THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST
Latest income
£10.8m
Latest spending
£11.1m
Registered
1975
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Total income
£10.8m
Total spending
£11.1m
Cost of raising funds
£3.3m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
208
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/03/2020)
- Received assets from another charity (08/01/2016)
Trustees
- Duncan Peter Bedhallchair
- Caroline Southall
- Dileep Singh Marway
- Dr Nicola Claire Guy
- Emma Norris
- Hasan Afzal
- Janet Patricia Chapman
- Jonathan Badyal
- Katy Baker
- Louise Jones
- Ruth Marie Levesley
- Sally Bourner
- Tarlok Singh Mander
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £10.8m | £11.1m |
| 31/12/2024 | £10.7m | £11.6m |
| 31/12/2023 | £12.9m | £11.2m |
| 31/12/2022 | £15.8m | £9.2m |
| 31/12/2021 | £19.7m | £7.3m |
Common questions
Who funds THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 25/04/2017 | £11.7m | "BCLM: Forging Ahead - creating a world-class visitor attraction in the Black Country (KickstartGIA2020)" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/09/2008 | £348k | "The Bradburn and Wedge Garage" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/06/2005 | £1.6m | "Cradley Heath Workers Institute" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 18/03/2004 | £25k | "Thos.Trevis Smith Cooperage Factory" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/09/2001 | £234k | "Marston Collection - Acquisition, Dudley" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/07/1998 | £3.0m | "Black Country Museum Rolfe Street Project" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/09/1997 | £99k | "Rolfe Street Project - Development Study" |