# BIRMINGHAM PEN TRADE HERITAGE ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1176955


## Contact

- **Address:** PEN MUSEUM, UNIT 3, THE ARGENT CENTRE, 60 FREDERICK STREET, BIRMINGHAM
- **Phone:** 0121 236 9834
- **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



## Geography

- Birmingham City





## Trustees

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




