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BEAMISH MUSEUM

Company no. 05751540 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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BEAMISH MUSEUM is an active 20-year-old company. One to note: has traded under 1 previous name. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Has traded under 1 previous name
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 20+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ yearsName changed
StatusActive
Company number05751540
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated22 Mar 2006 · 20 yrs
Registered officeRegional Resource Centre, Beamish, DH9 0RG
Nature of business91020 - Museums activities
Next accounts due31 Oct 2026
Confirmation statement due14 Apr 2027
Previous namesBEAMISH MUSEUM LIMITED (13/08/2013)

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1122366
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
17 Jan 2008
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£19,138,000 · year to 31 Jan 2025
Latest expenditure
£18,439,000

What BEAMISH MUSEUM does

Maintaining and developing the North of England open air museum at Beamish.

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

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Jan 2025 £19,138,000 £18,439,000 £699,000
31 Jan 2024 £16,017,000 £17,567,000 −£1,550,000
31 Jan 2023 £13,479,000 £14,096,000 −£617,000
31 Jan 2022 £12,064,000 £10,714,000 £1,350,000
31 Jan 2021 £11,075,000 £10,727,000 £348,000

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 (11)

Christopher Jamie Dowson LoughranChair
Trustee · appointed 1 Mar 2023
Cllr Karen Allison
Trustee · appointed 24 Mar 2026
Conan William Thomas McKinley
Trustee · appointed 1 Mar 2023
Dr Daniel Mark Jackson
Trustee · appointed 1 Mar 2023
Dr Elouise Leonard-Cross
Trustee · appointed 1 Mar 2023
Dr Sze Wai Chiu
Trustee · appointed 18 Mar 2025
Fletcher Sowerby
Trustee · appointed 18 Mar 2025
Louise Averill Melville
Trustee · appointed 18 Mar 2025
Mayo Mauricio Armellini
Trustee · appointed 1 Mar 2023
Peter Morland
Trustee · appointed 18 Mar 2025
Ryan Baldry
Trustee · appointed 18 Mar 2025

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.

Property & land holdings (3)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Lochlea, 20 Woodside, Darras Hall, Ponteland (NE20 9JA) Freehold Northumberland
Hell Hole Wood, Beamish, Stanley Leasehold County Durham
Land adjoining Beamish The North Of England Open Air Museum, Beamish, Stanley Leasehold County Durham

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

WILKINSON, Lisa
Secretary · appointed 1 Jul 2026
ALLISON, Karen, Cllr
Director · appointed 24 Mar 2026 · British
ARMELLINI, Mayo Mauricio
Director · appointed 1 Mar 2023 · British
BALDRY, Ryan
Director · appointed 18 Mar 2025 · British
CHIU, Sze Wai, Dr
Director · appointed 18 Mar 2025 · British
JACKSON, Daniel Mark, Dr
Director · appointed 1 Mar 2023 · British
LEONARD-CROSS, Elouise Kirstie, Dr
Director · appointed 1 Mar 2023 · British
LOUGHRAN, Christopher Jamie Dowson
Director · appointed 1 Mar 2023 · British
MCKINLEY, Conan William Thomas
Director · appointed 1 Mar 2023 · British
MELVILLE, Louise Averill
Director · appointed 18 Mar 2025 · British
MORLAND, Peter
Director · appointed 18 Mar 2025 · British
SOWERBY, Fletcher
Director · appointed 18 Mar 2025 · 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 Jan 2025
Next accounts due31 Oct 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement31 Mar 2026
Next statement due14 Apr 2027
Accounts typeGroup accounts

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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