LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 12 September 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £217,771
Latest expenditure: £252,120
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM, 20 CRANBOURN STREET, LONDON, WC2H 7AA

Website recorded by the regulator: ltmuseumfriends.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The advancement of public education in the history of transport and assisting and encouraging the work and activities of the London Transport Museum, including work and activity carried out jointly. This is achieved by giving grants to the London Transport Museum; volunteer support; giving our members a quarterly magazine; and by arranging talks and visits to places of transport interest.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 30 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £217,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £252,120

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: 8 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £427,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £402,471

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: 22 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £153,597
Total Gross Expenditure: £194,249

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: 6 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £140,044
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,708

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £211,901
Total Gross Expenditure: £170,562

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 30 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £217,771
Total Gross Expenditure: £252,120
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 8 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £427,275
Total Gross Expenditure: £402,471
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 19

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 22 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £153,597
Total Gross Expenditure: £194,249
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 175

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 6 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £140,044
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,708
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 27

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £211,901
Total Gross Expenditure: £170,562
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 175

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-05-15T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 262844
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 262844
Assoc Charity Name: THE CHARLES SPARKS RELIEF IN SICKNESS FUND

Charity Name: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-09-12T00:00:00

Charity Name: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-05-15T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 285108
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 285108
Assoc Charity Name: THE FRIENDS OF THE LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Sep 2019
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORT, AND IN PARTICULAR BY ASSISTING AND ENCOURAGING THE WORK AND ACTIVITIES OF LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM, INCLUDING WORK AND ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT JOINTLY OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY OTHER MUSEUM ART GALLERY PRESERVATION SOCIETY OR SIMILAR ORGANISATION.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 619725
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

Charity Name Id: 619727
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS

Charity Name Id: 619726
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF THE LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures