CCEW Charity Commission profile

MUSEUM OF BRANDS

Registered charity 1093538 · organisation 3990977

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
23 August 2002
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04402961
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£850,674
Latest expenditure
£1,043,314
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Museum of Brands, 111-117 Lancaster Road, London, W11 1QT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.museumofbrands.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The object of the charity are to advance the education of the public in design and in particular the subjects of advertising and packaging history. Establish and maintain a museum of advertising and packaging to be open to the public for displaying exhibitions.

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
30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£850,674
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,043,314
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
30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£784,012
Total Gross Expenditure
£942,950
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
17 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£984,899
Total Gross Expenditure
£983,208
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
23 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
23 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£793,009
Total Gross Expenditure
£901,358
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
31 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£800,790
Total Gross Expenditure
£528,099

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
30 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£850,674
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,043,314
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
No
Count Volunteers
28
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
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£784,012
Total Gross Expenditure
£942,950
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
No
Count Volunteers
35
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
17 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£984,899
Total Gross Expenditure
£983,208
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
No
Count Volunteers
97
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
23 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£793,009
Total Gross Expenditure
£901,358
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£12,543
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
128
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
31 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£800,790
Total Gross Expenditure
£528,099
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£44
Income From Government Grants
£433,319
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
96

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
30 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
118657
Income Other Trading Activities
356183
Income Charitable Activities
373687
Income Investments
2147
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
850674
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£24,838
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£627,658
Expenditure Other
390818
Expenditure Total
1043314
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
1600
Expenditure Governance
7145
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
28454
Gain Loss Investment
2147
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-980
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£169,427
Assets Total Fixed
206984
Assets Own Use
206984
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£159,534
Assets Total Liabilities
£495,125
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£128,607
Creditors One Year Total Current
136025
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
359100
Assets Cash
£14,906
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-143607
Funds Restricted
15000
Funds Total
-128607
Count Employees
11
Consolidated 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
30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
92501
Income Other Trading Activities
380129
Income Charitable Activities
308130
Income Investments
3252
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
784012
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£31,829
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£584,796
Expenditure Other
326325
Expenditure Total
942950
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
29971
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£47,313
Assets Total Fixed
234457
Assets Own Use
234457
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£264,205
Assets Total Liabilities
£445,369
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£53,293
Creditors One Year Total Current
143952
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
301417
Assets Cash
£72,913
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
47313
Funds Restricted
5980
Funds Total
53293
Count Employees
13
Consolidated 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
17 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
263705
Income Other Trading Activities
386506
Income Charitable Activities
291449
Income Investments
2774
Income Other
40465
Income Total Income And Endowments
984899
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£31,829
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£951,379
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
983208
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
4745
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
32992
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£169,427
Assets Total Fixed
263189
Assets Own Use
263189
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£460,478
Assets Total Liabilities
£532,300
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£191,367
Creditors One Year Total Current
190883
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
341417
Assets Cash
£241,639
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
169427
Funds Restricted
21940
Funds Total
191367
Count Employees
13
Consolidated 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
23 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
199232
Income Other Trading Activities
310804
Income Charitable Activities
225763
Income Investments
240
Income Other
56970
Income Total Income And Endowments
793009
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£33,829
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£867,529
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
901358
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3708
Expenditure Support Costs
56434
Expenditure Depreciation
32829
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£174,244
Assets Total Fixed
284451
Assets Own Use
284451
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£682,091
Assets Total Liabilities
£776,866
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£189,676
Creditors One Year Total Current
395449
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
381417
Assets Cash
£303,626
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
174244
Funds Restricted
15432
Funds Total
189676
Count Employees
13
Consolidated 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
31 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
576648
Income Other Trading Activities
122588
Income Charitable Activities
101554
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
800790
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£41,584
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£218,452
Expenditure Other
268063
Expenditure Total
528099
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2300
Expenditure Support Costs
59617
Expenditure Depreciation
43585
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£242,821
Assets Total Fixed
315378
Assets Own Use
315378
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£610,706
Assets Total Liabilities
£628,059
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£298,025
Creditors One Year Total Current
206642
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
421417
Assets Cash
£392,520
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
242821
Funds Restricted
55204
Funds Total
298025
Count Employees
12
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kensington And Chelsea
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
MUSEUM OF BRANDS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2002-08-23T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 MARCH 2002 AS AMENDED 19 AUGUST 2002 AND 30 JUNE 2006 as amended on 23 May 2019
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN DESIGN AND IN PARTICULAR THE SUBJECTS OF ADVERTISING AND PACKAGING. (PLEASE SEE COPY OF THE SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON FILE FOR DETAILS).
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
402517
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
MUSEUM OF BRANDS, PACKAGING AND ADVERTISING
Charity Name Id
402520
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
MUSEUM OF PACKAGING AND ADVERTISING

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff