Patrimonio Nacional
The Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional, which official documents may also call “Patrimonio Nacional”, is a Spanish public-law entity (entidad de Derecho público) with its own legal personality, created by Ley 23/1982, de 16 de junio, reguladora del Patrimonio Nacional (BOE no. 148, 22 June 1982; in force 12 July 1982). It is not a company and is not entered in the Registro Mercantil. Its tax identification number is NIF S2801002C, where the letter S marks a public-administration body, and its code in the State public-sector inventory is INV00001266. Its seat is the Palacio Real de Madrid. As a statutory body it has no commercial-register status such as “active” or “dissolved”; it exists while the 1982 Act is in force.
Under article 1 of the Act, the purpose of Patrimonio Nacional is to manage and administer State-owned property assigned to the use and service of the King and the Royal Family for the high representation that the Constitution gives them. Article 4 lists that property: the Palacio Real de Madrid and the Campo del Moro; the royal palaces of Aranjuez, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, La Granja and Riofrío; El Pardo, palace and woodland; La Zarzuela and La Quinta; the Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca; and the State-owned movable collections inventoried in those buildings. Article 5 adds rights of governance over twelve foundations known as Reales Patronatos, among them the Descalzas Reales and La Encarnación in Madrid, the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Las Huelgas in Burgos. These assets cannot be sold (article 6).
Where this is compatible with that primary use, the entity must open the assets for cultural, scientific and educational purposes and protect the natural areas it manages, such as El Pardo, Riofrío and La Herrería (article 3). In practice it runs the palaces and monasteries as visitor sites, provides the settings for official State events, and since summer 2023 has operated the Galería de las Colecciones Reales in Madrid. The preamble of Real Decreto 261/2026, de 1 de abril, which reorganised its internal structure, records that opening.
Its financial scale is shown in its 2025 annual accounts, filed in the State’s public-sector accounts register. Final budget credits were EUR 197.16m (initial EUR 148.69m) and recognised obligations were EUR 138.62m. Of net recognised revenue of EUR 145.19m, museum admissions brought EUR 32.29m, current transfers from the State budget EUR 66.99m and capital transfers EUR 19.07m. These are entity-level budget figures. The Intervención General de la Administración del Estado (IGAE) gave an unqualified opinion on the 2025 accounts. It noted that parts of the management report were incomplete and that the fixed-asset inventory module did not reconcile with the balance sheet.
Sources
- Ley 23/1982, de 16 de junio, reguladora del Patrimonio Nacional, consolidated text, BOE-A-1982-15230: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-15230 (published 22 June 1982; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 496/1987, de 18 de marzo, Reglamento de la Ley 23/1982, consolidated text, BOE-A-1987-9161 (arts. 1 and 2, as amended 7 April 2026): https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1987-9161 (retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 261/2026, de 1 de abril, BOE no. 85 of 7 April 2026, BOE-A-2026-7823: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2026-7823 (retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Registro de Cuentas Anuales del Sector Público (IGAE), Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional, financial year 2025: XBRL accounts (identifies NIF S2801002C, INVENTE INV00001266) and IGAE audit report, Plan de Auditoría 2026: https://www.pap.hacienda.gob.es/Recuenta/Views/Buscador.aspx?modulo=6&refer=E%7C25103%7CR%7C2025 (retrieved 26 October 2026)
Registration details
Officers
Directors and officers of Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional
Article 8.1 of Ley 23/1982 says the Consejo de Administración consists of a President, a Gerente (general manager) and up to thirteen members. The Council of Ministers appoints all of them by Real Decreto on a proposal from the Prime Minister. The President and the Gerente are senior State officials (altos cargos) and must be chosen from career civil servants in Subgroup A1. This block lists only these two executive posts, as published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.
| Name | Role | Appointed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana de la Cueva Fernández | Presidenta del Consejo de Administración | Real Decreto 597/2021, de 20 de julio (BOE 21 July 2021) | BOE-A-2021-12165 |
| Ana María Robles González | Gerente del Consejo de Administración | Real Decreto 471/2026, de 9 de junio (BOE 10 June 2026) | BOE-A-2026-12524 |
Ana de la Cueva Fernández is still described as Presidenta in Real Decreto 754/2026 of 23 September 2026 (BOE 25 September 2026). A BOE title search found no later decree ending her appointment, and none ending the Gerente’s.
