Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is the National Conservatoire of Wales and a leading UK provider of specialist practical and performance-based training in music and drama.

Latest income

£20.8m

Expenditure

£19.4m

Financial year end

2025-07-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-07-31 £15.2m £16.1m
2022-07-31 £16.6m £18.1m
2023-07-31 £19.2m £20.3m
2024-07-31 £22.1m £20.1m
2025-07-31 £20.8m £19.4m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-07-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £2.0m
Charitable activities £16.2m
Trading £1.7m
Investment income £437k
Total income £21.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £19.1m
Raising funds £295k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £45k
Total expenditure £19.4m

Balance sheet

Reserves £21.6m
Total funds £21.6m
— restricted £5.6m
— unrestricted £10.7m
— endowment £5.3m
Total assets £21.6m
Cash £2.8m

People

Employees 256

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.