01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC039772
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 1,064
- Postcode
- SW1A 1BQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
For the benefit of the Nation: to administer, conserve, renovate, repair, maintain, improve and advise on the Royal Collection, the Royal Archives and the Royal Photographic Collection which pass in right of the Crown. and To educate and inform the Public about such Collections and Archives by exhibition, by preparation of catalogues and inventories, by research and by publication and by such other means as are appropriate.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,064 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £89,934,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £76,010,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,064 | 27 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £84,343,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £72,158,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,064 | 14 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £61,893,000 | £135,000 | £37,892,000 | £23,755,000 | £7,000 | £104,000 | £53,930,000 | £19,564,000 | £32,347,000 | £2,019,000 | 1,064 | 30 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £24,043,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £39,052,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1,064 | 5 August 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- York House, St. James's Palace, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.rct.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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