THE CHICKEN SHED THEATRE TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-22
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+8.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5M
+6.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
115
+7.5% highest in 4 filed years
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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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-22.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,448,274 | £3,900,227 | £221,116 | £277,849 | |
| Operating profit | £665,275 | £486,450 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £663,384 | £490,194 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £158,014 | £280,120 | |
| Cash | £1,496,312 | £1,465,056 | £1,800,458 | £1,955,093 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,900,067 | £4,339,477 | £4,327,902 | £4,608,022 | |
| Net assets | £3,679,694 | £4,169,888 | £4,327,902 | £4,608,022 | |
| Equity | £3,679,694 | £4,169,888 | £4,327,902 | £4,608,022 | |
| Average employees | 104 | 102 | 107 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,135,736 | £2,356,335 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.3% | 12.5% | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 71.5% | 100.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.1% | 11.2% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.70x | 8.19x | |
| Interest cover | 332.64x | — | — | — |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Fortunately cash levels remained buoyant during the year and the latest cash flow projections considered by the trustees indicate the group has sufficient resources available to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statement and hence they continue to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE CHICKEN SHED THEATRE TRUST · parent
- Chickenshed Trading Limited 1%
Significant events
- “On 6 April 2025, the Trust's IT systems were subject to a cybersecurity incident and ransomware attack, which temporarily disrupted parts of the network. Critical services, including telephones and booking, were unaffected, and operations continued throughout, supported by the rapid engagement of specialist forensi”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEACOCK, Daniel Leslie | Secretary | 2015-06-03 | — | — |
| ALLFORD, Simon | Director | 2019-06-27 | Feb 1961 | British |
| CONSTANTI, Peter Panagiotou | Director | 2016-06-07 | Jun 1966 | British |
| CROFT, Richard | Director | 2022-03-16 | Nov 1969 | British |
| DE PURY, Chris | Director | 2020-12-03 | Feb 1968 | British |
| GIBBON, Anthony David | Director | 2012-07-06 | Aug 1965 | British |
| HALL, Kathleen Margaret | Director | 2021-03-17 | Dec 1954 | British |
| KERR, Brendan Martin, Mr. | Director | 2022-03-16 | Aug 1965 | Irish |
| LAHHAM, Aref Hisham | Director | 2019-06-27 | Feb 1965 | British |
| LOCK, James Robert | Director | 2019-06-27 | Jan 1976 | British |
| MILLICAN, Nicholas Luke | Director | 2019-06-27 | Aug 1981 | British |
| MULDOON, Ashley Thomas Edward | Director | 2019-03-14 | Nov 1971 | Australian |
| ORR, Murray Leonard | Director | 2024-09-26 | Aug 1958 | Irish |
| RAYNE, Jane Antonia Frances, Lady | Director | 1992-06-24 | Aug 1932 | British |
| RAYNE, Natasha Deborah | Director | 2000-05-17 | Mar 1966 | British |
| SERGIOU, Theo | Director | 2021-12-02 | May 2001 | British |
| SHALIT OBE, Jonathan Sigmund, Professor | Director | 1996-10-09 | Apr 1962 | British |
| WARD, Marcus | Director | 2025-03-05 | May 1990 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALCOMBE, David Thomas | Secretary | 2005-03-17 | 2009-12-08 |
| BULL, John | Secretary | 1992-06-24 | 2005-03-17 |
| CRAWLEY, Patrick Hugh Stewart | Secretary | 1992-04-08 | 1992-06-24 |
| SHILLINGLAW, Wendy | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2015-06-03 |
| BACON, David Michael | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2013-04-17 |
| BERGER CBE, Joshua Adam, Mr. | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2021-12-02 |
| BRAMBLE, Terence Michael | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-06-30 |
| CAMPSIE, Nicholas James | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2019-03-05 |
| COLEMAN, Sylvia May | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2011-05-25 |
| CRAWLEY, Patrick Hugh Stewart | Director | 1992-04-08 | 1992-06-24 |
| CREAN, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 1995-07-11 | 1997-06-23 |
| DENCH, Judith Olivia, Dame | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2025-02-10 |
| FILBY, Anthony | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2006-09-28 |
| FILBY, Stanley Hereward | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2000-10-21 |
| GAFSEN, Martin David | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2025-08-25 |
| GIBBON, Anthony David | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2011-03-31 |
| GRANGER, Derek Harold | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2013-10-08 |
| GRIFFIN, Jacky | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2020-09-29 |
| HART, Josephine | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-04-16 |
| HEYWORTH, Malcolm Bevan | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2011-05-18 |
| HOSKINS, Linda | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2011-05-25 |
| JORDAN, Diane Louise | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2007-10-02 |
| LANE, Nancy Jane, Dr | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-10-21 |
| LEWIS, Leonard Richard | Director | 1998-02-11 | 2011-05-16 |
| MAGNUS, Ems | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2010-10-01 |
| MAIN, Lesley, Dr | Director | 2021-03-17 | 2022-11-12 |
| MARSH, Emma Katherine | Director | 1994-01-20 | 1996-10-09 |
| MASON, Christine Hansine | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2021-06-23 |
| MCCALLUM, Martin | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1997-04-23 |
| MILLSOM, Walter | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2001-11-19 |
| NUNN, Trevor Robert | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2019-02-01 |
| PALUMBO, Peter Garth, The Lord | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2001-05-03 |
| PARFITT, David John | Director | 1997-09-16 | 2011-05-25 |
| PATERSON-TODD, Jane | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2011-07-27 |
| PRESS, Wendy Gail | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2011-05-30 |
| RITCHIE, Alison | Director | 2003-04-10 | 2016-12-08 |
| ROSE, Matthew Saul | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2025-01-16 |
| SHALIT, Jonathan Sigmund | Director | 1996-10-09 | 1997-06-23 |
| SHANE, Roger Alan | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2013-04-17 |
| SMEETH, Jeremy | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2008-03-06 |
| SONING, Angela Susan Francis, Mrs. | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2013-06-11 |
| SONING, Angela Susan Francis, Mrs. | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2011-04-05 |
| SUZMAN, Janet | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1997-03-27 |
| SWAN, Richard Roland Seymour | Director | 1992-04-08 | 1996-04-19 |
| SWEETBAUM, Anne Betty Leonie | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1997-08-04 |
| TYRRELL, Jude | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2020-07-02 |
| VARAH, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2010-06-22 | 2016-06-07 |
| VELA-HITCHCOX, Phoebe | Director | 2018-06-17 | 2025-06-18 |
| WARD, Manus | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2011-03-14 |
| WESTON, Caroline | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2011-04-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2001-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
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Turnover
+25.7%
£221,116 £277,849
-
Cash
+8.6%
£1,800,458 £1,955,093
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+6.5%
£4,327,902 £4,608,022
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7.5%
107 115
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+10.3%
£2,135,736 £2,356,335
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