OCTAGON THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-10 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-5.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+2.5% vs 2024
Employees
94
+16% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£158K
+57.3% vs 2024
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 | £3,532,649 | £4,247,150 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£369,571 | -£157,641 | |
| Net profit | -£64,213 | £52,270 | |
| Cash | £1,583,528 | £1,496,791 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,312,458 | £2,322,299 | |
| Net assets | £2,056,534 | £2,108,804 | |
| Equity | £2,056,534 | £2,108,804 | |
| Average employees | 81 | 94 | |
| Wages | £1,351,532 | £1,430,087 |
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 | -1.8% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.8% | 37.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.33x | 2.49x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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 group's or parent charitable company'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.”
Group structure
- OCTAGON THEATRE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Octagon Catering Services Limited 100%
- Octagon Theatre Productions Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The 2024/25 year was again successful against all our ambitions and expectations. We were delighted to named Greater Manchester's Medium Sized Business of the Year 2024 by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. We were also shortlisted as the UK's Most Welcoming Theatre at the 2024 UK Theatre Awards”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Keith Brian | Secretary | 2006-01-09 | — | British |
| ALLADI, Eshwar Kumar | Director | 2020-11-30 | Oct 1983 | British |
| AMBER, Natalie | Director | 2025-03-24 | Mar 1979 | British |
| BOWDUR, Helen | Director | 2020-03-23 | Aug 1959 | British |
| CRITCHLOW, Helen Claire | Director | 2023-11-27 | May 1966 | British |
| FAIRCLOUGH, Hilary Constance, Cllr Mrs | Director | 2021-09-27 | Apr 1952 | British |
| GERMAINE-COX, Sharon Ann Marie | Director | 2023-11-27 | Sep 1966 | British |
| GREAVES, Robert William Paul | Director | 2025-12-08 | Oct 1984 | British |
| KNIGHT, Darren John | Director | 2020-11-30 | Feb 1980 | British |
| LEIGH, Jack | Director | 2023-11-27 | Aug 1991 | British |
| LEWYCKYJ-WOOD, Tania Anne | Director | 2019-11-25 | May 1962 | British |
| MCARDLE, Stephen Joseph | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jan 1982 | British |
| PLANT, Stephen David | Director | 2018-03-26 | May 1962 | British |
| TABBRON, Ian | Director | 2019-11-25 | Jan 1957 | British |
| TEGG, Jennifer | Director | 2025-12-08 | May 1980 | British |
| WOOLLEY, Simon Elliott | Director | 2025-03-28 | May 1980 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BICKLEY, Richard Matthew | Secretary | 2001-06-18 | 2002-09-23 |
| CLAPPERTON, Martin John | Secretary | 2004-02-23 | 2005-11-14 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Christine Anne | Secretary | 1999-05-11 | 2001-06-18 |
| LOPEZ, Judith Nora | Secretary | — | 1999-05-15 |
| SHILTON, Malcolm Lawson | Secretary | 2005-11-14 | 2005-12-30 |
| SMITH, Paula Gabrielle | Secretary | 2002-09-23 | 2004-02-23 |
| AHMED, Saad Nazir | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2003-06-30 |
| ARNFIELD, Stephen Maxwell | Director | 2012-02-22 | 2018-03-26 |
| BERNSTEIN, Renee | Director | 1994-02-24 | 1995-08-29 |
| BHAVNANI, Manju, Dr | Director | 2007-06-25 | 2015-11-30 |
| BLENKINSOP, Margaret | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2016-03-21 |
| BLENKINSOP, Margaret | Director | 1999-03-22 | 2005-09-26 |
| BRINKLEY, Karyn Louise Veronica | Director | 2006-11-27 | 2007-09-03 |
| BURNETT, Anthony Irvine James | Director | 2005-03-21 | 2009-11-24 |
| BYRNE, John | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2019-05-02 |
| CAMPBELL, Jacqueline Michele | Director | 1993-02-24 | 2001-03-05 |
| CLARKE, Donald Stewart | Director | — | 2000-11-23 |
| CLARKE, William | Director | 1996-06-07 | 2004-08-20 |
| COLDERLEY, Rosslyn Claire | Director | 2014-11-24 | 2020-11-30 |
| CONN, Edith, Mrs. | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2014-11-24 |
| CONNELL, Anthony | Director | 2013-05-15 | 2015-09-28 |
| COX, Martyn Andrew | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2012-11-26 |
| CUMMINGS, Graham Norman | Director | 1995-06-19 | 1997-09-22 |
| CUNLIFFE, Ann | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2013-05-15 |
| DAVIES, Robert Keith | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2008-05-21 |
| DELROY, Margaret | Director | 1993-02-24 | 1996-06-10 |
| DEVLIN, Kirsty | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2022-07-12 |
