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SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Registered charity 298909 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PURCELL ROOM, QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, THE HAYWARD, THE SOUTH BANK CENTRE

Latest income
£58.3m
Latest spending
£63.6m
Registered
1988

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£58.3m
Total spending
£63.6m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£5.1m
Employees
539

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£58.3m£63.6m
31/03/2024£53.9m£56.6m
31/03/2023£53.3m£53.9m
31/03/2022£43.2m£42.4m
31/03/2021£36.2m£37.2m

Common questions

Who funds SOUTHBANK CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTHBANK CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATION, THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATIONFY2022£61k
THE KARLSSON JATIVA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATIONFY2023£35k
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£25k
THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£8k
WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTSFY2024£4k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/07/2014£5.0m"Saving Southbank Centre's 60's Buildings"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2011£46k"Festival '51 View Points (replaces pre-application title of Festival of Britain)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/11/2009£950k"Royal Festival Hall Organ Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/01/2003£22.2m"Royal Festival Hall: Restoration and Renovation (Auditorium)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/07/1999£450k"Royal Festival Hall Restoration"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/07/1996£30k"Royal Festival Hall- Restoration and Refurbishment"