Official Statistics

Total income of DCMS-funded cultural institutions 2019/20

This release presents the total income of DCMS-funded cultural organisations in 2019/20.

Applies to England

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Total income of DCMS-funded cultural institutions 2019/20

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About The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport grants funding to the 15 sponsored museums and other cultural organisations through Grant-in-Aid. This report presents the total income generated by the DCMS-funded cultural organisations through charitable giving (fundraising income), Grant-in-Aid and other forms of income.

The cultural organisations included in this year’s report are, Arts Council England and their National Portfolio Organisations, British Film Institute, British Library, Historic England and the 15 sponsored museums and galleries.

Released 4 March 2021

Revised 20 December 2021 The following revisions were made to the published data - 2019/20 Grant-in-Aid figures for Horniman Museum and National Museums Liverpool to align with DCMS Accounts. - 2014/15 total income figure for the Science Museum Group to align with the museum’s accounts. - 2017/18 total income figures for the National Portrait Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum to aligh with the museums accounts.

Period Covered April 2019 to March 2020

Next update Autumn 2021

Geographic coverage England

Pre-release access The pre-release access document contains a list of ministers and officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Sponsored Museums: Performance Indicators. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum and those given access for briefing purposes had a maximum of 24 hours.

The UK Statistics Authority This release is published in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics (2018) produced by the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA). The UKSA has the overall objective of promoting and safeguarding the production and publication of official statistics that serve the public good. It monitors and reports on all official statistics, and promotes good practice in this area.

The responsible statistician for this release is Rachel Moyce.

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Published 4 March 2021
Last updated 23 December 2021 + show all updates
  1. The following revisions have been made - 2019/20 Grant-in-Aid figures for Horniman Museum and National Museums Liverpool to align with DCMS Accounts. - 2014/15 total income figure for the Science Museum Group to align with the museum's accounts. - 2017/18 total income figures for the National Portrait Gallery and Victoria and Albert Museum to align with the museums accounts.

  2. First published.

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