THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

Charity number: 1125383
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

On 1 September 2009, all the assets, net liabilities and undertakings of the Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 212798, were transfered to The Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 1125383, company number 6298947. From 1 September 2009 therefore, the activities of The Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 1125383, are the promotion of Arts of Design through exhibitions and education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023

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.

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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 May 1967: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Vanessa Jackson RA Trustee 01 October 2024
THE INCORPORATED EDWIN AUSTIN ABBEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Received: On time
Anne Desmet RA Trustee 01 October 2024
SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM
Received: On time
Alistair Summers Trustee 01 October 2024
THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL
Received: On time
Ryan Gander RA Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Professor Ron Arad RA Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Katherine Fiona Jones RA Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Gillian Wearing RA Trustee 01 October 2024
None on record
Anthony Lewis Cohen Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Fiona Banner RA Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Dame Tracey Karima Emin DBE RA Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Fiona Rae Trustee 01 October 2023
None on record
Conrad Shawcross RA Trustee 01 October 2023
RESPONSE
Received: On time
Louise Wilson Trustee 04 October 2022
None on record
Emma Stibbon Trustee 05 October 2021
SPIKE PRINT STUDIO LTD
Received: On time
Rebecca Salter PRA Trustee 10 December 2019
Royal Academy Trust
Received: On time
THE CHANTREY BEQUEST
Received: On time
Tony Baumgartner Trustee 01 October 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Total gross income £44.87m £45.32m £36.73m £43.38m £43.83m
Total expenditure £41.91m £37.78m £30.81m £33.18m £36.67m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £24.09m £27.96m £26.41m £22.29m £25.54m
Income - Other trading activities £13.68m £12.30m £7.07m £12.26m £11.36m
Income - Charitable activities £7.08m £5.04m £3.25m £8.83m £6.27m
Income - Endowments £286.33k £625.00k £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £21.75k £18.61k £470 £5.94k £655.00k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £583.97k £842.12k £272.40k £1.04m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £29.46m £27.17m £21.80m £23.57m £25.60m
Expenditure - Raising funds £12.38m £10.60m £8.27m £9.43m £10.75m
Expenditure - Governance £0 £81.65k £71.68k £81.66k £89.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £5.89k £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £62.74k £16.83k £735.85k £178.87k £319.00k

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 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023
Own use assets £100.54m £98.48m £97.82m £97.98m £103.45m
Long-term investments £0 £806.31k £1.87m £1.74m £1.77m
Other assets £8.19m £12.87m £16.82m £22.79m £23.47m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £5.80m £6.71m £8.73m £6.44m £6.19m
Total liabilities £25.64m £21.41m £19.75m £15.45m £16.27m

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 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 04 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 04 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 11 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 11 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 12 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 12 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 04 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 04 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
WILL DATE UNKOWN
Charitable objects
THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AMONG ARTISTS OF REPUTATION WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OR NOT OR FOR THE WIDOWS OR SUCH ARTISTS.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 03 May 1967 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
BURLINGTON HOUSE
PICCADILLY
LONDON
W1J 0BD
Phone:
02073008017