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THE BOX FOUNDATION

Company no. 12322934 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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THE BOX FOUNDATION is an active 6-year-old company, with accounts filed and up to date and no outstanding charges or mortgages registered. No adverse signals found on the public record.

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Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered

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Company details
StatusActive
Company number12322934
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated19 Nov 2019 · 6 yrs
Registered officeBallard House, West Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BJ
Nature of business82301 - Activities of exhibition and fair organisers · 85520 - Cultural education · 91012 - Archives activities · 91020 - Museums activities
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement due2 Dec 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1187138
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
23 Dec 2019
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£38,979 · year to 31 Mar 2025
Latest expenditure
£5,811

What THE BOX FOUNDATION does

To advance the education of the public community within the City of Plymouth, the surrounding county of Devon and worldwide for the public benefit in relation to culture, the arts, history and heritage in particular but without limitation through the museum, galleries and archival facilities at The Box museum and St Lukes Church premises in the city of Plymouth

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 £38,979 £5,811 £33,168
31 Mar 2024 £56,400 £9,874 £46,526
31 Mar 2023 £50,695 £10,693 £40,002
31 Mar 2022 £43,536 £10,000 £33,536
31 Mar 2021 £109,708 £96,446 £13,262

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 (4)

Catherine Gillen
Trustee · appointed 25 Jan 2024
Dr Patrick Newberry
Trustee · appointed 25 Jan 2024
Hamish Anderson
Trustee · appointed 4 Oct 2022
Susannah Pomery
Trustee · appointed 25 Jan 2024

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

ANDERSON, Hamish
Director · appointed 4 Oct 2022 · British
GILLEN, Catherine
Director · appointed 2 Jul 2024 · British
POMERY, Susannah Victoria Louise
Director · appointed 2 Jul 2024 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Plymouth City Council
Legal person person with significant control · voting rights 25 to 50 percent
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement18 Nov 2025
Next statement due2 Dec 2026
Accounts typeSmall company

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