THE CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+23.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+282.1% vs 2024
Employees
44
-15.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
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 | £4,616,070 | £3,748,706 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£245,205 | £13,511,412 | |
| Cash | £2,030,012 | £2,502,172 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,789,649 | £18,301,061 | |
| Equity | £4,789,649 | £18,301,061 | |
| Average employees | 52 | 44 | |
| Wages | £1,325,348 | £1,575,947 |
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 | -5.3% | 360.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 12.73x |
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
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the financial position of the Trust, including operational forecasts, sources of funding support, the net asset position and the current economic environment, the trustees are satisfied that, based on their enquiries, the going concern basis for preparing the financial statements is appropriate at the present time. The trustees believe that no further disclosures relating to the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern are required.”
Group structure
- THE CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Cambridge Arts Theatre Panto Limited 100%
- Cambridge Arts (84 Charing Cross Road) Limited 100%
- Cambridge Arts Theatre (Pressure) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “With effect from 1st June 2025, the management and operation of the Cambridge Arts Theatre transferred from The Cambridge Arts Theatre Trust Limited to The Arts Theatre Cambridge. The £16 million grant from Gatsby Charitable Foundation was redistributed, with £14,350,000 to the Trust and £1,650,000 to The Arts Theatre Cambridge.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHER, Emily Rose | Secretary | 2024-12-03 | — | — |
| DEARLOVE, Richard Billing, Sir | Director | 2016-06-21 | Jan 1945 | British |
| GRADY, Shaun | Director | 2016-02-09 | Mar 1961 | British |
| SWARBRICK, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2011-01-11 | Oct 1953 | British |
| WOOLNER, Philip Martin | Director | 2025-05-30 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRASS, David | Secretary | 2007-06-22 | 2017-08-07 |
| BEECHEY, Victoria Anne Westcott | Secretary | 2019-02-14 | 2024-12-03 |
| GARNHAM, Sara Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-01-11 | 2007-06-22 |
| HALLSWORTH, Frederick Stanislaus | Secretary | 1998-03-27 | 1999-12-22 |
| HARRIS, Kevin Stuart | Secretary | 1999-12-22 | 2004-10-21 |
| MASON, William Thomas, Dr | Secretary | 2004-10-21 | 2005-01-11 |
| SKEAPING, Samantha Audrey | Secretary | 2017-08-08 | 2019-02-14 |
| AUGER, Philip | Director | 2007-11-02 | 2008-11-07 |
| BACON, Lily Jeanette | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2023-11-07 |
| BROWN, Nigel Wooldridge | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2007-04-20 |
| CARNE, Thomas Keith, Dr | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2025-01-28 |
| CASS, Geoffrey Arthur, Sir | Director | 1998-03-27 | 1998-06-18 |
| CHRISTIANSEN, Rupert Elliot Neils | Director | 2016-06-21 | 2025-11-20 |
| COHEN, Janet, Baroness | Director | 2006-09-08 | 2015-09-29 |
| CUSACK, Padraig Cyril James | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2016-02-09 |
| DEAN, Lee | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2025-02-12 |
| FARNSWORTH, Amanda Jane | Director | 2017-06-20 | 2024-05-13 |
| FORDHAM, David Sidney | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2011-01-18 |
| GARNHAM, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2004-10-21 | 2007-06-22 |
| GLINSMAN, Adam Martin | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2024-08-09 |
| HALLSWORTH, Frederick Stanislaus | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2001-03-01 |
| HUTT, Jonathan Rands | Director | 2007-11-02 | 2015-11-24 |
| ILIFFE, Jeffrey Michael | Director | 2009-03-13 | 2025-01-28 |
| JARMAN, Richard Neville | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2002-09-02 |
| MAGNAY, Michael Simon Alexander | Director | 2009-04-21 | 2015-11-24 |
| MARTIN, David Ralph | Director | 2005-12-19 | 2015-11-24 |
| MASON, William Thomas, Dr | Director | 2003-09-08 | 2011-02-20 |
| MATHER, Ian Philip | Director | 2010-03-28 | 2026-01-22 |
| RAPLEY, David Raymond John | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2023-07-27 |
| RODGERS, John Gerard | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2018-04-24 |
| ROSS, Ian Morgan Seaton | Director | 2002-05-14 | 2003-11-26 |
| SANKEY, Charlotte | Director | 2005-12-19 | 2010-11-04 |
| SMITH, Julie Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2011-06-28 | 2013-09-23 |
| STEBBING, Nowell, Dr | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2001-02-02 |
| TACKLEY, Rachel Nicola | Director | 2008-01-04 | 2016-06-21 |
| WILSON, Richard Thomas James, Lord Wilson Of Dinton | Director | 2008-04-11 | 2012-01-31 |
| YORKE, Griselda Rose | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2018-11-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amanda Jane Farnsworth | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-06-20 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr Rupert Christainsen | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-21 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Sir Richard Billing Dearlove | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-06-21 | Ceased 2018-10-30 |
| Mr Lee Dean | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-26 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr David Raymond John Rapley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-26 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Ms Griselda Rose Yorke | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-26 | Ceased 2018-11-20 |
| Mr Shaun Grady | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr Adam Martin Glinsman | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr Keith Carne | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr Jeff Illife | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr Andrew Thomas Swarbrick | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Ms Lily Jeanette Bacon | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr Ian Mather | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-04 |
| Mr John Gerard Rodgers | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
-
Turnover
-18.8%
£4,616,070 £3,748,706
-
Cash
+23.3%
£2,030,012 £2,502,172
-
Net assets
+282.1%
£4,789,649 £18,301,061
-
Employees
-15.4%
52 44
-
Wages
+18.9%
£1,325,348 £1,575,947
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