fiscal years running April to March; museums are ranked based on the highest trading income in 2023/2024
Supplementary notes
The National Portrait Gallery closed for refurbishments in 2020 and reopened in June 2023.
The source defines trading income as the income generated by selling products or services to customers, licensing, consultancy, access, and income from other services.
The trading income of museums sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) increased in 2023/2024 over the previous fiscal year. Between April 2023 and March 2024, the Natural History Museum reported the highest figure among the DCMS-sponsored museums in England, with a trading income of roughly **** million British pounds.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (July 17, 2025). Trading income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2019 to 2024, by museum (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/422460/traiing-income-dcms-museums-england-uk-by-museum/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Trading income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2019 to 2024, by museum (in 1,000 GBP)." Chart. July 17, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/422460/traiing-income-dcms-museums-england-uk-by-museum/
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Trading Income of Dcms-sponsored Museums in England from 2019 to 2024, by Museum (in 1,000 Gbp)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Jul 2025, /statistics/422460/traiing-income-dcms-museums-england-uk-by-museum/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Trading income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2019 to 2024, by museum (in 1,000 GBP) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/422460/traiing-income-dcms-museums-england-uk-by-museum/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Trading income of DCMS-sponsored museums in England from 2019 to 2024, by museum (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), July 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/422460/traiing-income-dcms-museums-england-uk-by-museum/
