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Company No. 02705172 · Incorporated 8 Apr 1992

The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust

Registered name: THE CHICKEN SHED THEATRE TRUST

The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust made £3.9m revenue and £490k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023.

The Chicken Shed Theatre Trust’s revenue grew 13% to £3.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with £490k profit and 102 employees. The company is classified under “other social work activities without accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.SIC 90030Artistic creation
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
34 yrs · since 1992
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2023

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£3.9m
Growth ▲13.1%
Profit
£490k
Growth ▼26.1%
Profit margin
12.6%
Gross 35.8%
Employees
102
Change ▼1.9%
Profit / employee
£4.8k
Revenue/employee £38.2k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.4m£3.9m
Cost of sales£2.4m£2.5m
Gross profit£1.1m£1.4m
Operating profit£665k£486k
Profit before tax£663k£490k
Profit after tax£663k£490k
Profit (best available)£663k£490k
Employees (average)104102
Ratios
Profit margin19.2%12.6%
Gross margin31.3%35.8%
Revenue per employee£33.2k£38.2k
Profit per employee£6.4k£4.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲13.1%
Profit growth—▼26.1%
Headcount growth—▼1.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.5m£1.5m
Net assets£3.7m£4.2m
Fixed assets£2.2m£2.2m
Current assets£1.6m£1.6m
Debtors£46.7k£87.8k
Deferred income£0£0
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
35.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£38.2k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
57.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.3%
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
▲13%
Now £4.2m
Cash at bank
▼2%
Now £1.5m
Headcount
▼2%
Now 102
Deferred income
—
Now £0
Fixed assets
▲2%
Now £2.2m

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

Subsidiaries (1)

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 Mar 2023 (profit £490k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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