01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 October 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 14012661
- Financial period
- 31 March 2024 – 30 March 2025
- Latest income
- £449,337
- Latest expenditure
- £2,071,352
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: SHOWTOWN, PALATINE BUILDING, PROMENADE, BLACKPOOL, FY1 4TQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.showtownblackpool.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote the education of the public in relation to the history of Blackpool by the operation, maintenance and preservation of a museum in Blackpool known as 'Showtown: the museum of fun and entertainment'. To promote the history and heritage of Blackpool and the maintenance and preservation of the Blackpool heritage collections.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £449,337
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,071,352
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 March 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 7 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £449,337
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,071,352
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Blackpool
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BLACKPOOL HERITAGE AND MUSEUM TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-11-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5088719
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1170082
- Assoc Charity Name
- BLACKPOOL MUSEUM TRUST
- Charity Name
- BLACKPOOL HERITAGE AND MUSEUM TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-10-06T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 MAR 2022AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28 APR 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 MAR 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-3.1 TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE HISTORY OF BLACKPOOL PRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:3.1.1 THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF A MUSEUM IN BLACKPOOL KNOWN AS 'SHOWTOWN: THE MUSEUM OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT';3.1.2 THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE TRANSPORTATION; AND3.1.3 THE DELIVERY OF ASSOCIATED FACILITIES AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMMES, FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF BLACKPOOL AND THE MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF THE BLACKPOOL HERITAGE COLLECTIONS.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 669316
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE SHOWTOWN TRUST
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures