THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM
Registered charity 237902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N A M
To interpret and communicate the objects in the Museum's care in ways which inspire, provide enjoyment and provoke questions from the NAM's users.By so doing show the impact of the British Army on the making of Britain from the Middle Ages to the present day and on the role of Britain in the world.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £919,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £690,000 write-off of heritage assets. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £74,000, which is below the stated policy target of £1,000,000, though the museum remains dependent on Grant-in-Aid funding from the Ministry of Defence.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Donation from Director
“During the year there was a donation of £10,000 by one of the directors of the Museum. This has been classified as a restricted donation to be used for the acquisition of a Cumberland Gold Medal.” — page 91
“The investment of £50,000 in subsidiary undertakings represents the charity’s interest in 100% of the issued share capital of National Army Museum Trading Limited” — page 85
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary
“During the year there was a donation of £10,000 by one of the directors of the Museum. This has been classified as a restricted donation to be used for the acquisition of a Cumberland Gold Medal.” — page 91
“The investment of £50,000 in subsidiary undertakings represents the charity’s interest in 100% of the issued share capital of National Army Museum Trading Limited” — page 85
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: National Army Museum Trading Limited
“The investment of £50,000 in subsidiary undertakings represents the charity’s interest in 100% of the issued share capital of National Army Museum Trading Limited” — page 85
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by The Comptroller and Auditor General / National Audit Office. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The National Army Museum (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Justin Maciejewski — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.7m
Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/05/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (03/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £919,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a £690,000 write-off of heritage assets. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves fell to £74,000, which is below the stated policy target of £1,000,000, though the museum remains dependent on Grant-in-Aid funding from the Ministry of Defence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by The Comptroller and Auditor General / National Audit Office.
Who funds THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE CADOGAN CHARITY, NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK).
Known funders
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