Royal Academy of Dance
Analysis
Royal Academy of Dance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Royal Academy of Dance reported income of £22.4m and spending of £24.2m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £18.7m to £22.4m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Royal Academy of Dance sits at the 99th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roedean School (£22.3m), The Aldenham Foundation (£22.6m) and The Newcastle Upon Tyne Royal Grammar School (£22.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 6.2% and donations and legacies 3.6%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 9.0%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 248 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 3.6%
- Charitable activities 89%
- Trading 6.2%
- Investments 0.3%
- Other 0.5%
In the charity's own words
The Royal Academy of Dance is a registration organisation for dance teachers, a Higher Education provider for aspiring dance teachers, an Awarding Organisation leading to proficiency in dance at a high level; and the owner of Benesh Movement Notation; and through these provides dance training, dance teacher education, and dance assessment services to students and teachers. :
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Roedean School | Brighton | £22.3m |
| The Aldenham Foundation | Borehamwood | £22.6m |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Royal Grammar School | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £22.2m |
| The College of Saint Mary of Winchester in Oxford, Commonly Called New College | Oxford | £22.6m |