HIGH HOUSE PRODUCTION PARK LIMITED
(1) The advancement of education and training for the benefit of the public;(2) The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture; and(3) The advancement of community development and the promotion of social cohesion.These activities to take place within the community of Thurrock and such other surrounding areas as the Trustees think fit.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing movement in funds of £99,476 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £260,249 are in place to ensure sufficient resources exist to enable the smooth running of the Production Park and remain as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Alex Beard is the chief executive of the Royal Opera House. The ROH is a tenant of High House Production ark and has a 125-year lease at a peppercorn rental for the Royal Opera House Production Workshop and The Bob and Tamar Manoukian Costume Centre. During the year the charity received/accrued service charge income of £269,595 (2024: £167,440) and paid arrangement costs of £nil (2024: £nil). High House Production Park has incurred costs of £156,532 (2024 £161,153) for services provided by the council which mainly covers support service, grounds maintenance business rates and facilities management provided by NWES. Ali Pretty is the chief executive of Kinetika. Kinetika are a tenant in the ACME Artist Studios. In 2019/20 the High House Production Park board agreed to make a contribution of £58,000 from restricted funds to the T100 project which is being led and managed by Kinetika. This amount was advanced in 2019-20, and against this funding expenditure incurred by Kinetika in 2020/21 was £19,534, 2021/22, £8,900, 2022/23, £4,566 and 2023/24 £25,000. High House Production Park also engaged Kinetika to undertake a one-off Garden development and activity for £2,000 in 2023-24. All of the tenants above contribute towards the running costs on a commercial basis of High House Production Park by way of a service charge payment and utility cost recharge payments. The charity has taken advantage of the exemption given by Financial Reporting Standard 102, Related Party disclosures, from disclosing transactions with its wholly owned subsidiary, High House Enterprises Limited.” — page 35
“All trading on site for the purpose of generating funds was conducted by a trading subsidiary, High House Enterprises Limited.” — page 6
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- DENISE BROWN
- Daryl Smith
- Dr Dave Smith
- Enghet Chong
- Everton WRIGHT
- Heather Walker
- Leeann Chen
- Liam Creech
- Neil Speight
- Neil Woodbridge
- Nyear Yaseen
- PERRY GLADING
- Sir Alexander Charles Beard
- Stephen Metcalfe
- TREVOR BATCHELOR MR
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £555k | £654k |
| 31/03/2024 | £579k | £711k |
| 31/03/2023 | £580k | £744k |
| 31/03/2022 | £509k | £539k |
| 31/03/2021 | £352k | £431k |
Common questions
Is HIGH HOUSE PRODUCTION PARK LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing movement in funds of £99,476 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £260,249 are in place to ensure sufficient resources exist to enable the smooth running of the Production Park and remain as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.