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ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE

Company no. 03153895 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE is an active 30-year-old company, with accounts filed and up to date and no outstanding charges or mortgages registered. No adverse signals found on the public record.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 30+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years
StatusActive
Company number03153895
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated1 Feb 1996 · 30 yrs
Registered officeArmitt Library & Museum Centre, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BL
Nature of business91020 - Museums activities
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due28 Jan 2027

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1054762
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
22 Apr 1996
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£162,082 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£136,283

What ARMITT LIBRARY AND MUSEUM CENTRE does

The running of a Museum and library for the benefit of the local community and tourists to the area

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Mar 2025 £162,082 £136,283 £25,799
31 Mar 2024 £97,796 £136,287 −£38,491
31 Mar 2023 £119,921 £121,214 −£1,293
31 Mar 2022 £159,022 £114,787 £44,235
31 Dec 2020 £109,996 £74,304 £35,692

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (6)

ANTHONY LONTON
Trustee · appointed 31 Oct 2019
Christopher Charles Blackhurst
Trustee · appointed 28 Nov 2022
Dr Penelope Joyce Bradshaw
Trustee · appointed 25 May 2023
Peter Robert Lansberry
Trustee · appointed 31 Oct 2019
Sir Christopher James Scott BT
Trustee · appointed 31 Oct 2019
Timothy Robert William Cowen
Trustee · appointed 31 Oct 2019

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Directors & officers

BLACKHURST, Christopher Charles
Director · appointed 28 Nov 2022 · British
BRADSHAW, Penelope Joyce Elizabeth, Dr
Director · appointed 25 May 2023 · British
COWEN, Timothy Robert William
Director · appointed 22 Feb 2019 · British
LANSBERRY, Peter Robert
Director · appointed 15 Feb 2012 · English
LONTON, Anthony Paul
Director · appointed 1 Apr 2011 · British
SCOTT, Christopher James, Sir
Director · appointed 11 Feb 2014 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement14 Jan 2026
Next statement due28 Jan 2027
Accounts typeSmall company

Filing position at Companies House. A company keeping accounts and its confirmation statement up to date is a basic sign of good order; anything overdue is worth a question.

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Data from Companies House (official public register), presented by Verivello for information only — not a credit reference or financial advice. Always verify against the official source. Status & registered office checked live from Companies House · 8 Jul 2026, 13:02 UK.