THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL
Latest income
£4.5m
Latest spending
£5.1m
Registered
2004
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Total income
£4.5m
Total spending
£5.1m
Cost of raising funds
£724k
Reserves (reported)
£3.7m
Employees
53
Trustees
- Dr Mary Wellesley
- Elizabeth Sorensen
- Fope Adelowo
- Glenda Adrianne Bailey OBE DBE
- John Booth
- Mariam Fazal Faruqi
- Matthew Rice
- NICHOLAS JOHN VETCH
- Professor Eileen Hogan
- Timothy Aidan John Knox
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £4.5m | £5.1m |
| 31/08/2024 | £4.4m | £3.8m |
| 31/08/2023 | £3.6m | £3.8m |
| 31/08/2022 | £3.2m | £3.2m |
| 31/08/2021 | £2.6m | £3.3m |
Common questions
Who funds THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL DRAWING SCHOOL as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE LINBURY TRUST, THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE LINDER FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £300k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £113k |
| THE LINBURY TRUST | FY2023 | £50k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £15k |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £12k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £10k |
| THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k |
| THE ROSE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £8k |
| THE SOUTH SQUARE TRUST | FY2023 | £6k |
| DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST | FY2022 | £5k |
| PAUL SMITH'S FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £5k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £5k |
| THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k |
| THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k |
| PAUL SMITH'S FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £0 |
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £0 |
| THE LINDER FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £-10k |
| King Charles III Charitable Fund | FY2024 | — |