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The Musical Museum

RegisteredRegistered charity number 802011BrentfordEnvironment and conservation
Income£186k2026-03-31
Spending£318ksame year
Spent / received105%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered1989Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Musical Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brentford. It was registered in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02401088). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Musical Museum reported income of £186k and spending of £318k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £62k to £186k (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 638%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Musical Museum sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reboot the Future (£186k), Totteridge Manor Association Limited (£186k) and Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (£186k).

Income and spending

£0£116k£233k£349k£466k2022 Income: £62,2602022 Spending: £209,53020222023 Income: £62,2602023 Spending: £209,53020232024 Income: £459,7122024 Spending: £299,53120242025 Income: £465,7812025 Spending: £264,77220252026 Income: £186,1872026 Spending: £318,4442026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

OPERATION OF A MUSEUM OF AUTOMATIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ASSOCIATED ARCHIVES FOR THE GERERAL EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC

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Commonwealth Climate and Law InitiativeLondon£186k
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