THE PAIGNTON PICTURE HOUSE TRUST
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Cash
£430k
+63.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.4m
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | £1,963,725 | £724,477 | -63.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £14,419 | £1,845,711 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £14,419 | £1,845,711 | £640,017 | -65.3% | |
| Cash | £389,174 | £263,210 | £430,447 | +63.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,940,437 | £5,786,148 | £6,426,165 | +11.1% | |
| Net assets | £3,940,437 | £5,786,148 | £6,426,165 | +11.1% | |
| Equity | £3,940,437 | £5,786,148 | £6,426,165 | +11.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 94.0% | 88.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.5% | 1.5% | 18.5% | |
| Current ratio | 14.24x | 45.73x | 2.43x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Darnells Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to complete the capital restoration project and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Freehold land and buildings with a carrying amount of £1,801,216 have been pledged to secure a guarantee given by Torbay Council to underwrite the restoration project shortfall up to a maximum of £1.6 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTLER, Iris Hazel | Director | 2020-11-25 | Aug 1948 | British |
| HORROCKS, Claire Victoria | Director | 2024-07-15 | Sep 1985 | British |
| LANGRAF, Judith Hope | Director | 2021-05-20 | Aug 1959 | British |
| VINCENT-SMITH, Candy | Director | 2025-12-16 | May 1977 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDON, Jacob Samuel | Director | 2021-05-20 | 2025-01-30 |
| BUENO, Anthony Francisco | Director | 2020-11-25 | 2023-04-27 |
| CARNELL, Julian Mark | Director | 2025-01-07 | 2026-08-22 |
| CAUNTER, Steven Paul | Director | 2022-03-02 | 2024-01-05 |
| HARRIS, Peter William | Director | 2019-09-30 | 2020-11-24 |
| HAWTHORNE, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2025-02-26 |
| RAISEY, Philip Andrew | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2016-09-30 |
| SPACKMAN, Susan Jane | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2018-11-09 |
| WILLS, Christopher Ian | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2024-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Iris Hazel Butler | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-02-28 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Ian Wills | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-12-31 | Ceased 2024-05-02 |
| Mr Paul Nicholas Hawthorne | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 74 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.