Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF SCOTLAND

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 66 years

www.nms.ac.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£1,785,000	£2,076,000	£2,032,000	£615,000		£2,129,000
Donations & Legacies	£25,950,000	£26,250,000	£25,286,000	£25,874,000		£30,600,000
Other Income						£35,000
Investment Income	£2,000	£6,000	£11,000	£5,000
Total income	£31,481,000	£32,395,000	£31,338,000	£27,446,000	£35,592,000	£37,026,000
Charitable activities spending	£28,772,000	£30,816,000	£31,410,000	£28,500,000		£34,321,000
Fundraising costs	11%	12%	2%	8%	7%	11%
Other spending	£9,000	£95,000	£3,137,000	£598,000		£2,000
Total spending	£32,260,000	£34,704,000	£35,280,000	£31,277,000	£33,812,000	£38,220,000
Surplus/deficit	-£779,000	-£2,309,000	-£3,942,000	-£3,831,000	£1,780,000	-£1,194,000

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

UK and overseas, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland
£1,200	03/05/2022	Gavin Gemmell. Annual Patron.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland
£100	02/03/2022	Donation from W Scott
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland
£1,200	27/05/2021	Patrons. Donation from Gavin Gemmell.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland
£100	02/12/2020	Donation from W Scott 095561
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland
£2,400	21/07/2020	In response to July 2020 Appeal - Mark Urquhart
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Board Of Trustees Of National Museums Of Scotland
£5,000	09/07/2020	Donation from the Ross Girls Trust.
John Ellerman Foundation - Support programme for Natural Science collections in Scotland
£107,000	24/05/2018 24	Towards the costs of the Natural Science across Scotland project, providing a curatorial training and support programme to over 40 local partner museums
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£100,000	29/01/2018	Revealing Cultures
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to National Museums Scotland
£220,000	04/12/2017	Ancient Egypt Gallery in the National Museum of Scotland
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Museums Scotland
£776,000	28/06/2017	Scotland 365
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Museums Scotland
£55,500	27/03/2017	The Fettercairn Jewel
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Museums Scotland
£1,169,000	08/03/2016	Revealing Cultures: Ancient Egypt and East Asia
Robertson Trust - the National Museum of Flight Development
£128,000	31/08/2015	the National Museum of Flight Development
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Museums Scotland
£16,400	27/03/2015	Panjab Connections
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Museums Scotland
£60,000	30/09/2013	Next of Kin: Scottish Families and the First World War
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to National Museums Scotland
£1,300,000	21/06/2013	National Museum of Flight Development Plan : Phase 2

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 26/02/1958, number: SC011130

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF

Objectives

Section2 (1) of the National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 states: So far as practicable and subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board shall (a) care for, preserve and add to the objects in their collections, (b) secure that the objects are exhibited to and interpreted for the public, (c) secure that the objects are available to persons seeking to inspect them in connection with study or research, (d) generally promote the public's awareness, appreciation and understanding of matters agricultural, archaeological, architectural, artistic, cultural, environmental, historical, industrial, military, scientific and social both by means of the Board's collections and by such other means. including collaboration with other institutions, as they consider appropriate, and (e) provide education, instruction and advice and carry out research.

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