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Registered charity · Leyland

British Commercial Vehicle Museum Trust

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £197k (2024)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Lancashire
Website
www.britishcommercialvehiclemuseum.com (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
British Commercial Vehicle Museum Trust
Registered
1990

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£197k£247k
  • 2023£351k£237k
  • 2022£228k£230k
Earlier years
  • 2021£192k£305k
  • 2020£352k£233k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS; (1) TO MAINTAIN PREMISES AS A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MUSEUM WITH WORKSHOPS ANCILLARY THERETO TO MARK THE ROLE OF LEYLAND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITHIN THE AREA OF THE CENTRAL LANCASHIRE NEWTOWN AND THE TOWNSHIP OF LEYLAND. (2) TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NATION A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE MUSEUM AND TO PROMOTE THE PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY THE BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY TOGETHER WITH THE HISTORIC ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY WHERE SUCH VEHICLES, ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS ARE OF ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL HISTORIC OR SCIENTIFIC IMPORTANCE AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE. (3) TO EXHIBIT TO THE PUBLIC SUCH VEHICLES AND ARTIFACTS AS AFORESAID BY MEANS OF EITHER TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AND TO DEMONSTRATE AND ASSIST IN DEMONSTRATING TO THE PUBLIC THE WORKING AND OPERATION OF ANY SUCH VEHICLES, ARTIFACTS AND EQUIPMENT AND ALSO TO PROVIDE ACESS TO THE PUBLIC OF THE ARCHIVE MATERIAL.

Grants received

3 grants · £2,075,500 total

360Giving 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 · £2,075,500 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £48,4002020-05-18
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £1,930,6002015-09-08
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £96,5002003-12-04
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.

6.4y median 6y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 10Environment/conservation/heritage 10

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 10Professional services 6Finance 3

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£197k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
328539
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 MARCH 1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 16 AUGUST 1993.
Companies House
Company number 02475754 · Active
Contact on the register
01772 451011 · enquiries@britishcommercialvehiclemuseum.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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