The Library and Museum Charitable Trust of the United Grand Lodge

Analysis

The Library and Museum Charitable Trust of the United Grand Lodge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, The Library and Museum Charitable Trust of the United Grand Lodge reported income of £916k and spending of £914k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £1.0m to £916k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Library and Museum Charitable Trust of the United Grand Lodge sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Line Art Walk (£916k), Heartlands Trust (£919k) and Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust (£916k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £785k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.