THE CUSTOMS HOUSE TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-09 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-26
Watchouts
Cash
£809K
+0.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£656K
-13.6% vs 2024
Employees
61
+3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£103K
+7.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 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 | £2,275,136 | £2,445,122 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£110,771 | -£102,604 | |
| Net profit | -£110,531 | -£103,411 | |
| Cash | £803,276 | £809,273 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £760,152 | £657,548 | |
| Net assets | £759,665 | £656,254 | |
| Equity | £759,665 | £656,254 | |
| Average employees | 59 | 61 | |
| Wages | £781,391 | £911,239 |
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 | -4.9% | -4.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.62x | 1.44x |
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
- Clive Owen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charitable Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE CUSTOMS HOUSE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- The Customs House Green Room Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024/2025 we provided 1440 places for young people and their families to attend our venue for a meal and access to physical activities and either a visit to our cinema, pantomime, non-verbal theatre show, or musical production.”
- “A fully retractable seating unit was installed in our main auditorium in January 2024, enabling greater flexibility for creative programming and events.”
- “The project to restore the South Shields coat of arms to the original front of the Customs House building was completed in August 2024.”
- “The Customs House achieved silver accreditation as part of the Investors in the Environment Award in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 81 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERS, Kelly | Secretary | 2019-11-25 | — | — |
| CARTER, Jane | Director | 2026-01-30 | Mar 1958 | British |
| COTTAM, David George | Director | 2026-01-30 | Jul 1951 | British |
| CZESTOCHOWSKI, Eddie | Director | 2022-04-25 | Oct 1962 | British |
| DAWES, Ken, Councillor | Director | 2022-06-13 | Apr 1955 | British |
| FAY, Margaret | Director | 2026-01-30 | May 1949 | British |
| HALL, Tom | Director | 2026-01-30 | Jul 1981 | British |
| JACKSON, Adrian | Director | 2024-12-30 | Oct 1968 | British |
| ORD, Richard Colman | Director | 2026-01-30 | Oct 1992 | British |
| PLOUVIEZ, Arabella | Director | 2023-03-27 | Jun 1961 | British |
| SPENCER, Raymond | Director | 2026-01-30 | Feb 1957 | British |
| YOUNG, Desmond | Director | 2025-04-28 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 81 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYLE, Bernadetta Bridget | Secretary | 1993-08-26 | 1994-09-01 |
| BURN, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | 2019-10-03 |
| HALTER, Robert E | Secretary | 1995-04-04 | 1996-07-16 |
| MEDHURST, Alexander Allan | Secretary | 1994-09-07 | 1995-04-04 |
| POTTS, Christopher Ellwood | Secretary | 1996-07-16 | 2016-09-20 |
| WRIGHT, Grahame, Professor | Secretary | 2016-09-20 | 2018-07-03 |
| ABDULLAH, Yusef Hassen | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2019-12-18 |
| ALAM, Shuley | Director | 2018-03-20 | 2020-08-03 |
| ANDERSON, Sonya | Director | 2024-12-30 | 2025-10-14 |
| AUGHTON, Peter John | Director | 1998-07-21 | 2004-12-29 |
| AUGHTON, Peter John | Director | 1997-07-16 | 1998-04-28 |
| BALA, Sumati | Director | 2010-05-04 | 2013-09-17 |
| BARRETT, Laura Gray | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2025-12-21 |
| BATES, Gordon Francis | Director | 2004-03-02 | 2008-11-04 |
| BERKLEY, Ruth Rachel | Director | 2021-07-14 | 2022-05-26 |
| BLACKLOCK, Jayden | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2023-03-01 |
| BOYLE, Bernadetta Bridget | Director | 1994-09-01 | 1999-09-28 |
| CALLAGHAN, Paul Michael | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2017-09-19 |
| CAMPBELL, Shirley | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2017-09-19 |
| COOKE, Carol Elizabeth | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2023-11-12 |
| CORCORAN, Anthony Richard | Director | 1993-08-05 | 1996-12-12 |
| CORPE, Stephen Michael | Director | 2024-12-30 | 2025-06-30 |
| COTTAM, David George | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2023-11-13 |
| COYNE, Glenn David | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2018-02-01 |
| DANCER, Jane Carol | Director | 1994-07-26 | 2000-03-28 |
