OPERA NORTH LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
+1,013.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£28m
+2.1% vs 2025
Employees
234
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2m
+44.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs 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 | £583,602 | £15,953,253 | £16,983,425 | +6.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,687,009 | -£3,574,781 | -£2,013,883 | +43.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,722,654 | -£3,556,044 | -£1,982,566 | +44.2% | |
| Net profit | -£1,711,546 | -£705,174 | £572,802 | +181.2% | |
| Cash | £723,469 | £138,378 | £1,541,376 | +1,013.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,037,711 | £28,213,817 | £28,664,099 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £28,183,902 | £27,478,728 | £28,051,530 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £28,183,902 | £27,478,728 | £28,051,530 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 257 | 249 | 234 | -6% | |
| Wages | £8,988,422 | £9,218,070 | £8,473,758 | -8.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £66,902 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £30,821 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £66,902 | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -22.4% | -11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | -4.4% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.1% | -12.7% | -7.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.25x | 2.49x | 2.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -76.56x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Thus, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- OPERA NORTH LIMITED · parent
- Opera North 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 · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNE, Edward Anthony | Secretary | 2026-08-17 | — | — |
| ABEDIN, Minhazul | Director | 2022-03-24 | Apr 1998 | British |
| CANNING, Laura Frances | Director | 2025-05-19 | Oct 1974 | British |
| ELWELL, Rachel Louisa | Director | 2021-12-16 | Sep 1974 | British |
| FREUD, Anthony Peter | Director | 2024-07-23 | Oct 1957 | British |
| GARDINER, Kaley Victoria | Director | 2024-07-23 | Mar 1973 | British |
| GATISS, Howard Charles | Director | 2019-12-12 | Apr 1958 | British |
| HALL, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2021-12-16 | Mar 1962 | British |
| JOWITT, Henrietta | Director | 2018-01-12 | Jul 1959 | British |
| KAPREKAR, Aniruddha Dinanath | Director | 2024-07-23 | Sep 1968 | British |
| LEE, Paul Anthony | Director | 2014-05-12 | Jan 1946 | British |
| MCRAE, Merran | Director | 2026-07-28 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MILLARD, Rosemary Harriet | Director | 2018-01-15 | Apr 1965 | British |
| WALLIS, Dominic Laurence Carden | Director | 2021-12-16 | May 1969 | British |
| WHARTON, Victoria Emma Louise | Director | 2022-12-15 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BULLEN, Kirsten Jean | Secretary | 2018-08-20 | 2026-08-17 |
| DOBSON, Helen Margaret | Secretary | 1999-12-03 | 2018-08-20 |
| HOGAN, George Martin Winton David | Secretary | 1994-12-02 | 1999-06-18 |
| MCDONALD, Tom, Sir | Secretary | 1992-01-27 | 1994-12-02 |
| NEOCOSMOS, Sally Christine | Secretary | 1999-06-18 | 1999-12-03 |
| ADSETTS, William Norman, Sir | Director | — | 1994-12-02 |
| ANDERSON, Edmund John Seward | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2023-12-13 |
| ARMOUR, Mark Henry | Director | 2012-01-05 | 2021-12-16 |
| ARTHUR, Michael James Paul, Professor | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2013-09-13 |
| ATHA, Bernard Peter, Honorary Alderman | Director | — | 2004-08-27 |
| BARSTOW, Josephine Clare | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2005-12-09 |
| BAVERSTOCK, Paul Antony | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2018-06-15 |
| BEVERLEY, Michael | Director | — | 2010-08-13 |
| BISHOP, Ann | Director | 2003-10-24 | 2013-09-13 |
| BLAKE, Judith Vivienne, Councillor | Director | 2003-10-24 | 2013-09-13 |
| BOWSER, Wayne | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2013-09-13 |
| BRENTNALL, Nicola Christine | Director | 2017-01-11 | 2020-12-11 |
| BULLOCK, Matthew Peter Dominic, The Hon | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| BYWATER, John Andrew | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2018-09-13 |
| COWELL, Raymond, Professor | Director | 2000-05-17 | 2010-11-26 |
| DILLON, Paula Marie | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2017-09-22 |
| DUCKWORTH, Roger Peter Terence | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2006-12-01 |
| ECCLES OF MOULTON, Diana Catherine, Lady | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2011-12-09 |
| FELDMAN, Ronald David, Mr (Councillor) | Director | 2004-08-27 | 2006-05-22 |
| GIBNEY, Vivien Murray | Director | 2003-10-24 | 2013-09-13 |
| GILMORE, Rosalind Edith Jean | Director | 1993-12-03 | 1997-12-05 |
| GRAHAM, John Alistair, Sir | Director | — | 2002-12-06 |
| GREEN, Christopher Gowland | Director | 2006-02-17 | 2009-06-25 |
| GUNNELL, William John | Director | — | 2001-12-07 |
| HEINITZ, Chris Alan, Councillor | Director | 1992-01-27 | 1994-12-02 |
| HEINITZ, Chris Alan, Councillor | Director | — | 1992-01-27 |
| HELLER, John Henry Godfrey | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2011-09-16 |
| HEMMING, Penelope Julia | Director | 1995-01-20 | 2004-02-06 |
| HUNT, Renee | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2023-06-16 |
| KELLETT, Liza Miranda Ryerson | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2019-12-12 |
| LASCELLES, George Henry Hubert, The Right Hon.The Earl Of Harewood | Director | — | 2006-02-17 |
| LEACH, Clive William | Director | 1992-12-04 | 2002-12-06 |
| LEE, Paul Anthony | Director | 1997-03-14 | 2000-10-20 |
| LINACRE, John Gordon Seymour, Sir | Director | — | 1998-06-19 |
| LLOYD, Clive Roland | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2018-09-13 |
| LOVELL, David John | Director | 1996-09-20 | 2002-12-06 |
| MACKINLAY, Jack Lindsay | Director | 1998-03-27 | 2011-12-09 |
| MANIURA, Peter Dominic | Director | 2013-09-13 | 2023-01-05 |
| MANTLE, Richard John, Sir | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2023-12-02 |
| MCDONALD, Tom, Sir | Director | — | 1995-12-08 |
| MCMILLAN, Ronald Thomas | Director | 2003-10-24 | 2009-06-30 |
| MURRAY, Thomas | Director | 1999-12-03 | 2003-07-07 |
| NEOCOSMOS, Sally Christine | Director | 1995-03-20 | 2003-12-05 |
| NETHERTON, Derek Nigel Donald | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2014-07-31 |
| POOVAYA-SMITH OBE, Nima, Dr | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2019-12-12 |
| PORT, Lynn | Director | 1995-12-09 | 2003-08-22 |
| POTTER, Geoffrey | Director | 2003-10-24 | 2013-09-13 |
| PRATT, George Malcolm, Professor | Director | 1992-12-04 | 1998-12-04 |
| PRYOR, Jonathan David | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2025-12-17 |
| ROBERTS-CHERRY, Caroline | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2025-12-17 |
| SHINDLER, Geoffrey Arnold | Director | 1994-12-20 | 1997-03-07 |
| SPARLING, Peter Norman | Director | — | 2012-09-07 |
| TAPP, Anthony Clement | Director | — | 1992-12-04 |
| TAYLOR, Russell Young Willis | Director | — | 1993-05-14 |
| WAKEFIELD, Keith Ivor | Director | 2013-09-13 | 2015-09-18 |
| WALKER, Antony Kenneth Frederick, Sir | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2000-01-05 |
| WARNETT, John Irving | Director | 2013-09-13 | 2023-01-05 |
| WEYER, Martin Laurence Vander | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2018-09-13 |
| WIDDOWS, Angela Hermione, The Hon | Director | 2003-10-24 | 2005-06-13 |
| WORSLEY, George Oliver | Director | — | 1992-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-08-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.