Registered charity (CIO) · Kidderminster
Carpet Museum Trust
Carpet Museum Trust is a registered charity (number 1163401) based in Kidderminster, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Geoffrey Gilbert since 2020. Latest income £98k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Museum of Carpet (Charity Commission)
- 10 trustees
- Income £98k (2025)
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Network
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Who leads it
- Geoffrey GilbertChair · since 2020
- David Roger WheadonTrustee · since 2019
- Douglas HineTrustee · since 2026
- Elizabeth ANN Pugh-CookTrustee · since 2015
- Gordon CooperTrustee · since 2018
- James Richard PerrinTrustee · since 2015
- Jean TalbotTrustee · since 2026
- Michael LoftusTrustee · since 2026
- Sobia ShawTrustee · since 2026
- Steven Leslie Victor HollandsTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.museumofcarpet.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£98k£89k
- 2024£91k£107k
- 2023£85k£89k
Earlier years
- 2022£101k£100k
- 2021£121k£109k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND/OR ART GALLERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Grants received
4 grants · £85,900 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £70,900 (3 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Geoffrey Gilbert Chair since 2020
- David Roger Wheadon since 2019
- Douglas Hine since 2026
- Elizabeth ANN Pugh-Cook since 2015
- Gordon Cooper since 2018
- James Richard Perrin since 2015
- Jean Talbot since 2026
- Michael Loftus since 2026
- Sobia Shaw since 2026
- Steven Leslie Victor Hollands since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- David Roger Wheadon since 2019
- Elizabeth ANN Pugh-Cook since 2015
- Gordon Cooper since 2018
- James Richard Perrin since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Geoffrey Gilbert Chair since 2020
- David Roger Wheadon since 2019
- Douglas Hine since 2026
- Elizabeth ANN Pugh-Cook since 2015
- Jean Talbot since 2026
- Sobia Shaw since 2026
- Steven Leslie Victor Hollands since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Gordon Cooper since 2018
- James Richard Perrin since 2015
- Michael Loftus since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1163401
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED ON 03 SEP 2015AMENDED ON 29 JAN 2020
- Contact on the register
- 0156269028 · finance@museumofcarpet.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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