NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WALES

Registered charity 525774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL MUSEUM WALES

We operate 7 free-entry museums across Wales, plus the National Collections Centre, to further our core objective of 'the advancement of the education of the public' in the fields of science, art, industry, history and culture.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £3.9 million for the year, with total funds at year-end reaching £177.6 million. The filing notes that the museum remains dependent on Welsh Government funding to sustain the majority of its activities, with 80.2% of consolidated income derived from the Welsh Government. The trustees confirm that the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding the ability to continue.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Auditor General for Wales. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 freehold); recorded price paid £325k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (10,858 followers) · instagram (25K followers)

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 8.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kate Edenchair
• Cai Wilshaw
• Clare Pillman
• Daniel Richards
• David Aled Jones
• Dr Justin Morris
• Emma Yhnell
• Freya Stannard
• Huw George
• Hywel John
• Janice Victoria Williams
• John Hunt · trustee of 1 other charity
• Owen Hathway
• Rhys Evans
• Richard Thomas

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NML FOUNDATION.

• NML FOUNDATION income £221k
• CWMNI PLAS GLYN'Y-WEDDW LIMITED income £1.3m
• NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WALES income £2.7m
• BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST income £12.6m
• NATIONAL SPACE CENTRE income £9.9m
• THE FEDERATION OF MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES OF WALES income £161k

Side by side with its peers

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