THE ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The National Theatre is central to the creative life of the UK. In its three theatres on the South Bank in London it presents new plays and classics from the world repertoire. It extends its reach through live broadcasts into cinema, UK and International tours and deepens audience engagement through its education programme. It looks after the wider health of theatre through R&D at the NT Studio.
Latest income
£129m
Expenditure
£122m
Financial year end
2025-03-30
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £56.3m | £51.6m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £80.8m | £80.1m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £89.0m | £90.9m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £121m | £125m | |
| 2025-03-30 | £129m | £122m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-30 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £45.4m |
| Charitable activities | £59.3m |
| Trading | £22.6m |
| Investment income | £1.4m |
| Total income | £129m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £99.7m |
| Raising funds | £3.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £1.5m |
| Governance | £300k |
| Total expenditure | £122m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £88.9m |
| Total funds | £88.9m |
| — restricted | £35.1m |
| — unrestricted | £52.7m |
| — endowment | £1.1m |
| Total assets | £88.9m |
| Cash | £37.4m |
People
| Employees | 931 |
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
- Other Charitable Activities
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.