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THE DESIGN MUSEUM

Registered charity · W8 6AG

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What is THE DESIGN MUSEUM's CEO salary?

No highest-paid staff band is available in the data held for this profile. That does not prove that every employee was paid below the reporting threshold; check the latest accounts and official register entry before drawing a conclusion.

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The principal activity of The Design Museum is to operate charitable and educational activities located at the Museum in London and the trading activities of the subsidiary, Design Museum Enterprises Limited.

Annual income

£17,177,844

Annual expenditure

£14,860,362

Trustees

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Income and spending explained

Spending as a share of income

86.5%

Income less expenditure

£2,317,482

These are simple calculations from the reported figures, not an efficiency rating. A surplus or deficit in one period can reflect restricted funds, grants, reserves, capital projects or timing. Read the latest filed accounts before drawing a conclusion.

Public contact address
224 - 238 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6AG
Registered
10 January 1989
Financial year end
31 March 2025

Questions about this charity's finances

What is THE DESIGN MUSEUM's CEO salary?

No highest-paid staff benefits band is available in the data held for THE DESIGN MUSEUM. That is not evidence that the CEO was unpaid or that every employee was below the reporting threshold; the charity's filed accounts are the appropriate source for a named role.

How much income and spending did THE DESIGN MUSEUM report?

THE DESIGN MUSEUM reported annual income of £17,177,844 and annual expenditure of £14,860,362 for the financial period shown on this page. These figures should be read with the filed accounts.

Is THE DESIGN MUSEUM financially efficient?

These register figures cannot answer that on their own. Restricted funds, grants, reserves, capital spending, the charity's purpose and its reporting period all affect the numbers. This site does not turn them into an efficiency score.

Source: Charity Commission register entry · Bulk register extract dated 4 September 2026