Kids in Museums

Analysis

Kids in Museums is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05809200). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kids in Museums reported income of £232k and spending of £245k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £216k to £232k (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Kids in Museums sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cinema Museum (£232k), Huguenot Heritage Centre (£232k) and Llanthony Secunda Priory Trust (£232k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.