Registered charity · Birmingham
The Birmingham and Midland Institute
The Birmingham and Midland Institute is a registered charity (number 522852) based in Birmingham, governed by 13 trustees. Latest income £209k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Birmingham and Midland Institute, BMI (Charity Commission)
- 13 trustees
- Income £209k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Akil DoweTrustee · since 2023
- Councillor Adam HiggsTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Alex RoundTrustee · since 2020
- Dr Ellen McadamTrustee · since 2024
- Jacqueline FrancisTrustee · since 2022
- James FletcherTrustee · since 2020
- Jonathan Paul HuntTrustee · since 2026
- Mark EcclestonTrustee · since 2021
- Paul CooperTrustee · since 2026
- Professor Serena TrowbridgeTrustee · since 2016
- Samina Sadia AnsariTrustee · since 2019
- Simon Andrew PerryTrustee · since 2026
- Thomas James PeartTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Birmingham City
- Website
- www.bmi.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£209k£250k
- 2024£242k£197k
- 2023£278k£224k
Earlier years
- 2022£219k£172k
- 2021£138k£174k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE DIFFUSION AND ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, LITERATURE AND ART.
Grants received
1 grant · £48,247 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
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £48,247
Most recent
- Department for 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.
13 trustees on the board
- Akil Dowe since 2023
- Councillor Adam Higgs since 2023
- Dr Alex Round since 2020
- Dr Ellen Mcadam since 2024
- Jacqueline Francis since 2022
- James Fletcher since 2020
- Jonathan Paul Hunt since 2026
- Mark Eccleston since 2021
- Paul Cooper since 2026
- Professor Serena Trowbridge since 2016
- Samina Sadia Ansari since 2019
- Simon Andrew Perry since 2026
- Thomas James Peart since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Alex Round since 2020
- James Fletcher since 2020
- Professor Serena Trowbridge since 2016
- Samina Sadia Ansari since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Akil Dowe since 2023
- Councillor Adam Higgs since 2023
- Dr Alex Round since 2020
- Jonathan Paul Hunt since 2026
- Mark Eccleston since 2021
- Paul Cooper since 2026
- Samina Sadia Ansari since 2019
- Simon Andrew Perry since 2026
- Thomas James Peart since 2026
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Ellen Mcadam since 2024
- Jacqueline Francis since 2022
- James Fletcher since 2020
- Professor Serena Trowbridge since 2016
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.
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
- 522852
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- THE BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND INSTITUTE ACT DATED 3RD JULY 1854
- Contact on the register
- 01212363591 · admin@bmi.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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