ORANGE TREE THEATRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+254.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
53
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-06-30
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,772,980 | — | £2,192,395 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | £920,523 | — | £1,568,165 | |
| Cash | — | £1,066,866 | £535,463 | £1,897,969 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,417,740 | — | £3,985,905 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,417,740 | — | £3,985,905 | |
| Equity | — | £2,417,740 | — | £3,985,905 | |
| Average employees | — | 66 | — | 53 | |
| Wages | — | £1,395,354 | — | £1,690,304 |
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 | 2023-07-01 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-07-01 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 51.9% | — | 71.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.63x | — | 4.47x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Significant events
- “In January 2025, the OT was honoured as the UK's Theatre of the Year at the annual Stage Awards”
- “Twelfth Night became the best-selling show in OT history, with Churchill in Moscow becoming the best-selling new play”
- “In June 2025, as the fundraised income reached 75% of the overall expected total cost of the project, the Board gave the go-ahead to the project moving forward to tender.”
- “Executive Director & Joint CEO Hanna Streeter left us to become Executive Director & Joint CEO of Theatre Royal Stratford East, and her successor Julie Weston took the reins at the start of the new financial year.”
- “Natasha Rickman, was appointed to become Creative Director of the Mercury Theatre Colchester in autumn 2024 and was succeeded by Georgia Green in January 2025.”
- “For the first time, in 2026 the Orange Tree will take productions outside the building, with two Shakespeare plays in the grounds of Thomas's College in August, and Murder in the Cathedral, starring David Suchet, in the Autumn.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTON, Julie Patricia | Secretary | 2025-06-18 | — | — |
| AL-CHALABI, Feras | Director | 2023-03-15 | May 1976 | British |
| ARORA, Anita | Director | 2020-10-19 | Jul 1966 | British |
| BACKHOUSE, Carolyn Tracey | Director | 2017-12-14 | Jan 1962 | British |
| BUXTON, Richard | Director | 2024-06-13 | Mar 1964 | British |
| GIBBONS, Judy Mary | Director | 2023-03-15 | Jan 1957 | British |
| GREGORY, Lesley Ann | Director | 2023-03-15 | Jan 1960 | British |
| JONES, Marina Margaret Tinsdale | Director | 2023-12-06 | Jul 1979 | British |
| KENT, Victoria | Director | 2020-06-17 | Jul 1980 | British |
| LISNEY, Robert Peter | Director | 2020-06-17 | Oct 1946 | British |
| LOWN-COLLINS, Indiana Zilpah | Director | 2024-10-03 | Sep 1992 | British |
| MARKS, David Norman | Director | 2024-03-13 | Feb 1953 | British |
| MEREDITH, Corinne | Director | 2022-12-07 | Jul 1986 | British |
| SEMPER-HUGHES, India | Director | 2017-12-14 | Sep 1992 | British |
| VARLEY, Harriet Kate | Director | 2018-06-27 | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNIE, Marcia Dorothy | Secretary | — | 1999-01-29 |
| NICHOLSON, Sarah Louise Frances | Secretary | 2014-11-30 | 2019-03-06 |
| STREETER, Hanna Ruth | Secretary | 2019-03-06 | 2025-06-18 |
| THORPE, Gillian | Secretary | 2001-08-13 | 2014-11-30 |
| BLOMFIELD, David Guy | Director | — | 1997-07-20 |
| BOARDMAN, Julian Walter | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2012-07-19 |
| BOUCHIER, Frances Caroline | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2012-07-19 |
| BRADBY, David | Director | — | 2002-07-17 |
| BREWSTER, Elsie Yvonne | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| BRYANT, Judith Mary | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2015-11-09 |
| CARRAN, Rodney | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2015-12-09 |
| CARRAN, Rodney | Director | 1991-10-29 | 2004-03-31 |
| CLARK, Anthony Richard | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2015-12-09 |
| COLCLOUGH, Victoria Jane | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2012-07-19 |
| COLLARD, Jonathan Giles | Director | 1995-03-29 | 2004-03-31 |
| CORNISH, Alison | Director | — | 1994-10-19 |
| CORNWELL, David Christopher | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2010-11-25 |
| CORNWELL, David Christopher | Director | — | 2000-03-15 |
| COX, Brian Denis, Dr | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| DOBSON, Hilary Judith | Director | 1996-10-23 | 1998-06-13 |
| EDWARDS, Sara | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| ELLIS, Kate | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2021-12-08 |
| EVERETT, Anthony Charles | Director | — | 1994-10-19 |
| FAULKNER, John Richard Hayward | Director | 2010-10-25 | 2011-10-27 |
| FAULKNER, John Richard Hayward | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2008-11-03 |
| FORD DAVIES, Oliver Robert | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2016-12-07 |
| GRAY, Ian Archie | Director | 1996-10-23 | 1999-10-12 |
| GUY, Diana | Director | 1995-10-25 | 2004-03-31 |
| GUY, John Robert Clare | Director | 2004-07-20 | 2012-07-19 |
| HAIGH, Fiona Suzanne | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2012-04-05 |
| HALL, Hugh Nigel | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2019-05-29 |
| HEILBRON, Vivien Sarah Frances | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2017-12-13 |
| HUDSON, Paul Roger John, Dr | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2016-09-29 |
| HUMPHREYS, Richard Alan | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2023-12-06 |
| HUNT, David | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2019-01-20 |
| LAWRENCE, Steven William Thomas | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2017-12-13 |
| LEWIS, David Emlyn | Director | 2004-07-20 | 2008-11-03 |
| LONGMAN, Peter Martin | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2010-11-25 |
| MALIK, Mohammed Ayyub | Director | 2003-07-31 | 2007-11-26 |
| MARDER, Bernard Arthur | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2012-10-09 |
| MARDER, Bernard Arthur | Director | 2001-05-02 | 2010-11-25 |
| MARDER, Bernard Arthur | Director | — | 2000-03-15 |
| MARDER, Sylvia | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2012-10-08 |
| NICHOLAS, True | Director | — | 1995-07-19 |
| PANDYA, Joanna Sunita | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2018-10-03 |
| REILLY, Robert Kenneth | Director | 1991-10-29 | 2001-03-31 |
| RICHMOND, Lee | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
| SIL, Sanjit | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2011-12-05 |
| SIL, Sanjit | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2014-11-06 |
| SLADE, Adrian | Director | — | 1998-03-25 |
| SLATER, Guy Richard Clive | Director | — | 1998-11-02 |
| SMITH, Caroline Elizabeth | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2014-11-06 |
| STANIER, Eleanor Mary | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2012-07-19 |
| STRONG, Judith Mary Watson | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2012-07-19 |
| STRONG, Judith Mary Watson | Director | 1998-11-05 | 2008-11-03 |
| SWEETING, Rosalind | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2020-12-09 |
| TATTON-BROWN, Duncan Eden | Director | 2015-05-14 | 2023-03-15 |
| THOMPSON, Clive Alexander Francis | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2014-11-06 |
| THOMPSON, Juliet Lorna Guestina | Director | 2000-07-19 | 2012-07-19 |
| TURNER, Stephanie Ann | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2019-12-11 |
| VELLUET, Paul | Director | — | 1996-10-23 |
| WARNER, Raymond Howard | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2017-12-13 |
| WEBER, Mary Elizabeth, Councillor | Director | 1994-10-19 | 2004-03-31 |
| WOODS, Ian | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2012-07-19 |
| WREDE, Dilys | Director | — | 2000-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Louise Frances Nicholson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-20 | Ceased 2016-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-07-01
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+254.5%
£535,463 £1,897,969
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
—
Not reported
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