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the geffrye museum trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and the general public. The Geffrye Museum Trust 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 London and operates in England And 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

The Museum of the Home explores the theme of home through galleries, rooms through time and gardens, special exhibitions, learning programmes and community engagement activities. Formerly known as the Geffyre Museum, it is housed in the 300-year old Geffrye Almshouse buildings in Hackney,and encourages people from London's diverse communities to learn about home - a theme common to everyone.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,282,194
Latest Expenditure
£3,069,001

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 76.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 81.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,727,546
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £524,708
Investments £20,844
Other Income £9,096

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,508,827
Raising Funds £560,174
Governance £50,001
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,282,194£3,069,001£2,508,827£32,928,495£250,00071 / 100
2023£3,841,426£3,762,520£3,058,055£33,067,302£281,96471 / 100
2022£3,880,334£3,415,585£2,760,199£29,218,396£573,75967 / 100
2021£6,450,957£2,357,765£1,860,818£27,403,647£527,02841 / 100
2020£8,441,809£2,261,326£1,784,604£24,691,455£566,71034 / 100

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers