# BLACKPOOL HERITAGE AND MUSEUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1205103
- **Other names:** THE SHOWTOWN TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [14012661](https://opencompanies.uk/company/14012661)
- **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&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=1205103


## Contact

- **Address:** SHOWTOWN, PALATINE BUILDING, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL
- **Postcode:** FY1 4TQ
- **Phone:** 01253 478624
- **Email:** company.secretary@showtownblackpool.co.uk
- **Website:** www.showtownblackpool.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY&#x27;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 &#x27;SHOWTOWN: THE MUSEUM OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT&#x27;;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 &#x27;Showtown: the museum of fun and entertainment&#x27;. 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



## Geography

- Blackpool





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **LORD SPENCER JOHN PHILLIPS** | Chair | March 30, 2022 |
| Anita Cooper |  | July 26, 2024 |
| David Webster |  | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Gillan Campbell |  | April 4, 2024 |
| KATHRYN MARY BENSON |  | March 30, 2022 |
| NIGEL JOHN ARTHUR PATTERSON |  | March 30, 2022 |




