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THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE

Registered charity 224223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NATIONAL, THE NATIONAL THEATRE

Latest income
£128.7m
Latest spending
£121.6m
Registered
1963

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/03/2025)

Total income
£128.7m
Total spending
£121.6m
Cost of raising funds
£3.6m
Reserves (reported)
£88.9m
Employees
931

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: China · Germany · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Scotland · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/03/2025£128.7m£121.6m
31/03/2024£121.4m£125.4m
31/03/2023£89.0m£90.9m
31/03/2022£80.8m£80.1m
31/03/2021£56.3m£51.6m

Common questions

Who funds THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION, THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE COPPING JOYCE FOUNDATION, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE 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 MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10.0m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2.0m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2.0m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2.0m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2.0m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2.0m
THE FOYLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1.5m
THE COPPING JOYCE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1.1m
THE FOYLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1.0m
THE FOYLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£600k
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATIONFY2024£600k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500k
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATIONFY2023£500k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£500k
THE HEARN FOUNDATIONFY2023£424k
THE HEARN FOUNDATIONFY2025£341k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2021£277k
THE HEARN FOUNDATIONFY2024£231k
Genesis FoundationFY2023£156k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITEDFY2023£156k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£138k
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£131k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£100k
Genesis FoundationFY2024£100k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£100k
Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOLFY2025£99k
Y COLEG CYMRAEG CENEDLAETHOLFY2024£98k
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2022£84k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£80k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£70k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£70k
CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£69k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£50k
THE INGRAM TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£50k
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£44k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2024£44k
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATIONFY2023£40k
THE CORCORAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£37k
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATIONFY2023£30k
THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2022£30k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
KATIE BRADFORD ARTS TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE CHALK CLIFF TRUSTFY2024£25k
OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/03/2012£2.5m"National Theatre Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2006£250k"The Re-housing of the Royal National Theatre's Archive"