THE CHICKEN SHED THEATRE TRUST
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Cash
£2.2m
+12.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£5m
+8.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
114
-0.9% vs 2025
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,448,274 | £3,900,227 | £221,116 | £4,533,510 | £4,869,559 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £665,275 | £486,450 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £663,384 | £490,194 | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £158,014 | £280,120 | £386,719 | +38.1% | |
| Cash | £1,496,312 | £1,465,056 | £1,800,458 | £1,955,093 | £2,204,776 | +12.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,900,067 | £4,339,477 | £4,327,902 | £4,608,022 | £4,994,741 | +8.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,679,694 | £4,169,888 | £4,327,902 | £4,608,022 | £4,994,741 | +8.4% | |
| Equity | £3,679,694 | — | £4,327,902 | £4,608,022 | £4,994,741 | +8.4% | |
| Average employees | 104 | 102 | 107 | 115 | 114 | -0.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,135,736 | £2,356,335 | £2,471,588 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £111,516 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £54,133 | £55,757 | — | — |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.3% | 12.5% | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | 71.5% | 6.2% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.1% | 11.2% | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.3% | -8.9% | 11.9% | 6.7% | 7.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.70x | 8.19x | 7.55x |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the latest cash flow projections considered by the trustees indicate the group has sufficient resources available to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statement and hence they continue to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE CHICKEN SHED THEATRE TRUST · parent
- Chickenshed Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2025, Chickenshed experienced a cyber incident affecting some of our administrative systems.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEACOCK, Daniel Leslie | Secretary | 2015-06-03 | — | — |
| ALLFORD, Simon | Director | 2019-06-27 | Jul 1961 | British |
| CONSTANTI, Peter Panagiotou | Director | 2016-06-07 | Jun 1966 | British |
| CROFT, Richard | Director | 2022-03-16 | Nov 1969 | British |
| DE PURY, Chris | Director | 2020-12-03 | Feb 1968 | British |
| GIBBON, Anthony David | Director | 2012-07-06 | Aug 1965 | British |
| HALL, Kathleen Margaret | Director | 2021-03-17 | Dec 1954 | British |
| KERR, Brendan Martin, Mr. | Director | 2022-03-16 | Aug 1965 | Irish |
| LAHHAM, Aref Hisham | Director | 2019-06-27 | Feb 1965 | British |
| LOCK, James Robert | Director | 2019-06-27 | Jan 1976 | British |
| MILLICAN, Nicholas Luke | Director | 2019-06-27 | Aug 1981 | British |
| MULDOON, Ashley Thomas Edward | Director | 2019-03-14 | Nov 1971 | Australian |
| ORR, Murray Leonard | Director | 2024-09-26 | Aug 1958 | Irish |
| RAYNE, Jane Antonia Frances, Lady | Director | 1992-06-24 | Aug 1932 | British |
| RAYNE, Natasha Deborah | Director | 2000-05-17 | Mar 1966 | British |
| SERGIOU, Theo | Director | 2021-12-02 | May 2001 | British |
| SHALIT OBE, Jonathan Sigmund, Professor | Director | 1996-10-09 | Apr 1962 | British |
| WARD, Marcus | Director | 2025-03-05 | May 1990 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALCOMBE, David Thomas | Secretary | 2005-03-17 | 2009-12-08 |
| BULL, John | Secretary | 1992-06-24 | 2005-03-17 |
| CRAWLEY, Patrick Hugh Stewart | Secretary | 1992-04-08 | 1992-06-24 |
| SHILLINGLAW, Wendy | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2015-06-03 |
| BACON, David Michael | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2013-04-17 |
| BERGER CBE, Joshua Adam, Mr. | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2021-12-02 |
| BRAMBLE, Terence Michael | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-06-30 |
| CAMPSIE, Nicholas James | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2019-03-05 |
| COLEMAN, Sylvia May | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2011-05-25 |
| CRAWLEY, Patrick Hugh Stewart | Director | 1992-04-08 | 1992-06-24 |
| CREAN, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 1995-07-11 | 1997-06-23 |
| DENCH, Judith Olivia, Dame | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2025-02-10 |
| FILBY, Anthony | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2006-09-28 |
| FILBY, Stanley Hereward | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2000-10-21 |
| GAFSEN, Martin David | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2025-08-25 |
| GIBBON, Anthony David | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2011-03-31 |
| GRANGER, Derek Harold | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2013-10-08 |
| GRIFFIN, Jacky | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2020-09-29 |
| HART, Josephine | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-04-16 |
| HEYWORTH, Malcolm Bevan | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2011-05-18 |
| HOSKINS, Linda | Director | 1998-09-15 | 2011-05-25 |
| JORDAN, Diane Louise | Director | 2002-09-18 | 2007-10-02 |
| LANE, Nancy Jane, Dr | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1996-10-21 |
| LEWIS, Leonard Richard | Director | 1998-02-11 | 2011-05-16 |
| MAGNUS, Ems | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2010-10-01 |
| MAIN, Lesley, Dr | Director | 2021-03-17 | 2022-11-12 |
| MARSH, Emma Katherine | Director | 1994-01-20 | 1996-10-09 |
| MASON, Christine Hansine | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2021-06-23 |
| MCCALLUM, Martin | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1997-04-23 |
| MILLSOM, Walter | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2001-11-19 |
| NUNN, Trevor Robert | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2019-02-01 |
| PALUMBO, Peter Garth, The Lord | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2001-05-03 |
| PARFITT, David John | Director | 1997-09-16 | 2011-05-25 |
| PATERSON-TODD, Jane | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2011-07-27 |
| PRESS, Wendy Gail | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2011-05-30 |
| RITCHIE, Alison | Director | 2003-04-10 | 2016-12-08 |
| ROSE, Matthew Saul | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2025-01-16 |
| SHALIT, Jonathan Sigmund | Director | 1996-10-09 | 1997-06-23 |
| SHANE, Roger Alan | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2013-04-17 |
| SMEETH, Jeremy | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2008-03-06 |
| SONING, Angela Susan Francis, Mrs. | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2013-06-11 |
| SONING, Angela Susan Francis, Mrs. | Director | 2008-12-09 | 2011-04-05 |
| SUZMAN, Janet | Director | 1992-06-24 | 1997-03-27 |
| SWAN, Richard Roland Seymour | Director | 1992-04-08 | 1996-04-19 |
| SWEETBAUM, Anne Betty Leonie | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1997-08-04 |
| TYRRELL, Jude | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2020-07-02 |
| VARAH, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2010-06-22 | 2016-06-07 |
| VELA-HITCHCOX, Phoebe | Director | 2018-06-17 | 2025-06-18 |
| WARD, Manus | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2011-03-14 |
| WESTON, Caroline | Director | 2008-03-06 | 2011-04-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael | Director | 1992-06-24 | 2001-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 243 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-29 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.