# ARCHIVES WEST MIDLANDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168386
- **Other names:** AWM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 22, 2016
- **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=1168386


## Contact

- **Address:** Warwickshire County Council, County Record Office, Priory Park, WARWICK
- **Postcode:** CV34 4JS
- **Phone:** 01926 738950
- **Email:** archiveswestmidlands@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://archiveswestmidlands.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY SUPPORTING THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, PRESERVATION OF AND ACCESS TO ARCHIVAL MATERIALS RELATING TO THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION AND TO SUPPORT WORK THAT INCREASES THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED THE REGION.

**Activities:** Archives West Midlands is an independent, strategic partnership of archive services which aims to maximise the benefits of working together in terms of shared projects and funding opportunities. We aim to promote the importance of archives; support members to achieve accreditation and workforce development; explore a regional solution for digital preservation; develop a volunteer strategy.




## Classification

- **How:** Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Dudley
- Herefordshire
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Walsall
- Warwickshire
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £8030 | £4938 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £9446 | £4572 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £9250 | £7828 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £8520 | £3803 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £8640 | £4000 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Caroline Louise Sampson** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 28, 2022
- DR Clare Watson — appointed July 10, 2017
- Eleanor Cook — appointed Jan. 4, 2024
- Elizabeth Oxborrow-Cowan — appointed July 10, 2017
- Georgia May Bould — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Helen Catherine Johnson — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Ian Gray — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Justine Samantha Pick — appointed Sept. 28, 2022
- Richard Lewis — appointed July 10, 2017
- Robin James Dakin — appointed Sept. 24, 2021
- Samantha Mager — appointed Sept. 4, 2024
- Sharon Forman — appointed Sept. 4, 2025