INSURANCE MUSEUM

Registered charity 1188138 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Curate and interpret the educational and heritage story (past, present and future) of the national and global insurance market and related services and industries. Share the story of insurance, with all audiences, through curated exhibition content, educational outreach activities, digital resources, film content and events. An educational forum for engaging audiences in the story of insurance.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,006 for the year, reducing its total funds from £28,322 to £15,316. The trustees identified fundraising as the principal risk but classified it as low, noting that reserves were not held as the work was mainly low-cost public engagement. The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 17 July 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Corporate donations, sponsorship and trust grants

“Corporate donations, sponsorship and trust grants totalling £29,524” — page 5

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £15k)

“Reserves were not held in 2024, as the work of the IM was mainly fundraising and low-cost public engagement.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Insurance Museum (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Insurance Museum awarded grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund We are thrilled to announce we have been awarded a £249,700 grant from …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Reginald Ewart Brownchair
Ian Simons
JUDITH PLEASANCE CC
John Charles Bissell
Mark Norman Huxley
Paul John Miller
ROGER WILLIAM SANDERS OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen Charles Scott Wilkinson

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£44k	£57k
31/12/2023	£32k	£81k
31/12/2022	£77k	£90k
31/12/2021	£113k	£47k
31/12/2020	£25k	£0

Common questions

Is INSURANCE MUSEUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £13,006 for the year, reducing its total funds from £28,322 to £15,316. The trustees identified fundraising as the principal risk but classified it as low, noting that reserves were not held as the work was mainly low-cost public engagement. The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 17 July 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds INSURANCE MUSEUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INSURANCE MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE HISCOX FOUNDATION, ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2025	£15k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	FY2023	£300	AIM Training Grants
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	FY2024	£143

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	12/11/2025	£250k	"Insurance Heritage at Risk"