THE CRESWELL HERITAGE TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
Cash
£174K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£201K
Equity attributable
Employees
40
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £561,708 | £441,404 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£73,967 | £31,032 | |
| Cash | £194,280 | £173,826 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £170,270 | £201,302 | |
| Net assets | £170,270 | £201,302 | |
| Equity | £170,270 | £201,302 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 40 | |
| Wages | £823,054 | £604,460 |
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 | -13.2% | 7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.8% | 40.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 2.19x |
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
- Bates Weston Audit Ltd
- 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.”
Group structure
- THE CRESWELL HERITAGE TRUST · parent
- Creswell Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 23rd November 2023, Creswell Heritage Trust's museum status was changed from Accredited to Provisional. Since then we have been working with Arts Council England's Museums Accreditation (Midlands) team to reinstate our accreditation.”
- “In the year ahead, Creswell Crags will begin urgent capital repairs funded by a £499,999 grant from DCMS via Arts Council England's MEND programme. The project will address structural concerns with the Victorian dam and modernise key mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Deborah Christine | Director | 2025-03-26 | Apr 1966 | British |
| KENNEDY, Anra | Director | 2021-04-28 | Jul 1970 | Irish |
| KUYKENDALL, Kevin Lee | Director | 2013-05-14 | Feb 1962 | American |
| LITCHFIELD, Miranda | Director | 2025-12-17 | May 1994 | British |
| MILTON, Peter Ralph | Director | 2021-07-28 | Jul 1953 | British |
| REANEY, Sarah, Councillor | Director | 2025-06-25 | Dec 1967 | British |
| ROBERTS, John Bruce | Director | 2018-05-02 | Mar 1951 | British |
| SLATER, Alexandra Jane | Director | 2024-04-24 | Dec 1968 | British |
| TAYLOR, Adam | Director | 2025-06-25 | Aug 1990 | British |
| TERRELL-NIELD, Christopher Eric | Director | 1993-10-26 | May 1948 | British |
| WALL, Andrew Martin | Director | 2025-12-17 | Feb 1987 | British |
| WRIGHT, David James | Director | 2025-12-17 | Aug 1982 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2020-03-05 | 2023-09-30 |
| BERRY, Janie | Secretary | 2018-08-09 | 2019-10-30 |
| MCELVANEY, John | Secretary | 2010-06-01 | 2018-08-09 |
| TYSOE, David William | Secretary | — | 2010-06-01 |
| ADAMS, Katherine Mary | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2023-01-12 |
| ALLSOP, David John | Director | — | 2009-06-01 |
| ATKINSON, David | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2019-10-30 |
| BAGSHAW, David Anthony | Director | 1996-09-30 | 1998-12-01 |
| BESWICK, Pauline | Director | 1993-07-20 | 2017-11-29 |
| BROMFIELD, Colin John | Director | 1995-05-15 | 1997-07-15 |
| CARLTON, Scott Paul, Cllr | Director | 2024-04-24 | 2025-05-02 |
| CAULTON, Timothy James, Dr | Director | 2012-03-28 | 2023-01-12 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Andrew Timothy, Doctor | Director | 1997-12-24 | 2013-05-02 |
| CHAMBERS, Brian Robert | Director | — | 1992-07-28 |
| CHAPLIN, Emma Rachael | Director | 2020-07-29 | 2023-05-11 |
| COLES, Geriant Mark | Director | — | 1994-10-25 |
| COOPE, Geoffrey Russell | Director | — | 1993-03-02 |
| COTTEE, John Elliot | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2024-04-23 |
| COTTEE, John Elliot | Director | 2009-11-02 | 2013-05-02 |
| COUCH, Benjamin | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2024-04-23 |
| DENNEL, Robert William | Director | — | 1997-10-06 |
| DOBSON, George William | Director | — | 1993-05-06 |
| DOLBY, Malcolm John | Director | — | 1993-02-01 |
| DORRELL, Dinah | Director | — | 1997-06-29 |
| ELTON, Samuel | Director | 1993-07-20 | 2006-03-10 |
| FLATLEY, Robert Frederick | Director | 2018-05-02 | 2023-08-02 |
| GAVIN, David | Director | — | 1996-05-17 |
| HOLDER, Robert John | Director | 2023-11-08 | 2025-12-17 |
| HOY, Natalie, Cllr | Director | 2023-11-08 | 2024-09-26 |
| JOHN, Hana, Councillor | Director | 2025-07-11 | 2026-04-09 |
| KIRKHAM, David John | Director | 1997-09-18 | 2004-09-01 |
| LEWIS, Barry | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2018-06-20 |
| LEWIS, Barry | Director | 2009-08-04 | 2013-05-02 |
| LLEWELLYN JONES, Edward David Walter, Councillor | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2010-01-12 |
| MCGREGOR, Duncan | Director | 2013-08-06 | 2023-03-22 |
| MCGREGOR, Duncan | Director | 1997-07-30 | 2002-05-21 |
| MILLS, Gary John | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2005-06-01 |
| MUNRO, Thomas Ian | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2023-03-22 |
| NATHWANI, Rajiv | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2023-01-12 |
| NICKOLDS, Geoffrey David | Director | 1997-10-21 | 2006-05-25 |
| PALMER, Arthur | Director | 1993-07-20 | 1994-11-22 |
| REYNOLDS, Dennis Eric | Director | 2002-05-21 | 2003-09-26 |
| RODDA, Neil Thomas | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2009-06-01 |
| SIMMONDS, Elliot Thomas | Director | 2021-07-28 | 2025-12-17 |
| SMITH, Kenneth Ronald | Director | — | 2015-12-08 |
| STEVENSON, Kenneth, Councillor | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2009-11-01 |
| TURNER, Rita | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2023-03-22 |
| WALKER, Robert Edward William | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2001-06-07 |
| WYKES, Stuart John | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2014-03-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Baker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-28 | Ceased 2023-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
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