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
To establish and maintain for the benefit of the nation a motor vehicle museum and promote the preservation of motor vehicles, archives and artefacts relating to the British Motor Industry with historic, scientific or educative value.To exhibit and allow public access to such vehicles, archives and artefacts by means of exhibitions and demonstrate operation of any such vehicles or artefacts.
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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.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
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.
Corporate structure
BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE CENTRE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £3.4m
- Profit before tax: £1.2m
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £1.2m
- Fixed assets owned by parent charity; costs recharged to subsidiary.
“During the year a gift aid donation was made to British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (“BMIHT”) of £1,236,777 (2023: £1,299,344) to support its work in its chosen area.”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ARMSTRONG, Peter John — director, appointed 01/09/2025on trustee list
- SINCLAIR, Louise Rebecca — director, appointed 17/07/2024on trustee list
- BRUCE, Wayne Michael Robert — director, appointed 26/04/2023on trustee list
- RANA-GRINDLEY, Satnam Kaur — director, appointed 26/01/2022on trustee list
- MANAGHAN, Adrian James Peter — director, appointed 22/04/2020on trustee list
- SINGLETON, Paul — director, appointed 11/07/2018on trustee list
- KORDAN, Joel Nicholas — director, appointed 05/07/2017on trustee list
- CROPLEY, Stephen John — director, appointed 20/07/2016on trustee list
- CAIRNS, Helen Suzanne — secretary, appointed 31/03/2019
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£2.9m
Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (53% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 45.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Joel Nicholas Kordanchair
- Adrian James Peter Managhan
- Jason Warren Levy
- Louise Rebecca Sinclair
- Paul Singleton
- Peter Armstrong
- Richard Charles Osborne Shore
- Satnam Kaur Rana-Grindley
- Stephen John Cropley
- Wayne Michael Robert Bruce
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE TRUST financially healthy?
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. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.
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