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Historic Royal Palaces

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Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
87/100 · methodology

About Historic Royal Palaces

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

Founded
Size
major

Focus areas & reach

· What they work on and where
🌿 Environment
Cause tags
SDG alignment The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the global agenda for ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity by 2030. We tag each charity to the goals its work advances.
SDG 13 SDG 13 · Climate Action Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. SDG 14 SDG 14 · Life Below Water Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources. SDG 15 SDG 15 · Life on Land Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity.

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar environment in United Kingdom
Program spending This charity: 84%
Peer average: 96%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 87
Peer average: 89

Red flags

· All clear
Charity Commission removal
OFAC / EU / UN sanctions
Open investigations
Governance scandals
Related-party deals
Excessive exec comp

Where every £1 goes

£0.84
Program expenses£0.84 (£91.0 million)
84% to programs beats the Charity Navigator "highly efficient" threshold (75%).

Common questions

· Auto-generated from filings + methodology

Historic Royal Palaces is a registered environment nonprofit, United Kingdom. It is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. It was founded in 1998 and has been operating for 28 years. It has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 87/100 (Strong transparency), indicating well-documented governance, financials, and contact details. The organization reports £139M in annual revenue. 11 officers and directors are publicly disclosed. No red flags have been detected. The charity has 22 community reviews with an average rating of 1.9/5. On Trustpilot, it has a rating of 2.1/5 based on 23 reviews.

Historic Royal Palaces has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 87/100. This score combines five components: Registration (20 pts), Financial Transparency (30 pts), Governance (20 pts), Contact Availability (10 pts), and Data Recency (20 pts), with negative adjustments for any red flags. A score of 87 ('Strong transparency') reflects well-documented governance, recent financials, named leadership, and working contact details. The charity allocates 84% of expenses to programs, which contributes positively to its score. For comparison, the average integrity assessment for environment charities in United Kingdom is 89/100.

Historic Royal Palaces is registered in United Kingdom. The organization was established in 1998 and has been active for 28 years.

Based on official tax filings, Historic Royal Palaces has £139M in annual revenue. It allocates 84% of expenses to programs and services. This is below the average of 96% for environment charities in United Kingdom. Its revenue is significantly above the peer average of £1M. Create a free GiveRadar account to view the complete financial breakdown with year-over-year trends.

Historic Royal Palaces is classified as a Environment organization, registered in United Kingdom. By size, it is categorized as a major organization. It has £139M in annual revenue. The organization has 11 disclosed officers and directors.

No red flags have been detected for Historic Royal Palaces. GiveRadar automatically screens charities for concerning patterns including high executive compensation, low program spending, and missing financial filings. Based on available official data, no issues have been identified.

Historic Royal Palaces has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 87/100 (Strong transparency) and no red flags have been detected, which suggests it is a well-documented organization. It is regulated by the Charity Commission. 84% of expenses go to programs. The peer average is 96%. Note: the organization has a low Trustpilot rating of 2.1/5, which may reflect donor dissatisfaction. Visit the Historic Royal Palaces profile on GiveRadar for full details before deciding. GiveRadar provides data for research purposes and does not endorse any organization. Always do your own due diligence.

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 Historic Royal Palaces is classified as a environment organization registered in United Kingdom. The organization was founded in 1998.

Among environment charities registered in United Kingdom: Historic Royal Palaces's GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 87/100 is in line with the peer average of 89/100. It allocates 84% of expenses to programs, below the peer average of 96%. Its annual revenue of £139M is well above the peer average of £1M.

Historic Royal Palaces is a registered charity in the United Kingdom. If you are a UK taxpayer, your donation may qualify for Gift Aid, which allows the charity to claim an extra 25p for every 1 pound you donate at no cost to you. Higher-rate and additional-rate taxpayers can also claim additional relief on their Self Assessment tax return.

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Annual revenue
£100M-£1B
84% to programs
Source: Charity Commission (UK) (FY2025) why this matters
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Filing history

5 years on file from Charity Commission (UK) (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

UK donations qualify for Gift Aid. HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES is registered with the Charity Commission. Eligible UK taxpayers can boost their gift by 25% at no extra cost.

