THE MUSEUM OF MUSIC HISTORY

Registered charity 1104280 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of MOMH is to establish a national museum of music history. It currently displays a selection of its collections online and provides access to researchers to its collections by appointment. It is seeking to build partnerships with other museums and institutions.

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Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £38,810 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted fund balances from £129,105 to £90,295. The trustees' report indicates that the principal source of funding is grants and donations, and the charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to cover at least one year's expenditure. Per the trustees, the charity is currently not subject to audit and relies on an independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year's expenditure (held: £90k)

“The Board aims to have sufficient reserves to pay for at least one year's expenditure” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04757833

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.

ROBERTS, Nicholas Keith — director, appointed 28/11/2023on trustee list
BERG, Timothy Edward — director, appointed 17/01/2023on trustee list
BRADBURY, Adrian Charles — director, appointed 07/11/2022on trustee list
CAHILL, Teresa Mary — director, appointed 20/02/2017on trustee list
STAINTON, Lindsay Raymonde Clifford, Dr — director, appointed 22/03/2011on trustee list
WYATT, Emily Victoria Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 31/07/2022

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark John Bromleychair
Adrian Bradbury
Dr LINDSAY RAYMONDE CLIFFORD STAINTON · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicholas Keith Roberts
TIMOTHY EDWARD BERG
Teresa Mary Cahill

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£32k	£71k
31/12/2023	£131k	£37k
31/12/2022	£39k	£28k
31/12/2021	£51k	£37k
31/12/2020	£29k	£20k

Common questions

Is THE MUSEUM OF MUSIC HISTORY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £38,810 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted fund balances from £129,105 to £90,295. The trustees' report indicates that the principal source of funding is grants and donations, and the charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to cover at least one year's expenditure. Per the trustees, the charity is currently not subject to audit and relies on an independent examination. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MUSEUM OF MUSIC HISTORY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MUSEUM OF MUSIC HISTORY as a grant recipient include THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY, THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2025	£25k
THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2023	£20k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2023	£20k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2022	£10k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2024	£10k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	FY2025	£7k
THE KATHLEEN HANNAY MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2024	£0