LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
+14.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.4m
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
99
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£474k
-731.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,003,430 | £8,114,076 | £7,596,882 | -6.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,948,407 | £75,072 | -£474,251 | -731.7% | |
| Net profit | -£1,941,428 | £107,941 | -£474,251 | -539.4% | |
| Cash | £1,697,385 | £1,967,320 | £2,252,651 | +14.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,437,039 | £8,519,295 | £7,768,615 | -8.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,769,479 | £7,877,420 | £7,403,169 | -6% | |
| Equity | £7,769,479 | £7,877,420 | £7,403,169 | -6% | |
| Average employees | 112 | 103 | 99 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £3,125,543 | £3,363,860 | £3,378,348 | +0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -193.5% | 1.3% | -6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.4% | 34.2% | 35.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.80x | 1.78x | 1.76x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis... we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Leeds Playhouse (Enterprises) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year also marked a significant leadership transition for the organisation. After thirteen years as Artistic Director, and most recently serving alongside Shawab Iqbal as Joint Chief Executive, James Brining stepped down in April 2025. Shawab Iqbal became sole Chief Executive in February 2025 and, following a national recruitment process, Tom Wright was appointed Artistic Director, joining the organisation in June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 82 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Christopher John | Secretary | 2020-02-03 | — | — |
| ADLEMAN, Neil | Director | 2025-06-19 | Aug 1973 | British |
| BREEN, Rozina | Director | 2020-08-01 | Apr 1968 | British |
| BROPHY, Laurence Kevin | Director | 2022-05-19 | Sep 1962 | Irish |
| CALINAUD, Bertille | Director | 2022-07-14 | Oct 1986 | French |
| EDDISON, Angela | Director | 2022-12-14 | Feb 1968 | British |
| FRAY, Samantha Louise | Director | 2022-12-14 | Mar 1980 | British |
| GRUEN, Peter | Director | 2022-12-14 | Dec 1950 | British |
| JANDU, Sharon | Director | 2025-09-24 | Jun 1966 | British |
| NABARRO, Michael Alan | Director | 2018-05-15 | Jul 1981 | British |
| PITT, Ruth Angela | Director | 2018-09-25 | Aug 1952 | British |
| ROBINSON, Simon | Director | 2022-02-23 | Aug 1966 | British |
| WATLING, Elizabeth | Director | 2025-10-30 | Jun 1986 | British |
Show 82 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Caroline | Secretary | 2002-09-03 | 2009-10-27 |
| HOPWOOD, Norman William | Secretary | 1992-03-11 | 1997-11-19 |
| NAKHWAL, Helen Ruth | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2020-02-03 |
| SAXON, Winifred Margaret | Secretary | 1997-11-19 | 2002-07-26 |
| ADLEMAN, Neil | Director | 2016-07-26 | 2024-12-12 |
| ATHA, Bernard Peter, Honorary Alderman | Director | — | 2007-10-30 |
| BANHAM, Martin John, Professor | Director | — | 1998-08-03 |
| BARBER, Barbara | Director | — | 2006-10-31 |
| BLAKE, Judith Vivienne, Councillor | Director | 2003-09-30 | 2004-11-09 |
| BOON, Richard, Prof | Director | 2004-11-09 | 2010-04-27 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Alan Ingham | Director | 1996-12-18 | 2002-10-01 |
| BOUTTELL, Brian | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2011-07-12 |
| BOUTTELL, Brian | Director | — | 1997-10-13 |
| BROOKE, Rodney George, Sir | Director | 2011-07-12 | 2020-07-31 |
| CONNOR, Geraldine Roxanne, Dr | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2011-10-21 |
| COWEN, Maurice Clifford | Director | 2008-01-29 | 2014-11-14 |
| DAVIES, Mark Albert | Director | 1994-12-14 | 1999-08-11 |
| DICKSON, Mark | Director | — | 2010-04-27 |
| DIX, Alan | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2021-04-30 |
| DOWSON, Jane Alice, Cllr | Director | 2024-07-24 | 2025-03-12 |
| ELLIS, Michael Henry | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
| EMSLEY, Kevin Harry | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2022-07-28 |
