HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY
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Cash
£3.1m
+135.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
0% vs 2024
Employees
117
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£646k
-43.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
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Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,984,000 | £7,937,000 | £7,786,000 | -1.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£550,000 | -£450,000 | -£646,000 | -43.6% | |
| Net profit | -£330,000 | -£178,000 | -£315,000 | -77% | |
| Cash | — | £1,305,000 | £3,073,000 | +135.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £19,874,000 | £18,800,000 | -5.4% | |
| Net assets | — | £11,834,000 | £11,838,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £10,992,000 | £11,834,000 | £11,838,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | 122 | 117 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | — | £3,923,000 | £4,190,000 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £135,000 | £136,000 | +0.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £7,000 | £7,000 | 0% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -11.1% | -2.2% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 45.7% | 42.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.90x | 4.19x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the results of this process the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its obligations and continue its activities for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HALLE CONCERTS SOCIETY · parent
- Hallé Promotions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Sir Mark Elder stood down as Music Director after nearly a quarter of a century, his transformative tenure culminating in the most emotionally charged concerts in The Bridgewater Hall, the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival.”
- “The year also marked a new beginning with Kahchun Wong whose arrival, as Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser, has been all we could have hoped for.”
- “The UK government's decision to increase Orchestra Tax Relief permanently to 45%, has been a very welcome support for us and for many orchestras of all sizes across the country.”
- “We have just concluded our 2024/25 season with critically acclaimed performances at the BBC Proms and at the prestigious Santander Festival in Spain.”
- “The Hallé Ancoats Community Choir celebrated its 10th Anniversary in Summer 2024.”
- “In March 2025, we received notice that the National Heritage Lottery Fund had awarded us a grant of £250,000 to deliver a feasibility study to identify the best option for a public archive for the Hallé collection.”
- “We were also able to move towards legally securing two key additional archives: the Arthur Reynolds Elgar Collection and the Victoria Wood Foundation Archive.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 107 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTCHER, David Anthony | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | — | — |
| ALI, Azra Gulshan, Councillor | Director | 2017-09-13 | Jan 1961 | British |
| AMESU, Sharon Rose | Director | 2020-09-08 | Jan 1974 | British |
| BOYLAN, Eamonn John | Director | 2024-09-12 | Aug 1959 | British |
| DRABBLE, Darren Paul | Director | 2019-03-19 | Jan 1975 | British |
| FRANCIS, Deborah Anne | Director | 2023-03-16 | Jun 1966 | British |
| MAIER, Juergen Wolfgang | Director | 2020-09-08 | Jan 1964 | British |
| MERRICK, Linda Joyce, Professor | Director | 2015-07-02 | May 1963 | British |
| NUTTALL, Alastair John Richard | Director | 2024-09-12 | Mar 1969 | British |
| SIMPSON, Caroline | Director | 2024-06-28 | Apr 1972 | British |
| WEBSTER, Merryl | Director | 2018-07-03 | Oct 1959 | British |
Show 107 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWLING, Sylvia | Secretary | 1998-03-11 | 1999-02-23 |
| OGDEN, Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1996-12-31 |
| OGDEN, Geoffrey | Secretary | — | 1993-04-27 |
| SUMMERS, John Heath | Secretary | 1999-08-31 | 2020-08-31 |
| TOMLINSON, Lesley Ann, Doctor | Secretary | 1999-02-24 | 1999-08-31 |
| WHITTAKER, William Jack | Secretary | 1997-01-01 | 1998-03-10 |
| AMESBURY, Michael Lee | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2010-04-22 |
| ARNOLD, Thomas Richard, Sir | Director | — | 1993-08-10 |
| BAILEY, Richard Charles | Director | 2002-02-05 | 2011-10-24 |
| BALSHAW, Maria Jane, Dr | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2017-05-25 |
| BARBOUR, Lyn | Director | 2010-04-22 | 2011-05-13 |
| BARNETT, Joel, The Right Honourable Lord Barnett | Director | — | 1993-08-09 |
| BATES, Alfred, Councillor | Director | 1996-06-01 | 1998-09-22 |
| BAUME, Carole Diane | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2012-10-22 |
| BERNSTEIN, Howard, Sir | Director | 1994-10-25 | 1998-11-23 |
| BLACKBURN, Mike | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2011-11-30 |
| BLANK, Marilyn, Dr | Director | 1997-01-22 | 2005-10-24 |
| BOOTH, Arthur Thomas | Director | — | 1993-08-06 |
| BOYLAN, Eamonn John | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2024-06-27 |
| BROGAN, Wilfred | Director | — | 1998-10-01 |
| CARTER, Dora Isobel, Councillor | Director | 1993-10-20 | 1994-06-03 |
| CHAE, Heejae Richard | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2017-12-30 |
| CONNOCK, Alexander Michael | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2024-09-12 |
| CONNOLLY, Mike, Cllr | Director | 2014-06-27 | 2016-07-08 |
| CULLIFORD, Dale Patricia | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2004-03-23 |
| DAVEY, Thomas William | Director | 2000-03-07 | 2002-03-05 |
| DE FERRANTI, Sebastian Basil Joseph Ziani | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| DEAN, Alan Martin | Director | 1995-02-07 | 1997-07-31 |
