The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Royal Academy Trust

Registered charity 1067270 Registered since 1998

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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22
trustees on the board
3.5y median 3y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
7
trustees past 6 years
6.6y
average years in governance
17 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 22Education/training 22The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Property 9Arts and leisure 6Other services 5

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Contact

Websitewww.royalacademy.org.uk
Emailpress.office@royalacademy.org.uk
Phone02073008017
AddressBURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 0BD

Finances

£5,420,150 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£951,032£3,259,256
2022£2,070,366£1,202,538
2023£1,481,853£3,854,408
2024£1,518,840£2,080,869
2025£5,420,150£2,908,405

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS IN LONDON THROUGH WHICH IN THE WORDS OF ITS INSTRUMENT OF FOUNDATION AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS LAWS AS APPROVED BY THE SOVEREIGN THE ARTS OF DESIGN MAY BE PROMOTED INCLUDING:- (1) THE MAINTENANCE PRESERVATION AND CARE OF ANY BUILDINGS AND POSSESSIONS AT ANY TIME OR FROM TIME TO TIME OCCUPIED OR OWNED BY THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS AND HELD ON CHARITABLE TRUSTS (2) THE PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION (AS DEFINED IN SECTION VI OF THE LAWS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS IN LONDON) AND LOAN EXHIBITIONS PREPARED AND MOUNTED FOR THE BENEFIT BOTH OF SCHOLAR AND LAYMAN (3) THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY SCHOOLS AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE FINE ARTS (4) THE PRESERVATION OF DIPLOMA WORKS AND OF A LIBRARY OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS AS A CENTRE OF REFERENCE FOR THE FINE ARTS (5) THE MAINTENANCE PRESERVATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES AS ARE FROM TIME TO TIME SUPPORTED BY THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

Governing document: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 11 FEBRUARY 1981 AND SCHEME DATED 20TH APRIL 1998.AS AMENDED ON 09 MAR 2016 as amended on 06 Jun 2019

Trustees (22)

22trustees
56median age
1aged 70+

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