THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-03 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-19
Watchouts
Cash
£995K
-20.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£11M
-1.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
53
+15.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,713,130 | £3,504,093 | £2,801,767 | £2,554,931 | |
| Operating profit | £1,016,348 | £57,608 | -£214,893 | -£303,572 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,003,827 | £44,454 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£69,532 | -£169,595 | |
| Cash | £1,859,809 | £1,702,905 | £1,251,673 | £995,183 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,842,694 | £13,244,187 | £11,394,691 | £11,225,096 | |
| Net assets | £12,458,385 | £12,881,314 | £11,394,691 | £11,225,096 | |
| Equity | £12,458,385 | £12,881,314 | £11,394,691 | £11,225,096 | |
| Average employees | 39 | 44 | 46 | 53 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,380,516 | £1,561,288 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.4% | 1.6% | -7.7% | -11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -2.5% | -6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 0.4% | -1.9% | -2.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.63x | 2.39x | |
| Interest cover | 81.17x | 4.38x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trustees and the executive team are developing a new three-year strategic plan focused on building a strong, diverse programme, with a refocus on targeted fundraising strategies, and enhancing visitor engagement through investments in IT and digital systems. While trustees recognise the substantial uncertainties arising from the broader economic environment, they are confident in the Gallery's stability and resilience. Regular risk reviews and monitoring allow for early identification of emerging issues. The Gallery's diversified income streams help mitigate reliance on any single revenue source, while ownership of the freehold of its building, valued at £9.7 million as of 31 March 2025, and cash reserves of approximately £995,183 on 31 March 2025 further strengthen its capacity to navigate periods of financial risk.”
Group structure
- THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY LIMITED · parent
- The Photographers' Gallery (Enterprises) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONGU, Kadiatu | Secretary | 2024-10-18 | — | — |
| ALLENDE, Monica | Director | 2024-09-23 | Apr 1968 | British,Spanish |
| BARNES, Polly Suzanne | Director | 2022-08-10 | Jun 1973 | British |
| BIOSSE- DUPLAN, Raphael | Director | 2024-09-23 | May 1967 | British |
| BOODIE, Taja Imani Lewis | Director | 2024-12-09 | Jul 1999 | British |
| EL-TANTAWY, Laura | Director | 2024-09-23 | Sep 1980 | British |
| GRAY, Amanda Jane Linford | Director | 2024-03-18 | Jan 1973 | British |
| NASSER-FERRIS, Rima, Dr | Director | 2025-09-22 | Dec 1974 | Italian |
| SIMPKIN, Andrew | Director | 2025-03-17 | Aug 1973 | British |
| THOMAS-KELLY, Talitha | Director | 2024-12-09 | Feb 2003 | British |
| WATSON, Kay Hannah | Director | 2022-01-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAULT, Andrew Anthony | Secretary | 2003-01-27 | 2024-10-18 |
| GRAYSON FORD, Sue Joan Frances | Secretary | — | 1994-09-06 |
| MORRIS, Emma Judith | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2002-11-22 |
| WOMBELL, Paul David | Secretary | 1994-09-27 | 1999-01-04 |
| AL-ANI, Jananne | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2023-12-04 |
| ANDERSON, Charles George | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| BARRETT, Myfanwy | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-06-21 |
| BAYER, Jonathan Levy | Director | — | 1995-07-25 |
| BLAKE, Rio | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2021-03-15 |
| BOHM, Louis | Director | — | 1994-07-19 |
| BOTWOOD SMITH, Deborah Jane | Director | 2021-02-22 | 2023-12-04 |
| BRAHM, Pierre Michael | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| BUCKINGHAM, Beverley | Director | 2014-10-07 | 2017-01-30 |
| COLLARD, Paul | Director | — | 1992-02-25 |
| DAVIES, Caroline Elizabeth | Director | 1991-09-19 | 1994-06-16 |
| DONOVAN, Diana | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2015-06-23 |
| ELLIOTT, Anthony Michael Manton | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2004-07-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Symon Douglas | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2022-12-14 |
| GARNER, Philippe Daniel, Mr. | Director | 1991-09-19 | 1994-06-16 |
| GAULT, Andrew Anthony | Director | 2022-08-10 | 2023-01-27 |
| HAIGH, Andrew Michael | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2016-12-08 |
| HALL, Montana Leigh | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2024-12-09 |
| HARKER FARRAND, Margaret Florence, Professor | Director | 1984-01-24 | 1994-09-27 |
