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royal television society

The charity supports the general public. Royal Television Society is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The RTS furthers the public's understanding of television through its publications, web site and educational events organised nationally and through its Nations and Regions Centres. For full details see the RTS Annual Report.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,130,618
Latest Expenditure
£5,022,651

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 54.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 55.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 45.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £833,038
Charitable Activities £955,183
Other Trading £3,136,732
Investments £205,665
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,771,492
Raising Funds £2,251,159
Governance £53,706
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,130,618£5,022,651£2,771,492£8,887,234£8,469,77422 / 1450
2023£5,137,293£4,574,657£2,540,635£8,316,201£8,161,38319 / 1193
2022£4,241,710£3,656,783£2,215,207£7,465,237£7,316,85717 / 1115
2021£2,296,547£2,781,417£1,619,756£7,600,524£7,433,15115 / 850
2020£1,586,492£2,482,662£1,646,708£7,699,178£7,535,09916 / 800

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers