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Sole Purpose

ActiveCompany number NI037481Private company limited by guaranteeEst. 199990010 · Performing artsDerry, Northern Ireland
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Age26 years
older than 96% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom18,808live companies · 758th oldest
In Derry1,296live companies · 4 in the same activity
At this address1only this company
Latest accounts2025micro-entity accounts, made up to 31 Mar 2025

In brief

Sole Purpose is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in Northern Ireland on 1 December 1999. At 26 years old it is older than 96% of the 18,808 live companies whose main activity is performing arts. Its registered office is in Derry, Northern Ireland. 4 live companies in Derry share the same main activity. Its latest accounts were made up to 31 March 2025 and filed as micro-entity accounts.

Register details

Registered nameSOLE PURPOSE
Company numberNI037481
Company typePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Registered officeThe Playhouse, 5-7 Artillery Street, BT48 6RG Derry
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)90010 Performing arts
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)R · 90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upMicro-entity accounts
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Next accounts due31 December 2026
Accounting reference date31 March
Next confirmation statement27 December 2026
Last confirmation statement13 December 2025
Charges registered0
Outstanding · satisfied0 · 0

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Performing arts in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 90010: 18,808 in total, median age 5 years, 2,254 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 18,808 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
05,00010,00015,00020,0001900s: 21900s1920s: 41920s1930s: 61930s1940s: 101940s1950s: 211950s1960s: 451960s1970s: 791970s1980s: 2011980s1990s: 3951990s2000s: 1,2802000s2010s: 5,9332010s2020s: 10,8322020s
Incorporated per year, still live
01,0002,0003,0004,0002011: 34820112012: 3662013: 45020132014: 5282015: 58220152016: 5932017: 79620172018: 9352019: 1,09720192020: 8232021: 1,03720212022: 1,2722023: 1,58720232024: 1,8052025: 2,44520252026: 1,863

Location

Registered office in Derry, Northern Ireland.

Live companies in Derry1,296
Same activity in Derry4
New in Derry, past 12 months105

Similar companies

Live companies with the same main activity, nearest first.

Compare all
CI
Camerata IrelandBangor, Northern Ireland
Number NI035573Est. 1999
NY
National Youth Choir of Northern IrelandBelfast, Northern Ireland
Number NI035447Est. 1999
SB
South Bank Playhouse Ltd-TheBelfast, Northern Ireland
Number NI035043Est. 1998
EE
Echo Echo Dance Theatre CompanyLondonderry, Northern Ireland
Number NI034042Est. 1998
NI
New Irish Arts LimitedBangor, Northern Ireland
Number NI033787Est. 1998
MV
Maiden Voyage (NI) LtdBelfast, Northern Ireland
Number NI041616Est. 2001

Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.