Overview
Birmingham Museums Trust's network
8 people6 organisationsi7 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Birmingham Museums Trust. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Simpson | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Coleen Mensa | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Corinne Fowler | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Deborah Spence | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Dr Louise Brooke-Smith | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Robert James Cambray Alden | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephen Hughes | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Zak Mensah | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
2 companiesiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Birmingham Museums Trading Ltd 04221635 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 07737797, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 30 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 30 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 30 June 2016)
Current directors
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Thinktank Trust 03239119 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 07737797, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Simpson | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Coleen Mensa | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Corinne Fowler | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Deborah Spence | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Dr Louise Brooke-Smith | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Robert James Cambray Alden | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephen Hughes | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Zak Mensah | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Richard Bruce Paterson (2019-2021), Eamon Fergal Mooney (2017-2022), Judith Anne Wilson (2013-2017), William Hutchinson Smith (2012-2013). Full officer list
Subsidiaries
2 companiesiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Birmingham Museums Trading Ltd 04221635 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 07737797, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 30 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 30 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 30 June 2016)
Current directors
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Thinktank Trust 03239119 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 07737797, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Birmingham Museums Trust as a corporate owner of this company, notified 6 April 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of votes, appoints directors (notified 6 April 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
1.6y
median 0y
Longest tenure
6y
since 2020
Years in governance
8.2y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
5
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 7 on the board
7 trustees on the board
- Anthony Simpson since 2022
- Coleen Mensa since 2026
- Corinne Fowler since 2026
- Deborah Spence since 2026
- Dr Louise Brooke-Smith since 2025
- Robert James Cambray Alden since 2020
- Stephen Hughes since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Robert James Cambray Alden since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anthony Simpson since 2022
- Deborah Spence since 2026
- Dr Louise Brooke-Smith since 2025
- Robert James Cambray Alden since 2020
- Stephen Hughes since 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Coleen Mensa since 2026
- Corinne Fowler since 2026
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7Human Rights/religious or Racial Harmony/equality or Diversity 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 6Business services 4Finance 1
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Birmingham Museums Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £10.46m | £12.29m | £11.32m | £13.48m | £12.64m |
| Total expenditure | £11.20m | £12.20m | £12.82m | £11.79m | £11.95m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | £3.23m | £3.28m | £3.28m | £3.28m | £3.55m |
| Government grants | £3.18m | £1.43m | £1.44m | £1.50m | £1.68m |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £115.41k | £37.75k | £22.26k | £487.08k | £113.04k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £468.15k | £12.03k |
| Charitable activities | £9.93m | £11.46m | £9.67m | £11.74m | £11.14m |
| Other trading activities | £414.76k | £797.23k | £1.61m | £1.20m | £1.35m |
| Investments | £3.02k | £729 | £13.31k | £43.09k | £16.87k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £19.17k | £23.27k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £10.45m | £11.45m | £11.34m | £10.64m | £10.58m |
| Raising funds | £746.25k | £750.96k | £1.48m | £32.60k | £170.04k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £21.63k | £36.44k | £34.11k | £0 | £35.00k |
| Investment management | £62.85k | £8.85k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1.12m | £1.19m |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £2.89m | £1.95m | £1.54m | £1.29m | £1.35m |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £5.32m | £6.48m | £4.43m | £5.67m | £5.97m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | -£4.11m | -£838.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £2.71m | £2.58m | £1.43m | £1.03m | £1.11m |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £1.39m | £5.02m | £4.54m | £5.93m | £6.20m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | -£2.08m | £1.92m | £2.25m | £3.95m | £4.33m |
| Restricted funds | £2.58m | £2.20m | £1.40m | £1.09m | £945.40k |
| Endowment funds | £890.88k | £887.38k | £884.40k | £882.15k | £925.27k |
