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The Royal Anniversary Trust
The Royal Anniversary Trust is a registered charity (number 1000000) based in London, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £580k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £580k (2026)
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Who leads it
- Dame Lin Homer DCBTrustee · since 2020
- Dame Shelagh Jane LegraveTrustee · since 2024
- Dr Mahnaz Akbary-SafaTrustee · since 2024
- Heidi Mottram CBETrustee · since 2017
- Professor Dame Janet Patricia BeerTrustee · since 2024
- Richard Henry MeddingsTrustee · since 2026
- Sir Martin Eugene Donnelly KCB CMGTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.royalanniversarytrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1990
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£580k£1.0m
- 2025£397k£714k
- 2024£710k£826k
Earlier years
- 2023£950k£656k
- 2022£154k£721k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 38%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN THE PROFESSIONS INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, CRAFTS AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN THE SKILLS AND DISCIPLINES INHERENT THEREIN BOTH GENERALLY AND BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL AWARDS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE COUNTRIES OF EUROPE 3) THE PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT 4) THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Dame Lin Homer DCB since 2020
- Dame Shelagh Jane Legrave since 2024
- Dr Mahnaz Akbary-Safa since 2024
- Heidi Mottram CBE since 2017
- Professor Dame Janet Patricia Beer since 2024
- Richard Henry Meddings since 2026
- Sir Martin Eugene Donnelly KCB CMG since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Heidi Mottram CBE since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Dame Lin Homer DCB since 2020
- Dr Mahnaz Akbary-Safa since 2024
- Professor Dame Janet Patricia Beer since 2024
- Sir Martin Eugene Donnelly KCB CMG since 2020
Portfolio (3)
- Dame Shelagh Jane Legrave since 2024
- Heidi Mottram CBE since 2017
- Richard Henry Meddings since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1000000
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 24 JULY 1990 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME SEALED 12TH JANUARY 1994 as amended on 31 Oct 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07760195487 · info@royalanniversarytrust.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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