THE CREATIVE PLACE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-09 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£335K
+9.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
14
+7.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£50K
-64.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £1,843,283 | £2,039,718 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £156,695 | £66,523 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £174,035 | £139,184 | £49,792 | |
| Net profit | — | -£166,574 | — | £208,498 | £110,545 | £36,935 | |
| Cash | — | £28,714 | £21,290 | £13,590 | £666 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£514,124 | -£662,331 | -£434,227 | -£363,635 | -£329,309 | |
| Net assets | — | -£635,573 | -£691,343 | -£482,846 | -£372,301 | -£335,366 | |
| Equity | -£468,999 | -£635,573 | -£691,343 | -£482,846 | -£372,301 | -£335,366 | |
| Average employees | — | 20 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+10.7%
£1,843,283 £2,039,718
-
Cash
-100%
£666 £0
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.9%
-£372,301 -£335,366
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+7.7%
13 14
-
Operating profit
-57.5%
£156,695 £66,523
-
Profit before tax
-64.2%
£139,184 £49,792
lowest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.5% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -43.1% | -20.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.50x | 0.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 8.95x | 3.97x |
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
- THE CREATIVE PLACE LIMITED 1992-08-12 → present
- COLOURBOX CREATIVE CENTRE LIMITED 1992-07-30 → 1992-08-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- RDP Newmans LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHINCHANWALA, Rashid Peter | Secretary | 2019-03-19 | — | — |
| BREEN, Michael John | Director | 2019-03-19 | Jun 1954 | English |
| CHINCHANWALA, Rashid Peter | Director | 2019-03-19 | Apr 1964 | British |
| HUNT, James | Director | 2001-11-07 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNT, Susan | Secretary | 1993-08-23 | 2019-03-19 |
| THERRIEN, Marilyn Joyce | Secretary | 1992-07-30 | 1993-08-23 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-07-30 | 1992-07-30 |
| DAVIES, Paul, Mr. | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2022-01-20 |
| DAVIES, Paul, Mr. | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2011-08-31 |
| HUNT, David John | Director | 1993-08-23 | 2019-03-19 |
| HUNT, Susan | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2019-03-19 |
| LEPARD, Barry James | Director | 1993-08-23 | 2016-07-05 |
| THERRIEN, Paul George | Director | 1992-07-30 | 1993-08-23 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-07-30 | 1992-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Powerhouse Partnership Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-19 | Active |
| Mrs Susan Hunt | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-02-28 | Ceased 2019-03-19 |
| Mr David John Hunt | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-01-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2020-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.