POOLE ARTS TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
+37.9% vs 2025
Net assets
£5.2m
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
148
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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POOLE ARTS TRUST LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
POOLE ARTS TRUST LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,576,759 | £7,106,633 | £7,734,135 | +8.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,056 | -£201,873 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£173,284 | — | -£212,573 | — | |
| Cash | £2,201,129 | £1,133,157 | £1,562,342 | +37.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,243,437 | £5,408,036 | £5,195,463 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £6,243,437 | £5,408,036 | £5,195,463 | -3.9% | |
| Equity | £6,243,437 | £5,408,036 | £5,195,463 | -3.9% | |
| Average employees | 124 | 133 | 148 | +11.3% | |
| Wages | £1,847,122 | £2,249,113 | £2,314,447 | +2.9% | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -3.1% | — | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.2% | 25.2% | 30.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 1.20x | 1.05x |
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
- Hopper Williams & Bell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- POOLE ARTS TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Poole Arts Trust (Trading) Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Peter John | Secretary | 2014-10-08 | — | — |
| CLARKE, Spencer | Director | 2024-05-21 | Oct 1970 | British |
| COLE, Andy | Director | 2025-10-14 | Oct 1969 | British |
| GITSHAM, Caroline | Director | 2022-05-17 | May 1969 | British |
| HAZLITT-POWELL, Dolly | Director | 2025-10-14 | Sep 1966 | British |
| HOARE, David Harry Christopher | Director | 2022-10-11 | May 1964 | British |
| JOHNSON, Tony | Director | 2022-05-17 | Jan 1968 | British |
| LOWSON, Greg | Director | 2025-07-04 | Jul 1959 | British |
| NEWMAN, Rachel Anne | Director | 2026-01-27 | Dec 1973 | British |
| RAINEY, Mt | Director | 2020-10-13 | May 1955 | British |
| ROWLANDS, Janice Jane | Director | 2019-03-19 | Jul 1963 | British |
| VITHANA, Channa | Director | 2022-05-17 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SORTON, John Neil | Secretary | — | 2014-10-07 |
| AITA, Sean | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2010-09-28 |
| ANDREWS, Ian Keith David | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| ASTON, Bernard Thomas | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2000-07-26 |
| BALLAM, Herbert Charles Richard | Director | — | 1995-07-16 |
| BARNES, Monika Christel | Director | 2020-02-21 | 2026-01-27 |
| BEALE, Nigel Beresford Eaires | Director | — | 2001-07-25 |
| BENNETT, Harvey Russell | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2007-09-04 |
| BLACKSTOCK, Anthony Brian | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2015-07-21 |
| BLANCHE, Donna | Director | 2006-09-06 | 2015-10-21 |
| BROOKS, James Wallace | Director | 1993-07-17 | 2000-07-26 |
| CARRUTHERS, Julia Elizabeth | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2012-03-20 |
| CLARKE, Spencer | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2023-05-17 |
| COLLINS, Paul Christopher | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2008-09-09 |
| CRAWFORD, Sally Anne | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2019-10-15 |
| DICK, Ian Croy | Director | — | 1993-07-09 |
| ELLIOTT, Penelope Ann | Director | — | 1999-07-22 |
| EWART, Bernard John, Councillor | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1996-04-13 |
| FILOCHOWSKI, Edward Jan | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2000-07-26 |
| FORD, Brian Geoffrey | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2009-09-08 |
| FRAMPTON, Susan | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2011-10-06 |
| GANNAGE-STEWART, Alison Anne | Director | 2019-12-31 | 2026-01-27 |
| GASTON, Rowena Julie | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2020-10-13 |
| GLASS, Lyn | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2009-09-08 |
| HANDLEY, Lomond Moonyean, Councillor | Director | 1994-06-02 | 1996-04-13 |
| HARVEY, Carole Jean Minna | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| HASKINS, Warren George | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2013-10-01 |
| HENDRY, Richard Kevin | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2022-04-11 |
| HUXLEY, Chris | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2007-09-04 |
| JACKSON, Caroline | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2001-07-25 |
| JAMES, Patricia Jane | Director | — | 1993-07-09 |
| JEFFRIES, Michael Makepeace Eugene | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2020-10-13 |
| JONES, Della Lillifred | Director | — | 1993-06-02 |
| KAMPEL, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2020-07-21 |
| KILPATRICK, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2010-09-28 |
| LEES, Leslie Victor | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2002-07-24 |
| LIEBERMAN, Oren, Professor | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2016-10-18 |
| LOVIBOND, Michael | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2016-11-28 |
| LUGRIN, Julien Paul Clifford | Director | 1994-05-27 | 2000-07-26 |
| METCALFE, Ian Michael | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2018-07-27 |
| METCALFE, Ian Michael | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2010-09-08 |
| MILBURN, Stanley Frederick | Director | — | 1993-07-09 |
| MILES, Brian, Lieutenant Commander | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2003-07-22 |
| MILLS, Maggie | Director | 2001-07-25 | 2007-09-04 |
| MIMMS, Peter Albert | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| MOODY, Peter Robert | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2005-09-06 |
| NORDBERG, Donald Edward | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2024-10-08 |
| OLIVER, Nicola Jane | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2020-10-13 |
| PAINE, Howard William | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2010-12-15 |
| PARKER, Ronald Leslie | Director | 1995-07-13 | 1996-04-13 |
| PETERS, Tracey Mary Ann | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-10-17 |
| POWELL, Mark John | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2022-10-11 |
| PRATLEY, David Illingworth | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2016-10-18 |
| RADFORD, David John | Director | 2009-09-08 | 2010-09-08 |
| REEVES, Bob | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2019-03-19 |
| RICHARDS, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2010-09-08 |
| ROCK, James William | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2003-07-22 |
| SADEH, Amir James | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2019-05-21 |
| SAUNDERS, Kenneth Herbert | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| SHERLING, Clive Richard | Director | 2016-07-28 | 2018-03-26 |
| SLOMAN, Patricia Brenda | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| SMALLWOOD, Jeffrey | Director | 1994-07-14 | 1995-06-05 |
| SORTON, John Neil | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| SPARKHALL, Chris | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-10-21 |
| STEWART, James | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2009-09-08 |
| SUDBURY, Sue | Director | 2008-09-09 | 2010-11-09 |
| TAVENER, Maryanna, Lady | Director | 2002-07-24 | 2008-09-09 |
| VINCENT, Lawrence Percy | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2013-05-21 |
| WATERSON, Katherine | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2006-09-06 |
| WEBSTER, Sylvia | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-11-07 |
| WILLOUGHBY, Susan | Director | 1999-07-22 | 2003-07-22 |
| WINTER, Sally Juliet | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2009-09-08 |
| WINTER, Sally Juliet | Director | 1996-04-13 | 2002-07-24 |
| WINWOOD, Frederick Anthony | Director | 1995-07-13 | 1996-04-13 |
| WOODCOCK, Anthony | Director | 1995-06-09 | 1996-04-13 |
| WOODCOCK, Anthony Douglas Henry | Director | — | 1994-07-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-19 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.