Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL TRUST 

The trust receives and invests funds in support of the maintenance and preservation of the Royal Albert Hall, a Grade 1 listed building of historic and cultural significance, and of the work of the Hall in seeking to advance education for public benefit by the provision of such instructive activities that relate to the Hall as the Trustees shall from time to time determine.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/22£2,902£2,095£807£1£2,596£0n/a00
31/12/21£4,851£3,480£1,371£1£1,789£1,7896.200
31/12/20£3,612£3,950£-338£4£418£0n/a00
31/12/19£2,023£2,218£-195£1£756£0n/a00
31/12/18£2,828£4,133£-1,305£1£951£0n/a00
31/12/17£3,881£2,673£1,208£1£2,256£1,0884.900
31/12/16£2,917£1,929£988£1£1,048£0n/a00
31/12/15£4,090£4,083£6£2£59£0n/a00
31/12/14£1,014£1,016£-2£2£53£0n/a00
31/12/13£1,196£1,214£-17£2£55£0n/a00
31/12/12£407£987£-580£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£199£97£103£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£194£171£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£234£949£-715£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£250£109£141£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£297£262£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£383£268£115£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£261£176£85£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£540£415£125£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: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 15 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 42 years

www.royalalberthall.com

susang@royalalberthall.com

020 7959 0505

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Royal Albert Hall Trust
£100,000 13/11/2019
12
Royal Albert Hall 150th Anniversary Education & Outreach Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/07/1982, number: 285111
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

ROYAL ALBERT HALL
KENSINGTON GORE
LONDON
SW7 2AP

Objectives

THE MAINTENANCE, PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, RENEWAL, DECORATION AND GENERAL UPKEEP OF THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH INSTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT RELATE TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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