THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST

Registered charity 504481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM, THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED

Latest income
£10.8m
Latest spending
£11.1m
Registered
1975

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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

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Shropshire · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/04/2017£11.7m"BCLM: Forging Ahead - creating a world-class visitor attraction in the Black Country (KickstartGIA2020)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/09/2008£348k"The Bradburn and Wedge Garage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/06/2005£1.6m"Cradley Heath Workers Institute"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/03/2004£25k"Thos.Trevis Smith Cooperage Factory"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/09/2001£234k"Marston Collection - Acquisition, Dudley"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/07/1998£3.0m"Black Country Museum Rolfe Street Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/09/1997£99k"Rolfe Street Project - Development Study"