GENESIS FOUNDATION
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Cash
£8.9k
-21.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£8.7k
-290.6% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£13k
-167% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £291,904 | £285,370 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £19,785 | -£13,247 | -167% | |
| Net profit | -£14,261 | £19,785 | -£13,247 | -167% | |
| Cash | £5,209 | £11,321 | £8,875 | -21.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£15,226 | £4,559 | -£8,688 | -290.6% | |
| Net assets | -£15,226 | £4,559 | -£8,688 | -290.6% | |
| Equity | -£15,226 | £4,559 | -£8,688 | -290.6% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | £200,673 | £182,254 | £186,818 | +2.5% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -4.9% | 6.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 77.5% | 150.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.39x | 1.09x | 0.63x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GENESIS FOUNDATION 2021-07-09 → present
- THE GENESIS FOUNDATION 2021-06-04 → 2021-07-09
- THE STUDS TRUST 2001-01-05 → 2021-06-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have concluded that, there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Ava Pickett's, 1536, developed when she was a member of Cohort Two of the programme, opened at the Almeida in May 2025 to notable critical acclaim and to audience interest that was exceptional for a new play by a debut playwright. The play secured a West End transfer and is due to open at the Ambassadors Theatre in May 2026.”
- “June 2025 brought the release of the original cast recording of The Witches, a musical by Lucy Kirkwood and Dave Malloy, based on Roald Dahl's children's story and originally developed by the creative team under the auspices of the Genesis Music Theatre Programme.”
- “In October 2025, with the announcement of the three-year Genesis Next Generation programme, the Genesis Foundation formally re-established its relationship with the Royal Court Theatre.”
- “The 2025 prize was awarded to the theatre and opera director Joe Hill-Gibbins for his commitment to fostering the next generation of creative talent.”
- “Angels on the Underground, premiered in May 2025 at the Young Vic's Maria Studio.”
- “John Studzinski's first book A Talent for Giving was published by Bloomsbury in the UK and USA in Autumn 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNE, Joy | Secretary | 2001-01-05 | — | British |
| ARMSTRONG, Matthew | Director | 2023-06-12 | May 1986 | British |
| BROWNE, Joy | Director | 2001-01-05 | Nov 1957 | British |
| LAN, David Mark | Director | 2022-06-30 | Jun 1952 | British |
| STUDZINSKI, John Joseph | Director | 2001-01-10 | Mar 1956 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELZMANN, Vladimir Jan Antonin Vaclav, Rev Mgr | Director | 2001-01-05 | 2023-06-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Mgr Vladimir Jan Antonin Vaclav Felzmann | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-05 |
| Ms Joy Browne | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-05 |
| Mrs Harriet Elizabeth Sarah Capaldi | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-05 |
| Mr John Joseph Studzinski | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.