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Activities & Mission

The BGI educates the public about the cultural impact of digital games by running a museum, organising festivals and conducting and publishing research. We deliver vocational training in games development, advocate career paths for all candidates, promote diversity and inclusivity in studios and play, and educate about sustainable games development and the value, meaning and development of games

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£573,225
Latest Expenditure
£528,262

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 84.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 91.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £45,737
Charitable Activities £467,526
Other Trading £58,996
Investments £0
Other Income £966

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £482,758
Raising Funds £1,073
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £44,431

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£573,225£528,262£482,758-£26,777£020 / 6
2023£534,532£675,165£621,573-£71,740£029 / 10
2022£667,748£595,309£520,885£68,893£028 / 0
2021£859,826£733,243£642,035-£3,546£021 / 0
2020£470,934£245,6070 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
National Videogame Museum
Castle House
Angel Street
Sheffield
S3 8LN
Registration Date
22 May 2019
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5126700
Charity Number
1183530

Trustees

IAN LIVINGSTONE
CLAIRE ELAINE ALICE BOISSIERE
Andrew Geoffrey Payne
Benjamin James Pearce
Catriona Wilson
Helen Kennedy
Anna Poulter-Jones
Ruth Kanyepi

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