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The Portico Library And Newsroom

Portico Library And Newsroom Limited, Portico

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1143639
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 1, 2011
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
07499984

Address

Address
The Portico Library & Gallery
57 Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3HY

Activities

FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, LITERACY, THE DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE, AND THE PROVISION OF LITERATURE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE WIDENING OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN MATTERS OF LITERACY, ARTISTIC, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INTEREST OF EVERY KIND; TO CONDUCT A LIBRARY IN THE PREMISES AT MOSLEY STREET, MANCHESTER, AND BUY OR HIRE AND LEND BOOKS, MAGAZINES, MUSIC, PERIODICALS AND PUBLICATIONS GENERALLY.

Objects: For The Advancement Of Education, Literacy, The Diffusion Of Knowledge, And The Provision Of Literature, To Maintain The Premises In Mosley Street, Manchester, Or Such Other Place Or Places As Shall From Time To Time Be Determined As A Library, Newsroom And Art Gallery, For The Development And The Widening Of Public Interest In Matters Of Literacy, Artistic, Scientific And Technical Interest Of Every Kind; To Conduct A Library In The Premises At Mosley Street, Manchester, Or At Such Other Place Or Places As Shall From Time To Time Be Determined And Buy Or Hire And Lend Books, Magazines, Music, Periodicals And Publications Generally.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Manchester City

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £549,959 £728,968 £8,181,009 10
Dec. 31, 2023 £412,532 £444,741 - -
Dec. 31, 2022 £350,560 £443,302 - -
Dec. 31, 2021 £433,351 £394,193 - -
Dec. 31, 2020 £518,270 £299,549 £7,599,797 6

Trustees

Name Appointed
Susan Catherine Diggines (Chair) Feb. 23, 2026
Alison Louise Pearce Dec. 18, 2024
Dr David Christopher Cooper Nov. 24, 2022
Dr Louisa Jayne Yates Nov. 24, 2022
Esther Olivia Lisk-Carew Nov. 24, 2022
Karen Chancellor Nov. 24, 2022
Kathryn Ann Graham March 22, 2018
Kevin Dalton-Johnson Nov. 24, 2022
Paul Deehan Sept. 18, 2024
Sade Omeje April 1, 2025
Sarah Elizabeth Lay Dec. 18, 2024
Tam Watson Dec. 18, 2024