Recent officer changes
- 10 June 2026: María Dolores Menéndez Company left the post of Gerente (Real Decreto 470/2026, BOE-A-2026-12523) and Ana María Robles González was appointed (Real Decreto 471/2026, BOE-A-2026-12524). Menéndez Company had held the post since Real Decreto 761/2021 (BOE 1 September 2021).
- 21 July 2021: María de los Llanos Castellanos Garijo left the presidency (Real Decreto 593/2021, BOE-A-2021-12161) and Ana de la Cueva Fernández was appointed (Real Decreto 597/2021).
Data availability
This body is not a company, so it has no directors in the company-law sense. Its executive posts are filled by Real Decreto, and the appointments and removals are published in Section II.A of the BOE. The BOE title search used here also returned the full series of earlier presidents and gerentes back to 1982, which confirms that it finds these decrees. The other Council members are not listed here.
Sources
- Ley 23/1982, art. 8.1 (as amended by Ley 40/2015), BOE-A-1982-15230: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-15230 (retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 597/2021, de 20 de julio, BOE-A-2021-12165: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2021-12165 (published 21 July 2021; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 593/2021, de 20 de julio, BOE-A-2021-12161: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2021-12161 (published 21 July 2021; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 471/2026, de 9 de junio, BOE-A-2026-12524: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2026-12524 (published 10 June 2026; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 470/2026, de 9 de junio, BOE-A-2026-12523: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2026-12523 (published 10 June 2026; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 761/2021, de 31 de agosto, BOE-A-2021-14319: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2021-14319 (published 1 September 2021; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 754/2026, de 23 de septiembre, BOE-A-2026-19923: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2026-19923 (published 25 September 2026; retrieved 26 October 2026)
Group Structure
Group structure of Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional
Patrimonio Nacional belongs to no corporate group. It is a State public-law entity, and its tie to the government is administrative dependence, not ownership. Article 1 of Ley 23/1982 makes it organically dependent on the Presidencia del Gobierno. Article 1.5 of Real Decreto 204/2024 says this dependence runs through the Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes. Its 2025 budget records transfers “from the department to which it is attached”.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Relationship | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes | Ministry of attachment (dependence, not ownership) | Ley 23/1982 art. 1; RD 204/2024 art. 1.5 | BOE-A-1982-15230; BOE-A-2024-3790 |
| Reales Patronatos (twelve foundations listed in art. 5 of Ley 23/1982) | Patrimonio Nacional holds rights of governance and administration; these are foundations, not subsidiaries, and no ownership percentage applies | Ley 23/1982 arts. 5, 7 and 8.2(h) | BOE-A-1982-15230 |
Recent structural changes
- 7 April 2026: Real Decreto 261/2026, de 1 de abril, amended the Reglamento to reorganise the entity’s internal units after the Galería de las Colecciones Reales opened. It made no change to the entity’s legal nature or attachment (BOE-A-2026-7823).
- 28 February 2024: Real Decreto 204/2024 set the current ministry of attachment, the Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes (BOE-A-2024-3790).
Data availability
The provider’s group tree has one node, the entity itself, with no parent or subsidiaries. That is consistent with the absence of corporate links. The entity has a Legal Entity Identifier, 959800FSAKMKRV29A242, registered as a resident government entity at Plaza de Oriente 9, 28071 Madrid. Its GLEIF registration status was LAPSED on 26 October 2026, after a renewal date of 27 May 2026. No GLEIF parent relationship is recorded.
Sources
- Ley 23/1982, de 16 de junio, arts. 1, 5, 7 and 8, BOE-A-1982-15230: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-1982-15230 (retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 204/2024, de 27 de febrero, estructura orgánica básica del Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes, art. 1.5, BOE-A-2024-3790: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2024-3790 (published 28 February 2024; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Real Decreto 261/2026, de 1 de abril, BOE-A-2026-7823: https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-2026-7823 (published 7 April 2026; retrieved 26 October 2026)
- Registro de Cuentas Anuales del Sector Público (IGAE), 2025 accounts (income lines 400 and 700): https://www.pap.hacienda.gob.es/Recuenta/Views/Buscador.aspx?modulo=6&refer=E%7C25103%7CR%7C2025 (retrieved 26 October 2026)
- GLEIF LEI record 959800FSAKMKRV29A242: https://api.gleif.org/api/v1/lei-records/959800FSAKMKRV29A242 (retrieved 26 October 2026)
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Patrimonio Nacional
Spain
Frequently asked questions
What does Patrimonio Nacional do?
