Registered charity · London
The Royal Theatrical Support Trust
- 8 trustees
- Income £88k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- SIR Geoffrey Arthur CassChair
- Hannah Claire CrowtherTrustee · since 2024
- Jonathan Stewart Lane MA FricsTrustee
- Mark Richard HawesTrustee · since 2011
- Miranda Caroline CassTrustee
- MRS Lizzie GeffenTrustee
- Neil ConstableTrustee · since 2013
- SIR IAN Murray Mckellen CBETrustee
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.rtst.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Royal Theatrical Support Trust
- Registered
- 1968
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£88k£65k
- 2023£99k£64k
- 2022£20k£65k
Earlier years
- 2021£8k£62k
- 2020£83k£552
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOSTERING AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATION OF THEATRE AND DRAMA AT EVERY LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE AND AUDIENCE, INCLUDING:(1) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OF ALL KINDS:(A) TO NEW OR ESTABLISHED THEATRE COMPANIES;(B) FOR TRANSFERS AND TOURS OF THEATRICAL WORKS OF DISTINCTION TO ENABLE WIDER PUBLIC ACCESS;(C) TO EMERGING THEATRE PERFORMERS, PLAYWRIGHTS AND OTHER THEATRE PRACTITIONERS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRODUCERS, DIRECTORS, DESIGNERS, MANAGERS AND TECHNICIANS; AND(D) FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE THEATRICAL ARTS; AND(2) THE FOSTERING AND PROMOTION OF THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATION OF THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE AND OTHER MAJOR INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED DRAMATISTS
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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.
8 trustees on the board
Trustees past 6 years
- Mark Richard Hawes since 2011
- Neil Constable since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
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.
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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
- 254671
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09/11/1967AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/04/1982AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/09/2002AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/06/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26/10/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 00921909 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 020 7400 8291 · markhawes@RTST.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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