The Royal Ballet School

Analysis

The Royal Ballet School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00547018). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Royal Ballet School reported income of £16.6m and spending of £19.2m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £11.8m to £16.6m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Royal Ballet School sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plymouth Marine Laboratory (£16.4m), The Roundhouse Trust (£16.6m) and Brighton Dome and Festival Ltd (£16.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.3%. Reserves of £587k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 250 people.