THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 271706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION

The education of the public in the art of drama and the promotion of their appreciation of classical and modern drama in all its artistic forms at the Royal National Theatre (the NT"); the relief of past or present employees of the NT who are in necessitous circumstances; as ancilliary to the above objects, to support the NT in its aims to further the appreciation of classical and modern drama.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£394k

Latest spending

£727k

Registered

1976

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £6,386,967. The trustees consider the level of free reserves to be adequate to respond to potential grant applications in the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total funds carried forward to £5,914,335.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% of income)

“Donations and legacy income of £254,907 [2023/24: £248,675] was received during the year.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income

£1.3m

Total spending

£191k

Cost of raising funds

£52k

Reserves (reported)

£4.7m

Employees

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Graham Eric Barker MStJ DLchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Ceinewn Rees
Dame Ursula Mary Brennan · trustee of 1 other charity
Hazel O'Dell
Moira Sarah Sinclair
Sarah Greene
Sarah Maria Wiggins · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£394k	£727k
31/03/2024	£392k	£831k
31/03/2023	£380k	£833k
31/03/2022	£1.3m	£191k
31/03/2021	£579k	£3.8m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains a going concern with sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due, supported by an investment portfolio valued at £6,386,967. The trustees consider the level of free reserves to be adequate to respond to potential grant applications in the foreseeable future. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total funds carried forward to £5,914,335. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	3	£4.3m
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	3	£38k
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION	2	£21.9m
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£2.4m
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	2	£271k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	2	£30k
THE PRESENT VALUE TRUST	2	£20k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	2	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED.

SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k
UNITY THEATRE TRUST income £228k
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE income £128.7m
SADLER'S WELLS TRUST LIMITED income £43.3m
PIONEER THEATRES LIMITED income £4.3m
CHADS THEATRE COMPANY income £105k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FOUNDATION	£394k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£183k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£228k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE FY2025	£128.7m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SADLER'S WELLS TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£43.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PIONEER THEATRES LIMITED FY2025	£4.3m	—	—	unclear	27.0%	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.