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PUBLIC PICTURE GALLERY FUND BIRMINGHAM

Company no. 00005409 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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PUBLIC PICTURE GALLERY FUND BIRMINGHAM is an active 155-year-old company. Worth a closer look: confirmation statement overdue at companies house. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicators1 point to check
Confirmation statement overdue at Companies House
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 155+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years
StatusActive
Company number00005409
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated5 May 1871 · 155 yrs
Registered officePart 4th & 5th Floor One Centenary Way, Birmingham, B3 3AY
Nature of business96090 - Other service activities n.e.c.
Next accounts due30 Sep 2027
Confirmation statement due3 Jul 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
214495
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
23 Jan 1963
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£24,996 · year to 31 Dec 2024
Latest expenditure
£41,118

What PUBLIC PICTURE GALLERY FUND BIRMINGHAM does

The charity continues to support the City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery by making available funds to purchase certain works of art.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Dec 2024 £24,996 £41,118 −£16,122
31 Dec 2023 £24,929 £21,287 £3,642
31 Dec 2022 £27,153 £25,237 £1,916
31 Dec 2021 £23,892 £64,727 −£40,835
31 Dec 2020 £23,892 £64,727 −£40,835

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (13)

Robert WenleyChair
Trustee · appointed 25 Mar 2015
Alexander Reynolds
Trustee · appointed 25 Mar 2015
Catherine Elizabeth Chase
Trustee
Dr PAUL STANLEY SPENCER-LONGHURST FSA
Trustee
JOHN THEODORE CHRISTOPHERS
Trustee
John Peter Cooper
Trustee · appointed 7 Mar 2019
Professor Khadija Carroll
Trustee · appointed 7 Oct 2021
Richard Kenrick
Trustee · appointed 12 Dec 2024
Richard William Meek
Trustee · appointed 12 Mar 2020
Rita McLean
Trustee · appointed 12 Dec 2024
SARAH WOOD
Trustee
Thomas Ellmer
Trustee · appointed 12 Mar 2020
VIVIAN FULLER
Trustee · appointed 6 Oct 2017

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Directors & officers

WOOD, Sarah Elizabeth
Secretary · appointed 21 Nov 2007 · British
CARROLL, Khadija Zinnerburg
Director · appointed 7 Oct 2021 · British,Australian
CHASE, Catherine Elizabeth
Director · appointed 2 Oct 1992 · British
CHRISTOPHERS, John Theodore
Director · appointed 30 Sep 1999 · British
COOPER, John Peter
Director · appointed 7 Mar 2019 · British
ELLMER, Thomas
Director · appointed 12 Mar 2020 · British
FULLER, Vivian Joyce
Director · appointed 5 Oct 2017 · British
KENRICK, Richard Hilgrove Byng
Director · appointed 12 Dec 2024 · British
MCLEAN, Rita Helen
Director · appointed 12 Dec 2024 · British
MEEK, Richard William
Director · appointed 12 Mar 2020 · British
REYNOLDS, Alexander Charles
Director · appointed 25 Mar 2015 · British
SPENCER LONGHURST, Paul Stanley
Director · appointed 21 Sep 1992 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Dec 2025
Next accounts due30 Sep 2027
Confirmation statementOverdue
Last statement19 Jun 2026
Next statement due3 Jul 2026
Accounts typeSmall company

Filing position at Companies House. A company keeping accounts and its confirmation statement up to date is a basic sign of good order; anything overdue is worth a question.

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Data from Companies House (official public register), presented by Verivello for information only — not a credit reference or financial advice. Always verify against the official source. Status & registered office checked live from Companies House · 15 Jul 2026, 22:01 UK.