# MUSEUM OF LONDON

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1139250
- **Other names:** MOL, LONDON MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 2, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1139250


## Contact

- **Address:** MUSEUM OF LONDON, 150 LONDON WALL, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC2Y 5HN
- **Phone:** 02070019844
- **Email:** info@museumoflondon.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london



## Activities

**Objects:** GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD(1) SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE BOARD:(A) TO CARE FOR, PRESERVE AND ADD TO THE OBJECTS IN THEIR COLLECTIONS;(B) TO SECURE THAT THOSE OBJECTS ARE EXHIBITED TO THE PUBLIC AND MADE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS SEEKING TO INSPECT THEM IN CONNECTION WITH STUDY OR RESEARCH; AND(C) GENERALLY TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORIC AND CONTEMPORARY LONDON AND OF ITS SOCIETY AND CULTURE, BOTH BY MEANS OF THEIR COLLECTIONS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THEY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.(2) THE BOARD MAY, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS THEY THINK NECESSARY OR EXPEDIENT FOR THOSE PURPOSES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS UNDER THIS ACT.(3) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF SUBSECTION (2) ABOVE, FOR THE PURPOSES MENTIONED IN SUBSECTION (1) ABOVE THE BOARD MAY:(A) PROVIDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES AND UNDERTAKE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH IN CONNECTION WITH LAND IN LONDON, PUBLISH INFORMATION CONCERNING SUCH INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH AND PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES AND THE UNDERTAKING OF SUCH INVESTIGATIONS AND RESEARCH AND THE PUBLISHING OF SUCH INFORMATION;(B) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (4) BELOW, ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY LAND OR ANY ESTATE OR INTEREST IN LAND.(4) THE BOARD SHALL NOT ACQUIRE OR DISPOSE OF ANY LAND OR ANY ESTATE OR INTEREST IN LAND WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CORPORATION AND SUCH CONSENT MAY BE GIVEN SUBJECT TO SUCH CONDITIONS AS THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND THE CORPORATION CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.(5) IN THIS SECTION ("LONDON") INCLUDES ALL GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING REGION.

**Activities:** Museum of London tells the story of one of the world's greatest cities and its people. As the single most important source of knowledge on the capital, the Museum is, uniquely, a national, regional and local organisation. With over a million items in its collection, it is the largest social history Museum in the world.

**Area of benefit:** ALL GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING REGION




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £128542000 | £26770000 | £188614000 | 267 |
| March 31, 2024 | £99674000 | £71870000 | £86649000 | 252 |
| March 31, 2023 | £61132000 | £57514000 | £53508000 | 263 |
| March 31, 2022 | £49353000 | £46851000 | £-3454000 | 244 |
| March 31, 2021 | £36250000 | £39441000 | £-19904000 | 260 |



## Trustees

- Alderman Gregory Jones KC — appointed May 19, 2022
- Alice Black — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- Bridget Banton — appointed July 1, 2023
- Charlotte Twyning — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- Clive Bannister — appointed July 1, 2013
- David Wormsley — appointed July 1, 2013
- Elizabeth Susan Corrin — appointed May 22, 2025
- Ijeoma Ekwueme-Okoli — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- John Foley — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- Lindsay Herbert — appointed March 1, 2019
- Matthew Bell — appointed Sept. 8, 2023
- Paul Martinelli CC — appointed Dec. 7, 2017
- Professor Sir David Cannadine — appointed June 24, 2022
- Samir Patel — appointed July 1, 2023
- Sarah Gillinson — appointed Jan. 1, 2024
- Simon Morris — appointed Oct. 1, 2022