The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

SIR John Soane's Museum Trust

Registered charity 1146195 Registered since 2012

Operates: Camden

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Board DNA

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

4
trustees on the board
5.2y median 5y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
23.8y
average years in governance
2 vs 2 portfolio
first-time trustees
4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 4Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Finance 13Arts and leisure 11Professional services 5

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Contact

Emailadmin@soane.org.uk
Phone02074404244
Address13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LONDON, WC2A 3BP

Finances

£226,478 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£218,376£137,266
2021£212,197£164,383
2022£205,622£319,227
2023£212,361£365,472
2024£226,478£265,447

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ARTS AND ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE RELATED TO THE INTERESTS, LIFE AND WORKS OF SIR JOHN SOANE IN SO FAR AS MAY BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROMOTING OR SUPPORTING SUCH OF THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME, AND FOR NO OTHER PURPOSES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 FEB 2012 as amended on 21 Jan 2020

Trustees (4)

4trustees
74median age
3aged 70+
Succession outlook: 3 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

SIR John Soane's Museum Trust · 07965957 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 27/02/2012

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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