STAGE SOUND SERVICES LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-03 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+79% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
+18% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
107
+7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+26.5% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £15,466,192 | £18,766,554 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £4,029,449 | £5,016,545 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,692,363 | £4,672,135 | |
| Net profit | £1,899,298 | -£1,545,622 | — | — | £2,750,822 | £3,479,544 | |
| Cash | £868,046 | £2,077,998 | — | — | £584,084 | £1,045,363 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,467,457 | — | — | — | £21,849,236 | £25,934,530 | |
| Net assets | £10,310,374 | £8,572,752 | — | — | £16,048,863 | £18,931,407 | |
| Equity | — | — | £10,787,149 | £13,762,941 | £16,048,863 | £18,931,407 | |
| Average employees | 65 | 58 | — | — | 100 | 107 | |
| Wages | £1,535,392 | £1,250,267 | — | — | £2,979,904 | £3,428,775 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £9,834 | £9,076 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+21.3%
£15,466,192 £18,766,554
-
Cash
+79%
£584,084 £1,045,363
-
Net assets
+18%
£16,048,863 £18,931,407
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7%
100 107
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+24.5%
£4,029,449 £5,016,545
-
Profit before tax
+26.5%
£3,692,363 £4,672,135
-
Wages
+15.1%
£2,979,904 £3,428,775
highest in 4 filed years
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 26.1% | 26.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 17.8% | 18.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 18.4% | 19.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.73x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 11.76x | 14.34x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“It has been another busy year for the group, with continued investment in both people and assets to support sustained growth. The scale and volume of equipment required for productions remains strong, with increasing demand from clients and productions utilising larger and more technically advanced systems. Several long-term projects have extended beyond their initially agreed rental periods, providing a stable and reliable source of income. The group has net assets of £18.9 million (2024: £16.0 million). Net current liabilities at 30 April 2025 were £1.8 million compared to £1.2 million at 30 April 2024. The director has prepared forecasts taking all the above factors into account and based on the forecasts prepared the director is confident that the company will be able to meet its debts as they fall due for at least the next twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Based on these indications the director believes that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- STAGE SOUND SERVICES LTD · parent
- Stage Lighting Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company converted £351,185 of loan previously made to Karno Sound Limited into a permanent investment of 10% of shares in Karno Sound Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HURLEY, Philip Edward | Director | 2003-04-22 | Mar 1974 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAYER, Guy | Secretary | 2009-02-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Clare Mary | Secretary | 2003-04-22 | 2009-02-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-04-22 | 2003-04-22 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-04-22 | 2003-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Edward Hurley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.