V&A mission and objectives

The Victoria and Albert Museum is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. This means that it operates at 'arm's length' from central government, but it receives much of its funding in the form of Grant in Aid from the Government. Around 60% of the V&A's funding is received from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Mission & objectives

As the world's leading museum of art and design, the V&A enriches people's lives by promoting the practice of design and increasing knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world.

The Museum's key strategic objectives are:

You can download our reports and plans by clicking on the links below. To read PDF documents you will need to install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.

Strategic Plan

The Strategic Plan 2011-2015 identifies four broad strands of activity and strategic objectives that the Museum will work towards. The Plan is primarily a working document for staff of the Museum and does not aim to describe all aspects of Museum activity: it concentrates on those activities that move the Museum towards achieving its overall mission. The V&A's strategic direction is determined by the Management Board and Trustees, taking into account the priorities of DCMS.

Funding Agreements

The funding agreement with DCMS sets out the ways in which the V&A will help the DCMS achieve its objectives, in return for its funding.

• Funding Agreement 2008/09-2010/11 (PDF file, 36 KB)

• Funding Agreement 2005/06-2007/08 (PDF file, 195 KB)

• Funding Agreement 2003-2006 (PDF file, 162 KB)

• Funding Agreement 2001/02-2003/04 (PDF file, 300 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2010-11 (PDF file 507 KB)
  

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2009-10 (PDF file, 347 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2008-09 (PDF file, 270 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2007-08 (PDF file, 175 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2006-07 (PDF file, 316 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2005-06 (PDF file, 201 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2004-05 (PDF file, 224 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2003-04 (PDF file, 201 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2002-03 (PDF file, 246 KB)

• Funding Agreement End of Year Report 2001-02 (PDF file, 193 KB)

Annual Review

The V&A annual review gives details of the activities of the V&A from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 together with a financial summary.

• V&A Annual Review 2010-11

• V&A Annual Review 2009-10

Annual Reports and Accounts

The Annual Report and Accounts illustrate how the Museum's resources were spent in the last year and provide an overview of its activities. The accounts are audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General and are laid before Parliament each year.

• Annual Report and Accounts 2010-2011 (PDF file, 426 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts 2009-10 (PDF file, 305 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09 (PDF file, 327 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08 (PDF file, 429 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 (PDF file, 494 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06 (PDF file, 312 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2005 (PDF file, 261 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2004 (PDF file, 231 KB)

• Annual Report and Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2003 (PDF file, 224 KB)
  

Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts, including the audit report, from previous years are available from The Stationery Office (a fee is payable).

Transparency Agenda

In response to the Government’s commitment to greater transparency of public information, the V&A will be publishing data relating to senior posts, salaries and spending on a bi-annual basis, and monthly information about expenditure over £25,000.

Senior posts and salaries

Data as at 30 September 2011:

• V&A Organogram of Senior Posts and Pay, September 2011 (visualisation)

• V&A Organogram of Senior Posts and Pay, September 2011 (RDF -raw data)

• V&A Senior Post Dataset, September 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Junior Post Dataset, September 2011 (CSV)

Data as at 31 March 2011:

• V&A Organogram of Senior Posts and Pay, March 2011(RDF - raw data)

• V&A Senior Post Dataset, March 2011(CSV)

• V&A Junior Post Dataset, March 2011(CSV)

Data as at 30 June 2010:

• V&A Organogram of Senior Posts and Pay, June 2010 (PDF file, 18 KB)

• V&A Senior Pay Dataset, June 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Junior Staff Dataset, June 2010 (CSV)

Spend data

Expenditure incurred by the Museum over £25,000

• V&A Spend Data March 2012 (CSV)
  

• V&A Spend Data February 2012 (CSV)
  

• V&A Spend Data January 2012 (CSV)
  

• V&A Spend Data December 2011 (CSV)
  

• V&A Spend Data November 2011 (CSV)
  

• V&A Spend Data October 2011 (CSV)
  

• V&A Spend Data September 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data August 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data July 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data June 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data May 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data April 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data March 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data February 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data January 2011 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data December 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data November 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data October 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data September 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data August 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data July 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data June 2010 (CSV)

• V&A Spend Data May 2010 (CSV)
  

The spend data files contain:

• Date the invoice was entered on our system
• Expense type (what the expenditure is for)
• Expense area (which area of Museum activity incurred the expenditure)
• Name of the supplier
• Internal reference number for the invoice
• Invoice amount (net of VAT)