THE KINGS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4M
+17.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4M
+97.5% vs 2024
Employees
136
+37.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+275.9% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,450,385 | £3,835,462 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £468,010 | £2,048,498 | +337.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £579,665 | £2,179,196 | +275.9% | |
| Net profit | £579,665 | £2,179,196 | +275.9% | |
| Cash | £3,750,690 | £4,398,113 | +17.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,251,525 | £4,570,721 | +103% | |
| Net assets | £2,235,692 | £4,414,888 | +97.5% | |
| Equity | £2,235,692 | £4,414,888 | +97.5% | |
| Average employees | 99 | 136 | +37.4% | |
| Wages | £1,150,363 | £1,251,717 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.6% | 53.4% | |
| Net margin | 16.8% | 56.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.8% | 44.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.91x | 2.45x |
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
- MC Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 charitable 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.”
Group structure
- THE KINGS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED · parent
- New Theatre Royal - Trustees (Portsmouth) Limited
- Kings Theatre Enterprises Limited 100%
- Kings Theatre Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2025 the Kings became the sole member of the New Theatre Royal, essentially merging the two primary theatres in Portsmouth. In promoting this outcome, the respective boards had both concluded that a merger would provide operational efficiencies and a more cohesive cultural provision to Portsmouth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COSTA, Marie Ogugua | Director | 2023-09-08 | Jun 1938 | British |
| GANT, David Terrence | Director | 2014-01-29 | Apr 1949 | British |
| HASKER, Ronald | Director | 2002-06-18 | Jun 1951 | British |
| MASON, Hugh Laurence, Dr | Director | 2023-07-13 | Aug 1941 | British |
| MORGAN, Gareth James, Dr | Director | 2016-05-11 | Apr 1953 | British |
| PECK, Robert Andrew Charles Grant | Director | 2016-05-11 | May 1973 | British |
| PRESCOTT, Penelope Jane | Director | 2018-02-09 | Nov 1961 | British |
| QUAR, Graeme Brian | Director | 2024-06-11 | May 1958 | British |
| REPTON, Damon | Director | 2006-06-07 | Apr 1981 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Clare Jane | Secretary | 2019-03-29 | 2019-10-21 |
| JOWETT, John Gordon | Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2001-10-23 |
| MC CLORY, Susan Anne | Secretary | 2001-10-23 | 2019-03-29 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-28 | 2000-04-28 |
| ADAIR, Margaret Elizabeth, Councillor | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2012-06-27 |
| ANDREWS, Michael Gerrard | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2006-07-05 |
| BATEMAN, Patricia Ann, Councillor | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2005-07-26 |
| BLAIR, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2003-11-27 |
| BOWMAN, Patrick Sean | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2013-05-02 |
| BROWN, Clare Jane | Director | 2014-01-29 | 2022-04-21 |
| BUTLER, David Stephen, Rev | Director | 2007-07-11 | 2011-06-15 |
| DOBSON, Eileen | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2015-06-27 |
| DREW, Pauline Irene | Director | 2001-05-03 | 2002-06-10 |
| FAZACKARLEY, Jason, Cllr | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2004-06-22 |
| GRANT, Andrew Robert | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2002-05-16 |
| HALL, Theresa Wynne | Director | 2006-07-05 | 2007-07-17 |
| HALL, Theresa Wynne | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2003-05-20 |
| HENDERSON, David James | Director | 2018-02-09 | 2021-04-01 |
| HENRY, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2014-01-29 | 2017-06-30 |
| HUNT, Lee John, Councillor | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2009-07-15 |
| IRELAND, John Bernard | Director | 2007-07-11 | 2009-07-15 |
| JOWETT, John Gordon | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2006-06-07 |
| LANDER BRINKLEY, Robin Maxwell | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2017-03-22 |
| LANGRISH, Peter Leonard | Director | 2006-04-24 | 2010-05-25 |
| LANGRISH, Peter Leonard | Director | 2003-05-13 | 2006-01-11 |
| LOVE, Susan Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2014-01-29 | 2020-06-17 |
| MASON, Hugh Laurence, Dr | Director | 2011-06-15 | 2022-05-17 |
| MC CLORY, Susan Anne | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2001-10-23 |
| MCINTYRE, John, Cllr | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2003-05-13 |
| PRATT, Ian Heggie | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2024-07-21 |
| PRING, Alan | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2002-05-07 |
| SAUNDERS, Anthony James, Mr. | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2016-10-01 |
| SEMMENS, George Robin Ingram | Director | 2003-09-02 | 2004-07-13 |
| SMITH, Phillip George | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2014-07-30 |
| STOREY, Andrew Herbert | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2002-05-20 |
| STUBBS, Luke Edmund | Director | 2018-08-29 | 2021-10-14 |
| SYMES, Linda Rae, Cllr | Director | 2014-07-30 | 2018-06-04 |
| SYMES, Linda Rae, Cllr | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2011-06-15 |
| SYMES, Linda Rae, Cllr | Director | 2010-07-28 | 2011-06-15 |
| SYMES, Linda Rae, Cllr | Director | 2009-07-15 | 2010-05-24 |
| TAYLOR, William Michael | Director | 2010-04-07 | 2023-06-21 |
| TOMES, Deborah Ruth | Director | 2005-10-05 | 2007-10-22 |
| TUCKER, Robin Alexander | Director | 2003-10-15 | 2018-04-30 |
| WADSWORTH, Kathryn | Director | 2011-06-15 | 2014-07-30 |
| WILKINSON, William Frederick Howard | Director | 2000-04-28 | 2003-02-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Richard | Director | 2002-06-18 | 2018-04-30 |
| WOOD, Robert Michael | Director | 2022-01-26 | 2022-05-17 |
| WOOLF, Paul Ian | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2025-01-01 |
| WRAGG, Paul Simon | Director | 2006-06-07 | 2016-07-12 |
| YOUNG, Neill Matthew | Director | 2014-07-30 | 2018-06-19 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-04-28 | 2000-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.