CAPITAL THEATRES

Active
Company number SC134619Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1991

Key figures

£49,014,886+46.5%
Net assets 2025/26
+46.5%
Average annual growth 2024/25–2025/26
020 m40 m60 m2024/252025/26

† CAPITAL THEATRES filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025/26

Sector comparison

SIC 90040

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

Turnover£31,032,920
Higher than 97% · median £196,651 among 217 that publish turnover
Net assets£49,014,886
Higher than 99% · median £8,381
Total assets£55,701,625
Higher than 99% · median £41,566
Cash£15,737,741
Higher than 99% · median £31,143
Employees38
Higher than 96% · median 1
Company age35.1 years
Older than 93% · 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: CAPITAL THEATRES

What kind of company is it?

CAPITAL THEATRES is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number SC134619. It was incorporated on 17 Oct 1991. Its status is active. The registered office is in Midlothian (EH8). 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 2025/26 (period ending 31 Mar 2026); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £31,032,920. Net assets were £49,014,886, up 46.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £15,737,741. Total assets were £55,701,625 and total liabilities £6,686,739. The company had an average of 38 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024/25–2025/26).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,641 active companies whose first SIC code is 90040: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 217 that publish turnover (median £196,651). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £8,381). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £41,566). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £31,143). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 1). It is older than 93% of them (median age 11.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Creative Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment.

Who runs and controls the company?

3 of 3 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 31 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25–2025/26
2024/25 †2025/26 †
Turnover30,203,84131,032,920
Cash at bank and in hand15,185,45615,737,741
Total assets39,001,74155,701,625
Total liabilities5,534,3796,686,739
Net assets / total equity33,467,36249,014,886
Average number of employees4238

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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating)
Route
Creative Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2025/26 endedAccounts: turnover £31m, net assets £49m, 38 employees
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £30.2m, net assets £33.5m, 42 employees
  3. Name changed to CAPITAL THEATRESPreviously FESTIVAL CITY THEATRES TRUST
  4. 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.