# CARPET MUSEUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163401
- **Other names:** MUSEUM OF CARPET
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 3, 2015
- **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=1163401


## Contact

- **Address:** Museum of Carpet, Stour Vale Mill, Green Street, KIDDERMINSTER
- **Postcode:** DY10 1AZ
- **Phone:** 0156269028
- **Email:** finance@museumofcarpet.org.uk
- **Website:** www.museumofcarpet.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND/OR ART GALLERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** THE MUSEUM OF CARPET EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE HERITAGE AND HISTORY OF THE 300-YEAR OLD CARPET MAKING INDUSTRY IN KIDDERMINSTER THAT BECAME THE CENTRE OF THE TRADE IN CARPETS.




## Classification

- **How:** Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £90897 | £106933 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £85359 | £88703 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £101248 | £100284 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £120810 | £109131 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £108017 | £86831 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Geoffrey Gilbert** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 4, 2020
- David Roger Wheadon — appointed Aug. 14, 2019
- David Verry Adam — appointed Sept. 26, 2018
- ELIZABETH ANN PUGH-COOK — appointed Sept. 3, 2015
- GORDON COOPER — appointed Sept. 26, 2018
- James Richard Perrin — appointed Sept. 3, 2015
- Jean Talbot — appointed Jan. 27, 2026
- Sobia Shaw — appointed Feb. 24, 2026
- Steven Leslie Victor Hollands — appointed Jan. 21, 2026