01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 December 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06013744
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £20,757,000
- Latest expenditure
- £19,367,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES, TREFOREST, PONTYPRIDD, CF37 1DL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.rwcmd.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama is the National Conservatoire of Wales and a leading UK provider of specialist practical and performance-based training in music and drama.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,757,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,367,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,143,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,067,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,211,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,277,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £16,637,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,118,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £15,248,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,138,000
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,757,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,367,000
- 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
- 10
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,143,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,067,000
- 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
- 11
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £19,211,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £20,277,000
- 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
- 10
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £16,637,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,118,000
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 11
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 16 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £15,248,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,138,000
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1997000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1737000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 16222000
- Income Investments
- 437000
- Income Other
- 748000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 21141000
- Income Legacies
- 534000
- Income Endowments
- 384000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £295,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,072,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 19367000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7100000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1008000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -58000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 185000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £21,646,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25113000
- Assets Own Use
- 25113000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £12,495,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,961,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 8854000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,647,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3886000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 12075000
- Assets Cash
- £2,846,000
- Funds Endowment
- 5343000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10692000
- Funds Restricted
- 5612000
- Funds Total
- 21647000
- Count Employees
- 256
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4392000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1505000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 15005000
- Income Investments
- 446000
- Income Other
- 828000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 22176000
- Income Legacies
- 120000
- Income Endowments
- 33000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £358,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,709,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20067000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7135000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1269000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 259000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -41000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £19,745,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25431000
- Assets Own Use
- 25431000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,584,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,269,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 8109000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,746,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4183000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 12086000
- Assets Cash
- £1,832,000
- Funds Endowment
- 4781000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9499000
- Funds Restricted
- 5466000
- Funds Total
- 19746000
- Count Employees
- 314
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 8 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3981000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1130000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14666000
- Income Investments
- 273000
- Income Other
- 836000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 20886000
- Income Legacies
- 1998000
- Income Endowments
- 1675000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £314,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,963,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 20277000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 34000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7441000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1123000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -83000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2913000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 8000
- Reserves
- £17,418,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25462000
- Assets Own Use
- 25462000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,420,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,464,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 7079000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,418,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3870000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 12594000
- Assets Cash
- £1,015,000
- Funds Endowment
- 4426000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10591000
- Funds Restricted
- 2401000
- Funds Total
- 17418000
- Count Employees
- 312
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1674000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 473000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13622000
- Income Investments
- 65000
- Income Other
- 803000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16637000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £279,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,839,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 18118000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7289000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 942000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -106000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 8206000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 2000
- Reserves
- £13,975,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25299000
- Assets Own Use
- 25299000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -2555000
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,242,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,011,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 7449000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,975,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4932000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 13079000
- Assets Cash
- £1,453,000
- Funds Endowment
- 2805000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9669000
- Funds Restricted
- 1501000
- Funds Total
- 13975000
- Count Employees
- 174
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 16 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1051000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 115000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12980000
- Income Investments
- 94000
- Income Other
- 1008000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 15248000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £281,770
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,793,986
- Expenditure Other
- 62244
- Expenditure Total
- 16138000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6467000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 937000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 305657
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 66000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,354,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25050000
- Assets Own Use
- 25050000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -9539000
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,703,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £17,860,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 8189000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,354,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3565000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 14295000
- Assets Cash
- £1,367,000
- Funds Endowment
- 2837000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3113000
- Funds Restricted
- 1404000
- Funds Total
- 7354000
- Count Employees
- 181
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cardiff
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-10-28T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 508176
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 508176
- Assoc Charity Name
- ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
- Charity Name
- ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-10-10T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5002887
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1131187
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE BRYN TERFEL FOUNDATION
- Charity Name
- ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-12-09T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-06-04T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 257665
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 257665
- Assoc Charity Name
- CARDIFF CALEDONIAN SOCIETY TRUST FUND
- Charity Name
- ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA
- Charity Event Order
- 5
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-09-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 296935
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 296935
- Assoc Charity Name
- ANTHONY G WOOLCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/11/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/01/2015
- Charitable Objects
- 4.1 THE COLLEGE SHALL BE SET UP AND CONDUCTED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.4.2 THE OBJECT OF THE COLLEGE SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 4.1 ABOVE SHALL IN PARTICULAR AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY THEREOF INCLUDE:4.2.1 THE TRAINING OF PERFORMERS AND OTHERS IN MUSIC, DRAMA, THEATRE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS INTENDING TO ENTER OR ENGAGED IN THE MUSIC, THEATRICAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROFESSIONS;4.2.2 THE PROVISION OF ADVANCED COURSES OF INSTRUCTION LEADING TO THE AWARD OF DEGREES OR OTHER APPROPRIATE QUALIFICATIONS; AND4.2.3 THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- CARDIFF
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures