EAST STREET ARTS

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

  -3.8%

  £1,391,182 → £1,337,793

• Cash

  +16.4%

  £396,942 → £461,979

• Net assets

  +6.6%

  £2,754,067 → £2,936,408

• Employees

  -36.4%

  22 → 14

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  +166%

  -£347,384 → £229,401

• Profit before tax

  +146.3%

  -£393,716 → £182,341

• Wages

  -26.3%

  £542,698 → £399,859

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

S&W Audit

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees are satisfied that ESA remains a going concern and that the steps taken this year have materially strengthened the organisation's future financial resilience.”

Significant events

• “2024-2025 has been a year of consolidation, renewed organisational discipline, and strategic repositioning for East Street Arts (ESA).”
• “Despite a challenging external environment characterised by rising operational costs, pressured funding streams, and an increasingly competitive sector - ESA has continued to deliver meaningful artistic opportunities, maintain a significant national portfolio of creative workspaces, and advance its role as a key advocate for sustainable artist-led infrastructure.”
• “The year presented significant operational and financial pressures, requiring clear action to stabilise the organisation's financial position. Major achievements included: rebuilding of the finance function following staff turnover; reinstatement of strong management accounting and cashflow monitoring; correction of historic utility billing errors, resulting in the recovery of more than £18,000; consolidation of energy contracts to reduce risk and improve cost control; significant improvements in debt recovery, particularly relating to temporary spaces; transition to more efficient payment and banking systems; completion of the annual audit with strengthened preparation planning for future years.”

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

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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