Royal Television Society

Analysis

Royal Television Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1965, 61 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 00249462). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Royal Television Society reported income of £5.7m and spending of £5.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £5.7m (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Television Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited (£5.7m), The Kings Theatre Trust Limited (£5.7m) and British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 65%, charitable activities 17%, donations and legacies 15% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 43%. Reserves of £8.6m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.