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Leadership

CA
Camilla Finlay
Trustee

Officers & trustees (11)

Source: Public filings

CA
Camilla F•••••
Trustee
DA
Dame C••••••• M•••••
Trustee
DA
Dan J••••
Trustee
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General S•• G••••• M••••••••
Trustee
JA
James C•••••••
Trustee
JO
John M•••••••••
Trustee
JO
Jonathan B••••
Trustee
LI
Lisa J••• B•••••
Trustee
SI
Sir N••••••• C••••••••
Trustee
TI
Timothy A•••• J••• K•••
Trustee
TO
Tom H•••••
Trustee
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Latest news

From global news sources

10 articles found

From global news sources

Sentiment

Neutral

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Tower of London workers say ‘towering insult’ pay offer comes years of sub-inflation rises - Morning Star | The People’s
Apr 2026
morningstaronline.co.uk
Historic Royal Palaces accused of 'towering insult' over below-inflation pay offer - GMB Union
Apr 2026
www.gmb.org.uk
An enormous trail of iconic comic characters is crash-landing at a historic royal palace this summer - taking visitors o
Apr 2026
secretldn.com
Hampton Court Palace to host various events this spring - Teddington Nub News
Feb 2026
teddington.nub.news
Historic Royal Palaces appoints director of palaces and collections - Museums Association
Feb 2026
www.museumsassociation.org
Parliament’s former heritage boss joins Historic Royal Palaces - Arts Professional
Feb 2026
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
History Holds Court: The Rest Is History Festival Launches at Hampton Court Palace - Podnews
Jan 2026
podnews.net
Historic Royal Palaces launches new Wordless Stories to tackle literacy barriers - The Bookseller
Jan 2026
www.thebookseller.com
New Trustee appointed to Historic Royal Palaces Board - GOV.UK
Jan 2026
www.gov.uk
Heritage charity removes literacy barriers with ‘wordless storytelling’ - Museums + Heritage
Jan 2026
museumsandheritage.com
Form filed
£138.6M revenue
FY2025
CCEW
Form filed
£134.4M revenue
FY2024
CCEW
Form filed
£102.5M revenue
FY2023
CCEW
Form filed
£54.4M revenue
FY2022
CCEW
Form filed
£32.7M revenue
FY2021
CCEW

Donor reviews (22)

1.9 / 5 average · includes imported Trustpilot

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★★★ refunds for tixs due to covid exposure was not honored.

4 tixs for december 22 2021 were bought while in the USA to visit tower of London. one of the travellers came up with covid and was unable to travel. i requested a refund but as of yet have not been responded. i sent an email same day 22/12/2021 about getting refund on one of the 4 tix bought , but no acknowledgement yet .

benjamin Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
★★★★★ A thumbs up from me

I've been to the Tower of London twice in the last few years and would whole heartly recommend that people put aside a minimum of 4-5 hours to take all aspects of the Tower in. Today I had to cancel my next scheduled visit. Here's my email:I phoned  033303206000 this morning when I had found out my train had been cancelled due to Storm Eunice. I was meant to be bringing my 7 years old nephew to London, as I had for his sister and brother (who loved knights school) in previous years when they were studying the Great Fire of London.I was contacting the company to ask for our tickets for our Tower of London visit to be rescheduled until April 2022. He was so friendly and even though I had booked my tickets through Visit Britain and therefore could not address my request to reschedule, he was Googling the contact information I would need to contact Visit Britain easily.I've ended the day being able to reschedule everything except our Mary Poppins theatre tickets. I just wanted to say thank you to the man I spoke to for his kindness and warmth in such as short conversation.So looking forward to being at the Tower in April 2022 with my sister and nephew.

Deb Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
Dreadful service from an organisation I thought would be beyond reproach…

Dreadful service from an organisation I thought would be above reproach. 3 months ago we bought tickets to Kensington Palace for an exhibition. Travelling 100 miles eachway necesitated and overnight stay at a hotel and lots of other expense. We turned up at the allotted time to be told our tickets had been cancelled due to a private function - staff training. 8 phone calls and 8 promises of an escalation of the complaint had receieved precisiely no action whatsoever. Not even an apology let alone compensation. How can they just cancel tickets like that with no warning and on top of that their customer service is none extistant.

Paul Nixon Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
SUPERBLOOM the least super or bloom…

SUPERBLOOM the least super or bloom thing I have ever seen. We expected less flowers due to the dry spell but not the dry wasteland we were met with. My wildflower selection at home was a thousand times better. When we tried to get a refund we were advised to go to our ticket provider (See Tickets) & they would see the tickets hadn't been used & would refund is.....they said sorry "no refunds" so buy the tickets to see the flowers don't use them as the flowers were dead & no you can't get a refund. Very poor after sales service. Shame on you!

ann smith Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
No Super Bloom only Sadly Brown

There are sadly no Blooms, and nothing was Super. Its clear that nothing has been done to keep the blooms alive during a dry summer.A total disappointment topped off by the tickets being non refundable. Unless it rains, or they water it, its not worth your cost in either time or money.Dont buy a ticket to this event, unless it rains a lot and you check that the colours are back. At the moment, its only Super Brown. Hugely Disappointed.

