the royal drawing school

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. The Royal Drawing School is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in London and Scotland.

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

To facilitate and promote the practice of drawing from observation; we believe that this is crucial for all aspects of visual learning, thinking and practice. We aim to fill a gap left by the steady erosion of observational drawing from the study of art in higher education and in schools by offering tuition and resources to art students, artists, children and the public.

Fundraising

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Region

London

Country

Scotland

Financial Information

Latest Income

£4,411,082

Latest Expenditure

£3,786,130

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 75.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 88.5%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 13.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,976,432

Charitable Activities £1,374,830

Other Trading £99,303

Investments £960,517

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,349,611

Raising Funds £436,519

Governance £75,791

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£4,411,082	£3,786,130	£3,349,611	£19,065,624	£3,873,418	48 / 0
2023	£3,647,520	£3,791,629	£2,712,169	£17,741,275	£17,741,275	43 / 0
2022	£3,169,508	£3,161,060	£2,826,514	£17,538,038	£1,367,585	51 / 0
2021	£2,567,211	£3,252,293	£2,801,514	£18,394,840	£807,792	46 / 0
2020	£2,485,890	£3,109,468	£2,813,009	£13,805,194	£719,733	60 / 0