THACKRAY MEDICAL MUSEUM COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1016169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THACKRAY MUSEUM

The Thackray Museum is one of the UK's leading medical museums. This is the place to explore, discover and marvel at the exciting story of modern medicine. Find the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian Leeds, and wonder at the medical treatments and practices that were applied in the past.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £553,122 for the year, resulting in a significant decrease in its general reserves. The trustees note that free reserves stood at a deficit of (£45,227), which is below the stated policy target of three months' operational costs (£325,000). Despite these deficits and an unpredictable economic climate, the trustees maintain that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BHP LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (52% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Cornelius Kaiper-Holmeschair
• Dr Amritpal Kaur Riat
• Dr Hamish Angus McClure
• Dr Michael John Lewis
• Elizabeth Emma Moss
• Joanne Norry
• Lucy Michelle McCabe
• Luke Farley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Martin David Dickson
• Rojin Sahindal
• Sam Dixon
• Tracy Maureen Fowler

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE THACKRAY MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST.

• THE THACKRAY MEDICAL RESEARCH TRUST income £241k
• THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE income £13.7m
• SHEFFIELD MUSEUMS TRUST income £5.5m
• CATALYST SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTRE AND MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED income £861k
• THROMBOSIS UK income £293k
• THE FOUNDLING MUSEUM income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

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