Royal Cambrian Academy of Art

Analysis

Royal Cambrian Academy of Art is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Conwy. It was registered in July 1963, 63 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 00496469). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Royal Cambrian Academy of Art reported income of £153k and spending of £187k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £119k to £153k (+29%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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, Royal Cambrian Academy of Art sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royston Museum Trust CIO (£153k), The Adderstone Foundation (£154k) and Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf (£153k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.