01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 April 1965
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00249462
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £5,722,573
- Latest expenditure
- £5,767,552
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Royal Television Society, 3 Dorset Rise, LONDON, EC4Y 8EN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rts.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
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
- 28 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,722,573
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,767,552
- 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
- 31 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,130,618
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,022,651
- 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
- 18 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,137,293
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,574,657
- 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
- 30 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,241,710
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,656,783
- 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
- 26 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,296,547
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,781,417
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
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,722,573
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,767,552
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2300
- 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
- 31 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,130,618
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,022,651
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1450
- 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
- 18 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,137,293
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,574,657
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1193
- 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
- 30 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,241,710
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,656,783
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1115
- 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
- 26 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,296,547
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,781,417
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 850
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
- 28 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 848691
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3692431
- Income Charitable Activities
- 986370
- Income Investments
- 195081
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5722573
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,512,891
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,254,661
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5767552
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6077
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57013
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2600790
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 31466
- Gain Loss Investment
- 154742
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,635,171
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6317539
- Assets Own Use
- 276712
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6040827
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,164,777
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,485,319
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,996,997
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1485319
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,674,242
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8845664
- Funds Restricted
- 151333
- Funds Total
- 8996997
- Count Employees
- 24
- Consolidated 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
- 31 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 833038
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3136732
- Income Charitable Activities
- 955183
- Income Investments
- 205665
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5130618
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,251,159
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,771,492
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5022651
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 53706
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2167520
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17470
- Gain Loss Investment
- 463066
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,469,774
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5957971
- Assets Own Use
- 65819
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5892152
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,311,812
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,382,549
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,887,234
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1232549
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 150000
- Assets Cash
- £2,909,948
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8726774
- Funds Restricted
- 160460
- Funds Total
- 8887234
- Count Employees
- 22
- Consolidated 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
- 18 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 886855
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 850459
- Income Investments
- 185794
- Income Other
- 3214185
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5137293
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £162,497
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,540,635
- Expenditure Other
- 1871525
- Expenditure Total
- 4574657
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 47712
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2065318
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14440
- Gain Loss Investment
- 288328
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,161,383
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5466152
- Assets Own Use
- 41166
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5424986
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,355,327
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,505,278
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,316,201
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1255278
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 250000
- Assets Cash
- £2,962,195
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8161383
- Funds Restricted
- 154818
- Funds Total
- 8316201
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated 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
- 30 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 780431
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 761544
- Income Investments
- 154168
- Income Other
- 2545567
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4241710
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £164,710
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,215,207
- Expenditure Other
- 1276866
- Expenditure Total
- 3656783
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 48084
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1840703
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11185
- Gain Loss Investment
- -720214
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,316,857
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5167189
- Assets Own Use
- 34050
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5133139
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,647,713
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,349,665
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,465,237
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 999665
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 350000
- Assets Cash
- £2,388,129
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7316857
- Funds Restricted
- 148380
- Funds Total
- 7465237
- Count Employees
- 17
- Consolidated 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
- 26 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 710715
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 469677
- Income Investments
- 154300
- Income Other
- 961855
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2296547
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £99,264
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,619,756
- Expenditure Other
- 1062397
- Expenditure Total
- 2781417
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38582
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1460960
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20381
- Gain Loss Investment
- 386216
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,433,151
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5890778
- Assets Own Use
- 41402
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5849376
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,932,131
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,222,385
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,600,524
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 772385
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 450000
- Assets Cash
- £2,513,991
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7433151
- Funds Restricted
- 167373
- Funds Total
- 7600524
- Count Employees
- 15
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Isle Of Man
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- 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
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- 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
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1965-04-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 12 JULY 1930 AS ALTERED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 24 APRIL 1964, 9 DECEMBER 1966, 18 JANUARY 1968 , 12 FEBRUARY 1981,19 OCTOBER 1994, 4TH APRIL 1995, 23 MAY 2007 AND 27 MAY 2009.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 MAY 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 MAY 2016 as amended on 30 Jun 2020
- Charitable Objects
- (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE PRACTICE, TECHNOLOGY, ART AND SCIENCE OF TELEVISION AND ALLIED FIELDS (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGH STANDARDS OF CREATIVITY IN TELEVISION AND ALLIED FIELDS
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 156555
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures