The Black Country Living Museum Trust

Registered charity 504481 Registered since 1975

Operates: Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire

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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.

trustees on the board

3.6y median 4y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.4y

average years in governance

12 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

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

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

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 4Retail and trade 4Arts and leisure 2

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Regal Tenbury Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

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Contact

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

Finances

£10,659,222 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£11,995,561	£7,153,188
2021	£19,729,222	£7,311,717
2022	£15,751,392	£9,219,316
2023	£12,855,700	£11,241,026
2024	£10,659,222	£11,645,563

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable 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.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15/09/1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/12/1983AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/07/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/09/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/09/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30/05/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/06/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/05/2014

Trustees (13)

13trustees

45median age

1aged 70+

Duncan Peter Bedhallage 62 Chair since 2018
Caroline Southallage 50 since 2025
Dileep Singh Marwayage 42 since 2025
Dr Nicola Claire Guyage 45 since 2025
Emma Norrisage 23 since 2025
Hasan Afzalage 36 since 2025
Janet Patricia Chapmanage 63 since 2025
Jonathan Badyalage 37 since 2018
Katy Bakerage 42 since 2020
Louise Jones since 2022
Ruth Marie Levesleyage 56 since 2020
Sally Bournerage 58 since 2021
Tarlok Singh Manderage 36 since 2022

Linked company (Companies House)

The Black Country Living Museum Trust · 01226321 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 15/09/1975

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Regal Tenbury Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

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