BRADFORD CULTURE COMPANY LIMITED

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  5 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  +719.3%

  £534,038 → £4,375,150

• Net assets

  +416.1%

  £3,035,838 → £15,668,255

• Employees

  +176.3%

  38 → 105

  highest in 5 filed years

• Profit before tax

  +480.7%

  £2,123,852 → £12,332,417

• Wages

  +135.7%

  £1,638,265 → £3,862,056

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

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.

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 charity'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.”

Significant events

• “In May 2022 Bradford was announced the 2025 UK City of Culture, a recognition that reflected the city's long-standing ambition and the collaborative effort across the district to achieve this prestigious title.”
• “In summer 2024, a series of 'Runway' events were commissioned to test BCC's systems and approaches to learn and develop in preparation for the delivery year.”
• “In September 2024 the Bradford 2025 programme was announced at St George's Hall - bringing stakeholders together to share details of the programme. This coincided with the roll-out of A Portrait of Us, photography of Bradford residents by the Ethiopian artist Aïda Muluneh, displayed on billboards throughout the district.”
• “January 2025 saw the official launch of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture with RISE, a huge outdoor event over two nights, that brought audiences of around 23,000 to the city centre in a show that included hundreds of residents who had been preparing for three months for the performance.”
• “In February 2025 Damart Mills in Bingley was transformed into the artist-built cardboard world Grue, devised by artist Steve Wintercroft and produced by Arcade as part of our Play programme.”
• “DRAW! a year-long nationwide drawing project inspired and supported by Bradford-born artist David Hockney in which members of the public are invited to take part was launched”
• “In March 2025, Loading Bay opened, a capital project that was completed in just four months, creating a 200 capacity accessible theatre space, gallery, and multi-use performance space”
• “Spring saw a visit from Their Majesties, the King and Queen, hosted by BCC where they met members of the public, community and business leaders, school children and artists from the Bradford 2025 programme, during a series of engagements across the district.”

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

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

5

last 12 months

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