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The Royal National Theatre

Registered charity 224223, on the register since 17 April 1963. The 95th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

From the registerYear to 30 March 2025
Income£128.7m
Spending£121.6m
Surplus£7.1m
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number00749504
Years on the register63

What it says it does

The National Theatre is central to the creative life of the UK. In its three theatres on the South Bank in London it presents new plays and classics from the world repertoire. It extends its reach through live broadcasts into cinema, UK and International tours and deepens audience engagement through its education programme. It looks after the wider health of theatre through R&D at the NT Studio.

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

Its causes

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEducation/training

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.