The Fan Museum

Analysis

The Fan Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1986, 40 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 02057180). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Fan Museum reported income of £327k and spending of £351k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £365k to £327k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Fan 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 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leaders in Community (£327k), Foxlowe Arts Centre Ltd (£328k) and Solomon's Knot Productions Limited (£326k).