CULTURE WARRINGTON

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

• Turnover

  +21.9%

  £3,650,142 → £4,451,234

• Cash

  +10.9%

  £2,913,208 → £3,230,715

• Net assets

  +34.7%

  £1,888,380 → £2,544,385

• Employees

  +20.7%

  58 → 70

  highest in 6 filed years

• Operating profit

  -22.1%

  £569,784 → £444,140

• Profit before tax

  -22.1%

  £569,784 → £444,140

• Wages

  +42.5%

  £871,874 → £1,242,452

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

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.

1. CULTURE WARRINGTON 2015-11-09 → present
2. WARRINGTON CULTURAL TRUST 2012-03-02 → 2015-11-09

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors have considered the effect on the financial position of the charity and in view of the current financial position, and the financial support available, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare accounts on a going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “relaunch of Warrington Arts Festival. Thanks to substantial funding from Arts Council England (ACF) alongside financial support from Warrington Borough Council and Warrington BID, we delivered an accessible, wide-ranging and high caliber summer event”
• “Pyramid Arts Centre is currently underway and we look forward to welcoming visitors back next year.”
• “successful appointment to the new role of Museum Development Manager will help drive a new vision and cur strategic priorities for Warrington Museum and Art Gallery (WMAG).”
• “increased focus on sustainability, we've adopted a policy and action plan with many of our team qualified in 'Carbon Literacy' and cur inspiring Sky Garden project has been recognised with a number of national awards.”
• “149,630 participants took part in our expansive events programme across our venues and through our education, outreach and engagement initiatives.”
• “Our iconic listed concert hall continued to host a diverse range of performers and household names. We even had a Hollywood star grace our stage when Russell Crowe and his 'Indoor House Party' toured - the Parr Hall gig was one of a very limited number of UK shows.”
• “exclusively hosted two intimate album launch shows for the high-profile band The Courteeners in advance of their sell-cut arena tour.”
• “annual Panto was well attended by family audiences. Cinderella was one of our most successful seasons, which capitalised on TV star Anne Hegerty's inclusion in the cast.”
• “Place Partnership Fund (PPF) Team and Warrington Arts Festival: Our first year of the two-year Arts Council England-funded PPF project of work has enabled us to engage and collaborate with a wide range of partners and groups”
• “We launched an Artist Development programme too, with free monthly opportunities for artists to learn, meet and platform work. It has also provided ongoing project development and fundraising support for Culture Warrington's Associate Artists.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.