SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM

Registered charity 313609 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£4.2m

Latest spending

£4.0m

Registered

1963

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income

£4.2m

Total spending

£4.0m

Cost of raising funds

£1.1m

Reserves (reported)

£4.3m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~13.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Alderman Timothy Russell Hailes · trustee of 3 other charities
Alison Ross Green
Amicia Kathryn de Moubray
Amin Taha
Andrew Hamish Forsyth · trustee of 3 other charities
Anne Desmet RA · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Frank Edwin Salmon
John Frederick Clappier
Letizia Treves
Lord James Sassoon · trustee of 1 other charity
Lucie Annabel Kitchener · trustee of 2 other charities
Professor Jonathan Felix Ashmore FRS
Professor Kerensa Jennings
Zoe Nicole Whitley Richmond

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£4.2m	£4.0m
31/03/2024	£4.0m	£3.6m
31/03/2023	£3.9m	£3.5m
31/03/2022	£3.2m	£2.8m
31/03/2021	£2.7m	£2.7m

Common questions

Who funds SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM TRUST, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1.0m
SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM TRUST	FY2022	£300k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	FY2024	£255k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£138k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	FY2024	£75k
THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£12k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£8k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST	FY2024	£7k
THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£6k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£4k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£0

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	13/06/2012	£2.0m	"Foundation Stone: Building a Catalyst Endowment at Sir John Soane's Museum"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/06/2010	£9k	"Soane's Architectural Marathon of London"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/12/2008	£1.0m	"Soane Masterplan Core Project: Opening up the Soane"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/08/2007	£29k	"The Soane Masterplan Preparation Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	01/11/2004	£50k	"Architectural Drawings Learning Resource Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	19/09/2003	£30k	"William West and The Toy Theatre Tour"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/11/2001	£580k	"The Three Courtyards Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	31/01/2001	£2.5m	"Peckham Rye Park Restoration"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	24/09/1996	£13k	"Three Courtyards Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	23/07/1996	£554k	"Sir John Soane's Museum, London"