--- title: "Museum of London — charity rating & review | CharityCompare" description: "Is Museum of London a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 80/100. Accounts 2025: income £129m · 50% on charitable activities. Reg 1139250." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/museum-of-london retrieved: 2026-08-18T02:14:59.162Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Museum of London a good charity? Museum of London scores 80/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£129m total income, 50% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · EC2Y 5HN | Reg [1139250](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/museum-of-london) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1139250) Donate ## How can you give to MUSEUM OF LONDON? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official MUSEUM OF LONDON form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=1139250) ## What does Museum of London do? Museum of London is a registered charity (no. 1139250) working in heritage in London · EC2Y 5HN. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 50% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 2 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈37% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Museum of London hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=museum-of-london) **In short:** MUSEUM OF LONDON scores 80 out of 100 (4 stars). 50% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Museum of London? Museum of London has a Clarity Score of 80 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 1139250. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Heritage. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £129m, with 50% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 2 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 80/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 50% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £129m Latest year 2025 Reserves 2 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £42.3 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 5% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does MUSEUM OF LONDON compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers MUSEUM OF LONDON scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)58thpercentile **Scores higher than 58% of 943 charities in its income band** · 80/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Heritage charities56thpercentile **Scores higher than 56% of 151 charities in this cause** · 80/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Museum of London's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Museum of London's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 18 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 80/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 67% | 2 months · 10/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 14% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 0% | 50% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 3p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 60/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 60% | 325 volunteers / 267 staff · 6/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Museum of London's Clarity Score? 80/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 80/100 Financial Health 50/100 Financial Efficiency 60/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight18 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 80/100 Reserves (months of cash)2 months · 10/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets14% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 50/100 Program expense ratio50% · 0/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency3p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 60/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio325 volunteers / 267 staff · 6/10 pts ## How much does Museum of London raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £129m | — | | Total expenditure | £27m | — | | Charitable activities | £22m | 81% | | Fundraising | £2.0m | 8% | | Governance & admin | £155k | 1% | 81%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £27m spent - Charitable activities81% · £22m - Fundraising8% · £2.0m - Governance1% · £155k - Other spending11% · £3.0m ## What trust indicators does Museum of London have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 18 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 267 employees · 325 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 1139250 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1139250) ### Trustees & officers - Professor Sir David Cannadine since 2022 - Alice Black since 2022 - Clive Bannister since 2013 - David Wormsley since 2013 - Paul Martinelli CC since 2017 - Lindsay Herbert since 2019 - Alderman Gregory Jones KC since 2022 - Charlotte Twyning since 2022 - Ijeoma Ekwueme-Okoli since 2022 - Simon Morris since 2022 - Bridget Banton since 2023 - Samir Patel since 2023 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Museum of London's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Museum of London? Overall score 80/100 (4★) Income £129m Cause spend 50% of expenditure Reg number 1139250 Scope Local (london) Reserves 2 months Trustees 18 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does MUSEUM OF LONDON compare, and where else can you look? 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CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Museum of London a legitimate charity? + Yes — Museum of London is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1139250). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1139250. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Museum of London's charity number? + Museum of London's charity number is 1139250. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Museum of London's charity rating? + Museum of London scores 80 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Museum of London have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Museum of London. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Museum of London? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 50% of Museum of London's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Museum of London's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 5% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 5% of total expenditure at Museum of London. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Museum of London's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Museum of London receive? + Museum of London reported £129m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Museum of London's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Museum of London based? + Museum of London is listed at London · EC2Y 5HN, focused on heritage. How does CharityCompare score Museum of London? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Museum of London's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Museum of London's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.