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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£116K
0% vs 2024
Employees
14
-6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,775,330 | £11,387,149 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £115,734 | £115,734 | |
| Net assets | £115,734 | £115,734 | |
| Equity | £115,734 | £115,734 | |
| Average employees | 15 | 14 | |
| Wages | £413,609 | £389,390 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.60x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The Charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 August 2025, Axel Rüger resigned as the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy and was replaced on the Board by Natasha Mitchell, Interim Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy, until Simon Wallis was appointed permanently on 10 August 2025.”
- “On 12 May 2025 Annie Leonard (RA Legal Counsel) was appointed Company Secretary, in place of Benedict Anstey (RA General Counsel).”
- “Since September 2025, Friends have enjoyed extended evening hours of access to Keeper's House, a dedicated space for Friends, Patrons and other Members of the Royal Academy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANSTEY, Benedict John | Secretary | 2025-12-08 | — | — |
| BRILL, Patrick James | Director | 2024-06-04 | Feb 1963 | British |
| EL-HAGE, Beatrice Helen Nadine | Director | 2023-09-12 | Aug 1988 | American |
| JONES, Katherine Fiona | Director | 2023-09-12 | Apr 1979 | British |
| LONG, Philip Reginald | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MAHON, Fiona | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jan 1983 | British |
| O'KEEFFE, Andrea Jane Voiels | Director | 2019-05-28 | Jul 1964 | British |
| TODD, Elle | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jul 1976 | British |
| WALLIS, Simon Philip Zbigniew | Director | 2025-08-10 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANGHILERI, Dominic Paul | Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2013-10-06 |
| ANSTEY, Benedict John | Secretary | 2019-01-28 | 2025-05-12 |
| BLATCHFORD, Ian Craig | Secretary | 1997-01-23 | 2000-10-02 |
| CLARK, Trevor George | Secretary | — | 1996-01-01 |
| CORNABY, Jonathon | Secretary | 2013-10-06 | 2017-02-25 |
| GENT, Susan Jane | Secretary | 2017-02-25 | 2018-11-27 |
| IDDON, Sarah | Secretary | 2018-11-27 | 2019-01-28 |
| LEONARD, Annie May | Secretary | 2025-05-12 | 2025-12-08 |
| ABBAS, Nigel | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2024-03-28 |
| BADDELEY, William, Reverend | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| BANNISTER, Nicola Elizabeth | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| BELLANY, John, Dr | Director | 1995-06-29 | 2003-01-06 |
| BLYTHE, Tim | Director | 2008-09-18 | 2015-04-16 |
| BRITTAIN, Eric | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| CARNEY, Diana Lisa | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-09-06 |
| CASSON, Margaret, Lady | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| CHRISTOPHER, Ann | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1999-11-18 |
| COATES, Charles | Director | 1999-07-08 | 2003-01-06 |
| COOK, Sarah Jane | Director | 2002-12-13 | 2004-12-16 |
| COOPER, Eileen | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-04-16 |
| DE GREY, Roger, Sir | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| DOWSON, Philip Manning, Sir | Director | 1994-06-23 | 1999-12-09 |
| DUNSTAN, Bernard | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| EVANS, Sian Elizabeth | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2009-08-04 |
| FITT, Lawton | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2005-03-24 |
| FRANK, Karen Ann | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2015-04-16 |
| FRASER, Donald Hamilton | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| GORDON, David Sorrell | Director | 1996-09-19 | 2002-07-31 |
| GRAYBURN, Patricia Maureen | Director | 1995-06-29 | 2004-12-16 |
| GREEN, Anthony Eric Sandall | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2012-09-11 |
| HARDING, Verity Jane | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2023-09-12 |
| HAYTHORN, David John Rees | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-12-16 |
| HUMBY, Clive Robert | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2023-03-27 |
| HYMAS, Roger Frederick | Director | 1998-07-02 | 2003-01-06 |
| JOSEPH, Benjamin Ian | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2019-03-29 |
| KELLY, Geraldine Patricia, Ms. | Director | 2008-09-18 | 2016-06-13 |
| KENNY, Michael James | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1999-12-28 |
| KING, Phillip Kenneth, Professor | Director | 1999-12-09 | 2004-12-14 |
| LAWSON, David Francis | Director | 1998-02-26 | 1999-11-18 |
| LEVENE, Ben Gerald Philip | Director | 1995-06-29 | 1999-07-08 |
| MACLAINE MITCHELL, Natasha Kate | Director | 2024-11-01 | 2025-08-09 |
| MCLEAN, Patricia Edna | Director | 1995-06-29 | 2009-09-18 |
| MORIARTY-MACDONNELL, Siobhan Teresa | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2026-03-16 |
| NASH, Caroline Jennifer | Director | 2003-09-04 | 2006-12-07 |
| NICKSON, John Denis | Director | 1996-09-19 | 1999-07-08 |
| ORR, Chris, Professor | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2018-08-31 |
| OWEN, Alexandra | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2007-06-30 |
| PHILIPPS, Richard | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2023-09-12 |
| POWELL, Philip, Sir | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| RANDALL-PAGE, Peter | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2023-09-12 |
| RAWLINS, Oliver Guy Kenneth | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2021-09-19 |
| RODGERS, Piers | Director | — | 1996-12-01 |
| RÜGER, Axel Christian | Director | 2019-05-28 | 2024-10-31 |
| SALTER, Rebecca Margaret | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2020-09-15 |
| SAMUEL, Coral Cynthia | Director | — | 2000-08-02 |
| SANDERSON, Gregory Patrick Villiers | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| SASSOON, Edwina Valentine | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2017-03-09 |
| SAUMAREZ SMITH, Charles Robert, Sir | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-12-01 |
| SEAMAN, Mark | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2016-06-13 |
| TANNER, Kenneth | Director | — | 1998-11-13 |
| WARD, John Stanton | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| WEIGHT, Carel Victor Morlais, Professor | Director | — | 1997-09-01 |
| WEIR, Sarah Jane St Clair | Director | 1999-07-08 | 2000-12-15 |
| WELDON, Anthony Henry | Director | 1997-01-23 | 2006-12-07 |
| WILSON, Denise Pamela | Director | 2008-09-18 | 2017-03-09 |
| WOODHOUSE, Ronald Michael | Director | 1995-06-29 | 2003-11-16 |
| ZEGHIBE, Ronald William | Director | 1999-07-08 | 2014-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-06-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
-3.3%
£11,775,330 £11,387,149
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
0%
£115,734 £115,734
-
Employees
-6.7%
15 14
-
Wages
-5.9%
£413,609 £389,390
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers