CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851

Registered charity 206123 · organisation 206123

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
22 September 1962
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,709,181
Latest expenditure
£6,660,972
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 453 SHERFIELD BUILDING, IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON, SW7 2AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.royalcommission1851.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Awarding Research Fellowships, Industrial Fellowships, Industrial Design Studentships, Fellowships in Design and the Built Environment, Enterprise Fellowships, Technical Teaching Fellowships and Special Awards and administering its South Kensington estate all with the aim to increase the means of industrial education and extend the influence of science and art upon productive industry.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
3 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
3 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,709,181
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,660,972
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
3 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,267,734
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,625,778
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
14 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
14 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,565,941
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,723,796
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,393,548
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,269,776
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
16 August 2022
Date Accounts Received
16 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,259,666
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,182,525

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
3 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,709,181
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,660,972
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,267,734
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,625,778
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
14 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,565,941
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,723,796
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
0
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
0
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
0
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
0
Count Salary Band 200001 250000
0
Count Salary Band 250001 300000
0
Count Salary Band 300001 350000
0
Count Salary Band 350001 400000
0
Count Salary Band 400001 450000
0
Count Salary Band 450001 500000
0
Count Salary Band Over 500000
0
Count Volunteers
33
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
19 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,393,548
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,269,776
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
33
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
16 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,259,666
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,182,525
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
32

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
3 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
1701058
Income Other
6123
Income Total Income And Endowments
1709181
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£460,915
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,200,057
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6660972
Expenditure Investment Management
405588
Expenditure Grants Institution
1143618
Expenditure Governance
26191
Expenditure Support Costs
415040
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
16321278
Gain Loss Pension Fund
19671
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
181550885
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
181550885
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-235000
Assets Other Assets
£1,393,613
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,771,629
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£173,937,869
Creditors One Year Total Current
5106853
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3664776
Assets Cash
£1,164,685
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
173937869
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
173937869
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
3 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2259719
Income Other
6015
Income Total Income And Endowments
2267734
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£642,408
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,983,370
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6625778
Expenditure Investment Management
642408
Expenditure Grants Institution
1246907
Expenditure Governance
37756
Expenditure Support Costs
428211
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
23017136
Gain Loss Pension Fund
50728
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£162,548,711
Assets Total Fixed
169354925
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
169354925
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-274000
Assets Other Assets
£1,753,343
Assets Total Liabilities
£8,285,557
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£162,548,711
Creditors One Year Total Current
4640555
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3645002
Assets Cash
£1,267,369
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
162548711
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
162548711
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
14 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2559838
Income Other
5103
Income Total Income And Endowments
2565941
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£766,633
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,957,163
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5723796
Expenditure Investment Management
714229
Expenditure Grants Institution
585080
Expenditure Governance
27180
Expenditure Support Costs
394055
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
16630182
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-9173
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£143,838,891
Assets Total Fixed
149725335
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
149725335
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-345000
Assets Other Assets
£1,744,015
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,285,459
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£143,838,891
Creditors One Year Total Current
4078902
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3206557
Assets Cash
£1,425,099
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
143838891
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
143838891
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
19 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
3300
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2386031
Income Other
4217
Income Total Income And Endowments
2393548
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£799,328
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,470,448
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6269776
Expenditure Investment Management
799328
Expenditure Grants Institution
1379060
Expenditure Governance
40807
Expenditure Support Costs
424776
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
-15790681
Gain Loss Pension Fund
13087
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£130,375,737
Assets Total Fixed
136756294
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
136756294
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-357000
Assets Other Assets
£1,678,297
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,701,854
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£130,375,737
Creditors One Year Total Current
4595362
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3106492
Assets Cash
£1,300,378
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
130375737
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
130375737
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
16 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
3000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
2256608
Income Other
58
Income Total Income And Endowments
2259666
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£643,883
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,538,642
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5182525
Expenditure Investment Management
590447
Expenditure Grants Institution
393946
Expenditure Governance
28323
Expenditure Support Costs
393786
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
14830305
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-3432
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£150,029,559
Assets Total Fixed
155464827
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
155464827
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-399000
Assets Other Assets
£1,982,617
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,018,885
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£150,029,559
Creditors One Year Total Current
4070791
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2948094
Assets Cash
£1,577,788
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
150029559
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
150029559
Count Employees
5
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROYAL COMMISSION FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1962-09-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
ROYAL CHARTER DATED 2ND DECEMBER 1851
Charitable Objects
TO INCREASE THE MEANS OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AND TO EXTEND THE INFLUENCE OF SCIENCE AND ART UPON PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
249398
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
1851 ROYAL COMMISSION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures