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Royal Variety Charity

Registered charity 206451, on the register since 22 September 1962. The 3,006th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

What it says it does

Relief of poverty of entertainers, and people associated with the entertainment profession,their surviving partners, spouses and dependants including:to pay pensions or to award grants and loans to alleviate hardship;to contribute partly or pay all funeral expenses;to operate and maintain a nursing and care home and to contribute partly or pay the fees associated with being a resident in the Home.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Accommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceGeneral Charitable PurposesOther Charitable PurposesThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.