the design museum

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. The Design Museum is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England.

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

The principal activity of The Design Museum is to operate charitable and educational activities located at the Museum in London and the trading activities of the subsidiary, Design Museum Enterprises Limited.

Fundraising

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Region

England

Financial Information

Latest Income

£12,448,300

Latest Expenditure

£13,933,516

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 72.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 64.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 35.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,995,043

Charitable Activities £4,105,030

Other Trading £4,395,518

Investments £91,409

Other Income £861,300

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £8,960,489

Raising Funds £4,743,602

Governance £182,026

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £229,425

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£12,448,300	£13,933,516	£8,960,489	£28,579,063	£0	180 / 60
2023	£8,904,630	£11,806,196	£7,827,554	£30,064,279	£0	166 / 88
2022	£8,233,420	£11,537,571	£7,067,755	£32,965,845	£0	139 / 0
2021	£10,063,962	£8,475,369	£5,211,283	£36,269,996	£3,537,011	132 / 0
2020	£13,205,329	£11,779,293	£7,240,797	£34,681,403	£562,492	146 / 95