SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 1146195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Trust are to advance education in arts and architectural heritage related to the interests, life and works of Sir John Soane in so far as may be exclusively charitable, in particular (but without limitation) by promoting or supporting such of the charitable objects of Sir John Soane's Museum as the Trustees of the Charity determine from time to time, and for no other purposes.

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

Latest income

£226k

Latest spending

£265k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust held total funds of £7,896,666 as at 31 December 2024, representing a positive net income of £564,564 for the year. The Trustees confirm they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The Trust does not employ any staff and relies on grants to the Museum and investment income to fund its charitable activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Brendan Godfrey Eamonn Finucane · trustee of 4 other charities
DR Gisela Maria Aloisia Gledhill
Kathryn Uhde
Patrick Harold Reeve · trustee of 2 other charities
Thomas James St George Ashe-Taylor

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£226k	£265k
31/12/2023	£212k	£365k
31/12/2022	£206k	£319k
31/12/2021	£212k	£164k
31/12/2020	£218k	£137k

Common questions

Is SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust held total funds of £7,896,666 as at 31 December 2024, representing a positive net income of £564,564 for the year. The Trustees confirm they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The Trust does not employ any staff and relies on grants to the Museum and investment income to fund its charitable activities. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£769k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£50k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Advancement of the arts, culture, heritage and science

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6.0m
THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST	2	£2.3m
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	2	£1.8m
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£1.0m
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	2	£401k
THE VASEPPI TRUST	2	£202k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	2	£165k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	2	£125k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM.

SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM income £4.2m
THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST income £8.4m
Royal Academy Trust income £5.4m
THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUST income £285k
THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST income £494k
THE MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM TRUST	£226k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM FY2025	£4.2m	£90,000-£95,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST FY2025	£8.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Royal Academy Trust FY2025	£5.4m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DAVID SNOWDON TRUST FY2025	£285k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025	£494k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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