THE BRITISH MUSEUM COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£21M
+4.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£48M
+15.7% vs 2024
Employees
54
+5.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+173.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- THE BRITISH MUSEUM COMPANY LIMITED 1995-06-05 → present
- BRITISH MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1984-05-01 → 1995-06-05
- BRITISH MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1984-05-01
- BRITISH MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1972-11-02 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,033,000 | £21,710,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,107,000 | £5,757,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,107,000 | £5,757,000 | |
| Cash | £19,789,000 | £20,647,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,881,000 | £44,577,000 | |
| Net assets | £41,421,000 | £47,915,000 | |
| Equity | £41,421,000 | £47,915,000 | |
| Average employees | 51 | 54 | |
| Wages | £1,933,000 | £2,072,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 10.0% | 26.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -2.6% | -1.0% | |
| Current ratio | 15.43x | 8.38x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future, being a minimum of twelve months from when these accounts were approved, and accordingly have applied the going concern basis for preparing its accounts. Uncertainties in relation to international events and economic pressures remain and the Directors continue to monitor the situation closely.”
Group structure
- THE BRITISH MUSEUM COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- British Museum Ventures Limited 100%
- The BM Co Pension Trustee Company Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Eoin, Dr | Secretary | 2024-01-12 | — | — |
| BUCHANAN, Roderick Macdonald | Director | 2017-11-02 | Jan 1964 | British |
| COOKE, Laura Lucy | Director | 2025-02-04 | Apr 1976 | English |
| MCNICOL, Judith Kenzie | Director | 2025-06-04 | Aug 1970 | British |
| PETOCHI, Andrea | Director | 2024-11-19 | Jul 1975 | Italian |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUBLEDAY, Ian Anthony | Secretary | 2012-09-25 | 2019-06-17 |
| HOLFORD, Douglas Allan | Secretary | — | 2000-01-31 |
| HUGHES, Penelope Lesley | Secretary | 2007-07-01 | 2007-07-01 |
| WATTS, Helen Kay | Secretary | 2000-01-31 | 2012-09-25 |
| WHITTAKER, Jane Louise | Secretary | 2019-06-17 | 2024-01-12 |
| ATTENBOROUGH, David Frederick, Sir | Director | — | 1998-10-03 |
| AUSTWICK, Dawn Jacquelyn | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2005-11-18 |
| BAGNALL, Peter Hill | Director | — | 1997-12-25 |
| BARBER, Nicholas Charles Faithorn | Director | 1996-04-27 | 2003-09-25 |
| BEER, Gillian Patricia Kempster, Dame | Director | 1994-04-09 | 2002-09-02 |
| BURNETT, Andrew Michael, Dr | Director | 2012-06-07 | 2013-01-16 |
| CAMPBELL, Hugh James Foster | Director | — | 1994-11-23 |
| CULLINAN, Robert Nicholas, Dr | Director | 2024-06-04 | 2024-11-19 |
| CUNCLIFFE, Barrington Windsor, Professor | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| CURTIS, John Edward, Dr | Director | 1993-12-11 | 1998-10-03 |
| CVO PC, Windlesham, The Rt Hon The Lord | Director | — | 1996-04-08 |
| DAVIES, William Vivian | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
| FITZGERALD, Niall William Arthur | Director | 2006-11-23 | 2010-03-31 |
| FOSTER, Nicholas | Director | 2024-07-19 | 2025-06-02 |
| FREY, Jessica Lauren | Director | 2024-07-19 | 2025-06-02 |
| GLOUCESTER, Hrh The Duke Of | Director | — | 1998-10-03 |
| GREENE, Graham Carleton | Director | — | 2002-06-17 |
| GREER, Bonnie | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2012-06-07 |
| HARRISON, Philippa Mary | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2009-03-11 |
| HARROP, Peter, Sir | Director | — | 1998-10-03 |
| HERRING, Christopher Paul | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2007-07-13 |
| HOBHOUSE, William Arthur | Director | 1997-06-07 | 2003-01-14 |
| HUGHES, Penelope Lesley | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2012-06-07 |
| LASKO, Peter Erik, Profressor | Director | — | 1995-06-17 |
| LINDSELL, David Clive | Director | 2005-11-18 | 2012-06-07 |
| MACGREGOR, Neil | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2009-12-02 |
| MACKLE, Joanna, Dr | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2019-07-19 |
| MARTIN-FISHER, Henrietta Kate Blaxland, Ms. | Director | 2024-01-12 | 2024-07-19 |
| MICHAELS, Christopher, Dr | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2017-03-31 |
| MOSER, Claus, Lord | Director | — | 1998-10-03 |
| NORGROVE, David Ronald, Sir | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2005-11-17 |
| OLDMAN, Brian Leslie | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2012-06-29 |
| PLYMING, Timothy Robert John | Director | 2013-01-16 | 2013-06-28 |
| POWELL OF BAYSWATER, Charles, Lord | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2003-03-06 |
| RAISON, Timothy Hugh Francis, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1999-07-21 |
| SALAMA, Eric Ralph | Director | 2001-03-13 | 2007-11-22 |
| STEVENSON, Hugh Alexander | Director | — | 2006-06-16 |
| THATCHER, Andrew John | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2007-09-26 |
| THE LORD EGREMONT, John | Director | 1993-05-08 | 1998-10-03 |
| THOMAS, Keith Vivian, Sir | Director | 1999-07-31 | 2001-02-14 |
| TUSA, John, Sir | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2009-03-12 |
| WHITTAKER, Jane Louise | Director | 2013-01-16 | 2024-01-12 |
| WILLIAMS, Jonathan Hugh Creer, Dr | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2024-06-04 |
| WRIGHT, Patrick Michael Mckee | Director | 1994-11-23 | 2001-11-30 |
| YATES, Christopher Paul | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2024-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+3.2%
£21,033,000 £21,710,000
-
Cash
+4.3%
£19,789,000 £20,647,000
-
Net assets
+15.7%
£41,421,000 £47,915,000
-
Employees
+5.9%
51 54
-
Profit before tax
+173.2%
£2,107,000 £5,757,000
-
Wages
+7.2%
£1,933,000 £2,072,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers