Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY 

The objects of the Friends of the Royal Academy are:- to support the charitable work of the Royal Academy of Arts- to promote and to co-operate with the Academy and other charitable organisations in promoting the Arts and in particular the arts of design and the creation and appreciation of the arts
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£12,597£12,597£0£0£116£1160.1150
31/08/21£12,724£12,724£0£0£116£1160.1150
31/08/20£13,802£13,802£0£0£116£1160.1180
31/08/19£13,433£13,433£0£0£116£1160.1140
31/08/18£12,799£12,799£0£0£116£1160.190
31/08/17£11,104£11,104£0£0£116£1160.100
31/08/16£11,049£11,049£0£0£116£1160.190
31/08/15£9,627£9,627£0£12£116£1160.100
31/08/14£9,586£9,586£0£11£116£1160.1120
31/08/13£10,073£10,073£0£12£116£1160.1120
31/08/12£10,024£10,024£0£10£116£1160.1130
31/08/11£8,883£8,883£0£12£116£1160.2130
31/08/10£8,799£8,799£0£12£116£1160.2130
31/08/09£7,135£7,135£0£10£116£1160.2140
31/08/08£7,120£7,120£0£5£116£1160.2140
31/08/07£6,504£6,504£0£0£116£1160.2140
31/08/06£5,811£5,811£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£5,433£5,433£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£4,972£4,972£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 69%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 47 years

www.royalacademy.org.uk

press.office@royalacademy.org.uk

02073008017

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 15 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-62
  • ELLE TODD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lawyer
  • FIONA MAHON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Brand Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/03/1977, number: 272926
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/12/1976, number: 01291535
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
BURLINGTON HOUSE
PICCADILLY
LONDON
W1J 0BD

Objectives

(1) TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. (2) TO PROMOTE AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE ACADEMY AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS IN PROMOTING THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF DESIGN AND THE CREATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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