BEAMISH MUSEUM
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Maintaining and developing the North of England open air museum at Beamish.
Latest income
£19.1m
Expenditure
£18.4m
Financial year end
2025-01-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-31 | £11.1m | £10.7m | |
| 2022-01-31 | £12.1m | £10.7m | |
| 2023-01-31 | £13.5m | £14.1m | |
| 2024-01-31 | £16.0m | £17.6m | |
| 2025-01-31 | £19.1m | £18.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-01-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.2m |
| Charitable activities | £9.9m |
| Trading | £7.4m |
| Investment income | £254k |
| Total income | £19.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £12.8m |
| Raising funds | £5.6m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £82k |
| Total expenditure | £18.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £746k |
| Total funds | £39.5m |
| — restricted | £7k |
| — unrestricted | £39.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £39.5m |
| Cash | £2.1m |
People
| Employees | 504 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.