THE FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The objects of the Friends of the Royal Academy are:- to support the charitable work of the Royal Academy of Arts- to promote and to co-operate with the Academy and other charitable organisations in promoting the Arts and in particular the arts of design and the creation and appreciation of the arts
Latest income
£11.4m
Expenditure
£11.4m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £12.7m | £12.7m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £12.6m | £12.6m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £12.0m | £12.0m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £11.8m | £11.8m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £11.4m | £11.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £27k |
| Charitable activities | £11.3m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £0 |
| Total income | £11.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £11.4m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £15k |
| Total expenditure | £11.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £116k |
| Total funds | £116k |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £116k |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £116k |
| Cash | £0 |
People
| Employees | 14 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Other Finance
- 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.