ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY

Charity number: 1070163
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To use RWA's outstanding galleries to display world-class art of the past and present, including our Academicians, in exhibitions that are accessible and relevant to communities across the West of England, complimented by learning and outreach activities, both within and beyond our building, aimed at enhancing wellbeing through creativity, especially for those facing significant challenges.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RWA (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Miranda Louise Harris Trustee 19 August 2024
None on record
Raymond John Brown Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Charlotte Price RWA Trustee 23 May 2024
None on record
George Robin Paget Ferguson CBE PPRIBA Trustee 01 May 2024
None on record
Mohamed Osman Mohammed Taha Trustee 18 January 2024
None on record
Louise Julia Brown Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Hamish Richard Stuart Young Trustee 31 August 2023
None on record
Michael Perry Trustee 13 October 2022
None on record
James Douglas Russell Trustee 19 November 2020
THE REX HOPWOOD TRUST
Received: On time
John Rowland Vasey Trustee 30 July 2020
None on record
Fiona Patricia Robinson Trustee 03 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.19m £1.55m £3.05m £1.66m £1.13m
Total expenditure £995.09k £744.16k £553.03k £1.35m £1.09m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £261.17k £9.60k £7.20k £94.03k £9.60k
Income - Donations and legacies £474.27k £1.19m £2.76m £832.87k £255.85k
Income - Other trading activities £96.14k £53.38k £28.05k £112.51k £105.19k
Income - Charitable activities £597.53k £299.87k £261.33k £708.23k £756.50k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £728.41k £0
Income - Investment £19.69k £13.29k £7.07k £10.06k £13.13k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £3.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £900.16k £658.91k £498.96k £1.21m £961.02k
Expenditure - Raising funds £94.94k £85.26k £54.07k £134.46k £130.14k
Expenditure - Governance £7.17k £6.76k £6.75k £7.82k £5.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £7.08k £5.24k £3.13k £7.30k £20.92k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £4.60m £4.93m £7.93m £8.57m £8.50m
Long-term investments £712.99k £793.86k £432.66k £383.82k £403.87k
Other assets £402.96k £1.07m £1.54m £547.93k £496.24k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £107.42k £299.45k £922.13k £253.06k £86.57k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 11 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 11 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 03 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 03 November 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Linked charities

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Governing document
WILL DATED 30/04/1918 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 27/01/1982 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 01/07/1998 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION UNDER SECTION 282 OF THE CHARITIES ACT TO RELEASE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT DATED 04/06/2014
Charitable objects
1) THE PURCHASE OF WORKS OF ART FROM BRISTOL ARTISTS FOR THE ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY IN ORDER TO STIMULATE THE ARTISTIC EFFORTS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BRISTOL. 2) IF AND INSOFAR AS THE CLEAR INCOME CANNOT BE USEFULLY APPLIED FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES, THE TRUSTEE SHALL APPLY THE SURPLUS IN OR TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OR MAINTENANCE OF THE ACADEMY OR IN OR TOWARDS THE EXTENSION, ENHANCEMENT, CONSERVATION, STORAGE & MAINTENANCE OF THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE ACADEMY.
Area of benefit
BRISTOL
Registration history
  • 28 June 2007 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
QUEENS ROAD
CLIFTON
BRISTOL
BS8 1PX
Phone:
01179735129