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Cash

£3m

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£38m

Equity attributable

Employees

192

Average over period

Profit before tax

£1.6m

Period ending 2023-12-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-31 Δ vs prior
Total income £8,964,852 —
Operating profit £1,609,911 —
Profit before tax £1,614,674 —
Net profit £1,694,674 —
Cash £3,013,683 —
Total assets less current liabilities £37,627,162 —
Net assets £37,616,080 —
Equity £37,616,080 —
Average employees 192 —
Wages £5,319,722 —
Directors' remuneration £0 —

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-31
Operating margin 18.0%
Net margin 18.9%
Return on capital employed 4.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 4.1%
Current ratio 2.56x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST 2009-12-30 → present
  2. THE BLACK COUNTRY MUSEUM TRUST 2009-12-11 → 2009-12-30
  3. BLACK COUNTRY MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1975-09-15 → 2009-12-11

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Crowe UK LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Trustees have considered all the above when reviewing the Museum's ability to continue as a going concern and have concluded that it remains appropriate to prepare the Financial Statements on the going concern basis. The Trustees have further concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Museum's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

  1. THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST · parent
    1. Black Country Living Museum Enterprises Limited 100% · England & Wales · on-site trading

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

14 active · 75 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HARVEY, Diane Secretary 2025-04-18 — —
AFZAL, Hasan Director 2025-06-26 Sep 1989 British
BADYAL, Jonathan Director 2018-01-25 Oct 1988 British
BAKER, Katy Director 2020-06-18 Oct 1983 British
BEDHALL, Duncan Peter Director 2018-01-25 May 1964 British
BOURNER, Sally Elizabeth Director 2021-06-24 Sep 1967 British
CHAPMAN, Janet Patricia Director 2025-10-30 Mar 1963 British,American
GUY, Nicola Claire, Dr Director 2025-08-28 Aug 1980 British
JONES, Louise Director 2022-04-28 Sep 1967 British
LEVESLEY, Ruth Marie Director 2020-01-30 Sep 1969 British
MANDER, Tarlok Singh Director 2022-04-28 Dec 1989 British
MARWAY, Dileep Singh Director 2025-06-26 May 1984 British
NORRIS, Emma Director 2025-10-30 Aug 2002 British
SOUTHALL, Caroline Director 2025-06-26 Sep 1975 British
Show 75 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BARNFIELD, Leslie Thomas Secretary — 1992-05-01
EDMONDSON, Craig Secretary 2018-05-16 2025-04-18
POLYCHRONAKIS, John Secretary 1992-05-01 2014-12-08
ANSELL, Christopher Director 2021-04-29 2024-04-25
BARNES, Harold Peter Director — 1993-03-31
BELFORD, Paul Julian, Dr Director 2014-03-27 2025-04-24
BRAMALL, Susan Margaret Director 2004-09-30 2006-05-25
CAUNT, David Murray Director — 1999-06-08
COLLINS, Paul Henry, Doctor Director 1994-05-12 1996-05-16
COMYN, Andrew John Director 2021-02-25 2021-10-28
CORNEBY, Margaret Ann Director 2014-01-30 2014-09-26
CRUMP, Malcolm John Director 2002-09-26 2006-05-25
DEAN, Anthony Graham Director — 2013-09-26
DICK, Malcolm Mckinnon, Dr Director 2013-07-25 2020-07-30
DOSANJH, Parminder Director 2018-03-29 2024-03-31
EDWARDS, James Director — 1994-09-29
FOLKES, Henry James Director 1995-07-27 2003-07-31
FOLLOWS, Matthew James Director 2019-08-22 2026-05-07
FOSTER, Judy Annette, Councillor Director 2014-06-20 2016-08-23
FRASER-MACNAMARA, Charles Valentine Director 2000-07-27 2006-06-26
FRY, Andrew Stewart Director 2015-07-30 2018-07-26
GEORGE, Anthony Frank Director 1998-07-23 2014-05-29
HALL, Peter Director 1999-12-09 2003-08-29
