ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS
Registered charity 1082215 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AIM
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) connects, supports and represents independent museums in the UK. We are a membership organisation with approximately 1200 organisational and individual members.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £262,753, which is in excess of the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £240,000 (six months of payroll and operating costs). The charity reported a net income increase of £39,210 for the year, supported by secured Arts Council England funding until March 2028, indicating a financially solid footing with adequate resources to continue operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of payroll and operating costs (around £240,000) (held: £263k)
“In early 2025 the Trustees agreed that AIM should hold a general, free cash reserve of at least six months of payroll and operating costs, which amounts to around £240,000 for 2026.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.0 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 (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alexander Michael Ratcliffe
- Alexander Rowan Patterson
- Angela Caroline Spreadbury · trustee of 1 other charity
- Carol King · trustee of 1 other charity
- Charlotte Louise Morgan
- Christine Bernath
- Dr Camilla Mary Stewart
- Dr Laura Frances Crossley
- Elizabeth Victoria Power
- Laura Gretchen Sears
- Nathaniel Timothy Hepburn · trustee of 1 other charity
- Philip Graham Dolling
- Rhiannon Goddard
- Sajida Carr
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £262,753, which is in excess of the trustees' stated reserves policy target of approximately £240,000 (six months of payroll and operating costs). The charity reported a net income increase of £39,210 for the year, supported by secured Arts Council England funding until March 2028, indicating a financially solid footing with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.
Who funds ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS as a grant recipient include THE PILGRIM TRUST, THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST, THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUST, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.
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