Insurance Museum

Analysis

Insurance Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2020, 6 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Insurance Museum reported income of £42k and spending of £44k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £113k to £42k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Insurance Museum sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Museum of Berkshire Aviation Trust (£42k), Sidmouth School of Art (£42k) and Lewes Chamber Music Festival (£42k).

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.