Imperial War Museum High-Value Expenditure, Monthly Updated

Monthly updated records of financial transactions over £25,000 made by the Imperial War Museums, published as part of a government transparency initiative. The dataset is provided by the Imperial War Museum organization under the OGL-UK-3.0 license. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Analyze spending patterns and vendor relationships based on high-value transaction records.
• Monitor government transparency and accountability based on the publication of expenditure data.
• Benchmark operational costs of cultural institutions based on the museum's financial activity.

Strengths

• Monthly update frequency supports time-series analysis of spending.
• Clear reporting threshold of £25,000 per transaction.
• Published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Imperial War Museum

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal financial systems as part of mandated government transparency reporting.

Time Range

Ongoing, monthly updated.

Freshness

Monthly updates; last updated 2026-04-28.

Geography

United Kingdom (Imperial War Museums).