POOLE ARTS TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-48.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-5.9% vs 2024
Employees
133
+7.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£202K
-3,892.7% 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 | £5,576,759 | £6,370,223 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,056 | -£201,873 | |
| Net profit | -£173,284 | -£370,101 | |
| Cash | £2,201,129 | £1,133,157 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,243,437 | £5,873,336 | |
| Net assets | £6,243,437 | £5,873,336 | |
| Equity | £6,243,437 | £5,873,336 | |
| Average employees | 124 | 133 | |
| Wages | £1,847,122 | £2,249,113 |
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 | -3.1% | -5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.2% | 22.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 1.48x |
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
- Hopper Williams & Bell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the organisation will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. In making our assessment the directors have considered the group's current financial position, and its likely future cash flows.”
Group structure
- POOLE ARTS TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Poole Arts Trust (Trading) Limited 1%
Significant events
- “Our new in-house pantomime Sleeping Beauty was another highlight, delighting 19,000 customers across 39 performances.”
- “This year saw the Lighthouse-produced inaugural Poole Pride festival.”
- “We were thrilled to receive the Silver Award for Best Business Events Venue at the 2025 South West Tourism Awards.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Peter John | Secretary | 2014-10-08 | — | — |
| CLARKE, Spencer | Director | 2024-05-21 | Oct 1970 | British |
| COLE, Andy | Director | 2025-10-14 | Oct 1969 | British |
| GITSHAM, Caroline | Director | 2022-05-17 | May 1969 | British |
| HAZLITT-POWELL, Dolly | Director | 2025-10-14 | Sep 1966 | British |
| HOARE, David Harry Christopher | Director | 2022-10-11 | May 1964 | British |
| JOHNSON, Tony | Director | 2022-05-17 | Jan 1968 | British |
| LOWSON, Greg | Director | 2025-07-04 | Jul 1959 | British |
| NEWMAN, Rachel Anne | Director | 2026-01-27 | Dec 1973 | British |
| RAINEY, Mt | Director | 2020-10-13 | May 1955 | British |
| ROWLANDS, Janice Jane | Director | 2019-03-19 | Jul 1963 | British |
| VITHANA, Channa | Director | 2022-05-17 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SORTON, John Neil | Secretary | — | 2014-10-07 |
| AITA, Sean | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2010-09-28 |
| ANDREWS, Ian Keith David | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| ASTON, Bernard Thomas | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2000-07-26 |
| BALLAM, Herbert Charles Richard | Director | — | 1995-07-16 |
| BARNES, Monika Christel | Director | 2020-02-21 | 2026-01-27 |
| BEALE, Nigel Beresford Eaires | Director | — | 2001-07-25 |
| BENNETT, Harvey Russell | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2007-09-04 |
| BLACKSTOCK, Anthony Brian | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2015-07-21 |
| BLANCHE, Donna | Director | 2006-09-06 | 2015-10-21 |
| BROOKS, James Wallace | Director | 1993-07-17 | 2000-07-26 |
| CARRUTHERS, Julia Elizabeth | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2012-03-20 |
| CLARKE, Spencer | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2023-05-17 |
| COLLINS, Paul Christopher | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2008-09-09 |
| CRAWFORD, Sally Anne | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2019-10-15 |
| DICK, Ian Croy | Director | — | 1993-07-09 |
| ELLIOTT, Penelope Ann | Director | — | 1999-07-22 |
| EWART, Bernard John, Councillor | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1996-04-13 |
| FILOCHOWSKI, Edward Jan | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2000-07-26 |
| FORD, Brian Geoffrey | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2009-09-08 |
| FRAMPTON, Susan | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2011-10-06 |
| GANNAGE-STEWART, Alison Anne | Director | 2019-12-31 | 2026-01-27 |
| GASTON, Rowena Julie | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2020-10-13 |
| GLASS, Lyn | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2009-09-08 |
| HANDLEY, Lomond Moonyean, Councillor | Director | 1994-06-02 | 1996-04-13 |
| HARVEY, Carole Jean Minna | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| HASKINS, Warren George | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2013-10-01 |
| HENDRY, Richard Kevin | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2022-04-11 |
| HUXLEY, Chris | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2007-09-04 |
| JACKSON, Caroline | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2001-07-25 |
| JAMES, Patricia Jane | Director | — | 1993-07-09 |
| JEFFRIES, Michael Makepeace Eugene | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2020-10-13 |
| JONES, Della Lillifred | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| KAMPEL, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2020-07-21 |
| KILPATRICK, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2010-09-28 |
| LEES, Leslie Victor | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2002-07-24 |
| LIEBERMAN, Oren, Professor | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2016-10-18 |
| LOVIBOND, Michael | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2016-11-28 |
| LUGRIN, Julien Paul Clifford | Director | 1994-05-27 | 2000-07-26 |
| METCALFE, Ian Michael | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2018-07-27 |
| METCALFE, Ian Michael | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2010-09-08 |
| MILBURN, Stanley Frederick | Director | — | 1993-07-09 |
| MILES, Brian, Lieutenant Commander | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2003-07-22 |
| MILLS, Maggie | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2007-09-04 |
| MIMMS, Peter Albert | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| MOODY, Peter Robert | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2005-09-06 |
| NORDBERG, Donald Edward | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2024-10-08 |
| OLIVER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2020-10-13 |
| PAINE, Howard William | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2010-12-15 |
| PARKER, Ronald Leslie | Director | 1995-07-13 | 1996-04-13 |
| PETERS, Tracey Mary Ann | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-10-17 |
| POWELL, Mark John | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2022-10-11 |
| PRATLEY, David Illingworth | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2016-10-18 |
| RADFORD, David | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2010-09-08 |
| REEVES, Bob | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2019-03-19 |
| RICHARDS, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2010-09-08 |
| ROCK, James William | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2003-07-22 |
| SADEH, Amir James | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2019-05-21 |
| SAUNDERS, Kenneth Herbert | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| SHERLING, Clive Richard | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2018-03-26 |
| SLOMAN, Patricia Brenda | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| SMALLWOOD, Jeffrey | Director | 1994-07-14 | 1995-06-05 |
| SORTON, John Neil | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| SPARKHALL, Chris | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-10-21 |
| STEWART, James | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2009-09-08 |
| SUDBURY, Sue | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2010-11-09 |
| TAVENER, Maryanna, Lady | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2008-09-09 |
| VINCENT, Lawrence Percy | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2013-05-21 |
| WATERSON, Katherine | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2006-09-06 |
| WEBSTER, Sylvia | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-11-07 |
| WILLOUGHBY, Susan | Director | 1999-07-22 | 2003-07-22 |
| WINTER, Sally Juliet | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2009-09-08 |
| WINTER, Sally Juliet | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2002-07-24 |
| WINWOOD, Frederick Anthony | Director | 1995-07-13 | 1996-04-13 |
| WOODCOCK, Anthony | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1996-04-13 |
| WOODCOCK, Anthony Douglas Henry | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 274 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+14.2%
£5,576,759 £6,370,223
-
Cash
-48.5%
£2,201,129 £1,133,157
-
Net assets
-5.9%
£6,243,437 £5,873,336
-
Employees
+7.3%
124 133
-
Profit before tax
-3,892.7%
-£5,056 -£201,873
-
Wages
+21.8%
£1,847,122 £2,249,113
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