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THE BRITISH MUSEUM FRIENDS

Registered charity 1086080 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support and assist the British Museum in maintaining and expanding its collections and services to scholars and to the general public.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£6.9m
Latest spending
£6.8m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £1.9 million, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £0.5m to £1.0m. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£6.9m
Total spending
£6.8m
Cost of raising funds
£6k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.9m£6.8m
31/03/2024£6.2m£6.4m
31/03/2023£6.1m£9.1m
31/03/2022£8.0m£8.6m
31/03/2021£5.1m£1.4m

Common questions

Is THE BRITISH MUSEUM FRIENDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £1.9 million, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £0.5m to £1.0m. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£69k
THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION1£30k
THE GUY AND ELINOR MEYNELL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRITISH MUSEUM FRIENDS£6.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH LIBRARY FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BRISTOL MUSEUMS, GALLERIES & ARCHIVES FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE ART MUSEUMS OF ISRAEL FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL MUSEUMS DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£276k—0unclear—no doubt
LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM FRIENDS FY2025£427k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.