BRITTEN PEARS ARTS
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-26 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-12
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+17.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£68M
+5.9% vs 2024
Employees
235
-1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-67.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- BRITTEN PEARS ARTS 2020-05-14 → present
- SNAPE MALTINGS 2016-12-19 → 2020-05-14
- ALDEBURGH MUSIC 2006-07-13 → 2016-12-19
- ALDEBURGH PRODUCTIONS 1997-11-13 → 2006-07-13
- ALDEBURGH FOUNDATION 1983-10-12 → 1997-11-13
- ALDEBURGH FESTIVAL-SNAPE MALTINGS FOUNDATION LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1983-10-12
- SNAPE MALTINGS FOUNDATION LIMITED 1970-05-21 → 1976-12-31
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 | £7,742,000 | £8,870,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,873,000 | £1,384,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,202,000 | £2,011,000 | |
| Net profit | £6,200,000 | £2,009,000 | |
| Cash | £4,660,000 | £5,472,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,295,000 | £68,119,000 | |
| Net assets | £64,287,000 | £68,112,000 | |
| Equity | £64,287,000 | £68,112,000 | |
| Average employees | 238 | 235 | |
| Wages | £4,669,000 | £4,763,000 |
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 | 75.9% | 15.6% | |
| Net margin | 80.1% | 22.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.1% | 2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.40x | 4.28x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group and Charity have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BRITTEN PEARS ARTS · parent
- Snape Maltings Trading Limited 100%
- Britten Estate Limited 100%
- Elm Property Investments (Snape Maltings) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Andrew Comben joined as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in September 2024.”
- “Sir Simon Robey departed as Chairman in June 2025 after thirteen years.”
- “Construction work commenced on the first phase of the Capital Programme in August 2025 to develop the Britten Pears Building.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREAGUST, Angela Jane | Secretary | 2024-10-12 | — | — |
| CLASEN, David Andrew Leo | Director | 2024-10-11 | Jan 1965 | British,Luxembourger |
| COMBEN, Andrew Stuart | Director | 2024-09-09 | Sep 1973 | British |
| FAULDER, Sarah Mary | Director | 2020-04-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| GREGORY, Matthew | Director | 2024-07-11 | Feb 1970 | British |
| MALLINSON, Angela Marie Christine | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| NJOKU-GOODWIN, Jamie | Director | 2021-01-20 | Jan 1991 | British |
| OHARE, Linda Antoinette | Director | 2025-10-10 | Mar 1959 | Irish |
| RIVETT, James Peter | Director | 2025-12-12 | Sep 1979 | British |
| ROBBIE, David Andrew | Director | 2008-12-03 | Jun 1963 | British |
| SWIFT, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2023-10-09 | Mar 1962 | British |
| TAIT, Alasdair Wilson Robertson | Director | 2010-05-07 | May 1973 | British |
| VINCENT, Helen Ruth | Director | 2025-06-17 | Apr 1972 | British |
| WADE-GERY, Laura Katherine | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| YOUNGER, Sarah, Lady | Director | 2023-09-01 | May 1964 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARDWELL, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2023-03-08 | 2024-08-30 |
| COMER, Terence Philip | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Neil | Secretary | 1993-05-14 | 1999-12-17 |
| JACOB, John Claud, Commander | Secretary | — | 1993-05-14 |
| YUILL, Stewart John | Secretary | 1999-12-17 | 2004-10-01 |
| AMIS, John Preston | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| ATCHERLEY, Harold Winter, Sir | Director | — | 1994-07-15 |
| BAKEWELL, Joan Dawson, Dame | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| BATTERBEE, David Alfred | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| BEDFORD, Stevart John Rudolf | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| BRENDEL, Irene | Director | 1998-01-16 | 2007-12-12 |
| BRIDGES, Thomas Edward, Lord | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| BRITTEN, Alan Edward Marsh | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
| CAVE, Dorothy Gillian, Lady | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| CLEMENT, John | Director | — | 1994-09-09 |
| DE MOLLER, June Frances | Director | 2000-07-21 | 2010-12-16 |
| ELLIS, Vernon James, Sir | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| FLINT, Michael Frederick | Director | 1998-01-16 | 2009-12-16 |
| GEDDES, Euan Michael Ross, The Lord | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| HAY, Jane Scott | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| HEATH, Penelope Chloe | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-02-01 |
| HECKELS, David Graham | Director | — | 2002-12-06 |
| HIGGINS, Christopher Francis, Professor | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| HOWES, Christopher Kingston, Sir | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-06 |
| HUTCHISON, John Barry | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| INGRAM, Timothy William | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2008-12-03 |
| JACOB, John Claud, Commander | Director | — | 1995-01-20 |
| JACOB, William Le Grand | Director | — | 1996-10-11 |
| KAY, Caroline Margaret | Director | 1997-10-03 | 1999-10-01 |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-11-30 |
| KENDALL, William Bruce | Director | 2010-07-08 | 2016-01-28 |
| LOFTUS, Simon Piers Dominic | Director | 1998-01-16 | 2010-10-21 |
| LYNCH, Angela Maria | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2017-09-11 |
| MALLINSON, Angela Marie Christine | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2025-07-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Colin Herbert | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| MAZDA, Xerxes Cyrus, Dr | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2025-06-17 |
| MCKENDRICK, Scot | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2023-10-09 |
| MITCHELL, Donald Charles Peter, Dr | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| MULLOCK, David | Director | 1994-07-15 | 1997-01-02 |
| PAGE WOOD, Miranda Elizabeth | Director | 2010-07-08 | 2020-11-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Mark Trevor | Director | 2005-10-21 | 2016-12-08 |
| POLLARD, Andrew Garth | Director | 2010-10-21 | 2023-03-31 |
| PRYKE, John Michael | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| REEKIE, Jonathan Alistair James | Director | 2013-07-10 | 2014-03-14 |
| REEKIE, Jonathan Alistair James | Director | 2008-07-30 | 2012-07-12 |
| RIVERS, Oliver Max | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-02-26 |
| ROBEY, Simon Christopher Townsend, Sir | Director | 2003-10-06 | 2025-07-01 |
| ROSHER, Bernard Eric | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| SCHLEE, Clive Edward Benedict | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-16 |
| STAFF, Andrew Michael Lawrence | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-16 |
| STEVENSON OF CODDENHAM, Henry Dennistoun, The Lord | Director | 1998-11-12 | 2012-07-12 |
| SUSSKIND, Janis Elizabeth | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2025-10-10 |
| SWANNELL, Patricia Ann | Director | 2013-03-22 | 2020-12-16 |
| SWERDLOW, Alan Godfrey | Director | 1994-07-15 | 2000-09-29 |
| SWIFT, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-18 |
| THORPE, Marion Donata | Director | — | 1992-01-10 |
| WADE-GERY, Laura Katharine | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2016-01-28 |
| WALLEN, Errollyn | Director | 2024-03-06 | 2025-03-05 |
| WRIGHT, Roger William | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| ZINS, Sarah Anne | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2025-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-10 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-08 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
+14.6%
£7,742,000 £8,870,000
-
Cash
+17.4%
£4,660,000 £5,472,000
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£64,287,000 £68,112,000
-
Employees
-1.3%
238 235
-
Operating profit
-76.4%
£5,873,000 £1,384,000
-
Profit before tax
-67.6%
£6,202,000 £2,011,000
-
Wages
+2%
£4,669,000 £4,763,000
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