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Science Museum Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1148691
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 23, 2012
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
SCIENCE MUSEUM
EXHIBITION ROAD
LONDON
SW7 2DD

Contact

Phone
020 7942 4115
Email
[email protected]

Activities

The primary goals of the Foundation are to raise funds for major capital projects to develop the museums within the Science Museum Group, along with other projects that support the Foundation's charitable objectives, and to receive donations and hold funds in anticipation of grant requests to enable such projects to be undertaken.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are, For The Benefit Of The Public, To:4.1. Advance The Public’s Knowledge And Enjoyment Of The Nmsi Collections And Their Preservation;4.2. Advance The Public’s Knowledge And Enjoyment Of Science And Technology By Means Of The Nmsi Collections; 4.3. Provide Educational Facilities And Services, Instruction And Information To The Public In Relation To The Nmsi Collections; 4.4. Support The Care, Preservation And Enhancement Of The Nmsi Collections And Related Research; 4.5. Support The Exhibition Of The Nmsi Collections To The Public And The Making Of The Nmsi Collections Available To Persons Seeking To Inspect Them In Connection With Study Or Research; And4.6. To Support The Furtherance Of Such Of The Purposes Of Nmsi As Shall Be Exclusively Charitable By Providing Financial And Other Assistance To Enable Nmsi Or Any Other Organisation (whether Associated With Nmsi Or Otherwise) To Undertake Activities That Advance Such Charitable Purposes.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets
March 31, 2025 £1,010,389 £3,683,376 £34,798,193
March 31, 2024 £931,453 £8,430,417 £36,538,414
March 31, 2023 £5,932,172 £1,595,828 £39,565,637
March 31, 2022 £294,574 £60,212
March 31, 2021 £603,775 £139,332 £33,819,678

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alex Stitt Nov. 30, 2023
Bridget Natalie Blyth Oct. 28, 2025
Carl Wesley Stewart Aug. 18, 2022
Dr Bob Cowell March 8, 2016
David James Bennett May 11, 2020
David Jeffrey Meek April 30, 2022
David Joseph Jacob Jan. 27, 2018
Natasha Kaplinsky Feb. 20, 2024
Nicole Ronson Allalouf Nov. 6, 2020
Simon Reid Oct. 8, 2025