LAINE THEATRE ARTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-14 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+46.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+36.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
65
-5.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£563K
+44.4% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £3,828,621 | £4,294,011 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £347,993 | £495,275 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £390,121 | £563,495 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £306,728 | £470,207 | |
| Cash | £780,728 | £540,234 | — | £1,411,268 | £2,067,754 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,195,795 | £955,455 | — | £1,301,745 | £1,771,952 | |
| Net assets | £995,795 | £954,097 | — | £1,301,745 | £1,771,952 | |
| Equity | £995,795 | £954,097 | — | £1,301,745 | £1,771,952 | |
| Average employees | 67 | 68 | — | 69 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,035,657 | £2,124,146 |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 9.1% | 11.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.0% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 26.7% | 28.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.68x | 1.87x |
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
- Dux Advisory Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 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
- “HMRC have previously advised the college that DaDA income is outside the scope of VAT and the college has treated DaDA funds accordingly. The VAT treatment of DaDA funding is currently being challenged in the courts by various colleges who are disadvantaged by HMRC's confirmed treatment and it is not likely that there will be an outcome to the case decision until June 2026 at the earliest. Should HMRC lose the case then there is the possibility of retrospective exposure to VAT for the college with an exposure in the order of some £600k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE, Matthew James | Director | 2024-02-14 | Jan 1979 | British |
| HUNT, Mark Andrew, Professor | Director | 2023-03-01 | May 1960 | British |
| JENKINS, Elizabeth Mary | Director | — | Dec 1936 | British |
| MOREL, Peter Howitt Edward | Director | 2023-03-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| SHAH, Bindesh Premchand | Director | 2023-03-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| STEELE, Richard Edward | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEWS, Nicola Mary, M/S | Secretary | 2010-07-08 | 2023-07-31 |
| MUMFORD, Kathryn Emma Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 2010-07-08 |
| CRAIL, Patricia Mary | Director | 1991-04-09 | 1998-06-10 |
| MATTHEWS, Nicola Mary | Director | 2006-10-09 | 2023-03-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Nicola Mary | Director | — | 1998-06-10 |
| MOREL, Brian Leonard Edward | Director | — | 1998-06-10 |
| MUMFORD, Kathryn Emma Elizabeth | Director | — | 2010-07-08 |
| VENN, Carol Ann Margaret | Director | — | 1998-06-29 |
| VENN, Ivy Winifred Joan | Director | — | 1998-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Mary Jenkins | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-06 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+12.2%
£3,828,621 £4,294,011
-
Cash
+46.5%
£1,411,268 £2,067,754
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+36.1%
£1,301,745 £1,771,952
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-5.8%
69 65
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+42.3%
£347,993 £495,275
-
Profit before tax
+44.4%
£390,121 £563,495
-
Wages
+4.3%
£2,035,657 £2,124,146
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