Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Registered charity 241644 Registered since 1965

Operates: Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Solihull, Wolverhampton, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.5y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.1y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 7Environment/conservation/heritage 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 9Education 4Hospitality 2

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Contact

Website	www.avoncroft.org.uk
Email	contacts@avoncroft.org.uk
Phone	01527831363
Address	AVONCROFT MUSEUM, OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, REDDITCH ROAD, STOKE HEATH, BROMSGROVE, WORCESTE

Finances

£518,668 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£649,418	£398,570
2021	£471,986	£435,861
2022	£473,535	£537,272
2023	£531,280	£569,829
2024	£518,668	£587,246

What it does

What

Education/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY OF BUILDING AS ILLUSTRATED AT AVONCROFT AND IN THE RELATIONSHIP OF PEOPLE WITH THE BUILDINGS THEY CONSTRUCTED AND IN WHICH THEY LIVED AND WORKED

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 DECEMBER 1964 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF CHANGE OF NAME 10 DECEMBER 1964 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 09 JUNE 1988, 21 NOVEMBER 1996, 19 JUNE 1997 AND 11 SEPTEMBER 2006

Trustees (7)

7trustees

66median age

1aged 70+

Succession outlook: 1 of 7 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Mark Armstrongage 67 Chair
Adele Wood since 2021
Edward James Kenneth Tolcherage 66 since 2026
Ivan Smartage 62 since 2023
Lucy Hockleyage 47 since 2023
Michael Paul Smith since 2025
Sarah Beauchampage 62 since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings · 00830659 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 10/12/1964

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Heritage Education Trust 1 shared trustee

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