# BIRMINGHAM PEN TRADE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1176955
- **Other names:** BPTHA, THE PEN MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 2, 2018
- **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=1176955


## Contact

- **Address:** PEN MUSEUM, UNIT 3, THE ARGENT CENTRE, 60 FREDERICK STREET, BIRMINGHAM
- **Phone:** 01212369834
- **Email:** enquiries@penmuseum.org.uk
- **Website:** www.penmuseum.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THE STEEL PEN TRADE IN BIRMINGHAM, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.TO MAINTAIN A MUSEUM THAT SHOWCASES THE SKILL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE PEN MAKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND ALSO HOUSES HISTORIC ARTEFACTS AND EPHEMERA RELATED TO THE ART OF WRITING.

**Activities:** The Pen Museum tells the story of the Steel Pen trade in Birmingham during the 19th and 20th Centuries and the impact it had on its workers, the people of Birmingham and globally.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **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 | £75169 | £82186 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £66785 | £87019 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £54750 | £82412 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £135274 | £76681 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £72388 | £61501 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Paul Richard Lindsell** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 8, 2025
- Andrew Casebourne Munro — appointed Feb. 2, 2018
- Carmel Girling — appointed June 26, 2021
- Craig Edmondson — appointed June 18, 2022
- Dr Laura Dudley — appointed Oct. 4, 2025
- Helen Amy Shute — appointed Oct. 5, 2024
- Nigel David Evans — appointed Feb. 2, 2018
- Sergio Isaac Torres Velazquez — appointed Oct. 4, 2025
- Steven Hearn — appointed June 18, 2022