| DIENES-WILLIAMS, Patrick | Director | 1997-03-26 | 1998-09-24 |
| EAST, John Alan | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| EDGE, Timothy | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2024-09-12 |
| EMSLEY, Janet Ann, Councillor | Director | 2018-10-12 | 2025-11-17 |
| EVANS, Glynn, Councillor | Director | 2000-11-22 | 2003-05-01 |
| EVANS, Michael Norman Gwynne | Director | 1993-10-26 | 1998-11-23 |
| FOUNTAIN, John Terrance | Director | 1997-01-22 | 1998-11-23 |
| GASKELL, Christine Ann | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2018-07-03 |
| GASKELL, Christine Ann | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2018-11-20 |
| GOLIGHTLY, William | Director | — | 1998-11-23 |
| GORDON, Catherine Simpson | Director | 1994-06-13 | 1995-05-04 |
| GRANT, Theresa Noeleen | Director | 2012-04-25 | 2018-07-03 |
| GREENWOOD, Michael John | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2003-07-15 |
| GREGSON, Edward | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2006-07-07 |
| HACKETT, Mark, Councillor | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2007-05-16 |
| HALL, Michael Thomas | Director | 1994-07-12 | 1998-11-23 |
| HAMPSON, Jane | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2018-05-01 |
| HAWKIN, Valerie Ann | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2005-04-18 |
| HEYES, Judith, Councillor | Director | 1996-06-10 | 1998-09-23 |
| HILL, Brian | Director | — | 1995-10-26 |
| HINDS, Charles William Victor | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2003-07-15 |
| KANE, Michael Joseph Patrick | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2008-05-14 |
| KEMPSTER, Stuart | Director | 1997-07-17 | 1999-12-09 |
| KNIGHT, Bernard Anthony | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2013-10-28 |
| LANCASTER, David Anthony | Director | — | 1998-10-07 |
| LEE, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| LEIGH, Brandon Howard | Director | 2011-11-23 | 2019-01-29 |
| LEIGHTON, Jane | Director | 1993-10-04 | 1995-10-02 |
| LUCAS, Marilyn, Councillor | Director | 1995-06-12 | 1996-06-01 |
| MANDUELL, John, Sir | Director | — | 1998-11-23 |
| MARLOWE, Ronald | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2005-04-18 |
| MCKEITH, David William | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2023-03-16 |
| MCLEOD, Jonathan Nicholas | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2020-09-08 |
| MCMILLAN, Alistair Martin | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2016-09-15 |
| MERRY, John David | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2012-06-29 |
| MICHEL, Katrina Kerr | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2020-09-08 |
| MORRIS, Cliff, Cllr | Director | 2017-07-19 | 2017-07-24 |
| MORRIS, Clifford, Councillor | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2018-07-03 |
| PEAGRAM, Michael John | Director | 1993-10-04 | 1997-10-29 |
| PHILLIPS, John Andrew | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2025-09-25 |
| PYSDEN, Edward Scott | Director | 1999-02-23 | 2008-10-28 |
| QUINN, Andrew | Director | — | 1993-10-07 |
| REDFEARN, Joyce | Director | 2010-04-22 | 2012-03-22 |
| RICHARDSON, David Vivian | Director | — | 1994-10-02 |
| ROBINSON, Kathleen Theresa | Director | — | 2000-11-09 |
| ROBINSON, Leslie | Director | 1998-09-24 | 1999-06-15 |
| ROBINSON, Stuart Arthur | Director | — | 1993-04-27 |
| ROSTRON, Roger | Director | — | 1994-07-12 |
| ROWE, Ivor Joseph | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1998-11-23 |
| ROWE, Ivor Joseph | Director | 1996-04-24 | 1997-04-30 |
| ROWE, Nicholas John | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2007-10-09 |
| SCHULTZ, John Robin | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2010-03-18 |
| SCOTT, Robert David Hillyer, Sir | Director | — | 1994-10-14 |
| SHAW, Elsie Winifred, Councillor | Director | 1992-07-31 | 1996-06-10 |
| SHEPHERD, Robert Priestley | Director | — | 1995-10-01 |
| SLORICK, Philip William | Director | 1995-07-25 | 1997-02-28 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2007-10-29 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 1998-09-24 | 1999-09-28 |
| SMITH, Peter Richard Charles, Lord | Director | 2012-06-29 | 2014-06-26 |
| SMITH, Warren James, Lord Lieutenant | Director | — | 1998-11-23 |
| STEPHEN, Jennifer Elaine | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2004-09-01 |
| STOTT, Kathryn Linda | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2014-05-09 |
| STRACEY, Neil Stuart | Director | 1993-04-27 | 1995-07-25 |
| STRINGER, Graham Eric | Director | — | 1997-06-06 |
| SUMMERS, John Heath | Director | 1999-08-09 | 2005-04-18 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan | Director | — | 1993-08-30 |
| TEALE, David Arthur | Director | 1996-08-12 | 1998-11-23 |
| THOMAS, Linda, Cllr | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2018-08-17 |
| TOMLINSON, Lesley Ann, Doctor | Director | 1998-09-24 | 1999-12-22 |
| TOMS, Frances Claire | Director | 2011-06-21 | 2013-09-12 |
| WERTHEIM, John David | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2011-10-24 |
| WIGGANS, Josephine | Director | 2012-10-22 | 2016-11-07 |
| WILSON, David Geoffrey | Director | — | 1997-06-29 |
| WILSON, David Geoffrey | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| WILSON, Dianne Eilzabeth | Director | 1993-10-26 | 1996-04-24 |
| WISWELL, Aileen Teresa | Director | 2019-07-02 | 2025-09-25 |
| WORRELL, Peter Clifford | Director | — | 1997-07-17 |
| WRIGHT, Kerry | Director | 2010-09-08 | 2015-03-19 |
| YATES, Fred | Director | — | 1993-11-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 354 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-17 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.