UK Speegles Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
★★★★★ The Glass Rooms Dining

We had a wonderful time we had when visiting the glass rooms on Saturday 13th August. We stumbled upon the glass room after exiting the superbloom and asked if it would be ok to come in for a drink and admire the amazing view. Jonny greeted us gave us a table with a great view, he chatted with us and made us feel so welcome. It was a wonderful end to my birthday, amazing views, amazing cocktails and amazing customer experience!

JS Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
Necklace

Bought a necklace online, payment went through no issues and received the necklace. Then received a letter from a debt collection agency saying I hadn't paid! Threatened me with court if I didn't pay the £55!! If there was an issue with the payment which there wasn't then why send out the order?? Shocking service and will never use them again!! Avoid at all costs

Nick Mulholland Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
My review is about how HRP treated their members during Covid

My review is actually about how HRP treated their members during Covid. We couldn’t visit but HRP did not extend our membership to let us visit when they opened again. When I contacted them, they said my membership was a donation but they would give me 15 months membership for 12 month fee if I signed up for a new membership by DD when in fact that offer is open to all so wasn’t a compensation at all. Worst still was that we bought our son and his family a gift membership for Christmas 2019 and they never got to use it - if they sell something as a gift - how can they then class it as a donation? Well that is what they did - it was a complete waste of money and I would encourage anyone not to do it. My other memberships were extended without me ever having to ask. Not a good look HRP!

Michael H Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
Auto Renewal rip off

Hello,I have same issue as everyone, I got auto renewal charge £120.I moved address and just realised when I checked my bank statement.Called and they told me they don’t issue refunds.How this is possible for such a big company?

Andrei Paul Bront Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot
★★★★★ Tower of London -Thanks Yeoman Warder Nev

We visited the Tower of London on Sunday 6th August, 2 x adults and 1 x 8 year old we had a great time and to be honest wished we had got their earlier as there is so much to see. However what made the day really special was the guided tour by a Beefeater (Yeoman Warder) Nev. He brought the history to life and made it amusing too with his little anecdotes, he also made time for us to get a photo with him afterwards which is a super momento of a great day out.The only let down is the fact that I emailed HRP a week before we travelled to the Tower of London with a couple of questions and did not get a reply until today - 2 days after we got back!

Good or Bad service Donor · Mar 26, 2026 Trustpilot Trustpilot

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Peer charities

Other environment in United Kingdom, by integrity assessment

Charity Score Revenue Program %
Historic Royal Palaces This page 87 £138.6 million 84%
Bronte Youth & Community Centre 89 £1.9 million 100%
Freshwater Habitats Trust 89 £2.8 million 99%
Forest of Dean Crossroads Caring for Carers 89 £1.9 million 100%
Autism Ventures 89 £871,216 100%
Thames21 Limited 89 £3.2 million 94%
St Paul'S Centre 89 £844,018 89%
Sunderland All Together Consortium Cio 89 £999,353 91%
Peak District National Park Foundation 89 £754,100 98%

Sources and verification

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Registration and legal identity
Charity Commission for England and Wales - Register of Charities
Financial filings
Charity Commission annual returns - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Charity Commission for England and Wales - Register of Charities - 11 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Donor reviews (external)
Trustpilot consumer reviews
Community reviews (verified email)
GiveRadar Community Reviews - 22 verified review(s) on file.
Supplementary verification
Wikidata structured data

Data freshness

Last updated
Mar 23, 2026
Profile completeness
85%

What we don't know

Honest gaps - our score reflects transparency, not impact

Executive compensation
Top-officer pay not disclosed
Mission statement
No self-published statement of purpose
Programs & projects
No named programs listed by the charity
Headquarters address
No street address on file
Operating reach
Countries where programs run not specified

Methodology

GiveRadar combines public registry filings, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Charity Navigator, GuideStar, and news archives into a single 0-100 integrity assessment. We don't take a cut of any donation, ever.

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Quick facts about Historic Royal Palaces

What is Historic Royal Palaces?
Historic Royal Palaces is a environment nonprofit organization, United Kingdom. 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
When was Historic Royal Palaces founded?
Historic Royal Palaces was founded in 1998.
Where is Historic Royal Palaces located?
Headquartered in United Kingdom.
What is Historic Royal Palaces's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately £100M-£1B. 84% of expenses go to program services.
Is Historic Royal Palaces trustworthy?
Historic Royal Palaces has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 87 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Historic Royal Palaces's website?
https://www.hrp.org.uk
Are donations to Historic Royal Palaces tax-deductible?
Donations may be tax-deductible for residents of United Kingdom under local rules. US donors should check whether the charity has an equivalency-determination letter or a US-based fiscal sponsor before claiming a deduction.