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The British Museum Trust Limited

Registered charity 1140844 Registered since 2011

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

5
trustees on the board
9.2y median 11y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
15.4y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 4Arts and leisure 3Retail and trade 3

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Emailtappleyard@britishmuseum.org
Phone02073238000
AddressBRITISH MUSEUM, GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, WC1B 3DG

Finances

£1,487 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£721£7,260,324
2022£158£5,048,494
2023£7,509,242£1,080,277
2024£4,501,254£1,055,727
2025£1,487£1,183,489

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE, IN A MANNER IN WHICH THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY SEE FIT, THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM (AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME); AND TO ADVANCE CULTURE, HERITAGE, SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN ANY MANNER INCIDENTAL, CONDUCIVE TO OR COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/02/2011 as amended on 18 Oct 2018

Trustees (5)

5trustees
77median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 5 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

The British Museum Trust Limited · 07520030 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 07/02/2011

2 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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