The NRTF recognises that the sector is made up of a number of key constituents including touring schemes, voluntary promoters, small scale venues and festivals, performing companies and artists and other organisations that support small scale touring The NRTF is a registered charity and a limited company and a regularly funded organisation of Arts Council England In 2011 NRTF applied successfully to become one of the Arts Council National Portfolio Organisations In 2004 NRTF became an Arts Council England Regularly Funded Organisation