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BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST

Company no. 07737797 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST is an active 15-year-old company. Worth a closer look: confirmation statement overdue at companies house and has traded under 1 previous name. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

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Confirmation statement overdue at Companies House
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 — 15+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ yearsName changed
StatusActive
Company number07737797
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated11 Aug 2011 · 15 yrs
Registered officeBirmingham Museum And Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
Nature of business91020 - Museums activities
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due25 Aug 2026
Previous namesBIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS LIMITED (12/07/2012)

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1147014
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
25 Apr 2012
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£12,643,248 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£11,945,035

What BIRMINGHAM MUSEUMS TRUST does

To provide access to museums for audiences and participants within Birmingham and the West Midlands region and beyond, through the operation of museums with exhibitions, education, engagement and participation activities.

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 £12,643,248 £11,945,035 £698,213
31 Mar 2024 £13,484,996 £11,791,242 £1,693,754
31 Mar 2023 £11,315,090 £12,817,106 −£1,502,016
31 Mar 2022 £12,291,330 £12,199,864 £91,466
31 Mar 2021 £10,460,631 £11,198,799 −£738,168

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 Simpson
Trustee · appointed 19 Jan 2022
Deborah Spence
Trustee · appointed 7 Jan 2026
Dr Louise Brooke-Smith
Trustee · appointed 31 Jan 2025
Jane Richardson
Trustee · appointed 8 Sep 2025
Robert James Cambray Alden
Trustee · appointed 16 Jul 2020
Stephen Hughes
Trustee · appointed 25 Feb 2026

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 (7)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Weoley Castle, Alwold Road, Birmingham (B29 5RJ) Leasehold Birmingham, West Midlands
Blakesley Hall, Blakesley Road, Yardley, Birmingham (B25 8RN) Leasehold Birmingham, West Midlands
Aston Hall, Trinity Road, Birmingham (B6 6JD) Leasehold Birmingham, West Midlands
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Directors & officers

MENSAH, Zak
Secretary · appointed 1 Jan 2022
ALDEN, Robert James Cambary, Cllr
Director · appointed 16 Jul 2020 · British
BARKER, David Sean
Director · appointed 21 Jan 2025 · British
BROOKE-SMITH, Louise
Director · appointed 31 Jan 2025 · British
HUGHES, Stephen Edward
Director · appointed 25 Feb 2026 · British
RICHARDSON, Jane
Director · appointed 8 Sep 2025 · British
SIMPSON, Anthony Frederick
Director · appointed 19 Jan 2022 · British
SPENCE, Deborah Jacqueline
Director · appointed 7 Jan 2026 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Birmingham City Council
Legal person person with significant control · voting rights 75 to 100 percent, right to appoint and remove directors, significant influence or control
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statementOverdue
Last statement11 Aug 2025
Next statement due25 Aug 2026
Accounts typeGroup accounts

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