The British Museum Friends
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1086080
- Status
- Registered
- Reporting
- Filed late The latest return was filed 6 days late, on Feb. 6, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- April 9, 2001
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Company number
- 04133346
Address
- Address
- British Museum
Great Russell Street
London
WC1B 3DG
Contact
- Phone
- 020 7323 8000
- friends@britishmuseum.org
- Website
britishmuseum.org/membership.aspx
Activities
To support and assist the British Museum in maintaining and expanding its collections and services to scholars and to the general public.
Objects: The Objects Of The Friends Are To Support And Assist The British Museum In Maintaining And Expanding Its Collections And Services To Scholars And To The General Public And To Assist Other Charitable Museums To Any Extent That In The Opinion Of The Friends Might Help The British Museum In The Aforementioned Manner.
Classification
- How
- Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- What
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Who
- Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Local Authority
- Camden
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Feb. 6, 20266 days late | £6,882,559 | £6,781,172 | £1,897,950 | 17 |
| March 31, 2024 | Nov. 1, 2024On time | £6,166,391 | £6,354,803 | £1,796,563 | 16 |
| March 31, 2023 | Jan. 25, 2024On time | £6,118,000 | £9,115,000 | £1,984,000 | - |
| March 31, 2022 | Jan. 17, 2023On time | £8,003,000 | £8,559,000 | £4,981,000 | - |
| March 31, 2021 | Dec. 13, 2021On time | £5,083,159 | £1,355,805 | £5,536,790 | - |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| George Osborne (Chair) | Sept. 1, 2021 |
| Alejandro Santo Domingo | July 13, 2022 |
| Alison Jones | Sept. 19, 2025 |
| Claudia Winkleman | March 19, 2025 |
| Dame Vivian Hunt DBE | March 25, 2019 |
| Dr Tiffany Jenkins | March 19, 2025 |
| Erdem Moralioglu | Sept. 19, 2025 |
| George Garfield Weston | March 25, 2019 |
| Leena Kumar Nair CBE | June 3, 2026 |
| Lord Daniel William Finkelstein | March 19, 2025 |
| Martha Kearney | March 19, 2025 |
| Meneesha Kaur Kellay | Sept. 19, 2025 |
| Philipp Michael Hildebrand | Aug. 1, 2019 |
| Professor Dame Winifred Mary Beard | March 19, 2020 |
| Professor Sarah Elizabeth Worthington | March 1, 2020 |
| Sir Jonathan Ive | June 10, 2025 |
| Sir Mark Jeremy Walport | Dec. 1, 2020 |
| Tom Holland | March 19, 2025 |
| Tracey Karima Emin | Nov. 28, 2023 |
| Weijian Shan | July 13, 2022 |
Nearby
- The British Museum Trust Limited 0.0 mi
- The UK Numismatic Trust 0.0 mi
- The Royal Numismatic Society 0.0 mi
- The British Art Medal Trust 0.0 mi
- The Roman Research Trust 0.0 mi