THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

Registered charity 1125383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£37.1m
Latest spending
£40.7m
Registered
2008

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£37.1m
Total spending
£40.7m
Cost of raising funds
£11.1m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
334

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£37.1m£40.7m
31/08/2024£38.1m£46.6m
31/08/2023£43.8m£36.7m
31/08/2022£43.4m£33.2m
31/08/2021£36.7m£30.8m

Common questions

Who funds THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS as a grant recipient include THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST, Royal Academy Trust, THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE MANNY AND BRIGITTA DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5.0m
Royal Academy TrustFY2024£1.7m
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1.5m
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2025£820k
Royal Academy TrustFY2025£500k
Royal Academy TrustFY2025£462k
THE MANNY AND BRIGITTA DAVIDSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£417k
Royal Academy TrustFY2025£400k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£317k
Royal Academy TrustFY2024£200k
Royal Academy TrustFY2025£180k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2022£84k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£26k
PAUL SMITH'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
PAUL SMITH'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
Royal Academy TrustFY2025£23k
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ARTFY2023£22k
THE RISMAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£18k
Royal Academy TrustFY2025£11k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11k
THE JAGCLIF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
CHK FoundationFY2024£10k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
STANLEY PICKER TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
The William Brake FoundationFY2023£5k
STANLEY PICKER TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
Royal Academy TrustFY2025£5k
STANLEY PICKER TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE DAVID LEAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE DAVID LEAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£250

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/07/2020£250k"COVID-19: Royal Academy of Arts"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/04/2012£12.7m"Revealing, celebrating and exploring the heritage of the Royal Academy of Arts"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2008£34k"J.F. Lewis Drawings Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/05/1998£4.1m"Royal Academy of Arts - Galleries & Courtyard Improvements"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/12/1996£112k"Book Collection Conservation, Royal Academy of Arts"