Museum of Modern Art Limited

Analysis

Museum of Modern Art Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in June 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00868757). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Museum of Modern Art Limited reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.1m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £3.1m (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Museum of Modern Art Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Institution of Cornwall (£3.1m), Titchfield Festival Theatre Limited (£3.2m) and Customs House Trust Limited (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and trading 18%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £375k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.