Additional financial support for NMC resulted after the 1993 Copyright Duration Directive (93/98/EEC), which extended the copyright term from 50 to 70 years.
As a charity, NMC is presided over by a board of trustees composed of Andrew Ward (Chair), Graham Elliott (Deputy Chair), Richard Shoylekov, Richard Fries, Stephen Johns, Ed McKeon, Chris Potts, David Smith and Lee Rodwell.