# THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 504481
- **Other names:** THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED, THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 10, 1975
- **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=504481


## Contact

- **Address:** BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM, TIPTON ROAD, DUDLEY
- **Postcode:** DY1 4SQ
- **Phone:** 0121 557 9643
- **Email:** info@bclm.com
- **Website:** www.bclm.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR ALL BY INCREASING AND INSPIRING THE PUBLIC’S UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE BLACK COUNTRY SINCE THE 18TH CENTURY ON THE INDUSTRIALISATION OF THE WORLD AS WELL AS INCREASING THE SUM OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE REGION DURING THIS PERIOD OF ITS HISTORY; ANDTHE PROVISION, SAFEGUARDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MUSEUM AND COLLECTIONS IN THE BLACK COUNTRY AS A MEANS OF RECORDING AND EXEMPLIFYING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE REGION SINCE THE 18TH CENTURY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN INDUSTRIALISED WORLD FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.

**Activities:** The open-air Museum, through the use of its Designated collections, provides opportunities for the public, including many thousands of pupils and students, to gain a better understanding, appreciation and knowledge of the history and international significance and impact of the Black Country and its people, over a period of 200 years, to c1960.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Coventry City
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- Staffordshire
- Walsall
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £10659222 | £11645563 | £36607739 | 209 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £12855700 | £11241026 | £37616080 | 152 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £15751392 | £9219316 | £35958406 | 174 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £19729222 | £7311717 | £27816330 | 149 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £11995561 | £7153188 | £14043825 | 157 |



## Trustees

- **Duncan Peter Bedhall** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 25, 2018
- Caroline Southall — appointed June 26, 2025
- Dileep Singh Marway — appointed June 26, 2025
- Dr Nicola Claire Guy — appointed Aug. 28, 2025
- Emma Norris — appointed Oct. 30, 2025
- Hasan Afzal — appointed June 26, 2025
- Janet Patricia Chapman — appointed Oct. 30, 2025
- Jonathan Badyal — appointed Jan. 25, 2018
- Katy Baker — appointed June 18, 2020
- Louise Jones — appointed April 28, 2022
- Matthew James Follows — appointed Aug. 22, 2019
- Ruth Marie Levesley — appointed Jan. 30, 2020
- Sally Bourner — appointed June 24, 2021
- Tarlok Singh Mander — appointed April 28, 2022