NIMAX THEATRES LIMITED
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Cash
£39M
+29% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£61M
+9.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
485
+3.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
-11.2% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-27 | 2021-10-03 | 2022-10-02 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,282,620 | £8,235,950 | £31,942,755 | £32,842,048 | £35,508,173 | £36,799,301 | +3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £667,488 | -£1,621,798 | £8,427,838 | £7,775,025 | £9,708,515 | £8,032,251 | -17.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,225,838 | -£1,749,789 | £8,557,097 | £7,534,970 | £10,079,076 | £8,952,672 | -11.2% | |
| Net profit | £655,221 | -£1,527,742 | £6,711,655 | £5,990,131 | £7,677,680 | £6,736,134 | -12.3% | |
| Cash | £13,339,567 | £29,652,720 | £22,909,241 | £26,451,244 | £30,437,846 | £39,266,899 | +29% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,226,826 | £41,890,353 | £44,879,073 | £51,025,042 | £56,926,429 | £61,930,863 | +8.8% | |
| Net assets | £38,810,853 | £37,283,111 | £43,994,766 | £49,984,897 | £56,012,577 | £61,098,711 | +9.1% | |
| Equity | £38,810,853 | £37,283,111 | £43,994,766 | £49,984,897 | £56,012,577 | £61,098,711 | +9.1% | |
| Average employees | 333 | 212 | 381 | 457 | 468 | 485 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £8,706,806 | £5,529,253 | £9,886,675 | £11,224,013 | £12,039,808 | £12,936,667 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £150,000 | £120,000 | £150,000 | £200,000 | £250,000 | £262,500 | +5% |
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 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-10-03 | 2022-10-02 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | -19.7% | 26.4% | 23.7% | 27.3% | 21.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | -18.5% | 21.0% | 18.2% | 21.6% | 18.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.7% | -3.9% | 18.8% | 15.2% | 17.1% | 13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 29.4% | 29.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.78x | 2.13x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 81.93x | — | — | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blinkhorns
- 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 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
- NIMAX THEATRES LIMITED · parent
- Palace Theatre London Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Continued strong performance due to long-running shows, successful new shows (Fawlty Towers, Retrograde, Punch, Unicorn, Mrs Warren's Profession, The Producers), additional concert and family programmes.”
- “Company continues to invest in its theatres and delivers a programme of maintenance and improvements.”
- “Strong demand for Nimax shows has helped to underpin good levels of advance bookings and cash reserves.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON, Marc Sandford | Secretary | 2015-06-04 | — | — |
| BURNS, Lounica Maureen Patricia | Director | 2005-06-28 | Aug 1954 | British |
| WEITZENHOFFER, Max | Director | 2005-06-28 | Oct 1939 | American |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENTON, Laurie Lesley | Secretary | 2012-04-10 | 2015-06-04 |
| TURNER, Keith Michael | Secretary | 2005-06-28 | 2012-04-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nimax Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation 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.