Website & contact details
- Website
Birmingham Museums Trading Limited
- Incorporated
- 22 May 2001 (25 years)
- Previously known as
- Thinktank Trading Limited (until 10 July 2012)
- Industry
- Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets (47990) Event catering activities (56210)Other food services (56290)
- Directors
- Laura Broadhurst
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Small
- Region
- West Midlands
- Address
- Birmingham Museum & Art GalleryChamberlain SquareBirminghamB3 3DH
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 25 August 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 11 August 2026
Officers 7 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Broadhurst, Laura
Director · Appointed 3 August 2026
British
Born January 1981 (45)
British
Born May 1991 (35)
Director · Appointed 13 November 2023
British
Born January 1992 (34)
Mensah, Zak
Secretary · Appointed 1 January 2022
Director · Appointed 1 November 2021
British
Born April 1983 (43)
Director · Appointed 19 October 2017
Also at General Eclectic Limited · more companies
British
Born July 1964 (62)
Darbon, Liam
Director · Appointed 8 March 2016
British
Born January 1989 (37)
Officer history (29 former)
3 August 2026
3 August 2026
Appointed Broadhurst, Laura as Director
24 July 2024
Resigned Diviney, John as Director
13 November 2023
22 August 2022
18 July 2022
Appointed Diviney, John as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Mensah, Zak as Secretary
31 December 2021
Resigned Paterson, Richard Bruce as Secretary
1 November 2021
1 November 2021
Appointed Mensah, Zak as Director
1 November 2021
Resigned Mensah, Zak as Director
1 November 2021
1 June 2020
28 January 2020
2 May 2019
Appointed Paterson, Richard Bruce as Secretary
2 May 2019
Resigned Mooney, Eamon Fergal as Secretary
5 September 2018
9 May 2018
Appointed Mooney, Eamon Fergal as Secretary
19 October 2017
8 September 2017
Resigned Keane, Aidan John as Director
4 August 2017
15 June 2017
6 May 2017
Resigned Smith, Philip Andrew as Director
27 February 2017
Resigned Wilson, Judith Anne as Secretary
31 January 2017
Appointed Smith, Philip Andrew as Director
8 March 2016
Appointed Darbon, Liam as Director
2 November 2015
Resigned Clutton Brock, Caroline Mary as Director
19 May 2015
11 December 2013
11 December 2013
19 August 2013
Resigned Smith, William Hutchinson as Secretary
19 August 2013
Appointed Wilson, Judith Anne as Secretary
18 January 2013
8 January 2013
Resigned Sumner, Ann, Professor as Director
29 November 2012
Appointed Keane, Aidan John as Director
29 November 2012
Appointed Clutton Brock, Caroline Mary as Director
25 October 2012
19 July 2012
Appointed Sumner, Ann, Professor as Director
22 June 2012
13 June 2012
30 May 2012
Appointed Smith, William Hutchinson as Secretary
23 May 2012
23 May 2012
31 March 2012
22 November 2011
22 June 2011
28 April 2011
31 July 2008
31 July 2008
31 July 2008
28 May 2008
1 December 2006
1 December 2006
1 December 2006
10 November 2006
10 November 2006
10 November 2006
19 September 2006
6 April 2006
28 February 2003
28 February 2003
26 July 2002
22 May 2001
22 May 2001
22 May 2001
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 30 June 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company Limited By Guarantee
Reg. no. 07737797
Group structure 3 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Birmingham Museums Trading Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Thinktank Trust Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Financials
Figures from 2020 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £19,945
- no change
- Cash
- £672,417
- up £530,000 (372%)
- Turnover
- £2,212,323
- down £160,040 (7%)
- Profit Before Tax
- £0
- no change
- Debt Ratio
- 98%
- Current Ratio
- 1.0x
- Profit Margin
- 0%
- Return on Equity
- 0%
Balance sheet detail
| 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £17,064 |
| Current Assets | £1,202,364 |
| Debtors | £335,213 |
| Cash | £672,417 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £1,199,483 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 |
| Net Current Assets | £2,881 |
| Net Assets | £19,945 |
| Shareholder Funds | £19,945 |
| Turnover | £2,212,323 |
| Cost of Sales | £678,000 |
| Gross Profit | £1,534,323 |
| Admin Expenses | £909,716 |
| Operating Profit | £624,607 |
| Profit Before Tax | £0 |
| Profit for Period | £0 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 18 August 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 13 August 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 11 August 2026 |
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