Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL)
Address:
Over-Seas House Park Place
St James’s Street London SW1A 1LR UK
Telephone: (44) 20 7408 0214
Email: info@rosl.org.uk
Website: www.rosl.org.uk
Year established: 1910
Number of staff: 43
Number of members: 13,778 subscribing individuals and 2,984 life or honorary members
Annual turnover: £3,312,672 in 2014
Officers (2012):
Patron: HM Queen Elizabeth II Vice Patron:
HRH Princess Alexandra President: Lord Luce
Chair of the Central Council: Mr Simon Ward
Vice-Chair: Sir Roger Carrick
Honorary Treasurer: Mr John Harbor
Director-General: Major General Roderick Porter
Aims and objectives:
The Royal Over-Seas League operates under Royal Charter and aims at promoting an enduring multi- racial fellowship pledged to the support of the Commonwealth and to the service of others and humanity at large.
Main activities:
• Providing clubhouse hospitality for ROSL members
• Organising an annual classical music competition • Organising Commonwealth art exhibitions
• Developing joint humanitarian/education projects
Recent publications:
Smith, A. (2010). The Royal Over-Seas League: From Empire into Commonwealth, A History of the First 100 Years. Taurus
ROSL also publishes the quarterly magazine, Overseas.