ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The RTS furthers the public's understanding of television through its publications, web site and educational events organised nationally and through its Nations and Regions Centres. For full details see the RTS Annual Report.
Latest income
£5.1m
Expenditure
£5.0m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £1.6m | £2.5m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £2.3m | £2.8m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £4.2m | £3.7m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £5.1m | £4.6m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £5.1m | £5.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £833k |
| Charitable activities | £955k |
| Trading | £3.1m |
| Investment income | £206k |
| Total income | £5.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £2.8m |
| Raising funds | £2.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £54k |
| Total expenditure | £5.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £8.5m |
| Total funds | £8.9m |
| — restricted | £160k |
| — unrestricted | £8.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £8.9m |
| Cash | £2.9m |
People
| Employees | 22 |
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
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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.