--- title: "Royal Academy Trust — charity 1067270 | CharityCompare" description: "Royal Academy Trust (charity 1067270): income £5.4m (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/royal-academy-trust-2 retrieved: 2026-10-07T18:12:00.821Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1067270 RA # Royal Academy Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Royal Academy Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1067270&subId=0) Work at Royal Academy Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=royal-academy-trust-2&type=claim&name=Royal%20Academy%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Royal Academy Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £5,420,150 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £2,908,405 Registered charity number 1067270 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Piccadilly Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.royalacademy.org.uk](http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/) Quick answer Royal Academy Trust (number 1067270) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Royal Academy Trust do? The object of the Trust is the maintenance, development, advancement and preservation of the Royal Academy of Arts. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Royal Academy Trust Answers Royal Academy Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Royal Academy Trust's highest-paid staff paid? Royal Academy Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Where does Royal Academy Trust's money come from? Royal Academy Trust reported £5.4m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3.8m (71%), investments £1.4m (26%), charitable activities £200k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £3.8m. - Donations and legacies£3.8m · 71% - Investments£1.4m · 26% - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£200k · 4% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Royal Academy Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Royal Academy Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 8 January 1998 Previous names on the register The Royal Academy Trust; Royal Academy Development Trust Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Royal Academy Trust registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Royal Academy Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Royal Academy Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Royal Academy Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=royal-academy-trust-2&type=claim&name=Royal%20Academy%20Trust) [Visit charity website](http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Royal Academy Trust a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Royal Academy Trust as a registered charity (number 1067270) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Royal Academy Trust's charity number? Royal Academy Trust's charity number is 1067270. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1067270? Search 1067270 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Royal Academy Trust do? The object of the Trust is the maintenance, development, advancement and preservation of the Royal Academy of Arts. Does Royal Academy Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Royal Academy Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Royal Academy Trust? Royal Academy Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.royalacademy.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Royal Academy Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Royal Academy Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Where does Royal Academy Trust's money come from? Royal Academy Trust reported £5.4m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3.8m (71%), investments £1.4m (26%), charitable activities £200k (4%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £3.8m. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Royal Academy Trust? The register records Royal Academy Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Royal Academy Trust's trustees paid? Royal Academy Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was Royal Academy Trust previously called? The register lists these previous names for Royal Academy Trust: The Royal Academy Trust; Royal Academy Development Trust. When was Royal Academy Trust registered as a charity? Royal Academy Trust was entered on the register on 8 January 1998. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1067270&subId=0).