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Cash

£1.5M

+7% vs 2024

Net assets

£3.7M

+7% vs 2024

Employees

48

-7.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

Period ending 2025-08-31

Accounts

2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31

Metric Trend 2024-08-312025-08-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £713,633£552,884 -22.5%
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit -£371,839£241,292 +164.9%
Cash £1,419,096£1,518,774 +7%
Total assets less current liabilities £3,488,589£3,719,226 +6.6%
Net assets £3,456,327£3,697,619 +7%
Equity £3,456,327£3,697,619 +7%
Average employees 5248 -7.7%
Wages £808,046£874,662 +8.2%
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 2024-08-312025-08-31
Net margin -52.1%43.6%
Current ratio 2.89x2.48x

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 — the current trading name was adopted 2024-07-24

  1. SINFONIA SMITH SQUARE 2024-07-24 → present
  2. SOUTHBANK SINFONIA 2016-07-12 → 2024-07-24
  3. THE SOUTHBANK SINFONIA 2001-12-06 → 2016-07-12

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
HaysMac LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Having reviewed cash flow forecasts and budgets for the period to 31 August 2026 and beyond, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

  1. SINFONIA SMITH SQUARE · parent
    1. Sinfonia Smith Square Hall · England and Wales · owns the home of our orchestra, Smith Square Hall, a Grade I listed concert hall in the heart of Westminster. In the venue, we deliver an ambitious artistic programme of Festivals, our own orchestral concerts and collaborations with world-class guest artists and ensembles, alongside hosting approximately 100 concert hires each year.
    2. Sinfonia Smith Square Ventures Limited 100% · England and Wales · manages the commercial activity of the orchestra and venue. This includes income from our catering contract with Leafi, commercial hall hires, income from alumni orchestral engagements, and corporate sponsorship arrangements.

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

9 active · 25 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HALL, Heidi Ann Director 2021-04-06 Dec 1975 British
JOY, Genevieve Ellen Director 2023-06-07 May 1991 British
LAURENCE, Robert Adam Director 2024-09-26 Dec 1958 British
LONG, Tracy Elisabeth, Dr Director 2023-11-23 Jun 1962 British
MONFRIES, Edith Elizabeth Director 2023-06-07 Oct 1962 British
NEWSOME-HUBBARD, Charles Jonathan Ehlert Director 2023-09-06 Mar 1992 British
OVER, Simon Timothy Director 2001-12-06 Mar 1964 British
PEGUERO, Usman Waseem Director 2024-05-15 Jun 1992 British
WILSON, Duncan Henry Director 2026-01-01 Mar 1957 British
Show 25 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BERMAN, John Michael Secretary 2001-12-06 2017-02-22
BONAR, Janet Secretary 2017-02-22 2018-10-11
HEASON, Richard Secretary 2021-04-27 2022-09-07
WHITSTON, Sarah Louise Whittaker Secretary 2018-10-11 2020-10-31
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2001-12-06 2001-12-06
BERMAN, John Michael Director 2001-12-06 2022-11-05
CHICHESTER, June Marijke, The Countess Director 2021-04-06 2022-04-26
DERBYSHIRE, Sarah Louise Director 2018-05-01 2020-05-24
DOBSON, Robert William Albert Director 2006-06-26 2015-12-16
FAWCETT, Robin James Director 2023-06-07 2025-10-24
FILKIN, David Geoffrey Nigel, Lord Director 2006-06-26 2018-10-11
FINNAN, Sean Francis Director 2010-01-29 2019-02-27
HOLGATE, Peter Alan Director 2021-04-06 2024-02-28
KILBY, Mindy Van Matre Director 2018-05-01 2023-06-07
MCINTOSH OF HUDNALL, Genista Mary, Baroness Director 2002-03-01 2020-05-20
PAYNE, David Mark Director 2013-09-25 2021-04-01
PRECIOUS, John Richard Director 2008-02-21 2010-09-26
STARR, Nicholas Frederick Director 2024-05-15 2026-01-13
SUTHERLAND, Duncan William Director 2013-09-25 2024-02-28
TOYNE, Peter, Professor Director 2019-10-31 2020-05-21
TUCKEY, Andrew Marmaduke Director 2022-11-30 2024-02-28
VERNEY, Katharine Priscilla Director 2013-01-01 2022-11-05
VERNEY, Katharine Priscilla Director 2001-12-06 2008-01-31
WILLIAMSON, John Alexander Director 2009-07-03 2013-07-08
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2001-12-06 2001-12-06

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Ms Katharine Priscilla Verney Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-04-06
Mr John Michael Berman Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-04-06
Mr Simon Timothy Over Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2021-04-06

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 145 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-07-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
  • 2024-07-24 NE01 Change of name exemption
  • 2024-07-24 CONNOT Change of name notice
Date Type Category Description
2026-05-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-02-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-01-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-12-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-12-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-04 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-06-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-12-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-10 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-07-24 CERTNM change-of-name Certificate change of name company
2024-07-24 NE01 change-of-name Change of name exemption
2024-07-24 CONNOT change-of-name Change of name notice
2024-05-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-05-21 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-05-21 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-03-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-12-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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