NEW ADVENTURES CHARITY
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Cash
£6.5m
+1.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.4m
+23% vs 2024
Employees
170
+23.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1m
+48.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,747,407 | £10,591,575 | -9.8% | |
| Operating profit | £603,682 | £955,318 | +58.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £683,521 | £1,013,414 | +48.3% | |
| Net profit | £683,521 | £1,013,414 | +48.3% | |
| Cash | £6,386,023 | £6,479,422 | +1.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,403,887 | £5,417,301 | +23% | |
| Net assets | £4,403,887 | £5,417,301 | +23% | |
| Equity | £4,403,887 | £5,417,301 | +23% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 170 | +23.2% | |
| Wages | £2,963,983 | £3,401,123 | +14.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.1% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 9.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.7% | 17.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.91x | 2.03x |
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
- NEW ADVENTURES CHARITY 2019-05-02 → present
- RE-BOURNE 2008-03-29 → 2019-05-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Nyman Libson Paul LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have reached this conclusion based on the current cash position, sound financial forecasting processes, and regular communication between the Executive Team and the Finance and Audit Sub-Committee. Following this assessment and after making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- NEW ADVENTURES CHARITY · parent
- New Adventures Red Shoes Ltd 100%
- New Adventures Sleeping Beauty Ltd 100%
- New Adventures Partnerships Ltd 100%
- New Adventures Verona Ltd 100%
- New Adventures Scissors Ltd 100%
- N A Swans Ltd 100%
- New Adventures Bell Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Edward Scissorhands returned to our repertoire after a nine-year absence, captivating over 42,000 people across 42 performances in six venues. Half of the dancers came through development programmes.”
- “Romeo and Juliet toured to nine cities across Asia (Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing) with 70 performances and over 30,000 audience members.”
- “Swan Lake reaffirmed its place with record box office and over half the company coming through talent development initiatives.”
- “In January 2025, New Adventures produced its third Sensory Adapted Performance (SAP) of Swan Lake, creating a less formal and more supportive theatre environment.”
- “A new Placement Programme provided paid work experience in technical departments, with 31 placements for 217 days (1,736 hours) and 4 participants subsequently employed.”
- “The Swan Lake company participated in a fitness and training week in October 2024 focusing on Safeguarding, Disability Equality, Unconscious Bias, Allyship & Anti-Racism, Trans and Non-Binary Allyship and Neurodiversity in the Workplace.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWELL, Aysha | Secretary | 2022-10-17 | — | — |
| BRUNJES, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2021-09-13 | Apr 1958 | British |
| CALDOW, Laura Jane | Director | 2024-12-02 | Aug 1981 | British |
| CORDEIRO, Jean Vianney | Director | 2024-12-02 | Dec 1992 | Canadian |
| EMMANUS, Brenda Anne | Director | 2017-12-04 | Jun 1963 | British |
| HARMAN, Sarah Marigold | Director | 2024-12-02 | Sep 1948 | British |
| LINDSAY, Phoebe Hannah | Director | 2024-12-02 | Jun 1998 | British |
| MORRIS, Huw Aidan John | Director | 2021-09-13 | Aug 1980 | British |
| OZOAGU, Victoria | Director | 2024-12-02 | May 1981 | British |
| STOLZ, Nora | Director | 2024-12-02 | Jun 1982 | German |
| WARD, Jessica Alice Avery | Director | 2021-09-13 | Jul 1977 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Peter John Marsden | Director | 2020-06-08 | Oct 1955 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Louise | Secretary | 2019-06-24 | 2021-08-24 |
| GRANT, Kim Marie | Secretary | 2022-05-03 | 2022-10-17 |
| KINCHIN, Imogen | Secretary | 2021-08-24 | 2022-05-03 |
| KINCHIN, Imogen | Secretary | 2018-03-05 | 2019-06-24 |
| MACKENZIE-BLACKMAN, James | Secretary | 2016-12-05 | 2018-01-23 |
| NOBLE, Robert Frederick Strang | Secretary | 2008-03-29 | 2015-03-23 |
| BOLTON, Emily Josephine | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2024-09-16 |
| BOURNE, Matthew | Director | 2008-03-29 | 2015-03-23 |
| EGAN, Sean William Dermot | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2020-12-14 |
| LACEY, Simon Mark | Director | 2008-03-29 | 2018-03-06 |
| NOBLE, Robert Frederick Strang | Director | 2008-03-29 | 2015-03-23 |
| PERRIN, Imogen | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2017-12-12 |
| PROTHEROE, Helen | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2021-07-22 |
| RIDDELL, Juliet Clare | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2024-09-16 |
| SHAID, Kaneez, Dr | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2020-04-23 |
| SIDDALL, Jeanette Elaine | Director | 2015-01-15 | 2023-06-05 |
| SMITH JONES, Arielle Alexandra | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2023-03-06 |
| THARP, Kenneth Olumuyiwa | Director | 2017-12-04 | 2024-03-18 |
| WATSON, Sharon Monica | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2018-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.