How many employees does Theatrical Trading Limited have?

Theatrical Trading Limited reported an average of 4 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Theatrical Trading Limited profitable?

Yes — Theatrical Trading Limited reported a profit of £322k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01946041 · Incorporated 10 Sep 1985

Theatrical Trading Limited

Registered name: THEATRICAL TRADING LIMITED

Part of Association of British Theatre Technicians (The) group

Theatrical Trading Limited made £322k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Theatrical Trading Limited reported £322k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 9% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 4 employees. The company is classified under “activities of exhibition and fair organisers” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82301Activities of exhibition and fair organisers SIC 82302Activities of conference organisers SIC 85520Cultural education SIC 90020Support activities to performing arts

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 41 yrs · since 1985
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£322k

Growth ▲9.3%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£80.5k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	£177k	£288k	£295k	£322k
Profit (best available)	£177k	£288k	£295k	£322k
Employees (average)	4	4	4	4
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£44.1k	£71.9k	£73.7k	£80.5k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲62.8%	▲2.5%	▲9.3%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£248k	£362k	£294k	£406k
Net assets	£2	£2	£2	£2
Current assets	£388k	£521k	£439k	£505k
Debtors	£23.3k	£24.9k	£39.1k	£37.9k
Deferred income	£93.4k	£111k	£126k	£155k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £80.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: 0%; Now £2
Cash at bank: ▲38%; Now £406k
Headcount: 0%; Now 4
Deferred income: ▲23%; Now £155k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Association of British Theatre Technicians (The)ultimate parent75–100%
Theatrical Trading Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Theatrical Events LimitedRev. — · Profit −£2.2k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £322k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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