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The Black Country Living Museum Trust

Registered charity 504481, on the register since 10 October 1975. The 1,615th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

From the registerYear to 31 December 2025
Income£10.8m
Spending£11.1m
Deficit£380k
AccountsUp to date
Legal formCharitable company
Company number01226321
Years on the register50

What it says it does

The open-air Museum, through the use of its Designated collections, provides opportunities for the public, including many thousands of pupils and students, to gain a better understanding, appreciation and knowledge of the history and international significance and impact of the Black Country and its people, over a period of 200 years, to c1960.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Arts/culture/heritage/scienceEducation/trainingEnvironment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Where it works

Birmingham CityCoventry CityDudleySandwellShropshireSolihullStaffordshireWalsallWolverhamptonWorcestershire

Check it yourself

Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

Figures are the latest the charity has reported to the Charity Commission, current to 27 September 2026. How this site works.