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THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 278939 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The National Army Museum Development Trust aims to further all or any of the purposes which the National Army Museum exists to serve.

Objects

THE FURTHERANCE OF ANY OR ALL OF THE PURPOSES WHICH THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM EXISTS TO SERVE (SO FAR ONLY AS SUCH PURPOSES ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds surplus of £55,856 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total net assets rising to £683,103. The trustees confirm that reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern, noting that free reserves excluding investments stood at £36,279. The charity holds significant invested assets totaling £646,824 to generate future income and capital growth.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and to cover administration costs (held: £36k)
“The Trustees aim to hold free reserves, excluding those included in investments, at a level which will provide sufficient funds to respond to applications for grants and to cover administration costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£25k£36k
31/12/2024£27k£26k
31/12/2023£29k£16k
31/12/2022£28k£13k
31/12/2021£17k£75k

Common questions

Is THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds surplus of £55,856 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total net assets rising to £683,103. The trustees confirm that reserves are sufficient to continue as a going concern, noting that free reserves excluding investments stood at £36,279. The charity holds significant invested assets totaling £646,824 to generate future income and capital growth. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.