CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

1. CANTERBURY THEATRE AND FESTIVAL TRUST 1983-01-21 → present
2. CANTERBURY NEW THEATRE LIMITED 1980-02-20 → 1983-01-21

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

BURGESS HODGSON LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' 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 charity'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

• “We sold nearly 13,000 tickets exceeding our box office target across seven genres: classical, contemporary music, performance, talks, science, family and walks.”
• “A standout event was the performances of the immersive experience Secret Byrd, delivered in the Eastern Crypt of Canterbury Cathedral by the Gesualdo Six.”
• “Other highlights included: the recital by Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason; Oysterband with June Tabor as part of their A Long Long Goodbye Tour; the conversation with Rory Bremner; The Shires; the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain; and the BBC Big Band.”
• “The Festival was opened by Tenebrae repeating the Path of Miracles which they performed for us in 2017 and closed by the Canterbury Choral Society performing the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610, thus providing a musical span of over 400 years.”
• “In February 2025 HM The Queen visited Canterbury to unveil the statue of Aphra Behn and tour the Beaney House of Art and Knowledge. Amanda Sefton Hogg, the Festival's Public Engagement Manager, was invited to present the Canterbury Festival's Schools' Poetry project to the Queen.”
• “On 1 November 2024, we were delighted to welcome Susannah Stevenson as our new Festival Director and Chief Executive.”
• “2025-6 will undoubtedly bring changes as we bring new blood and new skills to the Festival: developing the Festival team, introducing new trustees to the Board and supporting our partners with challenges of their own.”

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

4

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  -76.5%

  £183,620 → £43,185

• Net assets

  -22%

  £541,319 → £422,227

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Employees

  -14.3%

  7 → 6

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Profit before tax

  -420.3%

  £37,179 → -£119,092

• Wages

  -4%

  £241,776 → £232,139

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