The Freud Museum London

Analysis

The Freud Museum London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2006, 20 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 company (Companies House number 05467415). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Freud Museum London reported income of £797k and spending of £856k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £651k to £797k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Freud Museum London sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Spalding Gentlemen's Society (£796k), Muslim Education Association-Rochdale (£797k) and Ego Performance Company Ltd. (£791k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65% and donations and legacies 19%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £202k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.