THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-28 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£335K
+138.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-1.9% vs 2024
Employees
8
-33.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£22K
+83.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL LIMITED 2021-12-06 → present
- THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) 1957-03-18 → 2021-12-06
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £845,557 | £1,127,481 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£130,881 | -£21,659 | |
| Net profit | -£130,881 | -£21,659 | |
| Cash | £140,195 | £334,764 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,132,758 | £1,111,099 | |
| Net assets | £1,132,758 | £1,111,099 | |
| Equity | £1,132,758 | £1,111,099 | |
| Average employees | 12 | 8 | |
| Wages | £233,051 | £257,840 |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -15.5% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.1% | 12.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.89x | 3.47x |
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
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. The available reserves are at the level required by the reserves policy, and the last three years, particularly Hereford 2025, have shown that there is still an appetite for our offering.”
Significant events
- “2025 saw the Three Choirs Festival return to Hereford. The Festival programme, expertly crafted by Hereford's Artistic Director, Geraint Bowen was exceptional and truly captured the Three Choirs Festival's vision of using the power of choral music to enrich lives through shared, inspirational experiences.”
- “The Festival exceeded expectations with over 16,500 tickets sold across 73 events over 8 days. To add to that were the many thousands of people who attended free activities in our Festival Village, open rehearsals or Festival walks and those who enjoyed broadcasts from the festival.”
- “Another highlight of 2025 was the launch of our current cycle of Festivals at a special event in the Speaker's Rooms at the House of Commons. At the launch our CEO David Francis outlined two new initiatives for the coming years, our Associate Composer programme and Stewardship Scheme.”
- “It turned out that 2025 was a more significant year than any of us were expecting with our long-time Artistic Director Geraint Bowen announcing his retirement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS, David Edward | Secretary | 2024-12-06 | — | — |
| BELSHAW, Naomi Sian, Dr | Director | 2021-01-07 | Feb 1978 | British |
| COOPER, Bejamin Charles Julian | Director | 2018-09-28 | Aug 1976 | British |
| DAVIES, Alexandra Catherine | Director | 2023-09-15 | Nov 1989 | British |
| HERRIOT, Bruce William Allan, Dr | Director | 2020-04-18 | Aug 1956 | British |
| LAM, Man Pui Billy | Director | 2022-12-02 | Nov 1981 | British |
| MARLOW, Alison Victoria | Director | 2020-11-06 | May 1969 | British |
| O'CARROLL, Katharine | Director | 2022-03-04 | Oct 1947 | British |
| PRIOR, Allen Edward | Director | 2021-12-03 | Dec 1950 | British |
| WOODD, Charles Frederick Basil | Director | 2023-03-23 | Nov 1971 | British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMSTRONG, Jean Elizabeth | Secretary | 1997-03-12 | 2001-05-31 |
| BALDWIN, John Frederick | Secretary | 2003-11-19 | 2008-09-05 |
| BODDINGTON, Raymond Berkeley | Secretary | — | 1997-03-12 |
| DALE, Douglas Brian | Secretary | 2008-09-05 | 2017-04-28 |
| PATERSON, Alexis Maria, Dr | Secretary | 2017-04-28 | 2024-12-06 |
| SPALDING, Henrietta Jane | Secretary | 2002-01-17 | 2003-11-19 |
| ALLEN, Simon Nicholas | Director | 1992-10-23 | 2002-06-09 |
| ANDERSON, Keith Douglas | Director | 1998-03-04 | 1998-10-30 |
| ARMIGER, William Harry John | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2019-01-25 |
| ARMSTRONG, Jean Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| BALDWIN, John Frederick | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2008-09-05 |
| BALDWIN, John Frederick | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| BARRON, John Raymond | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2023-09-15 |
| BARTHOLMEW, Irene Suk Yin | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2005-02-08 |
