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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 27

  1. Emma Marilgliano 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Carol Ann Whitehead 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Randhir Siri Senapala 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Ruth Allan 2022-2026 Director View profile
  5. Heather Eliska Gray 2022-2024 Director View profile
  6. John Carpenter 2020-2026 Director View profile
  7. Kenneth Malcolm Phillips 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Steven John Slack 2018-2021 Director View profile
  9. John Greenwood 2018-2021 Director View profile
  10. Dr Antony Peter Donajgrodzki 2018-2024 Director View profile
  11. Dr John Luke Paul Tiplady 2018-2022 Director View profile
  12. Dr Dorothy Joan Clayton 2018-2024 Director View profile
  13. Caroline Pinney 2014-2016 Director View profile
  14. Janet Rosemary Allan 2014-2022 Director View profile
  15. Philip Edward Hulme 2014-2017 Director View profile
  16. Michael John Townsend 2014-2021 Director View profile
  17. Dr Jean Ammar 2014-2016 Director View profile
  18. Dr Reinmar Hager 2014-2024 Director View profile
  19. Mark Spensley Watson 2011-2020 Director View profile
  20. Lynne Margaret Allan 2011-2022 Director View profile
  21. Paul Adrian Teather 2011-2013 Director View profile
  22. Walter Nicholls 2011-2014 Director View profile
  23. Edward Howard Pierce Thorp 2011-2014 Director View profile
  24. Vivienne Claire Louise Long-Ferguson 2011-2013 Director View profile
  25. Alison Margaret Berry 2011-2013 Director View profile
  26. Aidan Raymond Roe 2011-2013 Director View profile
  27. John Mcgarry 2013-2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/01/2011
Also a registered charity
The Portico Library and Newsroom

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Lynne Margaret Allan ceased 2022-11-24
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Michael John Townsend ceased 2022-11-11
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Carpenter ceased 2026-02-23
    significant influence, significant influence (trust), significant influence (firm) · notified 2022-11-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Possible match - 8 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 8 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Portico Library and Newsroom is controlled by John Mcgarry
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Mcgarry.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

9 grants · £823,179 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £787,876 (5 grants)
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,760 (2 grants)
  • Architectural Heritage Fund · £12,550
  • Department for Work and Pensions · £2,993

Most recent

  • Architectural Heritage Fund £12,5502024-12-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9502023-05-19
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £96,1732023-05-04
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £552,8032022-11-30
  • Department for Work and Pensions £2,9932022-04-01
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

11 directors on the board

2.4y median 1.8y
average tenure
3.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (3)

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 3Professional services 2Tech and media 2Finance 1Property 1Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
07499984
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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