THE BRUNEL MUSEUM

Registered charity 1003287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRUNEL ENGINE HOUSE, BRUNEL EXHIBITION ROTHERHITHE, THE BRUNEL EXHIBITION ROTHERHITHE, THE BRUNELMUSEUM

To preserve and encourage preservation of the Brunel Engine House, Rotherhithe and surrounding area;To educate the public with regard to the engineering works of Marc and Isambard Brunel;To provide a recreational facility for the public at Rotherhithe and to enhance the surrounding area.

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Latest income
£485k
Latest spending
£473k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves stood at £471,234, comprising £69,246 in unrestricted funds. The trustees reported an improving financial position driven by increased visitor numbers and commercial activities, expressing confidence in the charity's path to financial sustainability. The going concern assessment confirmed sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Brunel Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£485k£473k
31/12/2023£198k£249k
31/12/2022£349k£225k
31/12/2021£338k£397k
31/12/2020£429k£345k

Common questions

Is THE BRUNEL MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total reserves stood at £471,234, comprising £69,246 in unrestricted funds. The trustees reported an improving financial position driven by increased visitor numbers and commercial activities, expressing confidence in the charity's path to financial sustainability. The going concern assessment confirmed sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRUNEL MUSEUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRUNEL MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2024£50kTowards the Collections Access Coordinator.
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£12kMuseum
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kCulture and the environment
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2021£7k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMSFY2023£300AIM Training Grants
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMSFY2022£300Funding to cover day 2 ticket, travel and accommodation to attend the MA conference.
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£730Grant to Brunel Museum
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/04/2020£57k"COVID 19: The Brunel Museum"
UK government25/06/2019£20kPHOTOGRAPH OF ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL BY THE LAUNCHING CHAINS OF SS GREAT EASTERN (1857)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/06/2019£2.3m"The Brunel Museum Reinvented"
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2017£1kGrant to Brunel Museum
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/10/2012£10k"A Tranquil Waterway leading to the Uttermost Ends of the Earth"
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2006£5kSummer Playscheme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/08/2004£50k"Brunel - International Genius, Rotherhithe's Hero"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/07/2003£5k"This Group Operates To Celebrate And Preserve The Work Of Marc Isambard Brunel And Isambard Kingdom Brunel On The Rotherhithe Tunnel. The P"

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BROMLEY HOUSE LIBRARY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRUNEL MUSEUM£485k—0unclear—no doubt
BROMLEY HOUSE LIBRARY FY2025£505k—0unclear—no doubt
Heritage and Communities Trust FY2025£172k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£276k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTERN LOCOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GUNNERSBURY MUSEUM AND PARK DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£2.5m£90,000 - £99,9991below—no doubt

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