MUSEUM OF LONDON
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£129m
Expenditure
£26.8m
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 | £36.3m | £39.4m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £49.4m | £46.9m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £61.1m | £57.5m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £99.7m | £71.9m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £129m | £26.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £17.2m |
| Charitable activities | £374k |
| Trading | £1.9m |
| Investment income | £2.5m |
| Total income | £129m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £21.6m |
| Raising funds | £2.0m |
| Grants to institutions | £43k |
| Governance | £155k |
| Total expenditure | £26.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.7m |
| Total funds | £189m |
| — restricted | £60.0m |
| — unrestricted | £126m |
| — endowment | £2.2m |
| Total assets | £189m |
| Cash | £72.4m |
People
| Employees | 267 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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.