RSA (THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE)
Registered charity 212424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R S A, ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS, THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS (THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE)
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the RSA incurred a net loss of £1.9m for the year, driven by an operational deficit of £1.0m and an investment loss of £0.8m. Despite these losses, the charity reports that its general reserves remain robust at £8.3m, which the trustees confirm are within their stated target range of £8m to £10m.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 8
“The cost of key management personnel, defined as members of the Leadership Team, including employer’s national insurance and pension contributions by the RSA was £922k (eight individuals)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £8m and £10m (held: £8.3m)
“Based on our current assessment of principal risks, the RSA Board of Trustees estimates that our target general reserves range should be between £8m and £10m. This equates to around six to eight months of future expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: RSA Adelphi Enterprises Ltd, RSA Shipley Enterprises Ltd
“The group financial statements comprise those of the RSA and its wholly owned subsidiaries, RSA Adelphi Enterprises Limited and RSA Shipley Enterprises Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
RSA ADELPHI ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £4.0m
- Profit before tax: £180k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £246k
- },
“Distributions to parent charity under gift aid”
RSA SHIPLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £491k
- Profit before tax: £187k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £187k
- Note 3 discloses £374,113 owed to group undertakings (2024: £75,381).
“There is no taxation charge as all taxable profits are donated to the parent charitable company.”
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£5.5m
Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (53% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 43.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (04/02/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Australia · Canada · New Zealand · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RSA (THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the RSA incurred a net loss of £1.9m for the year, driven by an operational deficit of £1.0m and an investment loss of £0.8m. Despite these losses, the charity reports that its general reserves remain robust at £8.3m, which the trustees confirm are within their stated target range of £8m to £10m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
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