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BRITISH GLASS FOUNDATION

Company no. 07344291 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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BRITISH GLASS FOUNDATION is an active 16-year-old company. One to note: 1 outstanding charge. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
1 outstanding charge — secured debt registered
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 16+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years1 charge
StatusActive
Company number07344291
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated12 Aug 2010 · 16 yrs
Registered officeWhite House Cone Museum Of Glass Stuart Works, High Street, Wordsley, DY8 4FB
Nature of business91011 - Library activities · 91012 - Archives activities · 91020 - Museums activities
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due26 Aug 2027

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1139252
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
2 Dec 2010
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£365,828 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£315,876

What BRITISH GLASS FOUNDATION does

THE BRITISH GLASS FOUNDATION IS AN ENABLING BODY BRINGING TOGETHER ALL RELEVANT AND INDEPENDENT GLASS AND CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMON AIM TO PROTECT AND SAVE THE GLASS, ARCHIVE AND TECHNICAL COLLECTIONS AT BROADFIELD HOUSE GLASS MUSEUM AND TO ENSURE THEIR FUTURE DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC, ACCESS FOR RESEARCH AND CONTINUED GROWTH.

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

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Mar 2025 £365,828 £315,876 £49,952
31 Mar 2024 £146,229 £144,951 £1,278
31 Mar 2023 £116,061 £105,970 £10,091
31 Mar 2022 £869,665 £901,407 −£31,742
31 Mar 2021 £51,380 £37,972 £13,408

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 (9)

GRAHAM KNOWLESChair
Trustee
ALLISTER MALCOLM
Trustee · appointed 9 Jan 2013
Christopher Day
Trustee · appointed 20 May 2022
Elliot Walker
Trustee · appointed 27 Jun 2022
GAVIN CHRISTOPHER WHITEHOUSE
Trustee · appointed 14 May 2019
GRAHAM FISHER MBE
Trustee · appointed 9 Jan 2013
Larry Priest
Trustee · appointed 19 Jul 2022
Professor James Scott Measell
Trustee · appointed 14 May 2019
William Francis Farmer
Trustee · appointed 8 Oct 2020

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.

Property & land holdingsPremium

PropertyTenureArea
Units C1, C2 and C3, Stuart Works, High Street, Stourbridge Leasehold Dudley, West Midlands

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

DAY, Christopher
Director · appointed 20 May 2022 · British
FARMER, William Francis
Director · appointed 8 Oct 2020 · British
FISHER, Graham
Director · appointed 15 Sep 2011 · British
KNOWLES, Graham
Director · appointed 12 Aug 2010 · British
MALCOLM, Allister James
Director · appointed 15 Sep 2011 · British
MEASELL, James Scott, Professor
Director · appointed 14 May 2019 · American
PRIEST, Larry David
Director · appointed 19 Jul 2022 · British
WALKER, Elliot Laurence
Director · appointed 27 Jun 2022 · British
WHITEHOUSE, Gavin Christopher
Director · appointed 14 May 2019 · 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 Mar 2025
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement12 Aug 2025
Next statement due26 Aug 2027
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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