CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST
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Cash
£1.3m
-8.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£5.2m
-4.1% vs 2025
Employees
32
+10.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£220k
-189.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 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 | £1,580,750 | £3,972,704 | £3,359,697 | -15.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £66,731 | £245,114 | -£219,519 | -189.6% | |
| Net profit | £66,731 | £244,539 | -£221,655 | -190.6% | |
| Cash | £1,085,523 | £1,377,320 | £1,259,356 | -8.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,220,055 | £5,464,594 | £5,245,109 | -4% | |
| Net assets | £5,220,055 | £5,464,594 | £5,242,940 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £5,220,055 | £5,464,594 | £5,242,940 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 37 | 29 | 32 | +10.3% | |
| Wages | £744,752 | £824,880 | £900,874 | +9.2% | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.2% | 6.2% | -6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.77x | 3.27x | 3.21x |
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
- CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST 2001-01-23 → present
- CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST LIMITED 1984-12-31 → 2001-01-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have assessed the potential level of risk and have designated the capital spending and organisational development funds to support the strategic aims of the organisation. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST · parent
- TBTL Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEECROFT, Lucy Theresa | Secretary | 2026-03-14 | — | — |
| ALBERTI, Samuel John Matthew Mayer | Director | 2026-06-06 | Jun 1974 | British,German |
| BARNETT, Melina Chantea Quayera Elaine | Director | 2025-03-22 | Dec 1993 | British |
| LEITCH, Angus Martin | Director | 2025-01-25 | Dec 1958 | British |
| MACDONALD, Neil Andrew | Director | 2025-01-25 | Jul 1956 | British |
| OMELTSCHENKO, Jenna | Director | 2025-03-22 | Aug 1985 | British |
| SEWARD, Karen Estelle | Director | 2025-01-25 | Mar 1965 | British |
| SPEIGHT, Thomas Richard | Director | 2025-01-25 | Feb 1969 | British |
| WHITEHEAD, Marie Elaine | Director | 2025-01-25 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDRED, Michael John | Secretary | 2006-09-23 | 2016-08-02 |
| BINGHAM, Roger Kenneth | Secretary | 2005-07-12 | 2005-12-10 |
| BLACKLOCK, Jonathan James Scoular | Secretary | — | 1993-07-08 |
| ELLIS, Joan Lilian | Secretary | 1993-12-20 | 1999-12-11 |
| GILCHRIST, Patric Alan | Secretary | 1999-12-11 | 2006-09-23 |
| JACKSON, Christine Margaret, Councillor | Secretary | 2007-06-20 | 2007-06-20 |
| LAWLER, Michael Philip | Secretary | 2016-08-02 | 2020-12-15 |
| LEADER, Amanda Dawn | Secretary | 2021-09-25 | 2026-02-20 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Elizabeth Dick | Director | 2004-05-20 | 2008-06-13 |
| BINGHAM, Roger Kenneth | Director | 2013-02-15 | 2013-06-06 |
| BINGHAM, Roger Kenneth | Director | 2005-07-12 | 2012-10-08 |
| BLACKLOCK, Jonathan James Scoular | Director | — | 1993-07-08 |
| CARTER, Charles William Hugh | Director | 2018-03-24 | 2026-09-05 |
| CHAMBERS, Anne | Director | 2018-06-23 | 2022-03-26 |
| CLARE, Jessie, Rev Mrs | Director | 2008-07-30 | 2009-07-15 |
| COLHOUN, John Ivar | Director | 2003-06-28 | 2005-10-26 |
| COOK, Douglas Frank | Director | 2009-08-11 | 2018-06-23 |
| COX, James, Dr | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2022-09-03 |
| CRAWFORD, Sean | Director | 1996-12-11 | 2003-06-28 |
| ELLIS, Joan Lilian | Director | 1998-05-23 | 2009-09-21 |
| ELLIS, Joan Lilian | Director | — | 1996-12-12 |
| FAREBROTHER, Janet Isabel | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2019-07-02 |
| FLEMING, David Colin | Director | 1996-12-11 | 2016-12-06 |
| FREEMAN, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2019-06-22 | 2026-09-05 |
| FREESTONE, Elizabeth Charlotte | Director | 2021-04-06 | 2026-09-05 |
| FRYER, Jack Ernest, Councillor | Director | 1998-05-23 | 2000-12-09 |
| FRYER, Jack Ernest, Councillor | Director | 1995-12-20 | 1996-12-12 |
| FRYER-SPEDDING, Janaki Chandana | Director | 2018-03-24 | 2025-10-04 |
| GRAHAM, Keith Anthony | Director | — | 1998-03-21 |
| GREEN, Trevor Irwin | Director | — | 1995-12-20 |
| HALL, Charles Geoffrey | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2021-09-25 |
| HART, Martyn Peter Telford | Director | — | 1995-12-20 |
| HILL, Ian | Director | 2012-07-24 | 2021-06-09 |
| HINDE, Stanley, Mr. | Director | 2001-09-22 | 2005-05-08 |
| ILLMAN, Nigel David | Director | 1998-03-21 | 2015-02-07 |
| ILLMAN, Nigel David | Director | — | 1996-12-12 |
| JACKSON, Christine Margaret, Councillor | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2010-01-27 |
| KELLAS, Margaret Anne | Director | — | 1993-12-20 |
| KEMP, Denstone | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2014-06-14 |
| KEMP, Denstone | Director | 2008-06-14 | 2010-05-13 |
| KEMP, Philip Thornton | Director | 1998-03-21 | 2007-09-22 |
| KEMP, Philip Thornton | Director | — | 1996-12-12 |
| KEMP, Phillip Thornton | Director | 1998-05-23 | 1999-10-30 |
| KENDAL, Peter, Councillor | Director | 2005-12-10 | 2007-06-20 |
| KITCHINGMAN, Celia Rosemary | Director | 1998-05-23 | 2004-09-25 |
| LAMONT, Graham William | Director | — | 2019-08-18 |
| LOWRY, Fiona Claire | Director | 2021-04-06 | 2025-06-19 |
| LYWOOD, Anthony John | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2016-07-08 |
| MATTHEWS, Stephen John | Director | 1996-12-11 | 2001-08-29 |
| MCLAUGHLIN-FLYNN, Catherine Anna | Director | 2018-03-24 | 2025-10-04 |
| MOORHOUSE, Philip James | Director | 2021-04-06 | 2024-12-07 |
| MUNBY, Ronald | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2011-04-02 |
| MUSGRAVE, James | Director | 2000-12-09 | 2003-06-28 |
| OGLETHORPE, David Andrew | Director | — | 1995-12-20 |
| OMELTSCHENKO, Jenna Louise | Director | 2021-04-06 | 2024-08-27 |
| OWEN, Godfrey Charles | Director | 2006-10-17 | 2021-09-25 |
| PUGMIRE, Martin | Director | 2010-05-13 | 2019-04-22 |
| ROBINSON, Victoria Rachel | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2019-08-18 |
| TEMPLE, Lindsay | Director | 1998-05-23 | 2003-08-18 |
| THOMPSON, Edward Augustus Lacey | Director | 2004-09-25 | 2008-06-14 |
| TOD, Peter Arnold | Director | 1998-05-23 | 2003-02-27 |
| TOD, Peter Arnold | Director | 1995-12-20 | 1996-12-12 |
| WALKER, John Wilkins | Director | 2003-06-28 | 2004-05-20 |
| YOUNG, Hilary Alistair | Director | 1998-05-23 | 2016-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 275 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.