Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 15
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Future income +5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Award winner
  • Overall weighted support: +15
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

MIGRATION MUSEUM PROJECT

The Migration Museum Project is establishing a new national Migration Museum for Britain - a moving and inspiring institution to reflect the role that migrants have played in shaping the nation.The Migration Museum has an education programme dedicated to increasing teaching about migration in schools, a programme of events and exhibitions and is planning a physical museum space.
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Positives:

  • This charity is a recent Award Winner
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23£549£881£-331£99£207£14921550
31/03/22£821£730£90£46£539£2494.11450
31/03/21£749£476£273£12£448£1944.91050
31/03/20£421£479£-58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£479£324£155n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£285£336£-51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£305£242£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£68£160£-92n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£240£199£41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£149£33£117n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 11.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 29%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 11 years

http://www.migrationmuseum.org

info@migrationmuseum.org

07768551273

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Awards received
  • Charity Awards 2024 Education and Training
Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Esmee Fairbairn£285,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£218,599
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£93,480
The Linbury Trust£90,000
John Ellerman Foundation£89,511
Garfield Weston Foundation£80,000
DCMS£65,000
The Foyle Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Ellerman Foundation - Organisation of national Migration Network: salary costs, event costs, resources, communications, freelance fees, evaluation.
£89,511 30/05/2024
36
Towards core and delivery costs to support the development of the Migration Network, providing curatorial support to other institutions
The Linbury Trust - Education prog - Migration Museum
£90,000 05/10/2023
36
A grant over three years towards a programme commissioning artists of migrant and refugee background, and related community activity and engagement work.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Engaging a Development Manager specialising in Trusts and Foundations
£93,480 02/10/2023
The Migration Museum explores how the movement of people to and from Britain across the ages has made us who we are – as individuals and as a nation. From their current base in Lewisham, they stage exhibitions and events and deliver an education ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to MIGRATION MUSEUM PROJECT
£240,000 19/09/2023
Towards core costs to support work which promotes better understanding of our shared migration stories and creates inclusive cultural spaces
Postcode Places Trust - Project Funding
£16,236 01/05/2023
Funding will enable us to deliver the ‘Heart of the Nation’ installation and public events programme in Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to MIGRATION MUSEUM PROJECT
£10,000 06/04/2023
TASK fund donation towards the new Heart of the Nation Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 16/12/2022
Heart of the Nation
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Migration Museum Project
£218,599 13/10/2022
Connecting Lewisham to its Migration Heritage
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£20,000 21/04/2022
towards the education programme for primary, secondary and university students
Tudor Trust - Grant to The Migration Museum Project
£1,000 21/03/2022
as a staff grant towards the development of this museum in London's education work
Esmee Fairbairn - TASK to MIGRATION MUSEUM PROJECT
£10,000 02/02/2022
towards the Migration Museum's new exhibition on ‘Taking Care of Business’
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 20/08/2021
Main Grants award
DCMS - CRF20: Migration Museum Project
£65,000 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to Migration Museum Project
£10,000 08/10/2020
A restricted grant of £10,000 towards the Education & Learning Team. The Migration Museum Project was set up to celebrate migration and provide a space for debate, exploration, and reflection.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migration Museum Project
£25,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
The Funding Network - Education programme for Room to Breathe
£6,278 12/06/2019
To enable young people to understand the complexities of UK migration debates ? building empathy and knowledge that will empower them to engage with this often controversial and challenging topic.
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Migration Museum Project
£90,000 31/01/2019
36
To support exhibitions, events, and education programs for Britain’s first major migration museum 
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migration Museum Project
£200,000 29/08/2018
48
Towards unrestricted core costs to support the ongoing work of the Museum and the establishment of a permanent Migration Museum for Britain.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Core support to develop Migration Museum's work outside London
£165,000 23/05/2016
36
The Migration Museum Project aims to tell the story of migration in the UK and contribute to a better understanding, tolerance and a reasoned response to migration issues. This grant will enable the Migration Museum to employ a curator to develop ....more
Unbound Philanthropy - Grant to Migration Museum Project
£90,000 02/02/2016
36
to support exhibitions, events and education programs for Britain’s first major migration museum
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migration Museum Project
£135,000 18/02/2015
36
Towards core costs and a programme of exhibitions, events and future planning.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Interpretive design and master planning for the Migration Museum Project
£10,000 16/12/2014
Funding from PHF will go towards the development of a small, temporary display of migration 'keepsakes'. Objects will be sourced from a range of community members who are traditionally less well-represented in museums.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Migration Museum Project
£100,000 29/08/2012
Towards core costs developing the organisation and the ongoing programmes of work.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 51-70
  • CHARLES GURASSA Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director
  • ERIC MICHAEL LANGHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • MOHAN MANSIGANI OBE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Former Cfo Casual Dining Group/Consultant
  • NILUFAR FOWLER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Global Chief Growth Officer
  • PROFESSOR DAVID ADETAYO OLUSOGA Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Historian, Tv Creative Director
  • PROFESSOR MARGOT CLAIRE FINN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Historian
  • ROBERT WINDER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Author
  • ROBERT ANCIL PIERRE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Investor And Advisor
  • SARAH PATRICIA ANN CAPLIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/09/2013, number: 1153774
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/05/2013, number: 08544993
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Migration Museum
Unit 11 Lewisham Shopping Centre
Molesworth Street
LONDON
SE13 7HB

Objectives

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY OF MIGRATION INTO AND OUT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROMOTING THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF MIGRATION AND RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP AND EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, BY MEANS INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A PERMANENT COLLECTION, BY THE ORGANISATION OF TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, BY THE ENHANCEMENT OF REPRESENTATION OF MIGRATION WITHIN EXISTING MUSEUMS, AND BY THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC DEBATE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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