| HEALEY, Denis Winston, Rt Hon | Director | — | 1991-11-05 |
| HEGARTY, John Kevin | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1999-11-17 |
| HELLER, Robert Gordon Barry | Director | 1992-09-02 | 1997-11-19 |
| HESS, Alexandra Caroline | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2021-12-06 |
| HILTON, Steven Glen Charles | Director | 1999-09-15 | 2001-07-12 |
| HOBSBAWM, Julia Nathalie | Director | 1997-09-01 | 1999-11-17 |
| HOWARTH, Sophie | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| HUSSEY, Michael Richard | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| JACKSON, Michael | Director | 2001-02-25 | 2004-04-01 |
| KELLY, James Cameron | Director | 2021-02-22 | 2023-12-04 |
| KISSIN OF CAMDEN, Lord | Director | — | 1992-09-02 |
| KNORR, Karen Helen | Director | 1995-01-17 | 1999-11-17 |
| LEWIS, Mark Peter | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-12-04 |
| LLOYD, Barbara Christine | Director | — | 1997-11-19 |
| MACK, Michael Anthony | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2014-10-07 |
| MAHER, Terence Anthony | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1996-10-24 |
| MANCHOT, Melanie | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2018-12-05 |
| MANSON, Frederick Mark | Director | 1996-11-06 | 2001-03-22 |
| MAVITY, Harold Roger, Mr. | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-03-14 |
| MEAD, Edward Scott | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2017-12-09 |
| MILLWARD, Richard Geoffrey | Director | 1996-11-06 | 2002-11-21 |
| MULGAN, Geoffrey John | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1999-03-05 |
| MUSGRAVE, Lucy Ellen | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2005-02-28 |
| OLDEN, Yashica Nicole, Ms. | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2011-12-01 |
| OUDKERK, Daniel Richard | Director | 2018-04-13 | 2023-12-04 |
| PERRIER, Eileen Gerda, Ms. | Director | 2019-03-08 | 2021-12-06 |
| PHELAN, Joe | Director | 2018-10-17 | 2025-03-17 |
| POMERY, Brian Walter | Director | 2006-10-27 | 2013-10-31 |
| RATNAM, Niru | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| REYNOLDS, Mary | Director | 2005-08-17 | 2006-03-31 |
| ROGERS, Brett Susan | Director | 2013-09-11 | 2022-12-14 |
| ROGERS, Brett | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| ROGERS, Brett | Director | 1994-03-22 | 1999-11-17 |
| ROGERS, Susan Brett | Director | 2005-11-14 | 2011-10-18 |
| RUST, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2006-08-29 |
| SHAW, Jonathan | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2021-12-06 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Michelle Susanne | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2024-12-09 |
| SOUHAMI, Mark Jacob | Director | — | 1991-06-25 |
| STEPHENSON, Matthew Oliver | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2023-12-04 |
| WALKER, Elspeth | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2024-12-09 |
| WAPSHOTT, Nicholas | Director | 1997-05-22 | 2001-07-12 |
| WATERSTONE, Timothy John Stuart | Director | — | 1991-06-26 |
| WHITMORE, Damien, Mr. | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2014-10-07 |
| WIGGINS, Marianne | Director | 1995-07-25 | 1999-11-17 |
| WILCOX, Dennis William | Director | — | 1995-06-15 |
| WYVER, John Frederick, Professor | Director | 1995-07-25 | 2005-01-20 |
| YASS, Catherine Manya | Director | 1999-11-17 | 2005-01-30 |
| YOUNG, Lola | Director | — | 1992-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Raphael Jean Ignace Guillaume Biosse-Duplan | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2024-12-09 | Active |
| Ms Kadiatu Songu | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-10-18 | Ceased 2025-03-10 |
| Ms Amanda Jane Linford Gray | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2024-05-30 | Active |
| Ms Michelle Susanne Shuttleworth | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-12-04 | Ceased 2024-12-09 |
| Ms Shoair Marie Mavlian | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-03-15 | Active |
| Mr Matthew Oliver Stephenson | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2022-08-15 | Ceased 2023-12-04 |
| Mr Andrew Anthony Gault | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2022-08-10 | Ceased 2024-10-18 |
| Ms Brett Susan Rogers | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-8.8%
£2,801,767 £2,554,931
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-20.5%
£1,251,673 £995,183
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-1.5%
£11,394,691 £11,225,096
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+15.2%
46 53
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-41.3%
-£214,893 -£303,572
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+13.1%
£1,380,516 £1,561,288
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers