THE ULSTER YOUTH ORCHESTRA
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Cash
£172K
+124.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£165K
+85.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £57,510 | £59,027 | £59,811 | +1.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,252 | -£8,845 | £76,208 | +961.6% | |
| Cash | — | £80,141 | £76,850 | £172,451 | +124.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £97,898 | £89,053 | £165,261 | +85.6% | |
| Net assets | — | £97,898 | £89,053 | £165,261 | +85.6% | |
| Equity | — | £97,898 | £89,053 | £165,261 | +85.6% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | £32,540 | £33,287 | £33,794 | +1.5% | |
| 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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -2.2% | -15.0% | 127.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 17.6% | 5.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 12.17x | 5.19x | 17.21x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE ULSTER YOUTH ORCHESTRA 2017-06-12 → present
- ULSTER YOUTH ORCHESTRA - THE 2004-09-20 → 2017-06-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- HM Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “In October 2024 the application process for 2025 opened, and a high level of excellent quality applicants entered the audition process.”
- “The annual Play-in Day event was held at QUB on 9th February 2025. Play-in Day was developed to give all applicants a positive experience post audition.”
- “UYO's partnership with the Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble continued in April when the Ensemble, 17 UYO members and 20 players from the Limerick School of Music joined together for performances at the Titanic Museum in Belfast.”
- “The ten-day annual residential course began at Greenmount Agricultural College, Antrim in August 2025.”
- “Two public concerts were held, one at the Guildhall in Derry/Londonderry on 15th August and the finale at the Ulster Hall on Saturday 16th August.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Samuel Michael | Secretary | 2006-09-26 | — | British |
| CANMORE, Darren James | Director | 2017-06-29 | Sep 1976 | British |
| CURRAN, Nuala | Director | 2020-05-21 | Feb 1967 | Irish |
| MCCRISKEN, Paul | Director | 2012-03-27 | Aug 1958 | Northern Irish |
| MCKAVANAGH, Michael | Director | 2006-10-17 | Feb 1963 | British |
| MILLAR, Ruth | Director | 2020-02-03 | Jan 1990 | British |
| POLLEN, Roger Alan | Director | 2020-02-03 | Aug 1962 | British |
| ROBINSON, Samuel Michael | Director | 2022-05-18 | Jan 1960 | British |
| SMYTH, David William | Director | 2015-10-20 | Nov 1948 | British |
| TRIMBLE, Daphne Elizabeth, Lady | Director | 2007-06-14 | Jul 1953 | British |
| WELLS, Caroline Jane | Director | 2012-01-25 | Dec 1957 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACKSON, Mary | Secretary | 2004-09-24 | 2006-02-13 |
| KERR, Timothy Robert Frank | Secretary | 2004-09-20 | 2004-09-24 |
| BERRY, Paul Andrew David, Dr | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2012-02-01 |
| BOYD, Alan | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2025-05-12 |
| CREIGHTON, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2012-02-01 |
| DOHERTY, Donal Gerard | Director | 2006-03-24 | 2011-11-08 |
| EAMES, Rowena Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2019-08-21 |
| FLANAGAN, James | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2012-02-27 |
| FRIEL, Mary Josephine | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2012-02-01 |
| JACKSON, Mary Margaret | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2006-02-13 |
| KERR, Timothy Robert Frank | Director | 2004-09-24 | 2006-03-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Dick | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2004-09-24 |
| MCFARLAND, Noreen | Director | 2010-05-12 | 2016-02-19 |
| ROBINSON, Samuel Michael | Director | 1960-11-19 | 2012-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-10-04 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.