DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS LIMITED
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Cash
£584k
+1.9% vs 2025
Net assets
£713k
-3.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
78
+5.4% vs 2025
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | — | — | — | — | — | £3,066,794 | £3,403,999 | +11% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£381,255 | -£155,852 | -£23,947 | +84.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £759,521 | £573,460 | £584,197 | +1.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £893,037 | £737,185 | £713,238 | -3.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £893,037 | £737,185 | £713,238 | -3.2% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £893,037 | £737,185 | £713,238 | -3.2% | |
| Average employees | 82 | 74 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 78 | +5.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,409,733 | £1,388,458 | £1,487,046 | +7.1% | |
| 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -5.1% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 23.2% | 26.1% | 29.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 3.75x | 3.50x | 3.18x |
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
- Findlays 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 charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS LIMITED · parent
- 152 Trading Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 85 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAND, Jennifer Louise | Secretary | 2022-11-10 | — | — |
| CHURCHER-SODEN, Rebecca Jayne | Director | 2026-06-25 | Feb 1987 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Heidi | Director | 2022-03-17 | Dec 1968 | British |
| DURRANT, Nancy Ruth | Director | 2025-09-25 | Dec 1978 | British |
| FORBES, Douglas Robert | Director | 2018-02-06 | Mar 1982 | British |
| GIBSON, Kirsty Jemma | Director | 2025-09-25 | Nov 1983 | British |
| GRIMMOND, Steven David | Director | 2024-06-27 | Jun 1963 | British |
| LOCKHART, Adam | Director | 2025-09-25 | Aug 1976 | British |
| MACKAY, Scott George | Director | 2022-03-17 | Jan 1993 | British |
| MCHUGH, Dorothy Ann | Director | 2024-11-18 | Apr 1949 | British |
| MCKAY, Darron Robert | Director | 2026-03-26 | Feb 1972 | British |
| MILLER, Thomas David | Director | 2025-09-25 | Jul 1989 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Kate Victoria | Director | 2025-09-25 | Nov 1980 | British |
| TOLLAND, Siobhan, Cllr | Director | 2022-06-23 | Mar 1970 | Scottish |
| VEIT, Thomas | Director | 2018-12-20 | Oct 1966 | British,German |
Show 85 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LILLEY, Stephen Martyn | Secretary | 2007-04-24 | 2018-01-29 |
| WALLACE, William Graeme | Secretary | 2018-09-11 | 2021-04-30 |
| BLACKADDERS | Corporate Secretary | 1999-07-01 | 2007-04-24 |
| BLACKADDERS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2021-06-08 | 2022-11-10 |
| BLACKADDERS SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | 1997-05-23 | 1999-06-30 |
| ABOUGAZIA, Amira Ramadan | Director | 2022-03-17 | 2024-06-27 |
| ANDERSON, Heather Jane Dow, Cllr | Director | 2022-06-23 | 2026-05-08 |
| ASKEW, Lucy Catherine | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2019-12-19 |
| BAILLIE, Peter | Director | 1997-06-03 | 2005-12-15 |
| BEWLEY, Jonathon | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2003-01-29 |
| BIDWELL, Laurence John, Councillor | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2017-06-15 |
| BORTHWICK, Ian | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2013-02-28 |
| BOWES, David | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2003-08-11 |
| BOYTER, Alan Macdonald | Director | 2017-06-15 | 2022-12-15 |
| BUCHANAN, Roderick James Gary | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2009-04-30 |
| CHRISTIE, Frank | Director | 1997-09-23 | 1999-12-14 |
| CORRIGAN, John, Councillor | Director | 1997-09-23 | 2003-06-16 |
| CROSS, Stuart Robert, Professor | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2014-12-18 |
| DAWSON, William | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2009-05-19 |
| DE GERNIER, George | Director | 2001-04-17 | 2003-08-18 |
| DEMPSTER, Harriet Logan | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2008-09-24 |
| DUNCAN, Robert | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2012-06-14 |
| DUNCAN, William John | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2002-09-11 |
| FAGEN, Graham | Director | 2010-12-16 | 2018-05-28 |
| FARQUHAR, Charles Don Petrie | Director | 2001-12-18 | 2005-06-20 |
| FISHER, Patricia Ann | Director | 1997-09-23 | 2001-07-11 |
| FISHER, Patricia Ann | Director | 1997-05-23 | 1997-08-04 |
| FLYNN, Mark Gerard | Director | 2018-02-06 | 2022-03-01 |
| GILLAN, Susan | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2013-12-19 |
| GRANT, Fiona Margaret | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2007-11-02 |
| GRIMMOND, Steven David | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2005-07-14 |
| HALPERIN, Ilana Hope | Director | 2018-02-06 | 2026-03-26 |
| HAMILTON, James Buchanan | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2000-12-12 |
| HIND, Christopher, Councillor | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2007-11-01 |
| HOWARD, Ian George, Professor | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2003-12-18 |
| INGLIS, James Ronald | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2007-12-13 |
| KEMP, John | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2000-08-22 |
| LAFFERTY, Joe Dempster, Chair | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2019-12-19 |
| LANGLANDS, Robert Alan, Sir | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2003-11-21 |
| LUKE, Iain Malone | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2001-12-18 |
| LYNCH, Andrew Hunter, Councillor | Director | 1997-05-23 | 1999-07-07 |
| LYNN, Kenneth Henry | Director | 2007-07-03 | 2017-09-28 |
| MACKENNA, Tracy Louise | Director | 1997-05-23 | 1999-06-24 |
| MACPHERSON, Fraser | Director | 2007-07-03 | 2012-05-30 |
| MAIN, Shona Elaine | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2009-04-30 |
| MALONE, Charles John, Councillor | Director | 2018-09-20 | 2024-07-29 |
| MCCREADY, Richard Blake, Dr | Director | 2007-07-03 | 2013-11-21 |
| MCDONALD, Vari Helen, Councillor | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2017-06-15 |
| MCDOUGALL, John Walton | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2014-12-18 |
| MCGILL, Alasdair Iain | Director | 2022-03-17 | 2025-09-25 |
| MCIRVINE, George Raymond | Director | 2017-08-14 | 2018-09-06 |
| MCKENZIE, Jacqueline Elizabeth | Director | 2010-04-29 | 2018-12-20 |
| MCLACHLAN, Fergus Robert | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2002-07-01 |
| MELVILLE, Craig David, Councillor | Director | 2013-02-28 | 2014-10-27 |
| MOIR, John | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2024-09-26 |
| MONCUR, Scott James | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2019-05-27 |
| MURRAY, Gregor Patrick, Councillor | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2017-06-15 |
| NICOLL, Katherine Mary Boyd | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2006-08-16 |
| OWEN, Philip Woolward | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2020-12-17 |
| PAGE, Sheila Duffus | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2009-02-26 |
| PARTRIDGE, Stephen | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2012-09-10 |
| PATERSON, Toby James | Director | 2018-02-06 | 2026-06-25 |
| PRESSWOOD, Robin | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2016-03-01 |
| PYNE, Jemima Elizabeth Clare | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2001-12-18 |
| RENDALL, Anne Scott | Director | 2017-06-15 | 2022-03-17 |
| RICHARDSON, Margaret Mary, Councillor | Director | 2017-06-15 | 2022-03-17 |
| RITCHIE, Catherine Jane | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2010-06-19 |
| RITCHIE, Grant James | Director | 2001-10-23 | 2006-06-23 |
| ROBERTS, Jacqueline Claire | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2024-06-27 |
| ROBERTSON, Charis | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2022-06-23 |
| ROBERTSON, Deirdre Catherine | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2008-10-21 |
| RUSSELL, Nga Ling Elaine | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2022-06-23 |
| SCOTT, Derek John, Baillie | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2003-06-27 |
| SCULLIN, Wendy | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2026-06-01 |
| SEARLE, Jack | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2000-07-26 |
| SHEARS, Peter Colin, Cllr | Director | 2022-06-23 | 2023-03-30 |
| SMITH, Merrill Carter | Director | 2013-12-19 | 2017-06-15 |
| STARK, Andrea | Director | 1997-05-23 | 2002-07-01 |
| STARSZAKOWNA, Norma, Professor | Director | 1997-05-23 | 1998-11-10 |
| STURROCK, Ronald | Director | 2005-02-24 | 2009-12-18 |
| TAVENDALE, John | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2023-09-21 |
| TAYLOR, William Adam | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2013-12-19 |
| WARD, Geoffrey Christopher, Prof. | Director | 2003-12-18 | 2007-02-25 |
| WEBSTER, Charles Angus | Director | 2003-06-26 | 2007-10-27 |
| WHITMORE, Indrananda Adnan | Director | 2002-10-31 | 2007-11-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair Joe Dempster Lafferty | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 260 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.