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historic royal palaces

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Activities & Mission

a)to manage, conserve, renovate and repair the Palaces (Hampton Court, Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace, Banqueting House, Hillsborough Castle) to a high standard consistent with their status; 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 all appropriate means

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£134,386,000
Latest Expenditure
£90,891,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 54.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 81.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,675,000
Charitable Activities £93,527,000
Other Trading £33,285,000
Investments £4,899,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £73,586,000
Raising Funds £17,305,000
Governance £470,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£134,386,000£90,891,000£73,586,000£104,439,000£14,000,000833 / 639
2023£102,475,750£82,130,276£68,236,813£61,866,552£5,000,000746 / 1626
2022£54,444,990£61,296,420£52,827,525£44,122,806£0679 / 392
2021£32,694,763£53,903,653£46,428,475£40,867,072£5,163,000839 / 362
2020£101,813,711£101,591,300£84,446,128£60,834,418£27,405,0001120 / 350

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Historic Royal Palaces
Hampton Court Palace
East Molesey
KT8 9AU
Registration Date
25 March 1998
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3944422
Charity Number
1068852

Trustees

TIMOTHY AIDAN JOHN KNOX
Camilla Finlay
Lisa Jane Burger
General Sir Gordon Messenger
Sir Nicholas Coleridge
Jonathan Bewes
James Chalmers
Dan Jones
Dame Caroline Michel
Tom Harris
John Mothersole