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the royal national theatre foundation

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and other defined groups. The Royal National Theatre Foundation 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.


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 education of the public in the art of drama and the promotion of their appreciation of classical and modern drama in all its artistic forms at the Royal National Theatre (the NT"); the relief of past or present employees of the NT who are in necessitous circumstances; as ancilliary to the above objects, to support the NT in its aims to further the appreciation of classical and modern drama.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£391,906
Latest Expenditure
£830,535

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 10.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 72.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 32.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,120,993
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £173,732
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £139,228
Raising Funds £52,130
Governance £9,793
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£391,906£830,5350 / 0
2023£380,354£833,1820 / 0
2022£1,294,725£191,358£139,228£7,077,028£4,662,2790 / 0
2021£578,946£3,815,658£3,763,056£5,601,805£4,358,6590 / 0
2020£498,160£541,0950 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers