--- title: "Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery — charity 528895 | CharityCompare" description: "Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (charity 528895): income £34,850 (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/friends-of-birmingham-museums-and-art-gallery retrieved: 2026-10-07T10:28:59.802Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 528895 FO # Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.fbmt.org.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=528895&subId=0) Work at Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=friends-of-birmingham-museums-and-art-gallery&type=claim&name=Friends%20of%20Birmingham%20Museums%20and%20Art%20Gallery) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £34,850 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £43,214 Registered charity number 528895 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) 9 Margaret Street Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.fbmt.org.uk](http://www.fbmt.org.uk/) Quick answer Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery (number 528895) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery do? Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery support and assist Birmingham Museums Trust and promote their use and enjoyment by the public. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery Answers Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's highest-paid staff paid? Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 16 June 1969 Also known as Friends of Birmingham Museums Trust Where it says it operates Birmingham City ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance; Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery registered for? General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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Search 528895 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery do? Friends of Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery support and assist Birmingham Museums Trust and promote their use and enjoyment by the public. Does Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery? Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's website listed in our register data is http://www.fbmt.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery? The register records Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's trustees paid? Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery registered as a charity? Friends of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery was entered on the register on 16 June 1969. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=528895&subId=0).