TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

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

• Turnover

  +14.3%

  £2,494,842 → £2,851,293

• Cash

  -6.7%

  £753,598 → £703,454

• Net assets

  +16%

  £1,890,290 → £2,193,339

• Employees

  +10%

  10 → 11

  highest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  -33.6%

  £434,194 → £288,105

• Profit before tax

  -30.7%

  £437,498 → £303,049

• Wages

  +11.7%

  £349,056 → £390,042

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Xeinadin Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' 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 charity'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.”

Significant events

• “The Smeds and The Smoos being nominated for The Olivier Awards 2024 in Best Family Show category. The show also returned to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August.”
• “The Elmer Adventure based on David Mckee's Elmer books which had its world premiere at Lowry Salford followed by a second week at Southbank Centre London in October half term. There were 20 performances across two weeks with a total audience of 9093.”
• “Our Christmas Productions increased this year consisting of our family offering over the festive period with four sit down runs of our shows across the UK; Warwick Arts Centre, ArtsDepot Barnet, The Watermill Theatre Banbury and Lyric Theatre West End.”
• “In February 2025 we ran the Directors Short Course over three consecutive Saturdays. This is the second time we have offered this course, and places are offered free of charge through application process. Eight directors were selected to take part.”
• “This year was our inaugural year of our Directors Award which saw four directors spend a week in the studio developing their storytelling idea with a small budget provided by Tall Stories.”
• “We reached an additional 655 young people, teachers and their families across 14 performances as part of our free preview initiative which saw us partner with 12 local primary schools in Islington”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.