LAIDLAW OPERA TRUST
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Cash
£754k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£645k
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-22.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £10,850,965 | £5,264,266 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,231,598 | £2,817,706 | £39,182 | — | |
| Cash | £2,138,450 | £85,158 | £753,734 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,184,297 | -£315,553 | -£374,723 | — | |
| Net assets | -£3,525,947 | -£704,386 | -£644,723 | — | |
| Equity | — | — | -£644,723 | — | |
| Average employees | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
| Wages | £471,174 | £173,893 | £121,369 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £142,066 | £131,246 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £827 | £3,387 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £105,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 17 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 11.4% | 53.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 254.6% | 300.5% | 165.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.53x | 0.73x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- LAIDLAW OPERA TRUST 2025-05-30 → present
- LAIDLAW FOUNDATION 2020-08-21 → 2025-05-30
- THE IRVINE LAIDLAW FOUNDATION 2017-10-10 → 2020-08-21
- THE LAIDLAW FOUNDATION 2017-05-19 → 2017-10-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 charitable 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
- LAIDLAW OPERA TRUST · parent
- Rothiemay Trading Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADDON-CAVE, Amanda Charlotte, Lady | Director | 2023-09-12 | Apr 1956 | British |
| HADDON-CAVE, Charles Anthony, The Right Honourable Sir | Director | 2023-09-12 | Mar 1956 | British |
| KEMPE, Susanna Victoria | Director | 2025-04-02 | Aug 1966 | German |
| LAIDLAW, Irvine Alan Stewart, Lord | Director | 2017-05-19 | Dec 1942 | British |
| LOMBERG, Catherine Mary Gray | Director | 2024-07-30 | Sep 1950 | British |
| VAN MELLAERTS, Julien Amand | Director | 2025-12-11 | Apr 1988 | British |
| YOUNG, Anne Marabini | Director | 2023-09-12 | Apr 1956 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, David Anthony | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2023-09-14 |
| DIETEL, Steffen | Director | 2017-05-19 | 2022-01-13 |
| DOYLE, Linda | Director | 2022-01-13 | 2023-09-14 |
| EVANS, Bryan | Director | 2023-09-12 | 2024-01-08 |
| FAIR OBE, Peter | Director | 2017-05-19 | 2019-08-31 |
| HARRISON, Brian | Director | 2017-05-19 | 2019-04-02 |
| MAYBURY, Chris | Director | 2017-05-19 | 2023-09-14 |
| RICHARDSON, Louise Mary, Professor Dame | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2023-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Irvine Alan Stewart Laidlaw | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-05-19 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-05-30 NE01 Change of name exemption
- 2025-05-30 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-05-30 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2025-05-30 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-04-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.