# THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF LABOUR HISTORY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 295260
- **Other names:** PEOPLE'S HISTORY MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 20, 1986
- **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=295260


## Contact

- **Address:** Peoples History Museum, Leftbank, Manchester
- **Postcode:** M3 3ER
- **Phone:** 0161 838 9190
- **Email:** info@phm.org.uk
- **Website:** www.phm.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM FOR THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION AND DISPLAY OF DOCUMENTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS AND ANY OTHER ITEMS OF VISUAL HISTORY RELATING TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF THE TRADE UNION AND LABOUR MOVEMENTS INSOFAR AS THEY ARE PART OF THE SOCIAL CULTURAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO AND THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF ITEMS WHICH RELATE THERETO.(B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR CHARITABLE OBJECT OR CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT MAY THINK FIT OR BY DEED APPOINT AND WHICH IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL BE CONDUCIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS OR MAY BE CONNECTED THEREWITH OR HAVE SOME AFFINITY OF PURPOSE THEREWITH OR MAY( WHETHER SO CONNECTED OR HAVING SUCH AFFINITY OR NOT) CONVENIENTLY BE CONDUCTED OR COMBINED WITH THE OBJECTS DECLARED IN THE FOREGOING SUB-PARAGRAPH (A)

**Activities:** The People's History Museum is the national museum of democracy.  We are the only museum dedicated to telling the story of the development of democracy in Britain.  We engage, inspire and inform all audiences by showing that 'there have always been ideas worth fighting for'.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1573047 | £1757585 | £9326623 | 34 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1830599 | £2061874 | £9542522 | 39 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1711042 | £1976150 | £9688825 | 34 |
| April 5, 2022 | £1771152 | £1827739 | £10038905 | 39 |
| April 5, 2021 | £1641653 | £1727162 | £10095492 | 34 |



## Trustees

- Andrea Peace — appointed June 27, 2024
- Anna Cornelius — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- BERNARD DONOGHUE — appointed April 27, 2018
- David Luckin — appointed Nov. 5, 2021
- Dermot Garvey — appointed July 1, 2024
- KAY CARBERRY
- Lord David Richard Evans — appointed Feb. 27, 2026
- Matilda Quiney — appointed May 14, 2021
- Nathaniel Tetteh — appointed Nov. 3, 2023
- Susannah Thompson — appointed Nov. 6, 2020
- Victoria Phillips — appointed Dec. 10, 2019