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the imperial war museum development trust

The charity supports the general public. The Imperial War Museum Development Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in City Of Westminster, Southwark, and various other locations.


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

On March 7th 2012, the Trust became an independent body for the receipt and management of funds, including the transfer of unrestricted reserves from the Imperial War Museum in pursuit of its objectives.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,212,380
Latest Expenditure
£180,970

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 14.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,003,513
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £171,171
Other Income £37,696

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £180,970
Raising Funds £0
Governance £7,168
Grants to Institutions £167,116
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,212,380£180,970£180,970£9,350,768£7,566,9290 / 0
2023£4,149,418£855,995£855,995£7,963,554£00 / 0
2022£179,806£108,4800 / 0
2021£172,774£2,061,0220 / 0
2020£162,133£63,5790 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers