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FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY(THE)

Company no. 01291535 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY(THE) is an active 49-year-old company, with accounts filed and up to date and no outstanding charges or mortgages registered. No adverse signals found on the public record.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 49+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years
StatusActive
Company number01291535
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated21 Dec 1976 · 49 yrs
Registered officeBurlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
Nature of business94990 - Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c.
Next accounts due31 May 2027
Confirmation statement due13 Oct 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
272926
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
10 Mar 1977
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£11,387,149 · year to 31 Aug 2025
Latest expenditure
£11,387,149

What FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY(THE) does

The objects of the Friends of the Royal Academy are:- to support the charitable work of the Royal Academy of Arts- to promote and to co-operate with the Academy and other charitable organisations in promoting the Arts and in particular the arts of design and the creation and appreciation of the arts

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Aug 2025 £11,387,149 £11,387,149 £0
31 Aug 2024 £11,775,330 £11,775,330 £0
31 Aug 2023 £12,024,165 £12,024,165 £0
31 Aug 2022 £12,596,802 £12,596,802 £0
31 Aug 2021 £12,723,673 £12,723,673 £0

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (8)

Andrea Jane Voiels O'Keeffe
Trustee · appointed 28 May 2019
Beatrice Helen Nadine El-Hage
Trustee · appointed 12 Sep 2023
Elle Todd
Trustee · appointed 12 Sep 2023
Fiona Mahon
Trustee · appointed 12 Sep 2023
Katherine Fiona Jones RA
Trustee · appointed 12 Sep 2023
Patrick Brill RA OBE
Trustee · appointed 4 Jun 2024
Philip Reginald Long
Trustee · appointed 12 Sep 2023
Simon Philip Zbigniew Wallis OBE
Trustee · appointed 10 Aug 2025

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Directors & officers

HAUJEE, Samirah
Secretary · appointed 15 Jun 2026
BRILL, Patrick James
Director · appointed 4 Jun 2024 · British
EL-HAGE, Beatrice Helen Nadine
Director · appointed 12 Sep 2023 · American
JONES, Katherine Fiona
Director · appointed 12 Sep 2023 · British
LONG, Philip Reginald
Director · appointed 12 Sep 2023 · British
MAHON, Fiona
Director · appointed 12 Sep 2023 · British
O'KEEFFE, Andrea Jane Voiels
Director · appointed 28 May 2019 · British
TODD, Elle
Director · appointed 12 Sep 2023 · British
WALLIS, Simon Philip Zbigniew
Director · appointed 10 Aug 2025 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due31 May 2027
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement29 Sep 2025
Next statement due13 Oct 2026
Accounts typeFull accounts

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