THE FOUNDLING MUSEUM
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-03 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+4.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
-1.3% vs 2024
Employees
35
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
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 | £2,100,000 | £1,970,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £7,222,254 | -£246,551 | |
| Cash | £1,332,388 | £1,386,390 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,683,951 | £19,423,310 | |
| Net assets | £19,638,051 | £19,391,480 | |
| Equity | £19,638,051 | £19,391,480 | |
| Average employees | 34 | 35 | |
| Wages | £939,775 | £976,464 |
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 | 343.9% | -12.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.35x | 2.39x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE FOUNDLING MUSEUM · parent
- The Foundling Museum Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Completed a "campaign to secure a 999-year lease, a virtual freehold, of our home at 40 Brunswick Square in 2023/24."”
- “Received two Cultural Enterprises Association awards for "Best Ticketing Initiative and Rising Star-for digital improvements."”
- “Secured a "highly competitive Museum Estate and Development Fund grant of £319,000 from Arts Council England" for essential building repairs.”
- “Announced an "annual ticket initiative, starting from 2025/26, will enable us to offer free entry to all those with lived experience of children's social care."”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSSAN, Michael Desmond | Director | 2024-03-11 | Jun 1970 | British |
| DUMAS, Christopher Richard | Director | 2025-02-24 | Feb 1960 | British |
| FILIPPINI PINTO, Francesca | Director | 2025-02-24 | Aug 1971 | Italian |
| GOULD, Ronald, Mr. | Director | 2017-09-18 | Feb 1948 | British |
| HOYLE, Susan Linda | Director | 2024-06-28 | Apr 1953 | British |
| HUMPHREY, Edward Stuart | Director | 2022-01-26 | Apr 1973 | English |
| JEFFERS, Claire | Director | 2019-09-30 | Feb 1977 | British,American |
| MCINTYRE, Andrew James | Director | 2022-01-26 | Sep 1956 | British |
| PERRY, Grayson | Director | 2021-12-06 | Mar 1960 | English |
| RUSSELL, Simon, Lord | Director | 2019-12-09 | Aug 1952 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Brian Francis, Professor | Secretary | 2004-09-13 | 2005-05-16 |
| BLISS, Jacqueline Charmaine | Secretary | 2005-05-16 | 2007-07-16 |
| BROMLEY, Diana Hilary | Secretary | 1999-12-09 | 2004-09-13 |
| CAMPBELL, Hugh James Foster | Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 1999-12-09 |
| CUDLIPP, Nigel Hugh | Secretary | 2014-07-10 | 2022-06-06 |
| DUKE, Alison Judith | Secretary | 2007-07-16 | 2011-06-27 |
| SHAW, Hazel Ann | Secretary | 2011-06-27 | 2014-07-10 |
| AITKEN, Robert George Seymour | Director | 2014-06-11 | 2021-12-06 |
| ALLEN, Brian Francis, Professor | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2007-11-19 |
| BECKWITH-SMITH, Anne Honor Mary | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2024-05-28 |
| BENSON, Christopher John, Sir | Director | 2007-05-14 | 2009-06-08 |
| BERRIDGE, Geoffrey Ronald | Director | 2014-02-24 | 2019-03-12 |
| BLACK, Roger Daniel | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2014-06-11 |
| BLISS, Jacqueline Charmaine | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2007-07-16 |
| BOLLINGER, Judith | Director | 2016-06-27 | 2019-12-09 |
| BORG, Alan Charles Nelson, Dr | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2010-08-31 |
| BROMLEY, Diana Hilary | Director | 1999-10-28 | 2004-09-13 |
| CAMPBELL, Hugh James Foster | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2001-10-01 |
| CLOSE, James William | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2016-12-05 |
| COKE, David Edward | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2006-05-15 |
| COLE, Alison Gay | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2021-06-07 |
| COTTON, Christopher John Pott | Director | 2017-03-13 | 2024-05-28 |
| DELLER, Jeremy | Director | 2012-06-30 | 2022-03-14 |
| DUNBAR, Shereka Saccina | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2024-11-18 |
| FANE, Andrew William Mildmay | Director | 2007-05-14 | 2012-10-29 |
| GOLDSTONE, David Joseph | Director | 1999-08-20 | 2005-06-27 |
| GORE, William Hornby | Director | 2012-10-29 | 2023-10-18 |
| GRAHAM-HARRISON, Catherine Theodora | Director | 2008-09-22 | 2009-10-05 |
| HENDERSON, Charles Edward | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2014-11-24 |
| HUNT, Perdita Mary | Director | 2017-09-18 | 2025-11-24 |
| HYMAN, Spencer | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2021-10-04 |
| JOY, Larissa | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2024-06-28 |
| KAYE, David Raymond | Director | 2004-10-11 | 2007-11-19 |
| KORNER, James Robert Dominic | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2012-10-29 |
| LANKESTER, Patricia | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2014-11-24 |
| LOWTON, Alison Jane | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2012-04-29 |
| MACDONALD, Geraldine Mary, Professor | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2021-06-07 |
| MARTIN, Christopher Sanford | Director | 2012-04-30 | 2014-11-24 |
| MICHIE, William Guthrie Mcgregor | Director | 2010-06-28 | 2012-10-29 |
| PARKER, Michael | Director | 2006-05-15 | 2012-10-29 |
| REYNOLDS, Margaret Louise, Professor | Director | 2014-11-24 | 2021-06-07 |
| SHAH, Monisha Amrit | Director | 2014-02-24 | 2016-12-05 |
| SHARP, Victoria Susan Hull, Hon | Director | 2004-10-11 | 2011-09-26 |
| SIMON, Robin John Hughes | Director | 2008-02-04 | 2009-06-08 |
| SISSAY, Lemn | Director | 2017-03-13 | 2025-11-24 |
| STEEN, Carolyn Anne | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2012-10-29 |
| SUTTON, Regina Ann | Director | 2014-11-24 | 2015-09-04 |
| SYKES, Rosamund Mary | Director | 2007-07-16 | 2010-11-29 |
| VICK, Anne Sheena | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2013-11-15 |
| WALKER, Patrick Granville | Director | 1998-08-20 | 2006-11-13 |
| ZUCKERMAN, Paul Sebastian, Dr | Director | 2014-02-24 | 2021-06-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 201 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
-6.2%
£2,100,000 £1,970,000
-
Cash
+4.1%
£1,332,388 £1,386,390
-
Net assets
-1.3%
£19,638,051 £19,391,480
-
Employees
+2.9%
34 35
-
Wages
+3.9%
£939,775 £976,464
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