Birmingham Conservation Trust is a charity which exists ‘to preserve and enhance Birmingham’s threatened architectural heritage and to promote an enjoyment and understanding of the City’s historic buildings’.

Founded in 1978, Birmingham Conservation Trust is one of over 250 building preservations trusts in the UK. The Trust is a registered independent charity and a company limited by guarantee with a separate trading arm. We are funded partly on a revolving fund basis i.e. from surplus generated by the sale or lease of restored properties and partly from project management fees. We receive in kind support from Birmingham City Council.

As a charity we are eligible for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as other public bodies and private charitable trusts. Low interest loans and feasibility study grants are available to the Trust through the Architectural Heritage Fund.

You can read our full aims through this link.

The trust is managed by a Board of Trustees (link), currently employs two people and also works with a wide range of freelance experts and contractors.

Lucie Thacker and Elizabeth Perkins at Newman Brothers - picture by Jay Hooper

Elizabeth Perkins is the Director of the Trust. Besides being the first point of contact, Elizabeth uses her expertise to help identify suitable projects, plan them, raise funds and see them through to completion.

Lucie Thacker is our Project Development Officer. Her main focus is work on the Newman Brothers Coffin Fittings Factory, although she manages a great deal besides that.

Registered Charity No. 1063124
Company Registration No. 3380637
Trading Company No. 02396218
VAT Registration No. 754 1150 55