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Registered charity · Brentford

The Musical Museum

To advance the education of the public through the operation of a museum which:a. conserves, preserves, and develops nationally important collections related to the history of music reproduction for the benefit of the enjoyment and educational...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £466k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Hounslow
Website
www.musicalmuseum.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Musical Museum
Registered
1989

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£466k£265k
  • 2024£460k£300k
  • 2023£62k£210k
Earlier years
  • 2022£62k£210k
  • 2021£266k£364k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 52%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

To advance the education of the public through the operation of a museum which:a. conserves, preserves, and develops nationally important collections related to the history of music reproduction for the benefit of the enjoyment and educational advancement of the public and the visitors to the museum; andb. informs, engages and entertains the public regarding the evolution of music reproduction through the use of self-playing instruments, and the provision of educational and musical demonstrations, talks, exhibitions, live performances and other forms of information and written communication; andc. is focused on the conservation, preservation, promotion and presentation of the theatre pipe organ as an instrument with a significant role in the development of light music on radio and in the cinema and as a musical art form through concerts and silent film programmes and to provide educational opportunities for the general public and specialist groups world-wide arising from such musical and educational activities.

Grants received

5 grants · £1,985,500 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £1,982,700 (3 grants)
  • City Bridge Trust · £1,800
  • London Borough of Hounslow · £1,000

Most recent

  • London Borough of Hounslow £1,0002021-08-23
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £83,1002020-08-24
  • City Bridge Trust £1,8002019-07-11
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £8,8002019-03-29
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £1,890,8002003-01-24
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

4.6y median 4y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Environment/conservation/heritage 10

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 16Business services 2Retail and trade 2

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£466k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
802011
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5TH JULY 1989 as amended on 17 Jan 2019 as amended on 06 Nov 2019
Companies House
Company number 02401088 · Active
Contact on the register
02085608108 · visit@musicalmuseum.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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