society
- Royal Ulster Constabulary
- Royal Watercolor Society
- Royal Welch Fusiliers
- Royal West of England Academy
- Royal Yacht Club
- Royal Yachting Association
- Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
- Society for the Environment
- St. Andrew's Ambulance Association (1899)
- The Marine Society
- The Royal School, Armagh
- The Royal Society of St George
- The Scout Association
- Trinity House
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol (1909)
- University of Exeter
- University of Kent
- University of Liverpool
- University of London
- University of Manchester
- University of Oxford
- University of Sheffield
- University of Strathclyde
- Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (1631)
- Worshipful Company of Ironmongers (1463)
- Worshipful Company of Mercers (1394)
- Zoological Society of London
See also
Web links
- Side of the Privy Council Office (English)