DUKES PLAY HOUSE LIMITED (THE)

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The trustees have prepared financial forecasts and budgets which incorporate the ACE funding to March 2026 and the service level agreement with Lancaster City Council which demonstrate the future viability of the charitable company and its ability to meet its debts as they fall due. Therefore at the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the future.”

Significant events

• “Welcoming over 73k audiences to film or a live performance both at the Dukes and off-site events across Lancaster and Morecambe, seeing a 3k rise from the year previous.”
• “Our performance programme saw a total of 1,247 events.”
• “Our Play in the Park show saw audiences totaling 9,218 with an increase to three sponsors of the event.”
• “Co-delivered Light Up Lancaster in partnership with Lancaster BID and Lancaster City Council which brought international artists to Lancaster and for the first time held a Light Event in the Dukes alongside running volunteer programme and production elements of the festival.”
• “Continuing two new film festivals, Dark Dukes and Green Screen with audiences of over 5,500 enjoying films, workshops, talks and themed activities.”
• “Launching our second Family Fest, with workshops and family screenings over a weeks.”
• “Supported 40 artists locally with space for R&D and exhibitions space free of charge.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -4.1%

  £1,320,780 → £1,266,536

• Cash

  -22.8%

  £615,220 → £474,795

• Net assets

  -28.5%

  £601,449 → £430,088

• Employees

  -6.3%

  32 → 30

• Wages

  +5.1%

  £812,628 → £854,249

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers