NORTH WEST PLAY RESOURCE CENTRE
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Cash
£363K
+488.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.4M
-0.3% vs 2024
Employees
32
-20% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
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.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £358,611 | £734,886 | +104.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£265,183 | -£11,718 | +95.6% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £61,613 | £362,834 | +488.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £3,423,982 | £3,412,264 | -0.3% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £3,423,982 | £3,412,264 | -0.3% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £3,423,982 | £3,412,264 | -0.3% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 44 | 24 | 30 | 40 | 32 | -20% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £462,540 | £489,149 | +5.8% | |
| 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. 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -73.9% | -1.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.21x | 2.17x |
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 (NI) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the Trust's forecasts, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The principal factors underlying this judgement include: Current levels of financial performance by comparison with budgeted expectations; Expected revenue from the Trust's business plan; Continuing support from the ACNI. Accordingly, the Trust continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During this financial year The Playhouse has continued to operate within its updated Strategic Framework developed in 2021-22 whilst establishing a business plan for 2025-26 and a plan for a fuller strategic development process to begin in the 2025-26 financial year.”
- “The Playhouse built on the significant renewal that has been underway in previous years and continues to show flexibility and endeavour in developing its work and engaging audiences and communities in high quality art and culture making.”
- “Co-produced by The Playhouse and The National Gallery... an event 'The Triumph of Art' that celebrates festivals, gatherings and art in public places as part of a major UK-wide work.”
- “Following an award by Arts Council Northern Ireland a call was put out for writers to respond to a brief around the story of women's football across time...commission was awarded to Amanda Verlaque...”
- “The Playhouse is working with partners Zero Waste Northwest, Northern Ireland Resources Network, Queens University Belfast and Derry City and Strabane District Council to co-ordinate and deliver a programme which puts creativity and art making at the heart of transformation.”
- “Continued investment from the National Lottery Communities Climate Action Fund and confirmation of the largest single investment in the work of The Playhouse €2m by PeacePlus show an improved picture in this financial year”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOHERTY, Stephen Francis | Director | 2025-11-27 | Jun 1970 | Irish |
| FITZPATRICK, Lisa | Director | 2018-11-29 | Apr 1968 | Irish |
| HARKIN, John | Director | 2020-02-27 | Apr 1962 | Irish |
| KELPIE, Shauna Anniemarie | Director | 2018-04-26 | Jan 1965 | Irish |
| MCGUCKIN, Gerard | Director | 2022-01-04 | Mar 1961 | Northern Irish |
| MORIARTY, Mike | Director | 2018-04-26 | Nov 1963 | Irish |
| O'NEILL, Anne | Director | 2020-06-25 | Nov 1965 | Irish |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD, Margie | Secretary | 2011-11-24 | 2019-07-25 |
| O'KANE, Ruairi | Secretary | 2019-09-10 | 2022-01-01 |
| ROSS, Pauline Marie | Secretary | 1992-09-28 | 2011-11-24 |
| ARMSTRONG, Joanne | Director | 2020-06-25 | 2024-10-24 |
| BERNARD, Margie Ms | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2019-07-25 |
| BIRTHISTLE, Niall Patrick | Director | 2004-09-03 | 2018-11-29 |
| BUCKLEY, John Valentine | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2021-01-19 |
| DOHERTY, Ian | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2017-03-03 |
| FRASER, Thomas, Professor | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2018-02-22 |
| GOSLING, Paul | Director | 2017-11-08 | 2020-08-27 |
| HARGAN, Niamh | Director | 2020-06-25 | 2025-09-11 |
| MAHON, Deirdre | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2019-02-23 |
| MCAULIFFE, Myra | Director | 2018-11-29 | 2024-02-29 |
| MCGINNIS, John Charles | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2014-11-05 |
| MCGONAGLE, Caroline Ann | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2018-04-26 |
| MCGONAGLE, Declan | Director | 1998-07-31 | 2000-04-28 |
| MCGORAN, Caroline | Director | 2020-06-25 | 2025-09-11 |
| MCILVENNY, James Stanley | Director | 1997-12-17 | 2002-08-27 |
| MONTGOMERY, Ann | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2018-09-27 |
| MONTGOMERY, Maureen Anne | Director | 1998-07-31 | 2000-06-30 |
| MUSTAPHA, Fadl | Director | 2018-11-29 | 2025-09-11 |
| O'DWYER, Mary Margaret | Director | 2009-07-03 | 2018-02-22 |
| O'KANE, Ruairi | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2022-01-04 |
| ROSS, Pauline Marie | Director | 1992-09-28 | 2011-11-24 |
| RUTLEDGE, David | Director | 1992-09-28 | 2000-06-30 |
| WARKE, Jeanette Martha | Director | 1998-07-31 | 2017-11-08 |
| WAY, Elaine June | Director | 2012-05-03 | 2020-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mike Moriarty | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2020-08-27 | Active |
| Mr Paul Gosling | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-11-08 | Ceased 2020-08-27 |
| Mr Niall Patrick Birthistle | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-03-03 | Ceased 2017-11-08 |
| Mr Ian Doherty | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.