# BLACKPOOL HERITAGE AND MUSEUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1205103
- **Other names:** THE SHOWTOWN TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 6, 2023
- **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=1205103


## Contact

- **Address:** SHOWTOWN, PALATINE BUILDING, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL
- **Postcode:** FY1 4TQ
- **Phone:** 01253478624
- **Email:** company.secretary@showtownblackpool.co.uk
- **Website:** www.showtownblackpool.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-3.1 TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY OF BLACKPOOL PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:3.1.1 THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF A MUSEUM IN BLACKPOOL KNOWN AS 'SHOWTOWN: THE MUSEUM OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT';3.1.2 THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE TRANSPORTATION; AND3.1.3 THE DELIVERY OF ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES, FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF BLACKPOOL AND THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE BLACKPOOL HERITAGE COLLECTIONS.

**Activities:** To promote the education of the public in relation to the history of Blackpool  by the operation, maintenance and preservation of a museum in Blackpool known as 'Showtown: the museum of fun and entertainment'. To promote the history and heritage of Blackpool and the maintenance and preservation of the Blackpool heritage collections.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Blackpool



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2025 | — | — | — | — |



## Trustees

- **LORD SPENCER JOHN PHILLIPS** (Chair) — appointed March 30, 2022
- Anita Cooper — appointed July 26, 2024
- David Webster — appointed Jan. 30, 2026
- Gillan Campbell — appointed April 4, 2024
- KATHRYN MARY BENSON — appointed March 30, 2022
- NIGEL JOHN ARTHUR PATTERSON — appointed March 30, 2022