| DUGGAN, Anthony Charles | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2012-03-06 |
| FARRAR, Ian | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2025-12-01 |
| FAY, Margaret | Director | 2018-07-03 | 2024-11-25 |
| FIDLER, Peter Michael | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2012-05-01 |
| FINNON, Stephanie | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2024-11-25 |
| FOREMAN, James, Cllr | Director | 2005-01-11 | 2006-07-04 |
| GIBBS, Stephen James | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2006-06-06 |
| GRICE, Phillip Richard Edmond | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2016-08-22 |
| HALTER, Robert E | Director | 1993-12-07 | 1996-07-16 |
| HATTON JR, Stuart Alexander | Director | 2021-04-26 | 2022-02-01 |
| HAWES, Susan | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2003-04-01 |
| HILL, Rodney | Director | 1993-08-26 | 1994-04-01 |
| HUGHES, Barbara | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2005-01-20 |
| HYMERS, Darren | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2022-03-15 |
| JACKSON, Christopher Ian | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2003-01-06 |
| JOHNSTON, Karen | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2007-04-03 |
| JONES, John Richard William | Director | 1994-07-05 | 1998-03-17 |
| KENT, John Edward | Director | 1999-04-27 | 2002-04-02 |
| KERR, Alan, Councillor | Director | 2012-08-21 | 2020-06-22 |
| LATHAN, Peter Dent | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2009-11-03 |
| LAVERICK, Jill | Director | 2024-12-30 | 2025-11-23 |
| LAVERICK, Nicola | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2023-10-09 |
| LAWSON, Robert William | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2015-11-01 |
| LENG, Kerry Ann | Director | 2018-07-03 | 2021-11-08 |
| MCMILLAN, Audrey | Director | 1994-05-25 | 2007-02-12 |
| MCNULTY, Shelagh | Director | 1996-05-14 | 1998-09-29 |
| MCQUEEN, Frederick George | Director | 1994-05-25 | 2002-05-14 |
| MITCHELL, Simon John | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2026-02-04 |
| PATTERSON, Michael | Director | 2022-09-05 | 2025-09-06 |
| PATTISON, George | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| PATTISON, George | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2008-11-04 |
| POTTS, Christopher Ellwood | Director | 1996-07-16 | 2017-03-31 |
| QUEROL, Natalie | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2003-11-04 |
| RAWCLIFFE, Lisa Maria | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2017-09-19 |
| REYNOLDS, Ronald William, Councillor | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2005-01-11 |
| ROBINSON, Robert Pennock | Director | 1998-04-28 | 2008-11-04 |
| SALTZER, Bernice | Director | 2011-02-08 | 2014-10-31 |
| SEWELL, James | Director | 2006-07-04 | 2008-05-20 |
| SHAH, Imtiaz Ali | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1996-12-02 |
| SIMMONS, Claire Nicola | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2024-11-25 |
| SMITH, Jake | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2023-07-19 |
| SRIVASTAVA, Shobha, Dr | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2009-11-03 |
| STANGER, Germaine | Director | 1995-09-05 | 1997-11-18 |
| SWAN, Keith | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2018-01-16 |
| TAYLOR, Emily Jane | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2012-07-10 |
| THOMAS, Sally | Director | 1993-08-26 | 1997-12-16 |
| THOMPSON, Graeme | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2023-03-28 |
| THOMPSON, Patricia | Director | 2001-09-04 | 2009-11-03 |
| TICKELL, Sheelagh Agnes Elizabeth | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2011-05-03 |
| TOBIN, Andrea Louise | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2016-08-22 |
| TURK, Derek Stanley | Director | 2002-06-11 | 2011-11-01 |
| TURK, Derek Stanley | Director | 1996-05-14 | 2000-05-23 |
| WHITE, Paul Garry | Director | 2024-12-30 | 2025-12-19 |
| WIGGINS, Vivienne Claire | Director | 2018-03-20 | 2024-11-25 |
| WRAY, Martin John | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2018-07-03 |
| WRIGHT, Grahame Alan, Professor | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2018-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 8
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
+7.5%
£2,275,136 £2,445,122
-
Cash
+0.7%
£803,276 £809,273
-
Net assets
-13.6%
£759,665 £656,254
-
Employees
+3.4%
59 61
-
Profit before tax
+7.4%
-£110,771 -£102,604
-
Wages
+16.6%
£781,391 £911,239
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