THE DESIGN MUSEUM
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The principal activity of The Design Museum is to operate charitable and educational activities located at the Museum in London and the trading activities of the subsidiary, Design Museum Enterprises Limited.
Latest income
£17.2m
Expenditure
£14.9m
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 | £10.1m | £8.5m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £8.2m | £11.5m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £8.9m | £11.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £12.4m | £13.9m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £17.2m | £14.9m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £4.1m |
| Charitable activities | £7.6m |
| Trading | £5.4m |
| Investment income | £84k |
| Total income | £17.2m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £9.0m |
| Raising funds | £5.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £124k |
| Total expenditure | £14.9m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £0 |
| Total funds | £30.9m |
| — restricted | £561k |
| — unrestricted | £30.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £30.9m |
| Cash | £4.3m |
People
| Employees | 191 |
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
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- 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.