FRIENDS OF BEAMISH, THE NORTH OF ENGLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM LIMITED

Charity number: 1059959

Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of the public by the promotion and support of the charitable activities of Beamish the North of England Open Air Museum. In furtherance of these objects the Friends undertake restoration work, and generally encourage interest in the history of the region and the work of the Museum. In 2008 the Friends contributed approximately 8,500 volunteer hours in these activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £315,771

Total expenditure: £332,302

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:

Education/training
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Environment/conservation/heritage

Who the charity helps:

The General Public/mankind

How the charity helps:

Provides Human Resources
Provides Services
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Where the charity operates:

Durham

Governance

Registration history:

02 January 1997: Standard registration
03 December 2025: Removed (Amalgamated)
03 December 2025: Funds transferred to 1122366 BEAMISH MUSEUM

Organisation type:

Charitable company

Other names:

FRIENDS OF BEAMISH (Working name)

Gift aid:

Recognised by HMRC for gift aid

Other regulators:

No information available

Policies:

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Land and property:

This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure	31/12/2020	31/12/2021	31/12/2022	31/12/2023	31/12/2024
Total gross income	£172.80k	£231.31k	£216.91k	£286.82k	£315.77k
Total expenditure	£62.58k	£161.91k	£197.47k	£394.36k	£332.30k
Income from government contracts	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Income from government grants	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.

Title	Reporting year	Date received	Received
Annual return	31 December 2024	15 October 2025	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2024	15 October 2025	On time
Annual return	31 December 2023	24 June 2024	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2023	24 June 2024	On time
Annual return	31 December 2022	16 June 2023	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2022	16 June 2023	On time
Annual return	31 December 2021	02 June 2022	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2021	02 June 2022	On time
Annual return	31 December 2020	16 June 2021	On time
Accounts and TAR	31 December 2020	16 June 2021	On time

Submit annual return

Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7 NOVEMBER 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 25 OCTOBER 1996 AND 10 MAY 1997

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF THE CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF BEAMISH, THE NORTH OF ENGLAND OPEN AIR MUSEUM SITUATED AT BEAMISH IN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BEAMISH, CO. DURHAM