Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Static board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM FOUNDATION

The objects of the Foundation are the advancement ofthe education of the public in the nature, preception, history and impact of modern war and people's experince of war; and- the arts, culture, and heritage related to war and war-time experience.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£16£37£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£20£10£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£20£347£-327n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£1,000£1,916£-916£0£353£-1-000
31/12/18*£256£110£146n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£1,108£23£1,085£0£1,122£126.500
31/12/16£441£1,923£-1,482n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£1,984£521£1,463£0£1,519£50.100
31/12/14*£3,440£5,046£-1,606£21£56£12000
31/12/13£3,613£4,530£-917£30£1,662£200.100
31/12/12£651£70£582£70£2,579£274.700
31/12/11£1,981£19£1,963£19£1,998£1,998129400
31/12/10£50£15£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.iwm.org.uk

02074165000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Imperial War Museums
£100,000 08/06/2023
New art, film and photography permanent galleries at IWM London
ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND - IWM Specialist Networks
£66,762 30/11/2018
17
The War and Conflict Subject Specialist Network will build capacity, connections and confidence in the cultural heritage sector to improve the public understanding of war and conflict. It will provide a forum for sharing good practice, knowledge and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ALEXANDER DAVID SPENCER-CHURCHILL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Property
  • DAME VIVIEN DUFFIELD DBE Appointed: 2011
  • HENRY WYNDHAM Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • LORD BLACK Appointed: 2011
  • LORD GUTHRIE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired But Some Non Exec Appts
  • MATTHEW WESTERMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • RICHARD ALLAN CARING Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Director
  • THE VISCOUNT ROTHERMERE (Chair)
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/05/2010, number: 1136034
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/04/2010, number: 07215941
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR14: 121 days late,
Main office

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
LAMBETH ROAD
LONDON
SE1 6HZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF: (A) THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NATURE, PERCEPTION, HISTORY AND IMPACT OF MODERN WAR AND PEOPLES' EXPERIENCE OF WAR; AND (B) THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE RELATED TO WAR AND WAR-TIME EXPERIENCE, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING OR SUPPORTING SUCH OF THE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME (THE OBJECTS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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