COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-03 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-20
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+2.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-4.4% vs 2024
Employees
36
+24.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£60K
-115.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,495,073 | £1,011,520 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £352,087 | £38,410 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £376,445 | -£59,976 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £376,445 | -£59,976 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,269,101 | £1,200,744 | £1,229,030 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £985,068 | £1,361,513 | £1,301,537 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £1,361,513 | £1,301,537 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £1,361,513 | £1,301,537 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 23 | 29 | 36 | |
| Wages | — | — | £277,411 | £247,937 | £331,072 |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 23.5% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 25.2% | -5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 25.9% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 12.9% | 12.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 6.26x | 6.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 19.96x | 2.63x |
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
- Streets Audit 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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKER, Elaine | Director | — | Mar 1953 | British |
| CLAVANE, Anthony | Director | — | Aug 1960 | British |
| GOODWIN, Louise | Director | 2022-11-04 | Aug 1965 | British |
| HILDRETH, Nigel Peter | Director | — | Mar 1954 | British |
| NAKUM, Jaymini | Director | 2021-05-18 | Mar 1990 | British |
| PRICE, Elizabeth | Director | — | Jan 1952 | British |
| ROBERTS, Anthony Charles | Director | 2021-05-18 | Mar 1960 | British |
| SPINDLER, Michael John | Director | 2024-01-10 | Aug 1963 | British |
| STEPHEN, Julia Pauline | Director | 2016-03-02 | Aug 1959 | British |
| WERENOWSKI, Leszek Stojgniew | Director | 2025-04-09 | Apr 1960 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, David Andrew Wells | Secretary | 2021-12-13 | 2024-01-04 |
| LANSLEY, Stephen Christopher | Secretary | — | 2021-12-13 |
| ALLARD, Joseph, Dr | Director | — | 2011-09-23 |
| ALLEN, David Andrew Wells | Director | 2022-11-13 | 2023-03-29 |
| ALLEN, David Andrew Wells | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2022-11-13 |
| ALLEN, David Andrew Wells | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2010-01-15 |
| BAILEY, Keith | Director | — | 2001-06-18 |
| BURROWS, Michelle Louise, Cllr | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2023-07-19 |
| CHRISTOPHER, Dylan Bernard | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2024-01-12 |
| CLAIBOURNE, Andrew | Director | 2001-10-11 | 2007-10-17 |
| COULSDEN, Tony | Director | — | 1996-06-03 |
| FOX, Adam Daniel | Director | 2021-01-14 | 2021-07-20 |
| GOODWIN, Louise | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2022-11-04 |
| HIGGINS, Theresa Margaret Anne, Cllr | Director | 2016-08-03 | 2021-01-14 |
| LADBROOKE, Alan | Director | 1986-01-01 | 2008-01-15 |
| LADBROOKE, Alan John | Director | — | 1993-03-03 |
| LAWS, Darius Grant | Director | 2021-07-20 | 2022-11-02 |
| MARTIN, Emma | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| O'TOOLE, Eliza | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2016-10-20 |
| TEBBUTT, Mark | Director | 1993-03-17 | 1997-06-13 |
| TURNER, Catherine | Director | 2011-03-28 | 2025-01-08 |
| WRIGHT, Steven | Director | — | 2013-12-10 |
| COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE | Corporate Director | 2008-01-15 | 2015-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Goodwin | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-10-08 | Active |
| Mr Nigel Peter Hildreth | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-08 |
| Mr Anthony Charles Roberts | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-32.3%
£1,495,073 £1,011,520
-
Cash
+2.4%
£1,200,744 £1,229,030
-
Net assets
-4.4%
£1,361,513 £1,301,537
-
Employees
+24.1%
29 36
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-89.1%
£352,087 £38,410
-
Profit before tax
-115.9%
£376,445 -£59,976
-
Wages
+33.5%
£247,937 £331,072
highest in 3 filed years
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