Arts, Culture & Heritage
2026 Free
RWA (Royal West of England Academy)

Impact Report 2025/26

The RWA's Impact Report 2025/26, shared 16 October 2026, reports more than 128,000 visitors, 2,400+ people in learning and engagement activities, over GBP100,000 in exhibition sales supporting artists, 4,800 volunteer hours, and GBP92,000 raised through the Secret Postcard Auction.

View Report
Report snapshot
44 Views

About

An independent art gallery charity in Bristol presenting exhibitions, supporting artists and delivering learning programmes for all ages

Key Metrics

Visitors welcomed 128,000+ visitors welcomed to the RWA in 2025-26 for ambitious exhibitions and public programmes
Learning and engagement 2,400+ people took part in learning and engagement activities connecting people of all ages with art
Volunteer hours 4,800 volunteer hours contributed to support the RWA; Secret Postcard Auction raised £92,000 for charitable work

Key Outcomes

  • Artists supported through exhibitions, professional development and over GBP100,000 in exhibition sales
  • Audiences connected with world-class artists and ideas, building lifelong relationships with art across communities
  • Grade II* listed cultural landmark preserved and sustained as an independent charity raising over GBP1m a year

Geography

South West

Related reports

All Arts, Culture & Heritage reports →
Historic Royal Palaces

2024/25 Annual Review

2025 Enhanced
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £138,600,000 and total expenditure £108,350,000 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1068852); 5 million people welcomed through palace gates; £138.6m income...
Key Metric 2
Over 160,000 members making 300,000+ visits generating £5.8m membership income plus £814k Gift Aid; 217,400 £1 Universal Credit tickets sold; 304,000 visitors to Untold...
Key Metric 3
89% of visitors gained a better understanding of stories (discovery); 83% felt happier after their visit (joy); 76% were inspired to learn more; 28,365...
83% of visitors felt happier after their visit; 89% gained better understanding of palace stories; 94% charitable activities allocation of total expenditure; Tomorrow's Tower campaign secured £1.9m including £1m from Sandys Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund development grant
Arts, Culture & Heritage Sustainability
Read report
National Youth Jazz Orchestra

National Youth Jazz Orchestra Annual Report 2024–25

2025 Enhanced
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,943 young people reached across 279 learning sessions in 16 programmes; 46 public performances reaching 8,517 audience members
Key Metric 2
100+ Emerging Professionals supported with 159 paid performance opportunities; 32% from regions beyond London; 32% from African, Asian, Caribbean or Mixed Heritage backgrounds
Key Metric 3
46% of Under-18 participants receive bursaries; 46% benefit from free access (Pupil Premium, free school meals or low-income families)
Largest single concert audience of 1,500 for British Standard Time at Berlin's Konzerthaus; NYJO Under 18s alumni have gone on to Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds Conservatoire and Cambridge University
Arts, Culture & Heritage London
Read report