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the british museum trust limited

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Activities & Mission

The charity advances the charitable objects of the Trustees of the British Museum and culture, heritage, science, education and the arts for public benefit throughout the world in any manner incidental, conducive to or compatible with the charitable objects of the Trustees of the British Museum. The Charity achieves this object through the award of grants. It is independent of the British Museum.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,501,254
Latest Expenditure
£1,055,727

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 1.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 7.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 93.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £4,500,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,254
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £81,064
Raising Funds £974,663
Governance £10,136
Grants to Institutions £53,840
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,501,254£1,055,727£81,064£191,541,770£349,6400 / 0
2023£7,509,242£1,080,277£155,910£173,556,693£374,2830 / 0
2020£21,480,898£53,111£53,111£155,533,362£370,9920 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
BRITISH MUSEUM
GREAT RUSSELL STREET
LONDON
WC1B 3DG
Registration Date
21 March 2011
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5016699
Charity Number
1140844

Trustees

LORD POWELL OF BAYSWATER
JACK RYAN
David Ronald Norgrove
Edmee Leventis
Emeritus Professor Clive Stephen Gamble
Dame Elizabeth Corley

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