HANKON, Alan Bryan, Jp Director 1999-06-08 2003-08-29
HARDING, Nicola Director 2015-07-30 2021-06-24
HARLEY, Patrick Edward Director 2017-11-30 2018-10-15
HARRIS, Anthony David Dan Director 2010-03-31 2014-05-29
HARRIS, Anthony David Dan Director 2007-05-31 2008-05-28
HOLDCROFT, Matthew, Councillor Director 2009-05-13 2010-12-15
HORTON, Linda Rosaleen Director 2011-05-18 2013-05-22
HORTON, Linda Rosaleen Director 2005-03-24 2010-05-27
HUGHES, John Hardeman Director 2004-09-30 2015-09-24
HUNT, Frederick Stuart Director 1994-05-12 1998-05-12
HUSSAIN, Mahboob Director 2013-05-22 2014-06-20
JESSOP, Victoria Director 2020-01-30 2025-12-18
JEWKES, Jeffrey Director 1993-05-20 2003-08-29
JOHNSON, Roger William Director 1993-04-01 2001-09-13
JONES, Leslie Director 2009-06-29 2011-06-29
KENRICK, Martin John Director — 2003-08-07
LEVERMORE, Martin Leslie, Professor Director 2025-09-29 2025-12-22
LODGE, Jane Ann Director 2009-09-25 2014-09-25
LOVELAND, Nicholas Director 2016-01-28 2021-04-29
LOWE, Pete, Councillor Director 2019-01-09 2019-06-26
MATTU, Elias Masih, Cllr Director 2011-05-18 2013-05-15
MILLWARD, Anne, Councillor Director 2003-11-20 2009-06-29
MORLEY, Stephen Director — 2011-09-29
MOTTRAM, Melvyn, Councillor Director 2004-09-30 2014-06-20
MURPHY, Catherine Elizabeth Director 2020-06-18 2026-02-26
OWEN, Alfred David Director — 2015-05-28
PATRICK, Eunice Mary Director 1999-06-08 2000-05-01
PERKS, Christine Director 2017-03-30 2020-12-17
PERRY, Garry Director 2005-06-01 2006-05-17
PITCHFORD, Dennis Director — 1991-10-11
PITT, Robert Dudley Director — 1993-10-11
POOLE, Basil Eugene Director — 1995-07-27
PORTMAN, Sheila Annie Director 1996-05-16 1999-06-08
PORTMAN, Sheila Annie Director — 1994-05-12
RODGERS, David John Director 1999-06-08 1999-12-10
ROWLEY, John Jeffery Director 2013-05-15 2014-05-29
ROWLEY, Judith, Cllr Director 2007-05-31 2008-05-14
RUSSELL, John Harry Director — 1999-07-29
SANDERS, Barry, Councillor Director 2009-05-22 2010-03-25
SHACKLETON, Ann Catherine Director 2009-09-27 2011-05-18
SIMKINS, Stephen Michael, Councillor Director 2010-12-15 2011-05-18
SIMPSON, John Edward Director — 1993-05-20
SPARKS, David Hunter Director — 1999-06-08
TANNER, Matthew Richard Director 2013-07-25 2017-05-25
TOYE, Fiona Ann Director 2013-07-25 2020-07-30
WILKINSON, David Tecwyn Director 1994-08-04 1998-07-23
WILLIAMS, Lowell Charles Director 2013-07-25 2020-12-17
WILLIAMS, Michael Stuart Director 2009-11-26 2020-12-17
WILLIAMS, Richard Owen Mander Director 2005-05-26 2008-03-27
WOOD, Alfred Arden Director — 1995-12-08
WOODALL, Cyril Leslie Director 1998-05-12 2004-06-10
WRIGHT, Timothy Director 2011-06-29 2014-05-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 249 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-02 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-08-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-08-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-05-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-03-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-11-12 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-11-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-11-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-10-09 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-08-29 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-08-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-06-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-06-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-04-28 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-04-28 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-04-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-11-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
11

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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