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
- £4,883,008
- Latest expenditure
- £4,574,784
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Brinsworth House, 72 Staines Road, TWICKENHAM, MIDDLESEX, TW2 5AL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.royalvarietycharity.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Relief of poverty of entertainers, and people associated with the entertainment profession,their surviving partners, spouses and dependants including:to pay pensions or to award grants and loans to alleviate hardship;to contribute partly or pay all funeral expenses;to operate and maintain a nursing and care home and to contribute partly or pay the fees associated with being a resident in the Home.
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
- 11 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,883,008
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,574,784
- 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
- 22 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,933,594
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,167,172
- 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
- 20 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,042,084
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,333,385
- 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
- 13 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,242,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,125,035
- 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
- 30 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,887,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,877,357
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
- 11 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,883,008
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,574,784
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- 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
- 22 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,933,594
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,167,172
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- 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
- 20 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,042,084
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,333,385
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 13 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,242,530
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,125,035
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £33,031
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- 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
- 30 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,887,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,877,357
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £40,955
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
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
- 11 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 500512
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1955272
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2359618
- Income Investments
- 67050
- Income Other
- 556
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4883008
- Income Legacies
- 396560
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £878,595
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,696,189
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4574784
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3253
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47679
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 211498
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 246843
- Gain Loss Investment
- 73695
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,547,363
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9849813
- Assets Own Use
- 8698481
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1151332
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,278,441
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £580,891
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,547,363
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 580891
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £918,475
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10547363
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 10547363
- Count Employees
- 54
- 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
- 22 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 322148
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1766684
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1779744
- Income Investments
- 63774
- Income Other
- 1244
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3933594
- Income Legacies
- 294892
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £805,014
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,362,158
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4167172
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3315
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 192463
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 226734
- Gain Loss Investment
- 35347
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 57331
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,232,338
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9960743
- Assets Own Use
- 8933106
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1027637
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £739,578
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £534,877
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,165,444
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 534877
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £586,682
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10165444
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 10165444
- Count Employees
- 51
- 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
- 20 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1619382
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1335563
- Income Investments
- 85879
- Income Other
- 1260
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3042084
- Income Legacies
- 64690
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £727,788
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,605,597
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3333385
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6084
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39532
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 194508
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 123123
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3103
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,306,344
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9968121
- Assets Own Use
- 8830374
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1137747
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £902,085
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £563,862
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,306,344
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 563862
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £558,628
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10306344
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 10306344
- Count Employees
- 49
- 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
- 13 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 572035
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1473435
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1058256
- Income Investments
- 105723
- Income Other
- 33081
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3242530
- Income Legacies
- 523162
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £883,382
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,241,653
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3125035
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 18152
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37572
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 179960
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 101407
- Gain Loss Investment
- -233383
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,194,625
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9314464
- Assets Own Use
- 7403020
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1911444
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,005,497
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £722,316
- Assets Current Investment
- 201257
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,597,645
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 722316
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,075,999
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10597645
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 10597645
- Count Employees
- 49
- 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
- 30 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 362274
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1171206
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1201523
- Income Investments
- 111856
- Income Other
- 40955
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2887814
- Income Legacies
- 225671
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £651,393
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,225,964
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2877357
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 20392
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22470
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 158975
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 99013
- Gain Loss Investment
- 243340
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,096,914
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8474090
- Assets Own Use
- 5196830
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3277260
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,513,730
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £156,792
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,831,028
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 156792
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,852,543
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10831028
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 10831028
- Count Employees
- 51
- 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
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- 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
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY
- 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
- RULES ADOPTED 04/04/1963 AS AMENDED ON 21/05/1970 AS AMENDED ON 06/05/1971 AS AMENDED ON 10/10/1974 AS AMENDED ON 30/11/1978 AS AMENDED ON 15/03/2013 AS AMENDED ON 26/06/2015 AS AMENDED ON 29 JAN 2016
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF PERFORMERS AND ENTERTAINERS, AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT PROFESSION ("ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTES") AND THEIR SURVIVING PARTNERS, SPOUSES AND DEPENDANTS
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 254289
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- VARIETY ARTISTES' BENEVOLENT FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 254282
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTES' BENEVOLENT FUND
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management