| Total funds | £1.39m | £5.02m | £4.54m | £5.93m | £6.20m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £1.39m | £2.30m | £1.65m | £3.95m | £3.95m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £5.32m | £6.48m | £4.43m | £5.67m | £5.97m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 17 January 2024 | 17 January 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 | 25 January 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 27 January 2022 | 27 January 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 07737797 has made 14 accounts filings since 2013. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 4 January 2026 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 20 November 2024 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)45 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 7 January 2024 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 6 January 2023 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 2 February 2022 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 15 March 2021 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)43 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 9 December 2019 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 19 December 2018 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 7 December 2017 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 4 January 2017 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 18 December 2015 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 23 December 2014 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 16 December 2013 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 3 January 2013 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
69 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 3 July 1997 to 25 March 2025.Total from published grants
£26.8m
£26,769,218
Grants
69
published to 360Giving
Funders
6
distinct funders
Latest grant
Mar 2025
25 March 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds. Showing the latest 14 years of 27.£775k2011
£715k2012
£252k2013
£390k2014
£760k2015
£74k2016
£1.1m2017
£1.5m2018
£1m2019
£4m2020
£1.6m2021
£2.1m2022
£422k2023
£10k2025
Funders
6 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 44 | £14,825,882 | 1997 to 2023 |
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | 10 | £8,087,430 | 2017 to 2022 |
| Department for Culture, Media & Sport | 7 | £2,353,306 | 2016 to 2025 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | £790,000 | 2018 to 2021 |
| Birmingham City Council | 5 | £692,600 | 2014 to 2020 |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | £20,000 | 2019 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 March 2025 | Department for Culture, Media & Sport | Investment Funds | £10,000 |
| 28 September 2023 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | "Laying the foundations for the transformation of Birmingham Museums Trust" | £249,836 |
| 31 March 2023 | Department for Culture, Media & Sport | Redisplay of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallerys (BMAG) Ancient Civilizations Galleries | £172,500 |
| 20 October 2022 | Department for Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £1,026,107 |
| 20 October 2022 | Department for Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £1,026,107 |
| 31 May 2022 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Investment funds | £46,490 |
| 13 December 2021 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £1,026,107 |
| 5 February 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | WCF award - COVID19 response | £590,000 |
| 3 August 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | "COVID19: Birmingham Museums Trust" | £250,000 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Birmingham Museums: Culture Recovery Fund - Round 2 | £820,841 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Birmingham Museums: Culture Recovery Fund | £1,872,750 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022 | £1,026,107 |
| 1 January 2020 | Birmingham City Council | The Lavender Club | £2,000 |
| 1 April 2019 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022 | £1,007,568 |
| 1 April 2019 | Ministry of Defence | Covenent Fund | £20,000 |
| 1 April 2019 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | ALB-Historic England-West Midlands Soho Manufactory | £2,000 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022 | £1,007,568 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022 | £251,892 |
| 18 January 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Major Grants award | £200,000 |
| 21 June 2017 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £1,026,107 |
| 1 April 2017 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | DCMS/Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund | £75,000 |
| 1 July 2016 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Birmingham Manufactures project | £21,796 |
| 1 July 2016 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Birmingham Manufactures project | £21,796 |
| 23 March 2016 | Birmingham City Council | Heritage Week 2016 | £10,000 |
| 14 March 2016 | Birmingham City Council | Visualise Yay 16 | £20,000 |
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Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (44 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Cabinet Office (18 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Birmingham City Council (5 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
TO
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Birmingham City
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/08/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/01/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12/07/2012 as filed - Register history
- 25 April 2012Registered
- 18 August 2025Received assets from South Asian Diaspora Literatures and Arts Archive (Salidaa) (1081584)
- Previous name
- Birmingham Museums Ltd
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 25 July 2012Memorandum and articles
- 25 July 2012Resolution
- 12 July 2012Certificate of change of name
- 12 July 2012Change of name (exemption from using Limited)
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.birminghammuseums.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Birmingham Museums Trust
- Registered
- 2012