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MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE

Registered charity 1154120 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOA

Holding exhibitions on architecture and producing educational prograrmmes for the benefit of architects and the public

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£145k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £35,405, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £6,948. The trustees report that this level of reserves was not maintained due to previous challenges but is now more positive. The trustees confirm they have a reasonable expectation that the charity 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

Highest-paid employee band: £16,583 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The director was reimbursed expenses in the year to the value of £nil (2024: £nil) and received consultancy fees of £16,583 (2024: £18,000) as disclosed in note 16.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £7k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Director received consultancy fees of £16,583.
“The director was reimbursed expenses in the year to the value of £nil (2024: £nil) and received consultancy fees of £16,583 (2024: £18,000) as disclosed in note 16.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£145k£109k
30/09/2024£261k£304k
30/09/2023£349k£344k
30/09/2022£383k£373k
30/09/2021£70k£76k

Common questions

Is MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £35,405, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £6,948. The trustees report that this level of reserves was not maintained due to previous challenges but is now more positive. The trustees confirm they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of MUSEUM OF ARCHITECTURE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £16,583 band.