OPERA HOLLAND PARK
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Cash
£386k
+215.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.1m
+1.6% vs 2024
Employees
38
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17k
+114.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-09-03.
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,673,121 | £3,746,251 | £3,868,322 | +3.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£118,387 | £17,420 | +114.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£472,470 | -£118,387 | £17,420 | +114.7% | |
| Net profit | -£471,506 | -£118,387 | £17,420 | +114.7% | |
| Cash | £300,383 | £122,506 | £386,055 | +215.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,247,687 | £1,131,107 | £1,148,689 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,247,687 | £1,131,107 | £1,148,689 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £1,247,687 | £1,131,107 | £1,148,689 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 20 | 37 | 38 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £794,350 | £840,711 | £900,289 | +7.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £233,402 | £149,092 | £232,561 | +56% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £114,999 | £124,999 | +8.7% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -3.2% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | -17.6% | -3.2% | 0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -10.5% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.0% | 30.2% | 32.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 2.56x | 2.26x |
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
- OPERA HOLLAND PARK 2016-10-01 → present
- OPERA HOLLAND PARK FRIENDS 2002-08-20 → 2016-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Taking into account the mitigating actions available and the Charity's overall financial position, the Trustees are satisfied that the Charity is well placed to respond to changing circumstances and continue its operations for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Our summer season of opera reached over 25,000 audience members across 32 performances of six different operas, including Opera Holland Park's first staging of a Wagner opera (The Flying Dutchman).”
- “The 2025 season again featured in a number of "Picks of 2025" and "Summer Highlights" listings in the broadsheet press. Other media coverage included live broadcasts on BBC Radio Three and a feature on Radio Four's "How to Play".”
- “We saw an increase in the female creative workforce from 37% in 2024 to 50% in 2025.”
- “This year we trialled solar panels at the theatre. These produced enough energy to power two fridges, reducing our reliance on electricity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARDING ROLLS, Lucinda | Secretary | 2024-11-06 | — | — |
| BHATIA, Ramanbir | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1987 | British |
| BROWN, Melanie | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1961 | British |
| GROSSMAN, Loyd Daniel Gilman, Sir | Director | 2024-10-01 | Sep 1950 | British |
| HUGHES-HALLETT, Thomas Michael Sydney, Sir | Director | 2025-02-06 | Aug 1954 | British |
| STEERS, Helen Nicola | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| THOMPSON, Su-Mei | Director | 2025-06-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| TSANG, Jean | Director | 2021-12-14 | Feb 1980 | British |
| VEREY, David John, Sir | Director | 2024-10-01 | Dec 1950 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Fiona | Secretary | 2005-12-07 | 2021-01-25 |
| FLETCHER, Colin Howard | Secretary | 2002-08-20 | 2005-12-07 |
| THURAIRAJAH, Pratheepan | Secretary | 2021-01-25 | 2023-09-30 |
| WOOLLATT, Lucy | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | 2024-11-05 |
| BOWES, Catherine Lister | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2015-09-24 |
| CAMPBELL, Fiona Christine | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2019-09-30 |
| CHESSEX, Robin | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2005-02-08 |
| COLVER, David Arthur | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2015-09-24 |
| CORBYN, Stuart Alan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| FLETCHER, Colin Howard | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2004-10-06 |
| GANGULI, Anupam | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2021-09-30 |
| GILES, Paul Anthony | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| HALLIDAY, Louise Catherine | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| HARDING - ROLLS, Lucinda | Director | 2024-11-06 | 2024-11-06 |
| HEPBURN, Jessica | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2019-10-30 |
| HOLDSWORTH HUNT, Christopher | Director | 2006-12-06 | 2008-10-16 |
| HOW, Denzil Robert Onslow | Director | 2006-12-06 | 2013-12-09 |
| JARY, Michael Keith | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2025-08-06 |
| KRAMER, Martin Cedric | Director | 2006-12-06 | 2024-09-30 |
| LASCELLES, Angela Marion | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2015-09-24 |
| LAW, George Llewellyn | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2003-06-12 |
| LEE, Mary Joan | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2013-09-18 |
| LOCKETT, Martin, Dr | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2017-05-31 |
| MACKAY, Charles Dorsey | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2024-09-30 |
| MCDONALD, Trevor, Sir | Director | 2015-09-24 | 2024-09-30 |
| O'NEILL, Sally Ann | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| OWEN, Susan Jane, Dame | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| PARRY, Edward David | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2015-07-22 |
| PULLMAN, Nigel Reginald | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2015-09-24 |
| RAMAGE, Peter Francis | Director | 2015-03-16 | 2015-09-24 |
| STEERS, Helen Nicola | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| TEO, Shanmae | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| WITHERS, Carla Maria | Director | 2002-08-20 | 2011-02-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Dorsey Mackay | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.