| BARTHOLOMEW, John Galen | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2005-02-08 |
| BODDINGTON, Raymond Berkeley | Director | 1995-01-03 | 1997-03-12 |
| BODDINGTON, Raymond Berkeley | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| BODEN, Anthony Norman, Group Captain | Director | 1999-03-10 | 2002-03-07 |
| BODEN, Anthony Norman, Group Captain | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| BRAIN, Timothy John | Director | 2011-05-06 | 2022-03-04 |
| BRODWELL, John Shenton | Director | 1993-03-03 | 2002-03-07 |
| BUCKHALTER, Edwin | Director | 2017-10-14 | 2019-01-25 |
| BUCKLEY, David Gavin | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2007-09-14 |
| BURY, Nicholas Ayles Stillingfleet, The Very Reverend | Director | 1997-03-08 | 2002-03-07 |
| CLARKE, Michael Gilbert, Professor | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| COOKSON, Frederick Brian, Dr | Director | — | 2002-03-07 |
| COTTERILL, Myn | Director | 2015-09-25 | 2023-03-24 |
| CRAVETH-SMITH, Virginia Elizabeth | Director | — | 1996-11-20 |
| DALE, Douglas Brian | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2019-01-25 |
| DAY, Bernard Victor | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2015-08-03 |
| DAY, Bernard Victor | Director | 1994-02-24 | 2002-03-07 |
| DAY, Bernard Victor | Director | — | 1993-03-03 |
| FOSTER, Michael | Director | 1996-11-20 | 1997-11-19 |
| HARRIS, John Cecil | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| HAWKINS, Margaret Anne | Director | 1998-11-18 | 2002-03-07 |
| HILLIER, Peter John | Director | 1996-03-06 | 2002-03-07 |
| HORNE, Dominic Christopher, Dr | Director | 2020-09-18 | 2022-12-02 |
| HOYLAND, Hugh James, Dr | Director | — | 1996-03-06 |
| HUGHES, Paul Michael | Director | 2022-12-02 | 2023-12-01 |
| HUNT, Donald Frederick, Dr | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| JEFFERY, Robert Martin Colquhun, The Very Reverend | Director | — | 1996-11-20 |
| JENNINGS, Kenneth Neal, The Very Reverend | Director | — | 1996-11-20 |
| LEE-BROWNE, Martin Shaun Lee | Director | 1993-03-03 | 2003-11-19 |
| MACNAIR, Margaret Spiller | Director | — | 2000-06-21 |
| MARSHALL, Peter Jerome, Very Reverend | Director | 1997-03-12 | 2002-03-07 |
| MASON, Kevin Garrett | Director | — | 2010-01-26 |
| MASSEY, Roy Cyril, Doctor | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| MCKEE, David Patrick James | Director | 2019-01-25 | 2023-09-15 |
| MESSENGER, Michael Frederick | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2002-03-07 |
| MILLER, John Vincent | Director | — | 1996-11-20 |
| MORRIS, Charles Michael Eric | Director | — | 1995-01-03 |
| PASCALL, Carolyn | Director | 2019-01-25 | 2020-01-08 |
| PERRY, Michael Sidney, Sir | Director | 2007-01-19 | 2017-10-13 |
| PHILLIPS, John Charles | Director | — | 1995-01-03 |
| SANDERS, John, Dr | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| SEWARD, Peter John | Director | 1995-01-03 | 2014-08-31 |
| SEWARD, Peter John | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| STAYT, John Robin | Director | — | 2000-04-24 |
| TURNER, September Lily | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2024-03-31 |
| VAUGHAN, Paul Reginald Martin | Director | 2002-03-07 | 2005-10-18 |
| VERDIN, Juliet | Director | — | 2002-03-07 |
| WHELTON, David William Courtenay | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2022-03-04 |
| WHITE, Samuel Driver | Director | — | 2014-08-31 |
| WHITE, Samuel Driver | Director | — | 1994-02-27 |
| WICHBOLD, Clare | Director | 2013-04-26 | 2021-01-07 |
| WILDING, Jeremy John Edwin | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2020-03-06 |
| WILDING, Jeremy John Edwin | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2013-05-03 |
| WILDING, Jeremy John Edwin | Director | 2000-11-16 | 2002-03-07 |
| WILLIS, Robert Andrew, The Very Reverend Dr | Director | 1993-03-03 | 2002-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-04-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+33.3%
£845,557 £1,127,481
-
Cash
+138.8%
£140,195 £334,764
-
Net assets
-1.9%
£1,132,758 £1,111,099
-
Employees
-33.3%
12 8
-
Profit before tax
+83.5%
-£130,881 -£21,659
-
Wages
+10.6%
£233,051 £257,840
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