# BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147014
- **Other names:** BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS LTD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 25, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1147014


## Contact

- **Address:** Birmingham Museum Trust, Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B3 3DH
- **Phone:** 01213488000
- **Email:** hello@birminghammuseums.org.uk
- **Website:** www.birminghammuseums.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF MUSEUMS, GALLERIES AND LIBRARIES IN BIRMINGHAM TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND RELATED PROGRAMMES OF OUTREACH AND RESEARCH, FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ARTS, HISTORY, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM.

**Activities:** To provide access to museums for audiences and participants within Birmingham and the West Midlands region and beyond, through the operation of museums with exhibitions, education, engagement and participation activities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £12643248 | £11945035 | £6204537 | 161 |
| March 31, 2024 | £13484996 | £11791242 | £5926324 | 150 |
| March 31, 2023 | £11315090 | £12817106 | £4539571 | 131 |
| March 31, 2022 | £12291330 | £12199864 | £5015587 | 147 |
| March 31, 2021 | £10460631 | £11198799 | £1386121 | 180 |



## Trustees

- Anthony Simpson — appointed Jan. 19, 2022
- David Barker Cllr — appointed Jan. 21, 2025
- Deborah Spence — appointed Jan. 7, 2026
- Dr Louise Brooke-Smith — appointed Jan. 31, 2025
- Jane Richardson — appointed Sept. 8, 2025
- Robert James Cambray Alden — appointed July 16, 2020
- Stephen Hughes — appointed Feb. 25, 2026