THE ST LAWRENCE BESSELSLEIGH TRUST

Active
Company number 09194361Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2014

Key figures

£81,967+13.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+6.1%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
025 k50 k75 k100 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, THE ST LAWRENCE BESSELSLEIGH TRUST does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 90040

Where the company stands among the 2,641 active companies whose first SIC code is 90040 (Operation of arts facilities).

Net assets£81,967
Higher than 74% · median £8,381
Total assets£81,967
Higher than 61% · median £41,566
Employees0
Lower than 55% · median 1
Company age12.2 years
Older than 52% · median 11.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE RAMSBURY MANOR FOUNDATION£223.2m
  2. LW THEATRES LIMITED£61m
  3. ACADEMY MUSIC GROUP LIMITED£60m
  4. CAPITAL THEATRES£49m
  5. THE AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP (VENUES) LIMITED£45.6m
  6. ATG ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED£41.1m
  7. INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS CHARITABLE TRUST SCOTLAND£39.6m
  8. EALING STUDIOS OPERATIONS LIMITED£33.5m
  9. DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY£32.6m
  10. SADIE COLES H Q LIMITED£30.4m

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 2,641. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE ST LAWRENCE BESSELSLEIGH TRUST

What kind of company is it?

THE ST LAWRENCE BESSELSLEIGH TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 09194361. It was incorporated on 29 Aug 2014. Its status is active. The registered office is in Abingdon (OX13). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is operation of arts facilities (90040).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £81,967, up 13.3% on the previous year. Total assets were £81,967 and total liabilities £0. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,641 active companies whose first SIC code is 90040: By net assets it ranks higher than 74% of them (median £8,381). By total assets it ranks higher than 61% of them (median £41,566). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 1). It is older than 52% of them (median age 11.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1189118) with a latest reported income of £14.1k.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets64,53366,86967,05672,37381,967
Total liabilities0—0—0
Net assets / total equity64,53366,86967,05672,37381,967
Average number of employees00000

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.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1189118
Registered with the Charity Commission
17 Apr 2020
Income, year to 31 Aug 2025
£14.1k
Spending
£4,485

The preservation and maintenance for the public benefit of the Grade II* listed St Lawrence's Church at Besselsleigh, Oxfordshire together with the advancement of the Christian religion by the provision of facilities for worship at St Lawrence's Church Besselsleigh.

View on the register of charities

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

14 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £82k, 0 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £72.4k, 0 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £67.1k, 0 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £66.9k, 0 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £64.5k, 0 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £61k, 0 employees
  7. Darren Philip OLIVER resignedDirector
  8. Vivian John Howard REES resignedDirector
Earlier events (6)
  1. James Robert Arnold BINNING appointedDirector
  2. Jane Elizabeth CRANSTON appointedDirector
  3. Carol DODIMEAD appointedDirector
  4. Darren Philip OLIVER appointedDirector
  5. Vivian John Howard REES appointedDirector
  6. 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.