Funders

Milennium Point Exterior

Millennium Point Trust

Chairman: Sir Bernard Zissman
Acting Chief Executive: Stewart Dobson

Partners

The Millennium Point project was developed in partnership with the public and private sectors and spearheaded by Birmingham City Council, the University of Central England and Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The cost of designing, constructing and fitting out Millennium Point, including Thinktank, the Birmingham science museum, and the IMAX® Cinema, was £114 million. A total of £100 million was raised from the public and private sectors and the balance was covered by a commercial bank loan.

The partners made an initial contribution of £8.4 million to the project costs.

Funders

Core funding was provided by:

  • Millennium Commission – £50m
  • European Regional Development Fund – £25.6m
  • Advantage West Midlands – £7.4m

Sponsors

Additional funding of £7.6 million was provided by corporate sponsors and supporters, including:

Leading Founder Sponsor:

  • Specialist Computer Holdings Limited

Principal Founder Sponsors:

  • HSBC Bank plc
  • Jaguar Cars Limited

Founder Sponsors:

  • Aquila
  • Severn Trent
  • Dunlop Tyres Limited

Supporters

Additional financial support was provided by:

  • The Wellcome Trust
  • The Weston family
  • The Assay Office