BRITISH MOTOR INDUSTRY HERITAGE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£6.3m
Expenditure
£6.4m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £2.7m | £4.0m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £3.2m | £4.4m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £4.2m | £5.2m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £6.0m | £5.9m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £6.3m | £6.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.4m |
| Charitable activities | £948k |
| Trading | £3.4m |
| Investment income | £28k |
| Total income | £6.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £3.5m |
| Raising funds | £2.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £159k |
| Total expenditure | £6.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.8m |
| Total funds | £11.4m |
| — restricted | £5.8m |
| — unrestricted | £5.6m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £11.4m |
| Cash | £2.0m |
People
| Employees | 122 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
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.