THE DESIGN MUSEUM
Latest income
£17.2m
Latest spending
£14.9m
Registered
1989
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Total income
£17.2m
Total spending
£14.9m
Cost of raising funds
£5.9m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
191
Trustees
- Stuart Rodenchair
- Dahlia Dana
- Davina Anne Lore VON MALLINCKRODT
- Dominic James Field
- Eva Magdalena Jiricna
- Jenna Caroline Littler
- Jonathan David Zenios
- Michelle Ogundehin
- SEBASTIAN ORBY CONRAN
- Suhair Fariha Khan
- Susan Arleen Boster
- Tomoko Azumi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £17.2m | £14.9m |
| 31/03/2024 | £12.4m | £13.9m |
| 31/03/2023 | £8.9m | £11.8m |
| 31/03/2022 | £8.2m | £11.5m |
| 31/03/2021 | £10.1m | £8.5m |
Common questions
Who funds THE DESIGN MUSEUM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DESIGN MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE CONRAN FOUNDATION, REUBEN FOUNDATION, SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION, JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION, THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION.
Shared trustees with funders
- SEBASTIAN ORBY CONRAN — trustee here and at THE CONRAN FOUNDATION
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE CONRAN FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £1.5m |
| REUBEN FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £472k |
| REUBEN FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £425k |
| SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £84k |
| SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £65k |
| JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £36k |
| THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £25k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | FY2024 | £25k |
| The Common Humanity Arts Trust | FY2024 | £9k |
| THE SIR JOHN RITBLAT FAMILY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | — |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/06/2025 | £267k | "Transform: a new vision for the collection gallery" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/09/2010 | £5.0m | "The New Design Museum: Rescuing a modern landmark, widening access to BritainÂ’s primary collection of modern design" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/12/2005 | £50k | "Designing Modern Britain Learning Project" |