CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-07 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-24
Watchouts
Cash
£842K
+9.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+11% vs 2024
Employees
17
+6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£243K
+2,493.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,490,339 | £2,109,196 | |
| Operating profit | -£45,392 | £207,632 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,389 | £243,486 | |
| Net profit | £742 | £222,518 | |
| Cash | £771,849 | £842,216 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,031,139 | £2,253,657 | |
| Net assets | £2,031,139 | £2,253,657 | |
| Equity | £2,031,139 | £2,253,657 | |
| Average employees | 16 | 17 | |
| Wages | £623,688 | £693,668 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.0% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | 9.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.8% | 11.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.52x | 4.49x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on The Contemporary Art Society's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 66 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLAKE, Nicola Ann | Director | 2017-06-02 | Mar 1981 | British |
| CORVI-MORA, Tommaso | Director | 2007-10-09 | Sep 1969 | Italian |
| FICHARDT, Liesl Frida | Director | 2024-04-24 | Feb 1967 | South African |
| FRANKS, Timothy | Director | 2018-12-03 | Apr 1973 | British |
| GOLTZ, Emma Joan | Director | 2016-12-12 | Jan 1969 | Irish |
| HENKELL VON RIBBENTROP, Isabelle Maria Anna | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jul 1975 | British,German |
| LUPTON, Beatrice Marie, The Lady | Director | 2015-10-01 | Apr 1957 | British,French |
| MARLOW OBE, Timothy John | Director | 2024-06-18 | May 1962 | British |
| MEAD, Suling | Director | 2023-02-18 | Jul 1956 | British |
| MORRIS, Keith John | Director | 2011-02-24 | Jul 1953 | British |
| NAPOLEONE, Valeria | Director | 2015-03-17 | Apr 1965 | Italian |
| OUTRED, Francis Nader | Director | 2020-01-02 | Jul 1973 | British |
| PREMPEH-BONSU, Charlene Akyiaa | Director | 2024-06-18 | Dec 1982 | British |
| ROBERTSON, James Findlay | Director | 2024-04-29 | Aug 1960 | British |
| SHIELD, John | Director | 2018-06-19 | Mar 1970 | British |
| SUSS, Robert Marc | Director | 2024-01-02 | Sep 1970 | British |
| WARDER, Ruth | Director | 2024-10-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
| WILLS, Catherine Martha | Director | 2011-11-24 | May 1954 | British |
Show 66 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKSTONE, Lance Roy | Secretary | 1998-04-09 | 2009-05-19 |
| SPENCER-SILVER, Petronilla | Secretary | — | 1993-07-06 |
| YATES-MERCER, George Lewis | Secretary | 1993-07-06 | 1998-04-08 |
| BARKER, Jolyon Ronald Thomas | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2002-07-11 |
| BARON, Wendy, Doctor | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2001-01-27 |
| BLACKBURN, Janice | Director | 1996-05-16 | 2001-10-11 |
| BLACKSTONE, Lance Roy | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2009-05-27 |
| BLUNDELL, Myriam | Director | 2009-07-29 | 2013-04-16 |
| BRADLEY, Michael | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2024-06-20 |
| CANTEENWALA, Javid Soli | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2015-03-17 |
| CHALLAH, Sabri, Dr | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2018-06-04 |
| COLGAN, Hezlett, Judge | Director | 1994-07-08 | 1997-04-24 |
| COLLIER, Caroline Ingrid | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2010-05-20 |
| COMPAGNONI, Marco | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| CORBETT, Shawanda | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2022-07-26 |
| CORK, Richard Graham | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1997-04-24 |
| DAVENPORT QC, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2021-12-07 |
| DRAKE, Angela | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2009-05-19 |
| ELSON, Sarah | Director | 2010-08-09 | 2019-09-26 |
| FRAMJEE, Pesh | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2008-09-01 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert | Director | — | 1998-06-26 |
| GECZY, Antje Brigitte, Mrs. | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2019-04-30 |
| GECZY, Antje Brigitte, Mrs. | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2014-09-23 |
| GILBERT, David Samuel | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2014-07-01 |
| GLATMAN, Mark Lewis | Director | 2009-07-29 | 2010-05-20 |
| GORDON, David Sorrell | Director | — | 1998-06-25 |
| GOVETT, Penelope Ann | Director | — | 1994-09-07 |
| HALPERN PRINCE, Jennifer | Director | 2008-09-30 | 2010-08-12 |
| HAMIDI, Soria | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2022-12-06 |
| HEDGE, Paul | Director | 1996-12-11 | 1999-03-25 |
| HEWAT JABOOR, Philip | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2002-11-04 |
| HOPPER, Robert Thomas Cort | Director | 1994-09-07 | 1999-12-18 |
| JONAS, Christopher William | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2017-12-31 |
| KEATLEY, John Rankin Macdonald | Director | — | 1995-06-22 |
| LEE, Edward Michael | Director | 1993-07-06 | 1996-05-16 |
| LEONARD, Zachary Roger | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2015-09-16 |
| LOCKHART, Doris Jean | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2007-06-28 |
| LOWENTHAL, Cecily | Director | — | 1997-02-01 |
| MORPHET, Richard | Director | — | 1994-07-08 |
| MORTON, Bettie | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2010-05-20 |
| MOYES, James Christopher | Director | 1994-09-07 | 1999-10-13 |
| MYNERS, Alison Agnes Isabel, Lady | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2010-06-30 |
| OFORI-DARKO, Ama | Director | 2022-12-12 | 2025-12-02 |
| OLAYIWOLA, Esther Layo | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2020-06-23 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Anthony | Director | — | 1995-06-22 |
| PRENN, Oliver Simon | Director | 1998-06-25 | 2006-03-14 |
| PUNT, Richard Kenneth | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2018-09-25 |
| RAINBIRD, Sean Nikolas | Director | 1993-07-06 | 2002-12-12 |
| RODEN, Bianca Rose | Director | 2021-04-27 | 2025-12-02 |
| SARMA, Pia | Director | 2009-09-29 | 2013-05-16 |
| SMITH, Christina Anne | Director | — | 1994-09-07 |
| SPIRA, Anthony | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2010-05-20 |
| STANLEY, Michael | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2010-05-20 |
| STANTON, Ann | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2000-06-07 |
| STEPHENS, Mark | Director | 2009-11-12 | 2014-07-07 |
| STEPHENS, Mark Howard | Director | — | 2008-11-24 |
| SUMMERFIELD, Caroline Rose | Director | 2003-02-03 | 2010-05-20 |
| THOMSON, Roberta | Director | 1999-05-10 | 2007-06-28 |
| TODOLI CERVERA, Vicente | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2007-06-28 |
| TREUHERZ, Julian | Director | — | 1994-09-07 |
| VAIZEY, Marina, Lady | Director | — | 1994-09-27 |
| WILSON, Sarah, Dr | Director | — | 1995-06-22 |
| WINKWORTH, Jenny | Director | — | 1994-12-05 |
| WOODHEAD, Robin George | Director | — | 1993-07-06 |
| WULFSOHN, Edwin | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2024-06-20 |
| YANG, Anna | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2025-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 241 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
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Turnover
+41.5%
£1,490,339 £2,109,196
-
Cash
+9.1%
£771,849 £842,216
-
Net assets
+11%
£2,031,139 £2,253,657
-
Employees
+6.3%
16 17
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Operating profit
+557.4%
-£45,392 £207,632
-
Profit before tax
+2,493.3%
£9,389 £243,486
-
Wages
+11.2%
£623,688 £693,668
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers