THE CORPORATION OF THE HALL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Registered charity 254543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL
To maintain the Royal Albert Hall, a Grade I listed building of historical and cultural significance and, through its use, to promote the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Arts and Sciences.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16.4m in 2025, resulting in total reserves of £91.0m. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing strong ticket sales and tightly controlled expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Royal Albert Hall Developments Limited
“The accounts consolidate financial information of the Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences and its wholly owned trading subsidiary, Royal Albert Hall Developments Ltd (company number 01539294)” — page 59
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Trustpilot: Royal Albert Hall scores 2.8/5 from 115 reviews (source) — reviews usually concern the charity’s shops or services, not its charitable performance.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£825k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- JAMES MAX BSC HONSchair
- DR MONICA BLOCH PHD
- Dr Alexandra Burch · trustee of 1 other charity
- Gregory Robert Kyle-Langley
- Harry Handelsman
- Iain Michael Roddam Urquhart
- Iain Ronald McNay
- Ian Hammond McCulloch · trustee of 3 other charities
- JOHN ANTHONY COOPER
- Jeremy Charles Rudge
- Jeremy Paul Marsden
- Kevin Porter · trustee of 1 other charity
- LEON BAROUKH MA CFA
- NIGEL JONATHON HAMWAY · trustee of 1 other charity
- Peter B M Lim FCA MBA
- Professor Chris Wise
- Professor Peter David Haynes
- Richard Harrington
- Robert Duncan James Shennan · trustee of 2 other charities
- Robert Lipson
- Stuart William Newey
- THOMAS JAMES ROBERT BORWICK · trustee of 1 other charity
- The Honourable Alice Walpole OBE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of Westminster
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CORPORATION OF THE HALL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £16.4m in 2025, resulting in total reserves of £91.0m. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing strong ticket sales and tightly controlled expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds THE CORPORATION OF THE HALL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CORPORATION OF THE HALL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES as a grant recipient include THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST, ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851, THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION.
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