THE FREUD MUSEUM LONDON
Registered charity 1112854 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIGMUND FREUD ARCHIVES CHARITY
The Freud Museum exists to promote the intellectual and cultural legacy of Sigmund Freud's life and work and to further their contemporary relevance through educational activities and exhibitions. The museum conserves Freud's last home at 20 Maresfield Gardens with its antiquities collection and archives, as a historical memorial to his life and work and as a source of inspiration and enjoyment.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £85k for the year, resulting in a decrease in cash balances to £312k. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £202k, which the trustees note exceeds the required reserves of £179k based on three months' operating costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the museum 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
Largest income source: Charitable activities (67% of income)
“Income from Charitable Activities grew by £53k to £517k (2024: £464k) from increased admissions from the successful exhibition programme” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £202k)
“The required reserves at 31 March 2025 were £179k which includes three months’ operating costs. Free reserves at 31 March 2025 were the £202k unrestricted funds which are liquid.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by SBM Associates Limited. 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.
- PREVEZER, Susan Rachel — director, appointed 23/11/2021not on trustee list
- ABSE, Susanna — director, appointed 08/06/2021on trustee list
- HILLMAN, Louise Karen Michelle — director, appointed 08/06/2021on trustee list
- ROSENFELD, Juliet Georgina Lucy — director, appointed 17/11/2020on trustee list
- KON, Stephen David — director, appointed 04/02/2020on trustee list
- SPIRO, Anthony John — director, appointed 27/04/2018not on trustee list
- BARDGETT, Suzanne — director, appointed 27/04/2018on trustee list
- MONKHOUSE, Wendy — director, appointed 27/04/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£119k
Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (65% 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: 14.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Susan Rachel Prevezer KCchair
- ANTHONY JOHN SPIRO OBE JP · trustee of 2 other charities
- Dr WENDY MONKHOUSE
- Juliet Georgina Lucy Rosenfeld
- Louise Karen Michelle Hillman
- SUSANNA ABSE
- Stephen David Kon
- Suzanne Bardgett
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Camden
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FREUD MUSEUM LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £85k for the year, resulting in a decrease in cash balances to £312k. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £202k, which the trustees note exceeds the required reserves of £179k based on three months' operating costs. The trustees and auditors confirm the museum has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SBM Associates Limited.
Who funds THE FREUD MUSEUM LONDON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FREUD MUSEUM LONDON as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL MANUSCRIPTS CONSERVATION TRUST, PETER SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST.
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