CCEW Charity Commission profile

HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES

Registered charity 1068852 · organisation 3944422

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
25 March 1998
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£138,596,000
Latest expenditure
£108,351,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Historic Royal Palaces, Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, KT8 9AU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

a)to manage, conserve, renovate and repair the Palaces (Hampton Court, Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace, Banqueting House, Hillsborough Castle) to a high standard consistent with their status; b)to help everyone to learn about the Palaces, the skills required for their conservation and the wider story of how monarchs and people together have shaped society, by all appropriate means

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
7 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
7 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£138,596,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£108,351,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£134,386,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£90,891,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£102,475,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£82,130,276
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
23 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
23 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£54,444,990
Total Gross Expenditure
£61,296,420
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£32,694,763
Total Gross Expenditure
£53,903,653

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
7 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£138,596,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£108,351,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£601,432
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
44
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
14
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
22
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
3
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
0
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
3
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
3
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
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
765
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£134,386,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£90,891,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£203,566
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
23
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
15
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
15
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
0
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
3
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
4
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
0
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
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
639
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£102,475,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£82,130,276
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£146,627
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
20
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
12
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
0
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
1626
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
23 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£54,444,990
Total Gross Expenditure
£61,296,420
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£11
Income From Government Grants
£8,798,671
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
16
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
5
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
0
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
5
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
0
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
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
392
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£32,694,763
Total Gross Expenditure
£53,903,653
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£20
Income From Government Grants
£18,041,702
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
21
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
5
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
2
Count Volunteers
362

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
7 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
3846000
Income Other Trading Activities
34079000
Income Charitable Activities
94403000
Income Investments
6268000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
138596000
Income Legacies
18843
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£17,364,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£90,987,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
108351000
Expenditure Investment Management
2000
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
575000
Expenditure Support Costs
11072000
Expenditure Depreciation
2825000
Gain Loss Investment
-7000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
324000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£20,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
57976000
Assets Own Use
55710000
Assets Long Term Investment
2266000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
7204000
Assets Other Assets
£136,106,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£66,285,000
Assets Current Investment
105000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£135,001,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
26353000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
39932000
Assets Cash
£17,033,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
127339000
Funds Restricted
7662000
Funds Total
135001000
Count Employees
910
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2675000
Income Other Trading Activities
33285000
Income Charitable Activities
93527000
Income Investments
4899000
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
134386000
Income Legacies
95000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£17,305,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£73,586,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
90891000
Expenditure Investment Management
5000
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
470000
Expenditure Support Costs
9599000
Expenditure Depreciation
2339000
Gain Loss Investment
148000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-1071000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£14,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
38922000
Assets Own Use
36624000
Assets Long Term Investment
2298000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
6558000
Assets Other Assets
£126,142,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£67,183,000
Assets Current Investment
96000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£104,439,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
22435000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
44748000
Assets Cash
£16,253,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
97338000
Funds Restricted
7101000
Funds Total
104439000
Count Employees
833
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
3365955
Income Other Trading Activities
27747144
Income Charitable Activities
70087253
Income Investments
1275398
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
102475750
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£13,893,463
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£68,236,813
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
82130276
Expenditure Investment Management
8123
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
389100
Expenditure Support Costs
8718949
Expenditure Depreciation
1933977
Gain Loss Investment
-175009
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-2426718
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
38098817
Assets Own Use
34963806
Assets Long Term Investment
3135011
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
7276000
Assets Other Assets
£81,948,659
Assets Total Liabilities
£65,456,924
Assets Current Investment
59000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£61,866,552
Creditors One Year Total Current
20630892
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
44826032
Assets Cash
£12,615,616
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
55034773
Funds Restricted
6831779
Funds Total
61866552
Count Employees
746
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
23 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
11393138
Income Other Trading Activities
14606138
Income Charitable Activities
28221749
Income Investments
223965
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
54444990
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£8,450,895
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£52,827,525
Expenditure Other
18000
Expenditure Total
61296420
Expenditure Investment Management
23397
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
278049
Expenditure Support Costs
7171439
Expenditure Depreciation
2210379
Gain Loss Investment
-138835
Gain Loss Pension Fund
10246000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
38140873
Assets Own Use
33345624
Assets Long Term Investment
4795249
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
9436895
Assets Other Assets
£53,711,724
Assets Total Liabilities
£57,166,686
Assets Current Investment
27000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£44,122,806
Creditors One Year Total Current
15784557
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
41382129
Assets Cash
£17,947,840
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
37019948
Funds Restricted
7102858
Funds Total
44122806
Count Employees
679
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
21071664
Income Other Trading Activities
4284130
Income Charitable Activities
7008482
Income Investments
330487
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
32694763
Income Legacies
22000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£7,463,178
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£46,428,475
Expenditure Other
12000
Expenditure Total
53903653
Expenditure Investment Management
51234
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
365000
Expenditure Support Costs
12572637
Expenditure Depreciation
2074000
Gain Loss Investment
1393000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-503000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
352000
Reserves
£5,163,000
Assets Total Fixed
41978968
Assets Own Use
33553086
Assets Long Term Investment
8425882
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-829185
Assets Other Assets
£48,993,363
Assets Total Liabilities
£49,276,074
Assets Current Investment
20000640
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£40,867,072
Creditors One Year Total Current
8596014
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
40680060
Assets Cash
£24,011,719
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
7416214
Funds Restricted
33450858
Funds Total
40867072
Count Employees
839
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of Westminster
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kensington And Chelsea
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Surrey
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Richmond Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
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
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
City Of London
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kingston Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Tower Hamlets
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1998-03-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
ROYAL CHARTER SEALED ON 6/3/98, AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 10/10/06, 13/10/10 AND 11/2/14 as amended by an Order in Council on 10 Jun 2015
Charitable Objects
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION: (A) TO MANAGE, CONSERVE, RENOVATE, REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PALACES ("THE PALACES" BEING THE TOWER OF LONDON; HAMPTON COURT PALACE; THE STATE APARTMENTS AND ORANGERY AT KENSINGTON PALACE; THE BANQUETING HOUSE, WHITEHALL; KEW PALACE WITH QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S COTTAGE; AND OTHER PALACE OR PROPERTY CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES TO BE OF ROYAL ASSOCIATION AND HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE AND AGREED BY US AND OUR SECRETARY OF STATE; TOGETHER WITH ANY ASSOCIATED GARDENS, LANDS, BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS OTHER THAN THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES) TO A HIGH STANDARD CONSISTENT WITH THEIR STATUS AS BUILDINGS OF ROYAL ASSOCIATION AND HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE; AND (B) TO HELP EVERYONE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PALACES, THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THEIR CONSERVATION AND THE WIDER STORY OF HOW MONARCHS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER HAVE SHAPED SOCIETY BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS, BY EXHIBITION, BY EVENTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BY THE PREPARATION OF RECORDS, BY RESEARCH AND BY PUBLICATION AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS ARE APPROPRIATE.
Area Of Benefit
THE UNITED KINGDOM

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures