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national museum of wales

The charity supports the general public. National Museum Of Wales is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Cardiff and operates in Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£49,569,000
Latest Expenditure
£46,930,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 82.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,097,000
Charitable Activities £41,352,000
Other Trading £3,833,000
Investments £104,000
Other Income £2,183,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £40,726,000
Raising Funds £6,201,000
Governance £1,019,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £3,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£49,569,000£46,930,000£40,726,000£175,454,000£7,544,000733 / 821
2023£40,993,000£44,017,000£38,953,000£167,558,000£8,822,000710 / 604
2022£38,300,000£38,830,000£35,085,000£103,001,000£5,800,000812 / 579
2021£34,364,000£37,189,000£33,776,000£96,538,000£6,400,000817 / 498
2020£38,342,000£32,529,000£27,888,000£98,136,000£5,000,000570 / 961

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers