MUSEUM OF LONDON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 2 December 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £128,542,000
Latest expenditure: £26,770,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MUSEUM OF LONDON, 150 LONDON WALL, LONDON, EC2Y 5HN

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Museum of London tells the story of one of the world's greatest cities and its people. As the single most important source of knowledge on the capital, the Museum is, uniquely, a national, regional and local organisation. With over a million items in its collection, it is the largest social history Museum in the world.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £128,542,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,770,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,674,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,870,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,132,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,514,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £49,353,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,851,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £36,250,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,441,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £128,542,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,770,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £109,981,000
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 10
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 6
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 3
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 2
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 2
Count Volunteers: 325

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £99,674,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,870,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £69,741,000
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 8
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 8
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Salary Band 200001 250000: 1
Count Volunteers: 265

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,132,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,514,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £51,436,000
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 4
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 2
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 328

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £49,353,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,851,000
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £37,080,000
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 5
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 7
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 2
Count Salary Band 150001 200000: 1
Count Volunteers: 283

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £36,250,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,441,000
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £26,678,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 9
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000: 1
Count Volunteers: 273

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 17243000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1898000
Income Charitable Activities: 374000
Income Investments: 2456000
Income Other: 106571000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 128542000
Income Legacies: 175000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,013,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £21,615,000
Expenditure Other: 3142000
Expenditure Total: 26770000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 43000
Expenditure Governance: 155000
Expenditure Support Costs: 4276000
Expenditure Depreciation: 4226000
Gain Loss Investment: 162000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 31000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £6,665,000
Assets Total Fixed: 131208000
Assets Own Use: 126999000
Assets Long Term Investment: 4209000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -462000
Assets Other Assets: £88,636,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £30,768,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £188,614,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 26315000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4453000
Assets Cash: £72,375,000
Funds Endowment: 2178000
Funds Unrestricted: 126452000
Funds Restricted: 59984000
Funds Total: 188614000
Count Employees: 267
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 16379000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1783000
Income Charitable Activities: 508000
Income Investments: 1055000
Income Other: 79949000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 99674000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,839,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £19,863,000
Expenditure Other: 50168000
Expenditure Total: 71870000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 177000
Expenditure Support Costs: 3513000
Expenditure Depreciation: 2931000
Gain Loss Investment: 115000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 5222000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £7,042,000
Assets Total Fixed: 34562000
Assets Own Use: 30515000
Assets Long Term Investment: 4047000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -510000
Assets Other Assets: £73,298,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,701,000
Assets Current Investment: 4000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £86,649,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15861000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4840000
Assets Cash: £35,603,000
Funds Endowment: 2094000
Funds Unrestricted: 24251000
Funds Restricted: 60304000
Funds Total: 86649000
Count Employees: 252
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 17020000
Income Other Trading Activities: 2003000
Income Charitable Activities: 384000
Income Investments: 231000
Income Other: 41494000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 61132000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,991,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £23,337,000
Expenditure Other: 31186000
Expenditure Total: 57514000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 162000
Expenditure Support Costs: 7442000
Expenditure Depreciation: 3572000
Gain Loss Investment: -42000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 53386000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £7,878,000
Assets Total Fixed: 31575000
Assets Own Use: 27643000
Assets Long Term Investment: 3932000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -5409000
Assets Other Assets: £42,855,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £15,513,000
Assets Current Investment: 4000000
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £53,508,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10278000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5235000
Assets Cash: £25,650,000
Funds Endowment: 2034000
Funds Unrestricted: 21770000
Funds Restricted: 29704000
Funds Total: 53508000
Count Employees: 263
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 16035000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1623000
Income Charitable Activities: 108000
Income Investments: 119000
Income Other: 31468000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 49353000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,779,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £21,282,000
Expenditure Other: 22790000
Expenditure Total: 46851000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 154000
Expenditure Support Costs: 7964000
Expenditure Depreciation: 3374000
Gain Loss Investment: 284000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 13664000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,533,000
Assets Total Fixed: 34368000
Assets Own Use: 30394000
Assets Long Term Investment: 3974000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -54375000
Assets Other Assets: £29,756,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,203,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£3,454,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7503000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5700000
Assets Cash: £22,537,000
Funds Endowment: 2056000
Funds Unrestricted: -24376000
Funds Restricted: 18866000
Funds Total: -3454000
Count Employees: 244
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 17001000
Income Other Trading Activities: 506000
Income Charitable Activities: 222000
Income Investments: 130000
Income Other: 18391000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 36250000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,366,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £18,937,000
Expenditure Other: 18138000
Expenditure Total: 39441000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 139000
Expenditure Support Costs: 6149000
Expenditure Depreciation: 3543000
Gain Loss Investment: 726000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: -19311000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,212,000
Assets Total Fixed: 36469000
Assets Own Use: 32779000
Assets Long Term Investment: 3690000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -63289000
Assets Other Assets: £20,121,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £13,205,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£19,904,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 7012000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 6193000
Assets Cash: £16,775,000
Funds Endowment: 1909000
Funds Unrestricted: -32006000
Funds Restricted: 10193000
Funds Total: -19904000
Count Employees: 260
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MUSEUM OF LONDON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-12-02T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MUSEUM OF LONDON ACT 1965
Charitable Objects: GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD(1) SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE BOARD:(A) TO CARE FOR, PRESERVE AND ADD TO THE OBJECTS IN THEIR COLLECTIONS;(B) TO SECURE THAT THOSE OBJECTS ARE EXHIBITED TO THE PUBLIC AND MADE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS SEEKING TO INSPECT THEM IN CONNECTION WITH STUDY OR RESEARCH; AND(C) GENERALLY TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY LONDON AND OF ITS SOCIETY AND CULTURE, BOTH BY MEANS OF THEIR COLLECTIONS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THEY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.(2) THE BOARD MAY, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS THEY THINK NECESSARY OR EXPEDIENT FOR THOSE PURPOSES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS UNDER THIS ACT.(3) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF SUBSECTION (2) ABOVE, FOR THE PURPOSES MENTIONED IN SUBSECTION (1) ABOVE THE BOARD MAY:(A) PROVIDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES AND UNDERTAKE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH LAND IN LONDON, PUBLISH INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES AND THE UNDERTAKING OF SUCH INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH AND THE PUBLISHING OF SUCH INFORMATION;(B) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (4) BELOW, ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY LAND OR ANY ESTATE OR INTEREST IN LAND.(4) THE BOARD SHALL NOT ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY LAND OR ANY ESTATE OR INTEREST IN LAND WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CORPORATION AND SUCH CONSENT MAY BE GIVEN SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS AS THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CORPORATION CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.(5) IN THIS SECTION ("LONDON") INCLUDES ALL GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING REGION.
Area Of Benefit: ALL GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING REGION

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 689518
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LONDON MUSEUM

Charity Name Id: 405770
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MOL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures