THE BRITISH MUSEUM FRIENDS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To support and assist the British Museum in maintaining and expanding its collections and services to scholars and to the general public.
Latest income
£6.9m
Expenditure
£6.8m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £5.1m | £1.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £8.0m | £8.6m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £6.1m | £9.1m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £6.2m | £6.4m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £6.9m | £6.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £262k |
| Charitable activities | £6.5m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £122k |
| Total income | £6.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £6.8m |
| Raising funds | £6k |
| Grants to institutions | £4.9m |
| Governance | £13k |
| Total expenditure | £6.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.9m |
| Total funds | £1.9m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £1.9m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.9m |
| Cash | £1.5m |
People
| Employees | 17 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.