Manchester City Galleries Trust

Active03053689 Private company limited by guarantee

Incorporated: 5 May 1995 (31 years)
Previously known as: Manchester City Galleries Development Trust (until 12 March 2007)
Manchester City Art Galleries Development Trust (until 19 July 2003)
Manchester City Art Galleries Publications (until 13 October 2000)
Industry: Museums activities (91020)
Directors: Christopher Joseph Ronan
Lynette Mary Abbotts
Steven James Lindsay
all 9 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: North West
Address: Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3JL

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 19 May 2027
Last conf. stmt: 5 May 2026

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Ronan, Christopher Joseph

Director · Appointed 28 May 2026

British

Born March 1968 (58)

Abbotts, Lynette Mary

Director · Appointed 4 September 2025

British

Born December 1950 (75)

Lindsay, Steven James

Director · Appointed 6 December 2024

Also at Grant International (UK) Limited, Bowman Wilson Limited, Bowman Wilson Holdings Limited · more companies

British

Born June 1962 (64)

Taylor-O'Brien, Helen Jane

Director · Appointed 6 December 2024

British

Born November 1966

Stephenson, Roger Francis

Director · Appointed 17 May 2024

British

Born February 1946 (80)

Barillova, Viktoria

Director · Appointed 28 July 2023

Slovak

Born February 1999 (27)

Dunbar, Zoe Claire

Director · Appointed 28 July 2023

British

Born August 1977 (49)

Palmer, Andrew Graham

Director · Appointed 5 November 2021

Also at Manchester Art Gallery Trading Company Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1968 (57)

Wood, Stuart Paul

Director · Appointed 5 November 2021

Also at Bdo LLP, Manchester Art Gallery Trading Company Limited

British

Born July 1979 (47)

Beggs, Joanne Laura

Secretary · Appointed 12 July 2012

Officer history (28 former)

28 May 2026

Appointed Ronan, Christopher Joseph as Director

4 September 2025

Appointed Abbotts, Lynette Mary as Director

6 December 2024

Appointed Lindsay, Steven James as Director

6 December 2024

Appointed Taylor-O'Brien, Helen Jane as Director

6 December 2024

Resigned Williams, John Matthew as Director

6 December 2024

Resigned Mycock, James Robert as Director

5 September 2024

Resigned Pulford, Richard Guy as Director

17 May 2024

Appointed Stephenson, Roger Francis as Director

10 November 2023

Resigned Hetherington, Thom as Director

28 July 2023

Appointed Barillova, Viktoria as Director

28 July 2023

Appointed Dunbar, Zoe Claire as Director

11 November 2022

Resigned Van Den Houten, Pieternella Cornelia as Director

11 November 2022

Resigned Sandbach, Julian John as Director

5 November 2021

Appointed Wood, Stuart Paul as Director

5 November 2021

Appointed Palmer, Andrew Graham as Director

5 November 2021

Resigned Entwistle, Timothy John as Director

7 May 2021

Appointed Pulford, Richard Guy as Director

18 June 2020

Resigned Taylor-O'Brien, Helen Jane as Director

1 November 2019

Resigned Moss, Robert James as Director

1 November 2019

Appointed Van Den Houten, Pieternella Cornelia as Director

19 October 2018

Resigned Stephenson, Margaret as Director

19 October 2018

Resigned Bloxham, Joanne as Director

14 September 2018

Resigned Parello, Mark as Director

1 February 2018

Appointed Williams, John Matthew as Director

1 February 2018

Appointed Mycock, James Robert as Director

3 November 2017

Resigned Haugh, Rachel Jane as Director

18 April 2017

Appointed Hetherington, Thom as Director

1 February 2017

Appointed Entwistle, Timothy John as Director

25 November 2016

Resigned Harvey, Joanne Susan as Director

1 June 2015

Appointed Sandbach, Julian John as Director

11 September 2014

Appointed Taylor-O'Brien, Helen Jane as Director

11 September 2014

Appointed Parello, Mark as Director

11 September 2014

Appointed Harvey, Joanne Susan as Director

11 September 2014

Resigned Mckeown, Charles Francis as Director

19 June 2014

Resigned Conn, Stephen Leonard as Director

16 November 2012

Appointed Stephenson, Margaret as Director

16 November 2012

Resigned Topham, David James as Director

16 November 2012

Resigned Shindler, Geoffrey Arnold as Director

12 July 2012

Appointed Moss, Robert James as Director

12 July 2012

Appointed Beggs, Joanne Laura as Secretary

12 July 2012

Resigned Young, Valerie Morrison as Secretary

15 March 2012

Appointed Bloxham, Joanne as Director

3 November 2011

Resigned Payne, Nicholas Milne as Director

15 November 2010

Resigned Sorrell, Stephen Terence as Director

18 January 2010

Resigned Lundy, Stephen Paul as Director

15 September 2009

Appointed Conn, Stephen Leonard as Director

8 September 2009

Resigned Harris, Paul Melvyn as Director

31 March 2009

Resigned Livingstone, Jack as Director

11 November 2008

Appointed Young, Valerie Morrison as Secretary

11 November 2008

Resigned Tandy, Virginia Ann, Dr as Secretary

8 February 2008

Appointed Haugh, Rachel Jane as Director

21 December 2007

Appointed Mckeown, Charles Francis as Director

18 October 2007

Appointed Lundy, Stephen Paul as Director

25 February 2003

Appointed Harris, Paul Melvyn as Director

25 February 2003

Appointed Shindler, Geoffrey Arnold as Director

29 September 2000

Appointed Livingstone, Jack as Director

16 June 2000

Appointed Sorrell, Stephen Terence as Director

27 March 2000

Appointed Tandy, Virginia Ann, Dr as Secretary

27 March 2000

Resigned Gray, Richard Dennis as Secretary

27 March 2000

Resigned Rathbone, Dorothy Anne as Director

2 February 1998

Resigned Smith, Warren James, Lord Lieutenant as Director

5 May 1995

Appointed Smith, Warren James, Lord Lieutenant as Director

5 May 1995

Appointed Payne, Nicholas Milne as Director

5 May 1995

Appointed Rathbone, Dorothy Anne as Director

5 May 1995

Appointed Topham, David James as Director

5 May 1995

Appointed Gray, Richard Dennis as Secretary

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Holdings 1

Companies where Manchester City Galleries Trust is registered as a person with significant control

Manchester Art Gallery Trading Company Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets: £1,952,190
Cash: £1,337,774

Current Ratio: 8.6x

Trend

Net Assets

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Fixed Assets						£2
Current Assets	£2,208,249	£1,988,092	£1,565,999	£1,514,343	£865,159	£463,187
Debtors	£37,701	£151,485	£68,389	£340,376	£148,672	£7,005
Cash	£1,337,774	£1,836,607	£1,497,610	£1,173,967	£716,487	£456,182
Creditors (< 1 year)	£256,060	£292,620	£203,671	£216,218	£71,395	£169,389
Net Current Assets	£1,952,189	£1,695,472	£1,362,328	£1,298,125	£793,764	£293,798
Net Assets	£1,952,190	£1,695,473	£1,362,329	£1,298,127	£793,766	£293,800
Shareholder Funds	£1,952,190	£1,695,473	£1,362,329	£1,298,127	£793,766	£293,800

Filings 132

Date	Description	Made Up To
10 June 2026	Appointment of a director
15 May 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	5 May 2026
10 December 2025	Full accounts	31 March 2025
23 September 2025	Director's details changed
23 September 2025	Appointment of a director