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 income spend
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.