The Fine Art Society Limited

Active00010262 Private limited company
Incorporated
10 February 1876 (150 years)
Industry
Retail sale in commercial art galleries (47781)
Directors
Bernard Higgins
Emily Clare Walsh
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
The Orchard House Upper Bolney Road
Harpsden
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 4AQ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 April 2027
Last accounts
31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due
2 November 2027
Last conf. stmt
19 October 2026

Charges

Total
11
Outstanding
3
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
8

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Kennedy, Elizabeth Jean
Secretary · Appointed 1 September 2021
Higgins, Bernard
Director · Appointed 4 March 2020
British
Born December 1960 (65)
Walsh, Emily Clare
Director · Appointed 22 June 2006
British
Born October 1975 (51)
Officer history (36 former)
19 July 2022
Resigned Mcintosh Patrick, Andrew Graham as Director
1 September 2021
Appointed Kennedy, Elizabeth Jean as Secretary
1 September 2021
Resigned Sinclair, David Archibald as Secretary
30 November 2020
Resigned Morgan-Cox, Rowena as Director
24 June 2020
Resigned Watchorn, Hugh John as Director
24 June 2020
Appointed Sinclair, David Archibald as Secretary
24 June 2020
Resigned Watchorn, Hugh John as Secretary
4 March 2020
Appointed Higgins, Bernard as Director
4 March 2020
Resigned Phelps, Annamarie as Director
10 September 2019
Appointed Morgan-Cox, Rowena as Director
31 July 2018
Resigned Stockdale, Pippa Louise as Director
31 July 2018
Appointed Watchorn, Hugh John as Director
31 July 2018
Resigned Terzi, Sara as Director
31 July 2018
Resigned Hill-Wood, Cheska as Secretary
31 July 2018
Resigned Holland Martin, Robert George as Director
31 July 2018
Appointed Watchorn, Hugh John as Secretary
14 December 2017
Resigned Cooke, John Gordon Churchill as Director
8 December 2017
Resigned Morgan-Cox, Rowena as Director
26 June 2017
Appointed Terzi, Sara as Director
26 June 2017
Appointed Morgan-Cox, Rowena as Director
18 May 2016
Resigned Upstone, Robert as Director
13 April 2016
Appointed Hill-Wood, Cheska as Secretary
31 March 2016
Resigned Elliott, David Michael as Director
31 March 2016
Resigned Elliott, David Michael as Secretary
23 March 2016
20 November 2015
Resigned Edsor, Simon Harold John as Director
1 August 2015
Appointed Stockdale, Pippa Louise as Director
7 November 2014
Resigned Bryan, Kate as Director
8 October 2014
Resigned Baer, Jack Mervyn Frank as Director
31 March 2014
Resigned Bourne, Patrick as Director
10 December 2013
Appointed Bryan, Kate as Director
31 March 2013
Resigned Ng, Lu Pat as Director
7 December 2011
Appointed Upstone, Robert as Director
7 December 2011
Appointed Elliott, David Michael as Director
23 July 2011
Resigned Clarke, Tobias John Benjamin as Director
31 July 2010
Resigned Thomas, Annabel Lee as Director
12 January 2009
Appointed Elliott, David Michael as Secretary
11 January 2009
Resigned Edsor, Simon Harold John as Secretary
22 November 2007
Appointed Edsor, Simon Harold John as Secretary
22 November 2007
Resigned Clarke, Paul Michael as Secretary
22 June 2006
Appointed Clarke, Tobias John Benjamin as Director
22 June 2006
Appointed Thomas, Annabel Lee as Director
22 June 2006
Appointed Walsh, Emily Clare as Director
30 June 2005
Resigned Skipwith, Peyton Stephen as Director
6 January 2005
Appointed Mcintosh Patrick, Andrew Graham as Director
16 November 2004
Resigned Patrick, Andrew Mcintosh as Director
13 November 2001
Appointed Baer, Jack Mervyn Frank as Director
21 May 2001
Appointed Bourne, Patrick as Director
5 November 1999
Resigned Macfarlane Of Bearsden, Lord as Director
14 August 1998
Appointed Clarke, Paul Michael as Secretary
14 August 1998
Resigned Topping, Charles Simon as Secretary
7 November 1997
Resigned Bayer, Martin Harold as Director
21 July 1997
4 March 1997
Appointed Phelps, Annamarie as Director
4 March 1997
Appointed Cooke, John Gordon Churchill as Director
21 August 1996
Appointed Ng, Lu Pat as Director
21 August 1996
Resigned Ingleby, Richard William as Director
30 September 1995
Resigned Shand Kydd, John as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Holland Martin, Robert George as Director
4 November 1994
Resigned Longman, Elizabeth Mary, Lady as Director
1 June 1994
Appointed Ingleby, Richard William as Director
10 January 1994
Appointed Topping, Charles Simon as Secretary
15 December 1993
Resigned Tapscott, Michael George as Secretary
30 March 1992
Resigned Billcliffe, Roger George as Director
23 September 1991
Resigned Carroll, Anthony Cornelius as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Corporate
Reg. no. Sc046538

Group structure 16 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Bellhouse Joseph Holdings Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Bellhouse Joseph Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bellhouse Joseph Leith Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
The Fine Art Society Limited This company Owns 25–50% of shares
Fas Edinburgh Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Woolbury Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Wright Health Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Buzz Dental Supplies Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
Ekonodent Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Wright Dental Sales (Birmingham) Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
Wright Dental Sales (Dundee) Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
Wright Dental Sales (Glasgow) Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares
Wright Health Group Trustees Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
£858,187
up £1,105,142 (448%)
Cash
£172,956
up £68,195 (65%)
Employees
8
up 5 (167%)
Debt Ratio
55%
Current Ratio
4.2x

Trend

Net Assets
(£500k) £0 £500k £1.0M 2020 2021 2022 £203,649 (£246,955) £858,187
Balance sheet detail
202220212020
Fixed Assets£725,966£722,145£721,003
Current Assets£1,186,948£538,140£602,214
Cash£172,956£104,761£240,900
Creditors (< 1 year)£281,727£468,210£332,538
Net Current Assets£905,221£69,930£269,676
Net Assets£858,187(£246,955)£203,649
Shareholder Funds£858,187(£246,955)£203,649

Turnover£119,292
Cost of Sales£48,112
Gross Profit£71,180
Admin Expenses£363,348
Staff Costs£98,285
Operating Profit(£289,168)
Profit Before Tax(£301,178)
Tax£14,000
Profit for Period(£188,604)(£315,178)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
1 November 2026Confirmation statement with updates19 October 2026
13 March 2026Director's details changed
12 March 2026Registered office address changed
17 November 2025Total exemption full accounts31 July 2025
1 November 2025Registered office address changed
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