Registered charity · Wolverhampton
West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust
West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust is a registered charity (number 516158) based in Wolverhampton, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £244k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
The Charity’s Objects are specifically restricted to the following:-3.1 to preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants of the County of West Midlands and of the nation at large, whatever of the historical, architectural and constructional heritage...
- 8 trustees
- Income £244k (2025)
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Who leads it
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, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell and more
- Website
- www.wmhbt.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£244k£264k
- 2024£262k£239k
- 2023£145k£168k
Earlier years
- 2022£95k£86k
- 2021£88k£73k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 25%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The Charity’s Objects are specifically restricted to the following:-3.1 to preserve for the benefit of the inhabitants of the County of West Midlands and of the nation at large, whatever of the historical, architectural and constructional heritage may exist in or around the said county in the form of buildings (including any building as defined in Section 290 (1) of the Town and County Planning Act, 1971) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest and to advance the education of the public in the area of benefit with regards to architects, architectural matters, historic buildings, architectures and construction projects.
Grants received
11 grants · £5,048,642 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 · £4,871,741 (7 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £152,001 (2 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £15,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,900
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Andrew Foster since 2016
- Edward Graham Barron since 2016
- Hayley Andrews since 2023
- IAN Wilson since 2017
- Lewis Thomas Hobbs since 2023
- Nicolas Crombie since 2016
- Philip Adams since 2014
- Robin Sellers since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Foster since 2016
- Edward Graham Barron since 2016
- IAN Wilson since 2017
- Nicolas Crombie since 2016
- Philip Adams since 2014
- Robin Sellers since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Andrew Foster since 2016
- Nicolas Crombie since 2016
- Philip Adams since 2014
Portfolio (5)
- Edward Graham Barron since 2016
- Hayley Andrews since 2023
- IAN Wilson since 2017
- Lewis Thomas Hobbs since 2023
- Robin Sellers since 2019
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
- 516158
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 JANUARY 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 MAY 1992AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12 MAY 2016 as amended on 28 Jan 2025 as amended on 28 Jan 2025 as amended on 01 May 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 01876294 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0796 8284932 · treasurer@wmhbt.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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