BLUE ORANGE ARTS LTD
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, BLUE ORANGE ARTS LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025/26Sector comparison
SIC 90010Where the company stands among the 17,682 active companies whose first SIC code is 90010 (Performing arts).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 17,682. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BLUE ORANGE ARTS LTD
What kind of company is it?
BLUE ORANGE ARTS LTD is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 07809425. It was incorporated on 13 Oct 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in Birmingham (B18). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is performing arts (90010), operation of arts facilities (90040).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025/26 (period ending 28 Feb 2026); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £17,834, up 106% on the previous year. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020/21–2025/26).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 17,682 active companies whose first SIC code is 90010: By net assets it ranks higher than 70% of them (median £2,752). By total assets it ranks lower than 53% of them (median £16,934). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 1). It is older than 85% of them (median age 5.0 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £26.3k, from Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
What do public registers and reports show?
It is a registered charity (number 1145871) with a latest reported income of £76.2k.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 5 current directors. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Nov 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Oct 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2025/26
| 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 27,238 | 18,643 | 19,712 | 11,609 | 14,600 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 28,397 | 17,623 | 20,592 | 8,657 | 17,834 |
| Average number of employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Government grants
1 grantBLUE ORANGE ARTS LTD is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £26.3k.
- Culture RecoveryDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £26,335 · Culture Recovery Fund: Arts Recovery (ACE)
From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.
Registers and licences
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- 13 Feb 2012
- Income, year to 28 Feb 2026
- £76.2k
- Spending
- £67k
The activities employed to achieve the charities aims and objectives are:? Stage Performances? Educational Workshops & Classes? Art Exhibitions? Theatre RentalThe emphasis of our work is to benefit the community of our local area by bringing the arts to them and encouraging them to be as fully invo…
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
History
26 events- Stephen Jeremy PALMER appointedDirector
- Kurly MARWAHA resignedDirector
- Haina Qarithe AL-SAUD resignedDirector
- Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: net assets £17.8k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £8,657, 0 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £20.6k, 0 employees
- Haina Qarithe AL-SAUD appointedDirector
- Benjamin Luke MILLS-WOOD appointedDirector
Earlier events (18)
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £17.6k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £28.4k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £6,438, 0 employees
- Ian CRADDOCK resignedDirector
- Susan Mary ROCHELLE resignedDirector
- Ian CRADDOCK appointedDirector
- Nusra Shazady NAZIR resignedDirector
- Karen Rachel BENNETT resignedDirector
- Mr Mark Webster registered as a person with significant control
- Susan Mary ROCHELLE appointedDirector
- Brian SIMPSON appointedDirector
- Mark WEBSTER appointedSecretary
- Charles Jonathan HARRY appointedDirector
- Mark WEBSTER appointedDirector
- Karen Rachel BENNETT appointedDirector
- Kurly MARWAHA appointedDirector
- Nusra Shazady NAZIR appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.