THE BETHLEM ART AND HISTORY COLLECTIONS TRUST

Registered charity 1190303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BETHLEM MUSEUM OF THE MIND

to provide and maintain a museum of the history and practice of mental healthcare

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Latest income

£504k

Latest spending

£554k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £50,062 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Free reserves stood at £213,547, which the trustees note exceeds their policy target of approximately £176,045. The trustees confirm going concern status based on financial forecasts and assurance of continued support from the principal funder, The Maudsley Charity.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure on salary and non-salary items including cleaning and service charges (but not rent) (held: £214k)

“The charity's financial reserves policy is to hold at least six months' expenditure on salary (exduding staff engaged in discharge of SLaM's public records duty) and non-salary items including cleaning and service charges (but not rent). The approximate sum of these items for the year ending 31 March 2025 is £176,045.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Assurance has been given to the Trustees that The Maudsley Charity will continue to provide support to The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Ms J Smart, a trustee, received £4,000 for accounting services.

“Ms J Smart, the Finance Officer and a trustee of the charity, received £4,000 in the year under review (2024: £4,000) for accounting services.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Ms J Smart, the Finance Officer and a trustee of the charity, received £4,000 in the year under review (2024: £4,000) for accounting services. At the year end, no amounts were outstanding.

“Ms J Smart, the Finance Officer and a trustee of the charity, received £4,000 in the year under review (2024: £4,000) for accounting services. At the year end, no amounts were outstanding.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£504k

Total spending

£554k

Reserves (reported)

£291k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bryony Robertson
Dr Colin Donald Campbell
Dr John Martin Curran
Dr NICHOLAS HERVEY
Dr Oyedeji Ayonrinde
Dr Robert John Howard
Jacob West
Joni Smart
Michelle Guinness
Sarah Jane Cook

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£504k	£554k
31/03/2024	£497k	£544k
31/03/2023	£485k	£508k
31/03/2022	£515k	£514k
31/03/2021	£515k	£511k

Common questions

Is THE BETHLEM ART AND HISTORY COLLECTIONS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of expenditure over income of £50,062 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Free reserves stood at £213,547, which the trustees note exceeds their policy target of approximately £176,045. The trustees confirm going concern status based on financial forecasts and assurance of continued support from the principal funder, The Maudsley Charity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BETHLEM ART AND HISTORY COLLECTIONS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BETHLEM ART AND HISTORY COLLECTIONS TRUST as a grant recipient include MAUDSLEY CHARITY, THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
MAUDSLEY CHARITY	FY2024	£1.1m	Bethlem Museum of the Mind
MAUDSLEY CHARITY	FY2023	£711k	Core grant
MAUDSLEY CHARITY	FY2022	£413k	Core grant
THE DJANOGLY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The Mercers' Company	22/10/2025	£3k	Grant to Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust t/a Bethlem Museum of the Mind
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	25/11/2010	£603k	"Bethlem's Museum of the Mind"