BEAMISH MUSEUM
Latest income
£19.1m
Latest spending
£18.4m
Registered
2008
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)
Total income
£19.1m
Total spending
£18.4m
Cost of raising funds
£5.6m
Reserves (reported)
£746k
Employees
504
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/12/2025)
Trustees
- Christopher Jamie Dowson Loughranchair
- Cllr Karen Allison
- Conan William Thomas McKinley
- Dr Daniel Mark Jackson
- Dr Elouise Leonard-Cross
- Dr Sze Wai Chiu
- Fletcher Sowerby
- Louise Averill Melville
- Mayo Mauricio Armellini
- Peter Morland
- Ryan Baldry
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | £19.1m | £18.4m |
| 31/01/2024 | £16.0m | £17.6m |
| 31/01/2023 | £13.5m | £14.1m |
| 31/01/2022 | £12.1m | £10.7m |
| 31/01/2021 | £11.1m | £10.7m |
Common questions
Who funds BEAMISH MUSEUM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BEAMISH MUSEUM as a grant recipient include THE REECE FOUNDATION, THE SIR TOM COWIE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE REECE FOUNDATION | FY2021 | £161k |
| THE REECE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £80k |
| THE SIR TOM COWIE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £20k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £5k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/04/2014 | £11.6m | "Remaking Beamish (KickstartGIA2020)" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 26/11/2007 | £47k | "Breathing Life into the Coffee Pot - restoration of an 1871 locomotive" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 06/03/2007 | £304k | "The Lamp Cabin" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 13/03/2006 | £47k | "Mining Memories" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/07/2003 | £2.1m | "Regional Resource Centre (Phase 2)" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/02/2003 | £48k | "New Access Programme" |