NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST
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Cash
£859k
+128.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
+44.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
122
-7.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£403k
+200.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,474,473 | £5,269,838 | £5,490,541 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£401,464 | £403,218 | +200.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£401,464 | £403,218 | +200.4% | |
| Net profit | — | -£724,224 | -£401,464 | £403,218 | +200.4% | |
| Cash | — | £743,531 | £375,856 | £858,583 | +128.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,308,702 | £907,238 | £1,310,456 | +44.4% | |
| Net assets | — | £1,308,702 | £907,238 | £1,310,456 | +44.4% | |
| Equity | — | £1,308,702 | £907,238 | £1,310,456 | +44.4% | |
| Average employees | 127 | 128 | 132 | 122 | -7.6% | |
| Wages | — | £3,785,892 | £4,048,860 | £3,816,880 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £415,885 | £375,920 | -9.6% |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -7.6% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -16.2% | -7.6% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -44.3% | 30.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 13.6% | 23.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 4.86x | 4.30x | 2.82x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ellacotts Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEYMOUR, Claire Simone | Secretary | 2025-06-05 | — | — |
| BROWNHILL, Louise Claire | Director | 2025-06-05 | Aug 1966 | British |
| BRUCE, George William | Director | 2022-09-22 | Apr 1993 | British |
| CRAWFURD, Amy Louise | Director | 2023-03-23 | Oct 1963 | British |
| DAVIS, Peter | Director | 2023-03-28 | Nov 1974 | British |
| GORDON, Joanna Rose | Director | 2024-11-21 | Oct 1976 | British |
| GRESHAM, Clive Richard | Director | 2023-07-13 | Sep 1957 | British |
| LLOYD-GRIFFITHS, Roger Benjamin | Director | 2023-09-27 | Feb 1948 | British |
| STEWART, Nancy Ann Rachel | Director | 2026-01-22 | Sep 1956 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORBETT, Nigel Stephen | Secretary | 2022-05-26 | 2025-06-05 |
| MALITSKIE, Mark | Secretary | 2016-11-17 | 2022-05-26 |
| CADMAN, Melanie Anne | Director | 2013-08-05 | 2015-01-29 |
| CLARKE, Jamie Richard, Dr | Director | 2018-09-20 | 2024-07-18 |
| CLARKE, Jamie Richard | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2017-07-13 |
| EASTWOOD, Alison Frazer Mitchell | Director | 2021-09-23 | 2025-06-05 |
| FORDHAM, Georgina Lucy | Director | 2018-09-20 | 2022-09-22 |
| GEDNEY, Sally | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2017-07-13 |
| GRESHAM, Clive Richard | Director | 2017-01-19 | 2023-01-19 |
| GRIFFITHS, Michael, Sir | Director | 2014-10-19 | 2018-03-15 |
| GRIFFITHS, Roger Benjamin Lloyd | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2022-09-01 |
| HENLEY, Virginia Anne | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2016-07-22 |
| HUGHES, Dudley Charles | Director | 2017-05-18 | 2026-01-22 |
| KING, Shirley Georgina | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2011-11-17 |
| KIRKBRIDE, Joan | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2023-07-13 |
| KIRKBRIDE, Joan | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2017-05-18 |
| LAING, Frances Mary | Director | 2014-11-19 | 2017-11-16 |
| MASSEY, Iain Christopher | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2023-07-13 |
| MORRIS, Megan Chelsea | Director | 2024-09-24 | 2026-03-16 |
| PEARSON, Susan Mary | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2015-06-09 |
| POPAT, Renuka | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2023-07-13 |
| ROBINSON, John James Michael Laud, Sir | Director | 2011-08-11 | 2017-07-13 |
| SHIPMAN, Trevor Francis | Director | 2024-01-25 | 2025-09-25 |
| SHIPMAN, Trevor Francis | Director | 2017-01-19 | 2023-01-19 |
| STEWARD, Cyril John | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2013-05-15 |
| SUTHERLAND-KAY, Jeffrey Edward | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2016-09-22 |
| WALKER, Morcea Antoinette | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2022-08-01 |
| WALKER, Morcea Antoinette | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2018-05-17 |
| WATSON, David Charles | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2018-05-17 |
| NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | Corporate Director | 2011-08-11 | 2021-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Charlotte Emma Buxton | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-01 | Active |
| Mr Peter Nicholas Smalley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.