Historic Royal Palaces

Registered charity 1068852 Registered since 1998

Public bodyother · Department for Culture, Media and SportPublic appointments regulated

Operates: City Of London, City Of Westminster, Kensington And Chelsea, Kingston Upon Thames, Richmond Upon Thames, Tower Hamlets, Surrey, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.6y median 1.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.5y

average years in governance

10 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 12Education/training 12Environment/conservation/heritage 11General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 14Education 3Tech and media 3

Boards that share trustees

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Military Knights of Windsor Widows, Orphans and Supernumary Knights Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
The Privy Purse Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Military Knights of Windsor Charity 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Military Knights of Windsor Widows, Orphans and Supernumary Knights Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
The Privy Purse Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Military Knights of Windsor Charity 1 shared trustee
The English Heritage Trust Similar size; both Environment
The Royal Horticultural Society Similar size; both Environment

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Contact

Website	www.hrp.org.uk
Email	info@hrp.org.uk
Phone	0333 320 6000
Address	Historic Royal Palaces, Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU

Finances

£138,596,000 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£32,694,763	£53,903,653
2022	£54,444,990	£61,296,420
2023	£102,475,750	£82,130,276
2024	£134,386,000	£90,891,000
2025	£138,596,000	£108,351,000

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION: (A) TO MANAGE, CONSERVE, RENOVATE, REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PALACES ("THE PALACES" BEING THE TOWER OF LONDON; HAMPTON COURT PALACE; THE STATE APARTMENTS AND ORANGERY AT KENSINGTON PALACE; THE BANQUETING HOUSE, WHITEHALL; KEW PALACE WITH QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S COTTAGE; AND OTHER PALACE OR PROPERTY CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES TO BE OF ROYAL ASSOCIATION AND HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE AND AGREED BY US AND OUR SECRETARY OF STATE; TOGETHER WITH ANY ASSOCIATED GARDENS, LANDS, BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS OTHER THAN THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES) TO A HIGH STANDARD CONSISTENT WITH THEIR STATUS AS BUILDINGS OF ROYAL ASSOCIATION AND HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; AND (B) TO HELP EVERYONE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PALACES, THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THEIR CONSERVATION AND THE WIDER STORY OF HOW MONARCHS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER HAVE SHAPED SOCIETY BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS, BY EXHIBITION, BY EVENTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BY THE PREPARATION OF RECORDS, BY RESEARCH AND BY PUBLICATION AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS ARE APPROPRIATE.

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER SEALED ON 6/3/98, AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 10/10/06, 13/10/10 AND 11/2/14 as amended by an Order in Council on 10 Jun 2015

Trustees (12)

12trustees

64median age

0aged 70+

Sir Nicholas Coleridge Chair since 2023
Camilla Finlay since 2021
Caroline Hope since 2026
Dame Caroline Michel since 2025
Dan Jones since 2025
General Sir Gordon Messenger since 2022
James Chalmers since 2025
John Mothersoleage 66 since 2025
Jonathan Bewes since 2024
Lisa Jane Burgerage 64 since 2022
Timothy Aidan John Knoxage 63 since 2018
Tom Harris since 2025

Connected charities (4)

Royal Opera House Covent Garden Foundation 1 shared trustee
The Military Knights of Windsor Widows, Orphans and Supernumary Knights Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
The Privy Purse Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Military Knights of Windsor Charity 1 shared trustee

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