Abbey Theatre Trust (ST. Albans) Limited(The)
Registered name: ABBEY THEATRE TRUST (ST. ALBANS) LIMITED(THE)
Abbey Theatre Trust (ST. Albans) Limited(The) made £373k revenue and £205k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Abbey Theatre Trust (ST. Albans) Limited(The)’s revenue grew 101% to £373k in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £205k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in ST. Albans; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST. Albans, East of England
- Age
- 60 yrs · since 1966
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £185k | £373k |
| Cost of sales | £231k | £223k |
| Gross profit | −£45.5k | £150k |
| Operating profit | −£43.8k | £205k |
| Profit before tax | −£43.8k | £205k |
| Profit after tax | −£43.8k | £205k |
| Profit (best available) | −£43.8k | £205k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −23.6% | 54.9% |
| Gross margin | −24.6% | 40.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲101.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £122k | £250k |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £145k | £288k |
| Debtors | £2.8k | £1.2k |
| Deferred income | £26.3k | £34.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 54.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 367.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 9.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲15%
- Now £1.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲106%
- Now £250k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲31%
- Now £34.5k
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £1.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £205k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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