| DICKSON, Patricia Jean | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2012-11-26 |
| EASTWOOD, Donald | Director | 1992-11-30 | 2004-08-20 |
| EGAN, Joseph Bernard | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2012-11-26 |
| FORSYTH, Brigit Dorothea | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2002-09-09 |
| FRASER, David Richard | Director | — | 1995-03-20 |
| GILCHRIST, Patric Alan | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2011-03-29 |
| GREENHALGH, David Wells | Director | 2006-06-20 | 2011-05-18 |
| GRIFFITHS, Jillian | Director | 2023-11-27 | 2024-10-14 |
| GROGAN, Kaye Alison | Director | 2015-11-30 | 2017-04-18 |
| HAMPTON, Jan | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2005-09-26 |
| HARVEY, Leslie | Director | 1996-06-10 | 2003-11-24 |
| HARVEY, Lucinda Anne | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2023-11-27 |
| HAYES, Roger Geoffrey Cliffe | Director | 2004-08-20 | 2006-08-01 |
| HIGSON, Colin | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1996-05-02 |
| HIGSON, Colin | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1998-05-06 |
| HODGKISS, Susan Katrina | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2014-11-24 |
| HODGKISS, Susan Katrina | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2002-09-23 |
| HOLMES, George Edward, Dr | Director | 2008-01-28 | 2014-11-24 |
| HUMPHREYS, Ann-Marie, Councillor | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2018-06-21 |
| HURST, Barbara Annette, Mrs (Councillor) | Director | — | 1994-05-05 |
| HUSSAIN, Sameena | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2023-11-27 |
| HYLAND, Eric Thomas, Councillor | Director | 1992-07-01 | 2002-06-17 |
| JACKSON, Victoria Ellen | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2023-11-27 |
| JACOB, Sophy Hannah | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2018-12-03 |
| JOHNSTON, Alan | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2003-06-30 |
| JONES, Vivienne Lesley | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2018-12-03 |
| KITSON, Robert Esson | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2002-06-17 |
| LAURENCE, Ann Margaret Nicholson | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1999-02-17 |
| LEWIS, Nicholas William | Director | 1993-05-27 | 2004-11-22 |
| MCARDLE, Stephen Joseph | Director | 2014-11-24 | 2020-11-30 |
| MILLER, Barbara, Councillor | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2000-08-07 |
| MISTRY, Manu Gulab | Director | 2017-02-06 | 2020-11-30 |
| MOAR, Darrel Garmoch | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1997-03-03 |
| MOORES, William | Director | — | 1998-10-27 |
| MOORTHY, Rani | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2007-10-01 |
| MORELAND, Claire Josephine | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2022-03-31 |
| MURRAY, Madeline, Cllr | Director | 2020-07-15 | 2023-05-04 |
| MURRAY, Madeline, Councillor | Director | 2015-09-28 | 2018-06-21 |
| NAYLOR, Peter William | Director | 1995-06-19 | 1996-04-02 |
| NODEN, Fiona Lois | Director | 2020-11-30 | 2024-12-31 |
| NORRIS, Paul | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2005-09-27 |
| PARRY, Stephen Morgan | Director | 2012-06-25 | 2018-12-03 |
| RISBY, William Thomas, Cllr | Director | 2004-08-20 | 2009-02-18 |
| RUTHERFORD, John | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2012-02-22 |
| RUTHERFORD, Susan Aileen | Director | — | 1993-05-14 |
| SAUNDERS, Michael John | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1998-06-01 |
| SHARP, Bernard | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2010-09-27 |
| SHARP, Bernard | Director | 1994-06-01 | 1996-05-31 |
| SHAW, Colin, Councillor | Director | 1998-05-10 | 2004-06-30 |
| SHEEN, Mark Richard Churchill | Director | 2003-03-24 | 2011-11-28 |
| SILVERMAN, David Frederick | Director | — | 1994-05-06 |
| SOUTHERN, Carol | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2022-11-23 |
| THOMAS, Linda, Cllr | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2019-07-17 |
| THOMASSON, David Gerald | Director | 1996-06-10 | 2000-10-06 |
| TONGE, Peter Alfred | Director | 1993-05-27 | 2004-11-22 |
| WALKER, Evelyn Rae | Director | — | 2001-03-05 |
| WATERS, John Bertram | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2006-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roddy Gauld | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 341 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+20.2%
£3,532,649 £4,247,150
-
Cash
-5.5%
£1,583,528 £1,496,791
-
Net assets
+2.5%
£2,056,534 £2,108,804
-
Employees
+16%
81 94
-
Profit before tax
+57.3%
-£369,571 -£157,641
-
Wages
+5.8%
£1,351,532 £1,430,087
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