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The Royal Academy of Arts

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The Royal Academy of Arts is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about The Royal Academy of Arts?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£37,128,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£40,721,000
Registered charity number
1125383
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Piccadilly
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.royalacademy.org.uk

Quick answer

The Royal Academy of Arts (number 1125383) 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 The Royal Academy of Arts do?

On 1 September 2009, all the assets, net liabilities and undertakings of the Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 212798, were transfered to The Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 1125383, company number 6298947.From 1 September 2009 therefore, the activities of The Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 1125383, are the promotion of Arts of Design through exhibitions and education.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Royal Academy of Arts

Answers The Royal Academy of Arts 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 The Royal Academy of Arts's highest-paid staff paid?

The Royal Academy of Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 34 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (2 employees).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,0002
£150,001–£200,0002
£130,001–£140,0001
£120,001–£130,0002
£100,001–£110,0002
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0005
£70,001–£80,0008
£60,001–£70,00011

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Royal Academy of Arts's money come from?

The Royal Academy of Arts reported £37m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £18m (48%), trading and fundraising events £11m (30%), charitable activities £8.1m (22%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £636k.

  • Donations and legacies£18m · 48%
  • Trading and fundraising events£11m · 30%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£8.1m · 22%
  • Investments£225k · 1%

Does The Royal Academy of Arts receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Royal Academy of Arts. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Royal Academy of Arts reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Royal Academy of Arts 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

The Royal Academy of Arts'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
Company number
06298947 (Companies House)
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 Individuals; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

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.

Linked funds and trusts

The register records these funds under parent charity number 1125383. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is The Royal Academy of Arts registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Royal Academy of Arts yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Royal Academy of Arts a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Royal Academy of Arts as a registered charity (number 1125383) 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 The Royal Academy of Arts's charity number?
The Royal Academy of Arts's charity number is 1125383. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1125383?
Search 1125383 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 The Royal Academy of Arts do?
On 1 September 2009, all the assets, net liabilities and undertakings of the Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 212798, were transfered to The Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 1125383, company number 6298947.From 1 September 2009 therefore, the activities of The Royal Academy of Arts, charity number 1125383, are the promotion of Arts of Design through exhibitions and education.
Does The Royal Academy of Arts have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Academy of Arts. 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 The Royal Academy of Arts?
The Royal Academy of Arts'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 The Royal Academy of Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Royal Academy of Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 34 employees paid more than £60,000, including 9 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (2 employees). 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 The Royal Academy of Arts's money come from?
The Royal Academy of Arts reported £37m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £18m (48%), trading and fundraising events £11m (30%), charitable activities £8.1m (22%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £636k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Royal Academy of Arts?
The register records The Royal Academy of Arts 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 The Royal Academy of Arts's trustees paid?
The Royal Academy of Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Royal Academy of Arts registered as a charity?
The Royal Academy of Arts was entered on the register on 6 August 2008. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06298947).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.