The Imperial War Museum Development Trust

Analysis

The Imperial War Museum Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2012, 14 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 makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Imperial War Museum Development Trust reported income of £161k and spending of £506k, spending 314% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £180k to £161k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 2208%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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 Imperial War Museum Development Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales (£161k), The Royal Society for Asian Affairs (£161k) and Literature Works (£161k).