THE OLD VIC SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-03 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£69K
-98.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£533K
+2.2% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
138
-4.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+75.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £2,152,742 | £279,831 | — | £3,483,047 | £3,941,087 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £713,954 | £1,231,607 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £69,265 | -£550,838 | £289,562 | £713,954 | £1,255,592 | |
| Net profit | — | £69,265 | -£416,112 | £216,263 | £652,527 | £1,255,592 | |
| Cash | — | £5,416,054 | £7,267,389 | £10,738,578 | £3,642,417 | £69,454 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £69,266 | -£346,846 | -£130,583 | £521,944 | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £521,944 | £533,254 | |
| Equity | £550,555 | £69,266 | -£346,846 | -£130,583 | £521,944 | £533,254 | |
| Average employees | — | 103 | 124 | 123 | 144 | 138 | |
| Wages | — | £1,526,714 | £1,371,577 | £1,231,469 | £1,496,552 | £1,488,349 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+13.2%
£3,483,047 £3,941,087
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-98.1%
£3,642,417 £69,454
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.2%
£521,944 £533,254
-
Employees
-4.2%
144 138
-
Operating profit
+72.5%
£713,954 £1,231,607
-
Profit before tax
+75.9%
£713,954 £1,255,592
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-0.5%
£1,496,552 £1,488,349
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 20.5% | 31.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.2% | -148.7% | — | 18.7% | 31.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 136.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.15x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Old Vic continues to generate income from box office and front of house sales. The group, of which OVSC forms a part, remains solvent and with adequate reserves to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEATH, Laura Frances | Secretary | 2023-10-13 | — | — |
| HEATH, Laura Frances | Director | 2022-11-03 | Aug 1976 | British |
| RUSSELL, Rowena Clare | Director | 2022-04-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Caroline Elizabeth | Secretary | 2022-02-02 | 2023-10-12 |
| VAN DER PAS, Sara | Secretary | 2019-12-05 | 2021-03-12 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-19 | 2008-11-19 |
| BANES, Alan Lawrence | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2020-10-01 |
| BOOTH, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2010-02-17 | 2022-04-01 |
| DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola | Director | 2008-11-19 | 2008-11-19 |
| HARRISON, Vanessa Elaine | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2010-11-01 |
| IUNG, Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2024-02-29 |
| JOHN, Catrin Jane | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2014-07-04 |
| MARREN, Conor Michael | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2017-01-17 |
| SAMUEL, Elizabeth Ann, Lady | Director | 2008-11-19 | 2008-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000 | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-02-13 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-09 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-02-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.