01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 June 1998
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03567088
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,223,457
- Latest expenditure
- £1,247,497
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY, QUEENS ROAD, CLIFTON, BRISTOL, BS8 1PX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rwa.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To use RWA's outstanding galleries to display world-class art of the past and present, including our Academicians, in exhibitions that are accessible and relevant to communities across the West of England, complimented by learning and outreach activities, both within and beyond our building, aimed at enhancing wellbeing through creativity, especially for those facing significant challenges.
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
- 12 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,223,457
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,247,497
- 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
- 23 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,130,657
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,091,163
- 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
- 8 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,663,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,348,249
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,052,872
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £553,026
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,552,144
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £744,164
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
- 12 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,223,457
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,247,497
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,841
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- 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
- 23 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,130,657
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,091,163
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,600
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 159
- 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
- 8 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,663,667
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,348,249
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £94,027
- 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 Volunteers
- 135
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,052,872
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £553,026
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,200
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 135
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,552,144
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £744,164
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,600
- 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
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 92
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
- 12 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1243515
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 120095
- Income Charitable Activities
- 830126
- Income Investments
- 29721
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2223457
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 1000000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £124,890
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,122,607
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1247497
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 84258
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 520845
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 80924
- Gain Loss Investment
- 977467
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -72191
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £328,020
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9808995
- Assets Own Use
- 8427662
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1381333
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £608,500
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £148,719
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,268,776
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 148719
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £387,385
- Funds Endowment
- 9415830
- Funds Unrestricted
- 355743
- Funds Restricted
- 497203
- Funds Total
- 10268776
- Count Employees
- 26
- Charity Only 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
- 23 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 255847
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 105186
- Income Charitable Activities
- 756496
- Income Investments
- 13128
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1130657
- Income Legacies
- 3004
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £130,143
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £961,020
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1091163
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 20920
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 468663
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8499853
- Gain Loss Investment
- 20050
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -71781
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £294,588
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8903719
- Assets Own Use
- 8499853
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 403866
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £496,238
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £86,565
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,313,392
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 86565
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £310,609
- Funds Endowment
- 8504829
- Funds Unrestricted
- 294588
- Funds Restricted
- 513975
- Funds Total
- 9313392
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only 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
- 8 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 832866
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 112505
- Income Charitable Activities
- 708232
- Income Investments
- 10064
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1663667
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 728409
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £134,464
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,213,785
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1348249
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 7303
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7816
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 661594
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 72400
- Gain Loss Investment
- -45077
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £158,368
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8955450
- Assets Own Use
- 8571634
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 383816
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £547,934
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £253,056
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,250,328
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 253056
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £400,263
- Funds Endowment
- 8580874
- Funds Unrestricted
- 158368
- Funds Restricted
- 511086
- Funds Total
- 9250328
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2756423
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 28053
- Income Charitable Activities
- 261325
- Income Investments
- 7071
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3052872
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £54,065
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £498,961
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 553026
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3130
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6750
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 260428
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8915
- Gain Loss Investment
- -21745
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £62,302
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8365422
- Assets Own Use
- 7932762
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 432660
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,536,697
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £922,132
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,979,987
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 922132
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,389,434
- Funds Endowment
- 4591679
- Funds Unrestricted
- 209345
- Funds Restricted
- 4178963
- Funds Total
- 8979987
- Count Employees
- 14
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1185611
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 53379
- Income Charitable Activities
- 299865
- Income Investments
- 13289
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1552144
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £85,255
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £658,909
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 744164
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 5239
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6763
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 283595
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13034
- Gain Loss Investment
- 87154
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £50,106
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5728603
- Assets Own Use
- 4934741
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 793862
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,072,737
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £299,454
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,501,886
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 299454
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £992,983
- Funds Endowment
- 4591021
- Funds Unrestricted
- 185307
- Funds Restricted
- 1725558
- Funds Total
- 6501886
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL WEST OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1998-06-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 14 MAY 1998 AS AMENDED 25 MARCH 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29 MARCH 2008 & 28 MARCH 2009
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FINE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND PRACTICE OF THE FINE ARTS AND TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP TALENT IN FINE ART.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 348855
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- RWA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures