01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 August 2000
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01350939
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £1,631,655
- Latest expenditure
- £1,592,445
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS, AIM Office, National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4FW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.aim-museums.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) connects, supports and represents independent museums in the UK. We are a membership organisation with approximately 1200 organisational and individual members.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,631,655
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,592,445
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,132,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,560,766
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,922,618
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,273,352
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £893,648
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £983,404
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £992,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £987,055
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,631,655
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,592,445
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £735,123
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,132,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,560,766
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £157,586
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,922,618
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,273,352
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £133,488
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £893,648
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £983,404
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £34,236
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 5 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £992,767
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £987,055
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 22 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1619900
- Income Investments
- 3026
- Income Other
- 8729
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1631655
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,592,445
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1592445
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 721039
- Expenditure Governance
- 19350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 81388
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £262,753
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £807,697
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £124,512
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £683,185
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 124512
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £632,951
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 262753
- Funds Restricted
- 420432
- Funds Total
- 683185
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1119885
- Income Investments
- 3569
- Income Other
- 8861
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1132315
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,560,766
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1560766
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 683580
- Expenditure Governance
- 22411
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 87542
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £242,505
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £798,407
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £154,432
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £643,975
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 154432
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £550,345
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 242506
- Funds Restricted
- 401469
- Funds Total
- 643975
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 16 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1912394
- Income Investments
- 2678
- Income Other
- 7546
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1922618
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,273,352
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1273352
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 601302
- Expenditure Governance
- 13051
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 90853
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £289,900
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,150,469
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £78,044
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,072,425
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 78044
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £584,742
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 289900
- Funds Restricted
- 782525
- Funds Total
- 1072425
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 887363
- Income Investments
- 794
- Income Other
- 5491
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 893648
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £983,404
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 983404
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 671634
- Expenditure Governance
- 10915
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 75907
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £276,436
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £560,066
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £136,907
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £423,159
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 123484
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 13423
- Assets Cash
- £401,314
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 276436
- Funds Restricted
- 146723
- Funds Total
- 423159
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 5 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 987951
- Income Investments
- 369
- Income Other
- 4447
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 992767
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £987,055
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 987055
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 559337
- Expenditure Governance
- 12030
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 82075
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £330,346
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £743,260
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £230,345
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £512,915
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 230345
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £673,042
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 330346
- Funds Restricted
- 182569
- Funds Total
- 512915
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2000-08-30T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 FEB 1978AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 MAY 1998AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10 AUG 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAY 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 JUN 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JUN 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JUN 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 DEC 2020 as amended on 15 Jun 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, THE CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND HERITAGE ORGANISATIONS. IN RESPECT OF THIS THE COMPANY DEFINES INDEPENDENCE AS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN DECISIONS, BEING ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEM, AND FOR NOT BEING SUBJECT TO ANOTHER’S AUTHORITY, NOR DEPENDENT ON ANOTHER FOR YOUR EXISTENCE.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND ISLE OF MAN
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 476748
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- AIM
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures