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An extended member of the Royal Family has decided to close his company after 2024 profits fell to just £5. Cassius Taylor, grandson of the Duke of Kent, announced that he will close Telltale Events, the company he has run with his friend Henry Illsley since 2022.
Cassius, the second son of Lady Helen and Timothy Taylor, initially founded his company to present club nights in Shoreditch, London, and grew it to host DJ sets around the world, while also providing “curation, marketing and programming consultancy”.
After a new message Appeared on Cassius’ websiteProfits listed at Companies House give an idea of why the decision was made.
It appears that the duo applied to have their company deleted from the registry last month, and the first newspaper notice was published on September 30. The event company will be officially dissolved within the next two months.
While the company’s gross profit in 2023 is listed as £592, the couple saw a significant drop in profits last year, falling to just £156. However, after various administrative expenses, their total profit in 2024 stands at just £5.
On Telltale’s defunct websiteThe two founders laid out their vision for their company. They explained: “Our goal is to help brands and individual representatives in music, art and fashion achieve their vision through creative direction, campaign curation and on-site, personal management.”
in the previous one Interview with TatlerCassius described his upbringing with his parents, who were both interested in the art world.
His mother, Lady Helen Taylor, began her career working at Christie’s Auction House and then spent 17 years as the fashion ambassador and muse of the late Giorgio Armani. Meanwhile, his father, Timothy Taylor, is a world-renowned art dealer who represents more than 20 international artists.
In the interview, Cassius said: “I always knew because of my upbringing that I would be involved in the creative industries in some capacity, similar to everyone in my family. But over the last few years I’ve been jumping from genre to genre, industry to industry, just trying to find a place for myself and where I fit in, because I love music, I love art.”
