ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Royal Academy of Dance is a registration organisation for dance teachers, a Higher Education provider for aspiring dance teachers, an Awarding Organisation leading to proficiency in dance at a high level; and the owner of Benesh Movement Notation; and through these provides dance training, dance teacher education, and dance assessment services to students and teachers. :
Latest income
£22.4m
Expenditure
£24.2m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £18.7m | £16.9m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £20.6m | £20.3m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £22.0m | £22.1m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £21.7m | £23.0m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £22.4m | £24.2m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £800k |
| Charitable activities | £20.0m |
| Trading | £1.4m |
| Investment income | £63k |
| Total income | £22.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £21.5m |
| Raising funds | £2.2m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £512k |
| Total expenditure | £24.2m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.9m |
| Total funds | £26.9m |
| — restricted | £1.2m |
| — unrestricted | £25.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £26.9m |
| Cash | £6.0m |
People
| Employees | 248 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Other Defined Groups
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.