Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Registered name: ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment made £4m revenue and a £224k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s revenue grew 5% to £4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £224k and 18 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- 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 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.9m | £3.8m | £4m |
| Operating profit | −£318k | £75.3k | −£224k |
| Profit before tax | −£318k | £75.3k | −£224k |
| Profit after tax | −£325k | £73.2k | −£224k |
| Profit (best available) | −£325k | £73.2k | −£224k |
| Employees (average) | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −11.3% | 1.9% | −5.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £152k | £212k | £223k |
| Profit per employee | −£17.1k | £4.1k | −£12.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲32.4% | ▲5.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼405.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £223k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£12.4k
- 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.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 18
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Oae Productions LtdRev. £0 · Profit −£283
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£224k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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