# HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1068852
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 25, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1068852


## Contact

- **Address:** Historic Royal Palaces, Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey
- **Postcode:** KT8 9AU
- **Phone:** 0333 320 6000
- **Email:** info@hrp.org.uk
- **Website:** www.hrp.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION:   (A) TO MANAGE, CONSERVE, RENOVATE, REPAIR, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE PALACES ("THE PALACES" BEING THE TOWER OF LONDON; HAMPTON COURT PALACE; THE STATE APARTMENTS AND ORANGERY AT KENSINGTON PALACE; THE BANQUETING HOUSE, WHITEHALL;  KEW PALACE WITH QUEEN CHARLOTTE'S COTTAGE; AND OTHER PALACE OR PROPERTY CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES TO BE OF ROYAL ASSOCIATION AND HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE AND AGREED BY US AND OUR SECRETARY OF STATE; TOGETHER WITH ANY ASSOCIATED GARDENS, LANDS, BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS OTHER THAN THE COLLECTION OF THE ROYAL ARMOURIES) TO A HIGH STANDARD CONSISTENT WITH THEIR STATUS AS BUILDINGS OF ROYAL ASSOCIATION AND HISTORIC AND/OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE;  AND (B) TO HELP EVERYONE TO LEARN ABOUT THE PALACES, THE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THEIR CONSERVATION AND THE WIDER STORY OF HOW MONARCHS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER HAVE SHAPED SOCIETY BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS, BY EXHIBITION, BY EVENTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BY THE PREPARATION OF RECORDS, BY RESEARCH AND BY PUBLICATION AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS ARE APPROPRIATE.

**Activities:** a)to manage, conserve, renovate and repair the Palaces (Hampton Court, Tower of London, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace, Banqueting House, Hillsborough Castle) to a high standard consistent with their status; b)to help everyone to learn about the Palaces, the skills required for their conservation and the wider story of how monarchs and people together have shaped society, by all appropriate means

**Area of benefit:** THE UNITED KINGDOM




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- City Of London
- City Of Westminster
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Richmond Upon Thames
- Surrey
- Tower Hamlets



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £138596000 | £108351000 | £135001000 | 910 |
| March 31, 2024 | £134386000 | £90891000 | £104439000 | 833 |
| March 31, 2023 | £102475750 | £82130276 | £61866552 | 746 |
| March 31, 2022 | £54444990 | £61296420 | £44122806 | 679 |
| March 31, 2021 | £32694763 | £53903653 | £40867072 | 839 |



## Trustees

- **Sir Nicholas Coleridge** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 1, 2023
- Camilla Finlay — appointed June 7, 2021
- Dame Caroline Michel — appointed April 15, 2025
- Dan Jones — appointed April 15, 2025
- General Sir Gordon Messenger — appointed Aug. 1, 2022
- James Chalmers — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- John Mothersole — appointed Oct. 1, 2025
- Jonathan Bewes — appointed Oct. 1, 2024
- Lisa Jane Burger — appointed April 1, 2022
- TIMOTHY AIDAN JOHN KNOX — appointed March 5, 2018
- Tom Harris — appointed April 15, 2025