Empathy Museum
Analysis
Empathy Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 09941846). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Empathy Museum reported income of £339k and spending of £277k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £229k to £339k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 146%. 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, Empathy Museum sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bang Edutainment (£339k), Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (£339k) and The Dunwich Community Heritage Centre (£338k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the benefit of the public the promotion of moral or spiritual welfare or improvement of the community and the advancement of the arts by creating artworks that focus on the theme of empathy using a variety of forms including (but not limited to) theatre performance arts and interactive exhibitions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bang Edutainment | London | £339k |
| Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival | Berwick-Upon-Tweed | £339k |
| The Dunwich Community Heritage Centre | Suffolk | £338k |
| Storybook Dads | Cornwall | £340k |