BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET
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Cash
£417k
+13.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£7.9m
+13.9% vs 2025
Employees
240
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to Accounting Policies Note 1 in the financial statements, which indicate that the charitable company is reliant on cashflows of uncertain timing.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £5,609,566 | £17,643,267 | £19,605,343 | +11.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£105,124 | -£989,732 | £970,496 | +198.1% | |
| Cash | £1,426,912 | £368,432 | £416,995 | +13.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,962,503 | £6,972,771 | £8,039,267 | +15.3% | |
| Net assets | £7,962,503 | £6,972,771 | £7,943,267 | +13.9% | |
| Equity | £7,962,503 | £6,972,771 | £7,943,267 | +13.9% | |
| Average employees | 192 | 223 | 240 | +7.6% | |
| Wages | £8,291,050 | £8,731,646 | £8,525,686 | -2.4% | |
| 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 | -1.9% | -5.6% | 5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.20x | 1.70x | 2.10x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Accounting Policies Note 1 in the financial statements, which indicate that the charitable company is reliant on cashflows of uncertain timing.”
Group structure
- BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET · parent
- BRB Production Services Limited 100%
- BRB Trading Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Barry Wallis | Director | 2019-12-16 | Sep 1956 | British |
| CURRIE, Stephen Paul | Director | 2025-12-03 | Sep 1969 | British |
| DUFFY, Marverine Angela | Director | 2021-06-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| HACKETT, Helen Jane | Director | 2025-07-04 | Jul 1953 | British |
| INGRAM, Shireenah | Director | 2021-06-01 | Oct 1990 | British |
| MCMEEKAN, Isabel | Director | 2026-03-17 | Jul 1978 | British |
| NORMINGTON, David John, Sir | Director | 2018-05-08 | Oct 1951 | British |
| ONDIMU, Christine | Director | 2021-06-01 | Mar 1972 | American |
| PINNELLS, Eleanor Lucy | Director | 2025-12-03 | Nov 1981 | British |
| RANDHAWA, Harminder | Director | 2025-12-03 | Jan 1983 | British |
| RICHARDS, Clare | Director | 2025-12-03 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODRIGUEZ, Christopher | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| WILLIAMS, Anna Elizabeth | Secretary | 1997-02-19 | 2023-09-01 |
| ABRAMSKY, Jennifer Gita, Dame | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2019-10-01 |
| ALDEN, Deirdre Caroline, Councillor | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2017-10-03 |
| ALLEN, Gary James | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2003-11-17 |
| ARCHER, Richard Jeremy | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2004-08-28 |
| ARCHER, Richard Jeremy | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2002-09-16 |
| BYATT, Penelope Jane | Director | 2008-02-25 | 2009-09-21 |
| CLARKE, Michael Gilbert, Professor | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2018-05-01 |
| CLARKE, Timothy | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2014-10-16 |
| COOMBS, Anthony Michael Vincent | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2025-12-02 |
| CROSSLEY, Sandra Elizabeth | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2025-12-02 |
| DAWES, Kirk Lancelot | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2011-10-17 |
| DAWKINS, Nigel | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2004-09-08 |
| DRABBLE, Mary Jane | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2010-11-15 |
| DRUMMOND, John | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2002-02-18 |
| DUBLIN, Dion | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2013-06-17 |
| ELLIOTT, Michael John | Director | 2016-06-20 | 2025-12-02 |
| GLANVILLE, Charles Dixon | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2018-03-21 |
| GLANVILLE, Charles Dixon | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2015-06-15 |
| GREY, Beryl | Director | 1997-03-10 | 1999-10-18 |
| HACKETT, Helen Jane | Director | 2019-12-19 | 2023-08-01 |
| HALLIDAY, Louise Catherine | Director | 2014-03-24 | 2016-06-20 |
| HARRISON, Susan Rowledge | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2019-10-01 |
| HAYWOOD, Richard | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2007-06-04 |
| HENSON, Marguerite Ann | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2010-12-13 |
| HINTON, Armenta | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2005-12-22 |
| HOLLNGSWORTH, David Paul | Director | 2002-04-22 | 2008-12-08 |
| HOOD, John Bertram | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2004-07-12 |
| HUGHES, Desmond Stephen | Director | 2022-12-06 | 2025-02-23 |
| HUGHES, Desmond Stephen | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2018-06-28 |
| HUTCHINGS, Charles James, Councillor | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2015-06-15 |
| JONES, Rebecca Julia | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2014-10-16 |
| KATRAK, Nicola Kim | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2004-09-13 |
| KING FARLOW, Tessa | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2009-04-02 |
| KING-FARLOW, Tessa | Director | 1997-02-19 | 2003-11-17 |
| KIRK, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2002-10-30 |
| LAURENCE, Jeanetta Christine | Director | 2019-12-16 | 2024-02-19 |
| MACGIBBON, Ross Arthur | Director | 2011-06-13 | 2019-03-18 |
| MCAULIFFE, Nichola Teresa Mary | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2006-12-08 |
| NEARS, Colin Gray | Director | 1997-02-19 | 2002-09-16 |
| NICHOLAS, Angela Jane Udale | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2002-09-16 |
| NICHOLSON, Brian Thomas Graves | Director | 2001-04-23 | 2005-12-12 |
| PARKER, Charles Herbert | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2017-01-02 |
| PATEL, Hemma | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2025-02-23 |
| RAY MAHASAY, Piali | Director | 2000-09-11 | 2005-08-18 |
| RICE, Carl Joseph, Councillor | Director | 2019-06-12 | 2022-07-06 |
| RITTNER, Luke Philip Hardwick, Sir | Director | 2024-03-19 | 2026-02-01 |
| ROBINSON, Kenneth, Dr | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2001-04-23 |
| ROBSON, Lou, Councillor | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2019-04-01 |
| SKILLICORN, Malcolm Douglas, Doctor | Director | 1997-03-10 | 1998-07-20 |
| SMITH, Janet Alison | Director | 2003-11-17 | 2012-10-16 |
| SOUTHGATE, Robert | Director | 1997-02-19 | 2004-11-15 |
| SPENCE, Deborah Jacqueline | Director | 2016-06-20 | 2025-12-02 |
| SQUIRES, Charles Ian | Director | 2015-10-19 | 2025-02-23 |
| TENNANT, Jamie, Cllr | Director | 2025-02-23 | 2026-06-08 |
| TEO, Jan | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2015-09-04 |
| THOMSON, Lesley Ann | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2013-06-17 |
| WADDINGTON, Alberta Margaret, Councillor | Director | 2004-10-18 | 2012-10-16 |
| WALLIS, Edmund Arthur | Director | 2005-10-17 | 2010-12-15 |
| WALLIS, Edmund Arthur | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2004-09-13 |
| WARD, Ian Antony, Councillor | Director | 2002-11-18 | 2011-10-17 |
| WRIGHT, Richard Dingle | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2003-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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.