The Portico Library and Newsroom

Active07499984 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
20 January 2011 (15 years)
Previously known as
Portico Library and Newsroom (until 13 September 2019)
Portico Library and Newsroom Limited (until 10 September 2019)
This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
Industry
Library activities (91011)
Directors
Susan Catherine Diggines
Sade Regina Chinelo Omeje
Sarah Elizabeth Lay
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
North West
Address
57 Mosley Street
Manchester
M2 3HY

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
21 February 2027
Last conf. stmt
7 February 2026

Officers 13 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Diggines, Susan Catherine
Director · Appointed 23 February 2026
British
Born October 1956 (70)
Omeje, Sade Regina Chinelo
Director · Appointed 15 October 2025
British
Born June 1998 (28)
Lay, Sarah Elizabeth
Director · Appointed 18 December 2024
British
Born May 1987 (39)
Pearce, Alison Louise
Director · Appointed 18 December 2024
British
Born September 1979 (47)
Director · Appointed 18 December 2024
Also at Gatherwell Ltd, Jumbo Interactive UK Limited, Dream Car Giveaways Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1981 (45)
Director · Appointed 18 September 2024
British
Born February 1966 (60)
Chancellor, Karen
Director · Appointed 24 November 2022
British
Born December 1956 (69)
Cooper, David Christopher, Dr
Director · Appointed 24 November 2022
British
Born May 1978 (48)
Dalton-Johnson, Kevin
Director · Appointed 24 November 2022
British
Born February 1965 (61)
Lisk-Carew, Esther Olivia
Director · Appointed 24 November 2022
British
Born August 1979 (47)
Yates, Louisa Jayne, Dr
Director · Appointed 24 November 2022
British
Born November 1980
Graham, Kathryn Ann
Secretary · Appointed 1 January 2020
Director · Appointed 22 November 2018
Also at The Charity Service Limited, Victoria Court (Hale) Residents Company Limited · more companies
British
Born November 1958
Officer history (27 former)
24 March 2026
Resigned Allan, Ruth as Director
23 February 2026
Appointed Diggines, Susan Catherine as Director
23 February 2026
Resigned Carpenter, John as Director
15 October 2025
Appointed Omeje, Sade Regina Chinelo as Director
24 January 2025
Resigned Marilgliano, Emma as Director
18 December 2024
Appointed Watson, Tam as Director
18 December 2024
Appointed Pearce, Alison Louise as Director
18 December 2024
Appointed Marilgliano, Emma as Director
18 December 2024
Appointed Lay, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
11 December 2024
Resigned Gray, Heather Eliska as Director
18 September 2024
Resigned Donajgrodzki, Antony Peter, Dr as Director
18 September 2024
Resigned Hager, Reinmar, Dr as Director
18 September 2024
Resigned Clayton, Dorothy Joan, Dr as Director
18 September 2024
Appointed Deehan, Paul Gerard as Director
5 July 2024
Resigned Whitehead, Carol Ann as Director
30 March 2024
Resigned Senapala, Randhir Siri as Director
20 October 2023
Resigned Phillips, Kenneth Malcolm as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Lisk-Carew, Esther Olivia as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Chancellor, Karen as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Gray, Heather Eliska as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Senapala, Randhir Siri as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Allan, Ruth as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Dalton-Johnson, Kevin as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Whitehead, Carol Ann as Director
24 November 2022
Resigned Allan, Lynne Margaret as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Cooper, David Christopher, Dr as Director
24 November 2022
Appointed Yates, Louisa Jayne, Dr as Director
11 November 2022
Resigned Allan, Janet Rosemary as Director
21 August 2022
Resigned Tiplady, John Luke Paul, Dr as Director
18 November 2021
Resigned Greenwood, John as Director
18 November 2021
Resigned Slack, Steven John as Director
18 November 2021
Resigned Townsend, Michael John as Director
30 September 2020
Appointed Phillips, Kenneth Malcolm as Director
30 September 2020
Resigned Watson, Mark Spensley as Director
30 September 2020
Appointed Carpenter, John as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Graham, Kathryn Ann as Secretary
31 December 2019
Resigned Mcgarry, John as Secretary
22 November 2018
Appointed Graham, Kathryn Ann as Director
22 March 2018
Appointed Tiplady, John Luke Paul, Dr as Director
22 March 2018
Appointed Donajgrodzki, Antony Peter, Dr as Director
22 March 2018
Appointed Greenwood, John as Director
22 March 2018
Appointed Slack, Steven John as Director
22 March 2018
Appointed Clayton, Dorothy Joan, Dr as Director
20 March 2017
Resigned Hulme, Philip Edward as Director
6 April 2016
Resigned Pinney, Caroline as Director
6 April 2016
Resigned Ammar, Jean, Dr as Director
23 January 2014
Resigned Nicholls, Walter as Director
23 January 2014
Appointed Pinney, Caroline as Director
23 January 2014
Appointed Ammar, Jean, Dr as Director
23 January 2014
Appointed Allan, Janet Rosemary as Director
23 January 2014
Appointed Hulme, Philip Edward as Director
23 January 2014
Appointed Hager, Reinmar, Dr as Director
23 January 2014
Appointed Townsend, Michael John as Director
23 January 2014
Resigned Thorp, Edward Howard Pierce as Director
21 March 2013
Appointed Mcgarry, John as Secretary
25 January 2013
Resigned Berry, Alison Margaret as Director
25 January 2013
Resigned Roe, Aidan Raymond as Director
25 January 2013
Resigned Teather, Paul Adrian as Director
25 January 2013
Resigned Long-Ferguson, Vivienne Claire Louise as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Teather, Paul Adrian as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Nicholls, Walter as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Roe, Aidan Raymond as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Thorp, Edward Howard Pierce as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Watson, Mark Spensley as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Long-Ferguson, Vivienne Claire Louise as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Allan, Lynne Margaret as Director
20 January 2011
Appointed Berry, Alison Margaret as Director

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.
Former controllers (5)
23 February 2026
Ceased John Carpenter — Has significant influence or control
30 March 2024
Ceased Randhir Siri Senapala — Has significant influence or control
24 November 2022
Ceased Lynne Margaret Allan — Has significant influence or control
11 November 2022
Ceased Michael John Townsend — Has significant influence or control
31 December 2019
Ceased John Mcgarry — Has significant influence or control

What The Portico Library And Newsroom say about themselves

“The Portico Library, home to 219 years of literature and culture in the heart of Manchester. With exhibitions, cultural events, the Portico Prizes, there is so much to see and do at the Portico Library in Manchester. Become a member, search the collection, shop prints, cards and books from the…”

— from theportico.org.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
26 August 2026Director's details changed
16 April 2026Registered office address changed
25 March 2026Termination of appointment of a director
18 March 2026Director's details changed
17 March 2026Confirmation statement with no updates7 February 2026
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