Patrimonio Nacional (Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional, NIF S2801002C) is a Spanish State public-law entity created by Ley 23/1982 to manage the State-owned royal palaces, monasteries, woodlands and collections assigned to the Crown, opening them for cultural, scientific and educational use, including the Galería de las Colecciones Reales in Madrid.
Who owns Patrimonio Nacional?
None. Patrimonio Nacional has no share capital; under Ley 23/1982 it is a State public-law entity and the property it manages belongs to the State.
Who is Patrimonio Nacional's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
There is no ultimate beneficial owner: it is a State public-law entity with no owners, controlled under Ley 23/1982 and its Reglamento (Real Decreto 496/1987).
What is Patrimonio Nacional's company registration number?
Patrimonio Nacional is not entered in the Registro Mercantil, because it is not a company. It is identified by tax number NIF S2801002C, where the letter S marks a public-administration body, and by code INV00001266 in the State public-sector inventory.
Is Patrimonio Nacional still an active company?
It is a public body, not a company, so it has no commercial-register status such as active or dissolved; it exists while Ley 23/1982 is in force. Royal decrees of 2026, including Real Decreto 261/2026 reorganising its structure, show it still operating.
When was Patrimonio Nacional incorporated?
It was not incorporated. The Consejo de Administración del Patrimonio Nacional was created by Ley 23/1982, de 16 de junio (BOE 22 June 1982), which came into force on 12 July 1982.
What is Patrimonio Nacional's registered address?
Its seat is the Palacio Real de Madrid; its LEI record gives the address as Plaza de Oriente 9, 28071 Madrid, Spain.
What legal structure is Patrimonio Nacional registered as?
It is a Spanish entidad de Derecho público, a State public-law entity with its own legal personality, assets and treasury, governed by Ley 23/1982 and the Reglamento approved by Real Decreto 496/1987.
What is Patrimonio Nacional's revenue?
Its 2025 annual accounts (State public-sector accounts register, IGAE unqualified audit) show net recognised budget revenue of EUR 145.19m, including EUR 32.29m from museum admissions, and recognised obligations of EUR 138.62m.
Is Patrimonio Nacional listed on a stock exchange?
It is not listed on any stock exchange and has no shares; it is a public-law entity, not a company.
Who are the officers/directors of Patrimonio Nacional?
Per BOE appointment decrees, the Presidenta is Ana de la Cueva Fernández (Real Decreto 597/2021) and the Gerente is Ana María Robles González (Real Decreto 471/2026, 10 June 2026).
Does Patrimonio Nacional have a parent company or subsidiaries?
It belongs to no corporate group; it is organically dependent on the Presidencia del Gobierno through the Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes (Real Decreto 204/2024, art. 1.5), which is dependence, not ownership.
Which ministry is Patrimonio Nacional attached to?
Ley 23/1982 makes it organically dependent on the Presidencia del Gobierno, and Real Decreto 204/2024 routes that dependence through the Ministerio de la Presidencia, Justicia y Relaciones con las Cortes. This is administrative dependence, not ownership.
Does Patrimonio Nacional own the royal palaces it manages?
No. Under articles 2 and 6 of Ley 23/1982 the property it manages, such as the Palacio Real de Madrid and the palaces of Aranjuez, El Escorial and La Granja, belongs to the State and cannot be sold.
Are the Reales Patronatos subsidiaries of Patrimonio Nacional?
No. The twelve Reales Patronatos listed in article 5 of the Act, among them the Descalzas Reales and Las Huelgas, are foundations over which Patrimonio Nacional holds rights of governance and administration. No ownership percentage applies.
Who audits Patrimonio Nacional's accounts?
The State's Intervención General (IGAE) audits them, and its budget forms part of the Presupuestos Generales del Estado. The IGAE gave an unqualified opinion on the 2025 accounts.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Patrimonio Nacional's ownership over time?
This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot. Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to Patrimonio Nacional's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.
Can I access Patrimonio Nacional's data through an API?
Yes. Zavia's API connects directly to official government ownership registries across 195 countries and territories, including Spain, so records like Patrimonio Nacional's registration, shareholder, UBO, and group-structure data can be queried programmatically instead of viewed one page at a time.
Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This profile of Patrimonio Nacional was researched by Zavia from primary sources (official registers, filings and the company's own publications), each cited in the sections above, and was last checked on 26 October 2026.