The ban on Royal Albert Hall trustees profiting from the sale of their debenture seat tickets has been overturned by its members.
 
In April, the Hall’s trustees endorsed a by-law to prevent such activity, following controversy over £100,000 worth of tickets being sold on.

But at the AGM of the Hall’s charity the Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences last week, seat-holders voted to reverse the ruling.

A spokesperson for the charity released the following statement: “At the meeting, after considered debate, the members decided not to support the council’s recommended by-law limiting the sale of tickets above face value by members of council.

“The council will continue to address the complex issues of the Hall’s governance and is in continuing discussions with the Charity Commission.”

When the issue arose two months ago, Albert Hall president Peta Travis said that trustees had done nothing illegal but that their ability to sell surplus tickets commercially had “caused concern and misunderstanding”.

Travis was unanimously re-elected at last week’s AGM, saying that she would “continue to strive to uphold the highest standards of governance in the charity”.