WILKES ACADEMY LIMITED
Company number 08290301 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Wilkes Academy Limited is a business with a fundamentally viable operating model—£4M turnover, growing revenue, and consistent profitability—but it is suffering from a critical cash flow crisis caused primarily by £184,000 in director loans that have drained the company's cash reserves to just £43,000. The 81% decline in cash, combined with a 76% collapse in operating profit and over £1M in outstanding debtors, creates a precarious position where the business is entirely dependent on timely debtor collection to meet its obligations. Immediate action is required to secure director loan repayments, accelerate debtor collection, and rebuild cash reserves before the business encounters an unavoidable expense it cannot cover.
Shareholders' funds
£178,919
Balance sheet as at 2025-08-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be running a performing arts college that educates and trains students for careers in the performing arts industry.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2012-11-12
- Employees
- 27 (2025 accounts · was 26 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 40 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2NR
- Postcode
- MK40 2NR
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-12
- Next due by
- 2026-11-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 90010 Performing arts
Officers 4 current · 1 resigned
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 35 WESTGATE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD1 1PA, ENGLAND | 2013-09-06 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 83 similar companies in MK
The largest employer among its local peers (27 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2012.
No.2 of the largest performing arts companies in Milton Keynes →
Competitors Milton Keynes
-
3. JHMUSIC LTD
This company ranks 2 among performing arts in Milton Keynes.
The class of 2012
30%
of the 1,116 companies in this sector incorporated in 2012 are still active today; 67% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2012-12-28
- Where
- Swindon
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WT307425 | Swindon | Leasehold | 2012-12-28 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.