The Royal College of Music

Registered charity 309268 Registered since 1964

Operates: Kensington And Chelsea

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.9y median 4y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.2y

average years in governance

17 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 22Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Environment/conservation/heritage 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Finance 5Arts and leisure 3Education 1

Boards that share trustees

The Cobbe Collection Trust 1 shared trustee
Moorfields EYE Charity 1 shared trustee
The Busby Trust 1 shared trustee
The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences 1 shared trustee
Garfield Weston Trust for Westminster Abbey 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music 1 shared trustee
Moorfields EYE Charity 1 shared trustee
The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences 1 shared trustee
The Cobbe Collection Trust 1 shared trustee
The Busby Trust 1 shared trustee
Garfield Weston Trust for Westminster Abbey 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.rcm.ac.uk
Email	info@rcm.ac.uk
Phone	02075914363
Address	ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC, PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, LONDON, SW7 2BS

Finances

£41,057,000 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£28,589,582	£26,704,954
2022	£32,481,032	£32,953,494
2023	£33,258,110	£32,414,334
2024	£37,066,583	£31,165,478
2025	£41,057,000	£37,845,000

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC BE MEANS OF A CENTRAL TEACHING AND EXAMINING BODY, THE PROMOTION AND SUPERVISION OF MUSICAL INSTRUCTION CONDUCIVE TO THE CULTIVATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE ART OF MUSIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE GENERAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE CULTIVATION OF MUSIC AS AN ART THROUGHOUT THE BRITISH DOMINIONS.

Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER GRANTED 23 MAY 1883AS AMENDED ON 25 JUN 1992

Trustees (22)

22trustees

66median age

1aged 70+

Succession outlook: 1 of 22 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Lord Black of Brentwood Chair since 2012
Baroness Veronica Fleet CBE since 2018
Catherine Clarke since 2020
Duncan Owen since 2024
Duncan Gareth Owen since 2024
Geoffrey Richardsage 75 since 2017
Ingrid Pearson since 2022
James Williams LVO Frcm since 2020
Jamie Njoku-Goodwinage 35 since 2021
Kevin Porter since 2018
Leila Jasmine Lona Hooton since 2024
Nadine Thompson since 2025
Nandkishore Patel since 2024
Olivia Hancock since 2026
Patricia Rozario OBE since 2022
Paula Walter since 2022
Peter Holgate since 2022
Professor Shirley J Thompson OBE since 2023
Richard Goulding since 2021
Ruth Keattchage 66 since 2016
Sarah Hanratty since 2024
Sir Guy Weston Honrcm since 2020

Connected charities (6)

The Busby Trust 1 shared trustee
Garfield Weston Trust for Westminster Abbey 1 shared trustee
The Cobbe Collection Trust 1 shared trustee
Moorfields EYE Charity 1 shared trustee
The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences 1 shared trustee
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music 1 shared trustee

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