| ESCOLME, Bridget Mary | Director | 2004-11-09 | 2005-11-02 |
| FRISKNEY, Sarah Anne | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2022-07-14 |
| GARDINER, Charles Wesley | Director | — | 1992-10-07 |
| GRAYSHON, Terence | Director | 2004-11-09 | 2010-04-27 |
| GRUEN, Peter John, Councillor | Director | — | 2015-09-29 |
| GUNNELL, William John | Director | — | 1993-08-16 |
| HAMILTON, Martin | Director | 2004-11-09 | 2010-04-27 |
| HARINGTON, Roger John Urquhart | Director | 2003-07-07 | 2004-11-09 |
| HARPER, Janet, Councillor | Director | 1999-08-11 | 2004-11-09 |
| HARRIS, Jacqueline Rosa | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2016-04-12 |
| HARRISON, Carmel Frances | Director | 2019-03-26 | 2021-07-31 |
| HEINITZ, Chris Alan, Councillor | Director | — | 1992-01-02 |
| HOPWOOD, Norman William | Director | 1996-12-18 | 2008-11-17 |
| HOWLEY, Christopher Stephen | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2023-05-04 |
| IRVING, Sidney | Director | — | 1992-09-16 |
| IRWIN, Madeleine Irwin | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2014-01-28 |
| JONES, David Daniel | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2021-05-31 |
| JONES, Oliver Ore-Oluwa Joof | Director | — | 2008-11-17 |
| KELLY, Jude | Director | — | 2002-07-09 |
| KENDALL, Valerie | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2010-04-27 |
| LATTY, Graham Naylor | Director | 2004-11-09 | 2005-11-02 |
| LEE, Hermione | Director | — | 1992-07-14 |
| LENNOX, Jessica Beth, Councillor | Director | 2019-09-24 | 2022-07-01 |
| LIDDIMENT, David | Director | 1994-12-14 | 2003-10-01 |
| LOWSON, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2024-04-12 |
| MARTIN, Lisa | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2024-07-24 |
| MCINERNEY, John | Director | — | 2010-04-27 |
| MELLOR, Kay | Director | — | 2010-04-27 |
| MIDDLETON, Linda Rose, Honorary Alderman | Director | — | 1999-05-14 |
| MIDWOOD, George Barry, Councillor | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1995-06-15 |
| MINKIN, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 2010-04-27 |
| MORROW, Clare | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2010-04-27 |
| MURCH, Trevor James | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2017-03-28 |
| MURRAY, Thomas | Director | 1999-08-11 | 2003-09-30 |
| MYERS, Sidonie Frances | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2015-09-29 |
| NAMRON | Director | — | 1993-09-22 |
| NEWLOVE, Lynne Elise | Director | — | 1992-09-16 |
| NOVEMBER, Steve Michael | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2012-05-22 |
| OCONNOR, John Kenneth | Director | — | 2005-11-02 |
| PHILLIP, Diana | Director | 1994-12-14 | 2003-09-30 |
| PITTER, Susan Maria | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2024-04-12 |
| RASHID, Mehboob Ali | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2022-07-29 |
| REID, Kenneth | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2022-04-25 |
| REUBIN, Arnold | Director | 1993-09-22 | 2010-04-27 |
| ROBERTS, Philip, Professor | Director | 1998-12-10 | 2004-03-02 |
| ROSENTHAL, Vanessa | Director | — | 1998-10-30 |
| SALARIA, Fatima | Director | 2024-12-12 | 2025-06-19 |
| SHARP, Anthony Richard, Mr. | Director | 1998-02-10 | 2014-03-25 |
| SMITH, Steve | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2010-04-27 |
| SPARLING, Peter Norman | Director | — | 1996-12-18 |
| STROSS, Roland Peter | Director | 2007-10-30 | 2017-03-21 |
| TAGGART, Neil | Director | — | 2010-04-27 |
| THOMAS, Helen Jane | Director | 2016-04-12 | 2018-02-14 |
| TOWNSLEY, Christopher | Director | 2001-02-14 | 2018-05-15 |
| TRICKETT, Jon Hedley | Director | — | 1994-12-14 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Martin Scurrah | Director | 2000-12-19 | 2007-10-30 |
| WAKEFIELD, Keith Ivor | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2019-03-26 |
| WALKER, Simon Richard | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| WATSON, Sharon Monica | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2022-07-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Donald James | Director | — | 1992-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-08-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.