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BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE TRUST

Registered charity 286575 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B M I H T - HERITAGE MOTOR CENTRE

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Latest income
£6.3m
Latest spending
£6.4m
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a consolidated net profit for the second consecutive year, with total income rising to £6.3 million against total expenditure of £6.4 million. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £2.3 million are within the stated policy thresholds, ensuring the charity can continue to operate for at least 12 months.

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: British Motor Industry Heritage Centre Limited
“BMIHT is a charitable trust with a trading subsidiary, British Motor Industry Heritage Centre Limited (“BMIHC Ltd”).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£6.3m
Total spending
£6.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2.9m
Reserves (reported)
£2.8m
Employees
122

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£6.3m£6.4m
31/12/2023£6.0m£5.9m
31/12/2022£4.2m£5.2m
31/12/2021£3.2m£4.4m
31/12/2020£2.7m£4.0m

Common questions

Is BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity delivered a consolidated net profit for the second consecutive year, with total income rising to £6.3 million against total expenditure of £6.4 million. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £2.3 million are within the stated policy thresholds, ensuring the charity can continue to operate for at least 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/01/2013£71k"Aston Martin: A Century of Craftsmanship"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/09/2011£1.5m"Multi-Story: Museum Collections Centre"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/11/2008£36k"Land Rover Legacy"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/02/2007£8k"A Project To Collaborate With Libraries Close To The Longbridge Site To Produce A Travelling Exhibition Consisting Of Ten Graphic Panels, Dv"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/06/2006£998k"The Road Ahead: New exhibitions at the Heritage Motor Centre"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/09/2005£20k"Driving Forward'"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/06/2004£569k"Going Places': Bringing a private archive of the British motor industry (the Baldwin Collection) into the public domain and providing access"