Data include all museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). These include: the British Museum, Museum of the Home, Horniman Museum, Imperial War Museums, National Coal Mining Museum, National Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, National Portrait Gallery, Natural History Museum, Royal Armouries, Royal Museums Greenwich, Science Museum Group, Sir John Soane’s Museum, Tate Gallery Group, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Wallace Collection.
Figures have been rounded.
The source defines fundraising income as any money or gift received from individuals, charities, or private companies, excluding any money received from publicly funded organizations, government grants, funds from lottery grants, and investment income.
The self-generated fundraising income of museums sponsored by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in England increased sharply in 2023/2024 over the previous fiscal year. Between April 2023 and March 2024, the fundraising income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England exceeded *** million British pounds, the highest figure reported to date.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (July 17, 2025). Self-generated fundraising income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2024 (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/422448/fundraising-income-dcms-funded-museums-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Self-generated fundraising income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2024 (in 1,000 GBP)." Chart. July 17, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/422448/fundraising-income-dcms-funded-museums-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2025). Self-generated fundraising income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2024 (in 1,000 GBP). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/422448/fundraising-income-dcms-funded-museums-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Self-generated Fundraising Income of Dcms-sponsored Museums in England from 2011 to 2024 (in 1,000 Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Jul 2025, /statistics/422448/fundraising-income-dcms-funded-museums-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Self-generated fundraising income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2024 (in 1,000 GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/422448/fundraising-income-dcms-funded-museums-england-uk/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Self-generated fundraising income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2011 to 2024 (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), July 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/422448/fundraising-income-dcms-funded-museums-england-uk/
