ENGLISH STAGE COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+46.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+109.3% vs 2024
Employees
99
+6.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
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 | £1,130,845 | £1,972,612 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £442,397 | £2,034,661 | |
| Cash | £1,602,727 | £2,343,277 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,861,579 | £3,896,240 | |
| Net assets | £1,861,579 | £3,896,240 | |
| Equity | £1,861,579 | £3,896,240 | |
| Average employees | 93 | 99 | |
| Wages | £3,462,084 | £3,234,202 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 39.1% | 103.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.0% | 24.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.79x | 3.91x |
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
- Nyman Libson Paul LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ENGLISH STAGE COMPANY LIMITED(THE) · parent
- ESC Catering Limited 100%
- Royal Court Theatre Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The first full year of our new leadership team has seen a bold artistic vision coupled with strong financial stewardship; attracting new levels of support, audience attendance and fundraising success.”
- “The arrival of Artistic Director David Byrne and Executive Director Will Young in early 2024 marked the beginning of this new era.”
- “September 2024 saw the launch of the Writers' Card a free membership programme that has already attracted over 5,000 playwrights.”
- “The upcoming transfer of Giant into the West End is already performing ahead of box office expectation and we are hoping that a Broadway transfer may follow in 2026/27.”
- “2026 will mark the English Stage Company's 70th Anniversary Year with plans already underway for a celebratory year to celebrate the past and look to the future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 55 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERRYER, Helen Valerie | Secretary | 2022-04-08 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Jeanette | Director | 2007-05-15 | Feb 1949 | British |
| BURTON, Anthony Charles | Director | — | Jul 1947 | British |
| GANDHI, Neal | Director | 2023-11-30 | Aug 1967 | British |
| JIKIEMI, Pamela | Director | 2020-02-20 | Apr 1965 | British |
| KAWESHA, Mwenya Theresa | Director | 2020-02-20 | Nov 1987 | British |
| LORD WOOD OF ANFIELD, Stewart, Lord | Director | 2007-05-15 | Mar 1968 | British |
| MYERS, Jodi Sarah, Ms. | Director | 2025-09-18 | May 1952 | British |
| RAVENHILL, Mark | Director | 2024-03-07 | Jun 1966 | British |
| RODGER, Andrew Charles James, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-28 | Jul 1970 | British |
| SCOTT, Anita Carole | Director | 2007-05-15 | Oct 1960 | British |
Show 55 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORGER, Diane | Secretary | 2007-03-13 | 2008-12-16 |
| COWLEY, Graham | Secretary | — | 1995-03-31 |
| GLYNN, Lucy | Secretary | 2013-10-14 | 2022-04-08 |
| HEYWOOD, Vikki | Secretary | 1995-04-18 | 2001-10-22 |
| HORTON, Kate | Secretary | 2008-12-16 | 2012-04-27 |
| MATTHEWS, Barbara Mary | Secretary | 2001-10-22 | 2003-12-01 |
| PERRYER, Helen Valerie | Secretary | 2012-04-27 | 2013-10-14 |
| PREECE, Sarah | Secretary | 2003-12-01 | 2007-03-13 |
| BARTON, Bo Christine Elizabeth | Director | — | 1995-06-28 |
| BURGE, Stuart | Director | — | 2001-09-10 |
| CALDER, Elizabeth Nicole | Director | 2001-10-22 | 2006-12-31 |
| CRIMP, Martin Andrew | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2002-12-09 |
| CRUICKSHANK, Harriet Jane | Director | — | 1998-05-14 |
| DAISH, Judy Elizabeth | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2022-11-21 |
| DAVIS, Allan George | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| DAVIS, David Lloyd | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| DEVLIN, Graham Thomas | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2023-05-17 |
| DODGSON, Elyse | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| DUMEZWENI, Nomawushe Thandiwe, Ms. | Director | 2025-05-15 | 2025-11-20 |
| EVANS, Stephen Anthony | Director | 1993-03-06 | 2002-10-14 |
| FOX, Robert Michael John | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| GREEN, David Gregory, Sir | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2019-06-24 |
| HERBERT, Jocelyn | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| HEYWOOD, Vikki | Director | 1995-04-18 | 1995-04-18 |
| HYTNER, Joyce Anita | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2019-02-28 |
| INGRAM, Tamara | Director | 2001-05-14 | 2008-01-09 |
| JEFFREYS, Stephen | Director | 2003-10-20 | 2018-09-17 |
| KANI, Wasfi | Director | 2008-12-16 | 2013-11-28 |
| KUREISHI, Hanif | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| LLOYD, Phyllida Christian | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2013-11-28 |
| MARSH, Emma | Director | 2013-09-05 | 2022-01-26 |
| MCINTOSH, Genistamary, The Baroness Mcintosh Of Hudnall | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2000-06-19 |
| MELCHETT, Sonia | Director | — | 2001-09-10 |
| MICHELL, Roger Harry | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2018-07-26 |
| MIDGLEY, Richard James | Director | — | 2024-10-09 |
| MILIBAND, Edward Samuel | Director | 2001-05-14 | 2006-05-15 |
| MORTIMER, John Clifford, Sir | Director | — | 2001-09-10 |
| OKONEDO, Sophie | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2015-05-28 |
| PINNOCK, Winsome May | Director | 2020-02-20 | 2022-11-21 |
| PINNOCK, Winsome | Director | 1991-09-23 | 1996-01-10 |
| PLOWRIGHT, Joan | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| POKE, Greville John | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| PULFORD, Richard Charles | Director | — | 2001-10-22 |
| QUARSHIE, Hugh | Director | 1999-03-09 | 2001-09-10 |
| RAYNE, Jane | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| RICKMAN, Alan Sidney Patrick | Director | 2007-10-30 | 2015-05-28 |
| ROBINSON, Gerrard Jude, Sir | Director | 1995-06-01 | 1998-03-11 |
| TANNER, James Leonard | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| TUCKER, Emma | Director | 2020-02-20 | 2021-05-21 |
| VINER, Katharine | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2014-09-03 |
| WERTENBAKER, Timberlake | Director | — | 1998-04-23 |
| WILLATT, Robert Hugh, Sir | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| WRIGHT, Nicholas Verney | Director | — | 2003-04-07 |
| YAHYA, Mehdi | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2025-05-19 |
| YENTOB, Alan | Director | — | 2003-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-05-26 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2022-05-26 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-26 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2022-05-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+74.4%
£1,130,845 £1,972,612
-
Cash
+46.2%
£1,602,727 £2,343,277
-
Net assets
+109.3%
£1,861,579 £3,896,240
-
Employees
+6.5%
93 99
-
Wages
-6.6%
£3,462,084 £3,234,202
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