Royal Society of British Artists Limited

Analysis

Royal Society of British Artists Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1986, 40 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 02023615). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Royal Society of British Artists Limited reported income of £45k and spending of £46k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £53k to £45k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 1216%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Society of British Artists Limited sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Anglian Regiment Museum (£45k), The Verina Black Charitable Trust (£45k) and Bexley Nepalese Community (£45k).