Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC015855
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Dec. 13, 1900
- Legal form
- Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Address
- Address
- 100 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G2 3DB
Contact
- Website
rcs.ac.uk
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'
RCS was incorporated as the Glasgow Athenaeum in December 1900, having been established in 1847 to provide further education for adults in the fields of commerce, science, and the arts. It is now an institution of higher education and was awarded degree awarding powers for taught degrees by the Privy Council on 13 May 1994. The principal activity of RCS is the provision of teaching, learning and research in, and for, the performing arts. Programmes offered range from short courses for young children through to PhD and include all genres of the performing arts and arts education.
Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people'
Objectives: The objects for which the Company (also hereinafter called 'the Institution') is established are to conduct the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, whether in Glasgow or elsewhere, as a national and international academy and conservatoire for, inter alia, music, dance, film, television and the dramatic arts, to advance learning, knowledge and excellence, by teaching, research, performance and study, in particular, but without limitation, in the fields of music, dance, film, television and the dramatic arts and related fields, to provide instruction in such branches of learning as the Company may think fit and to make provision for research and performance and for the dissemination of knowledge in such manner as the Company may determine, and to act as a cultural centre and artistic stimulus for the community at large and in furtherance thereof.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Glasgow City
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £32,273,000 | £30,356,000 | 839 |
| July 31, 2024 | £30,684,000 | £28,768,000 | 406 |
| July 31, 2023 | £27,650,000 | £27,759,000 | 400 |
| July 31, 2022 | £26,248,000 | £27,933,000 | 380 |
| July 31, 2021 | £25,431,000 | £25,192,000 | 374 |