01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 17 January 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05751540
- Financial period
- 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
- Latest income
- £19,138,000
- Latest expenditure
- £18,439,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE, BEAMISH, COUNTY DURHAM, DH9 0RG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.beamish.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Maintaining and developing the North of England open air museum at Beamish.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,138,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,439,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £16,017,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,567,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,479,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,096,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £12,064,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,714,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £11,075,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,727,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £19,138,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,439,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £560,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 360
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £16,017,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,567,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £628,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £13,479,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,096,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £468,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £12,064,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,714,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,628,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 188
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 18 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £11,075,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,727,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 456813
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,250,679
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 487
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1246000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 7407000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9872000
- Income Investments
- 254000
- Income Other
- 359000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19138000
- Income Legacies
- 70000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,614,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,825,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 18439000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 82000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1131000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 281000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2909000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -7622000
- Reserves
- £746,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 38985000
- Assets Own Use
- 38985000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,031,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,533,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £39,483,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2399000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 134000
- Assets Cash
- £2,058,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 39476000
- Funds Restricted
- 7000
- Funds Total
- 39483000
- Count Employees
- 504
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1203000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6149000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8548000
- Income Investments
- 117000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 16017000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,175,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,801,000
- Expenditure Other
- 1591000
- Expenditure Total
- 17567000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1601000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 728000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2910000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -1591000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,371,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 36345000
- Assets Own Use
- 36345000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 4572000
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,105,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,525,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £43,497,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2241000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 284000
- Assets Cash
- £2,922,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 32563000
- Funds Restricted
- 10934000
- Funds Total
- 43497000
- Count Employees
- 448
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 715000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 5433000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7331000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13479000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,694,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,402,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14096000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1271380
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 728000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -10962000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,427,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 32066000
- Assets Own Use
- 32066000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,701,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,410,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £40,357,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1889000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 521000
- Assets Cash
- £4,316,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 27317000
- Funds Restricted
- 13040000
- Funds Total
- 40357000
- Count Employees
- 391
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3930000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3061000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5016000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 57000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12064000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £895,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,819,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10714000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 816000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 746000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1083000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,180,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 30447000
- Assets Own Use
- 30447000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -8139000
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,557,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,786,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,079,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1072000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 714000
- Assets Cash
- £3,707,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15739000
- Funds Restricted
- 16340000
- Funds Total
- 32079000
- Count Employees
- 373
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 18 October 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7513000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1372000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2095000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 95000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11075000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,612,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,115,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10727000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3743000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 742000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -252000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £545,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 29456000
- Assets Own Use
- 29456000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -8306000
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,944,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,448,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,646,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 541000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 907000
- Assets Cash
- £893,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15312000
- Funds Restricted
- 14334000
- Funds Total
- 29646000
- Count Employees
- 346
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BEAMISH MUSEUM
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-01-17T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BEAMISH MUSEUM
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-12-03T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1059959
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1059959
- Assoc Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF BEAMISH, THE NORTH OF ENGLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/03/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/08/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/03/2014 as amended on 22 Oct 2020
- Charitable Objects
- 3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:3.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY STUDYING, COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING AND EXHIBITING TO THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS, MACHINERY, OBJECTS AND INFORMATION ILLUSTRATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE AND WAY OF LIFE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND3.2 TO MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP THE NORTH OF ENGLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM AT BEAMISH IN COUNTY DURHAM.
- Area Of Benefit
- BEAMISH IN COUNTY DURHAM.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 498869
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BEAMISH MUSEUM LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures