THE ORPHEUS CENTRE TRUST
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Cash
£1.2m
+188.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.3m
+8.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
100
-4.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£516k
+716.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,170,447 | £3,701,307 | £4,183,056 | +13% | |
| Operating profit | — | £63,220 | £516,287 | +716.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£264,116 | £63,220 | £516,287 | +716.7% | |
| Net profit | -£264,116 | £339,190 | £673,723 | +98.6% | |
| Cash | £508,948 | £400,182 | £1,155,325 | +188.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,318,086 | £7,657,276 | £8,330,999 | +8.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,318,086 | £7,657,276 | £8,330,999 | +8.8% | |
| Equity | £7,318,086 | £7,657,276 | £8,330,999 | +8.8% | |
| Average employees | 106 | 105 | 100 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £2,377,529 | £2,554,749 | £2,680,918 | +4.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £586,000 | £648,000 | +10.6% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.7% | 12.3% | |
| Net margin | -8.3% | 9.2% | 16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.8% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.4% | 2.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 2.80x | 3.65x |
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
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee's 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 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.”
Significant events
- “In August 2024, HRH Duke of Edinburgh attended a special viewing of Starlight Express in support of the Orpheus Centre.”
- “In July 2025, at Trevereux Manor, students interviewed HRH Duke of Edinburgh as part of their broadcast project, O-TV, then performed an original song about their vision for a new home at Orpheus. The event was supported by special guests Dame Judi Dench and Sir Michael Palin.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY TAYLOR, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2024-04-24 | Dec 1965 | British |
| DALLYN, Jessica Clare | Director | 2023-04-26 | Oct 1977 | British |
| FENTON, Virginia Kay, Dr | Director | 2017-12-06 | Feb 1974 | New Zealander |
| LEADER, Joelle Christine | Director | 2024-04-24 | Jul 1957 | British |
| MCHATTIE, Frederick | Director | 2025-10-22 | Jul 1956 | British |
| OTA, Zoe Kathleen | Director | 2024-04-24 | Apr 1989 | British |
| STEVENS, Katie | Director | 2023-10-19 | Dec 1972 | British |
| TEMKO, Nicola Ruth | Director | 2025-11-06 | Aug 1958 | British |
| WEBBER, Howard Simon | Director | 2022-04-19 | Jan 1955 | British |
| WHITE, Neil Graham | Director | 2016-02-09 | Feb 1952 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Rachel | Secretary | 2019-03-18 | 2020-06-23 |
| BRAVERMAN, Daniel Max | Secretary | 2010-03-23 | 2011-12-05 |
| GROOM, Richard John | Secretary | 2007-10-20 | 2009-01-12 |
| JOHNSON, Megan Daphne | Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2007-10-19 |
| POULTON, Philip Anthony | Secretary | 2009-01-12 | 2009-07-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Graham | Secretary | 2011-12-05 | 2019-03-17 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-31 | 2004-03-31 |
| BARROW, Russell Geoffrey | Director | 2009-05-18 | 2020-10-27 |
| BEER, John William, Dr | Director | 2010-01-25 | 2022-04-19 |
| BURLING, Christopher John | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2023-04-26 |
| BURTON, James Alan Leigh | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2009-09-07 |
| CHANDRAN, Vikranth | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2025-04-23 |
| CURTIS, Gordon Oliver | Director | 2021-04-27 | 2024-04-24 |
| ELIAS, Antoun Edouard | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2022-04-19 |
| GOULD, Michael John | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2009-09-07 |
| GROOM, Richard John | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2021-04-27 |
| JAKEMAN, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2008-01-14 |
| MABERLY, Giles Hite Pakenham | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2014-12-09 |
| MASSIAH, Samuel Timothy O'Brien | Director | 2021-10-19 | 2023-07-26 |
| MCLAUGHLAN, Thomas Osborne | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2025-11-26 |
| MCSHERRY, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2017-12-23 | 2021-11-18 |
| PALMER MELHAM, Angela Mary | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2005-11-14 |
| SCHWARTZ, Sonette Andrea | Director | 2022-04-19 | 2022-05-24 |
| STILGOE, Jack, Dr | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2009-03-16 |
| STILGOE, Joseph | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2017-10-16 |
| STILGOE, Richard Henry Simpson, Sir | Director | 2004-03-31 | 2023-04-26 |
| SWAIN, Helen Mary, Dr | Director | 2004-05-24 | 2022-04-19 |
| TRUELOVE, Matthew Charles | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2020-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-19 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.