THE GORDON FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-02-28
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£88K
-83.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£15M
+4.3% vs 2023
Employees
271
+5.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-02-28.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE GORDON FOUNDATION 1989-03-06 → present
- GORDON BOYS' SCHOOL(THE) 1888-08-14 → 1989-03-06
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,000,674 | £13,002,626 | |
| Operating profit | -£173,573 | £76,952 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£266,149 | £423,303 | |
| Cash | £541,892 | £87,739 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,679,947 | £21,774,869 | |
| Net assets | £14,595,568 | £15,224,871 | |
| Equity | £14,595,568 | £15,224,871 | |
| Average employees | 257 | 271 | |
| Wages | £8,541,643 | £9,570,614 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.4% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.8% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 0.22x | |
| Interest cover | -0.68x | 0.32x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared under the going concern basis which assumes the Group will continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE GORDON FOUNDATION · parent
- Gordon's School Academy Trust 100%
- The Gordon Enterprises UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2021, two significant new competitions were launched, the Wynter Bee Global Citizen Prize and the Headmaster's Global Citizen Prize, for which students were asked to engage with one of the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals.”
- “Gordon's is proud to have signed up to the Forces Covenant and to display the Bronze Award of the Employers' Recognition Scheme, recognising the School's role in supporting our Forces families as well as being a major employer in the area.”
- “Following the sad loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11, Patron of Gordon's, King Charles accepted the Patronage of the School earlier this year continuing an unbroken line of Sovereign Patronage since Queen Victoria in 1885.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 77 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Jennifer Sarah | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| AZEEM, Shahid | Director | 2021-01-23 | Dec 1958 | British |
| BARNES, Martin David | Director | 2016-01-16 | Jan 1964 | British |
| BUCKLAND, Joshua Alan | Director | 2025-01-18 | Mar 1991 | British |
| CRIPWELL, Richard John, Lieutentant General | Director | 2022-05-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| FERNANDES, James Edouard Roderick | Director | 2023-10-13 | Oct 1970 | British |
| GORDON, Thomas Oliver | Director | 2014-01-18 | Sep 1972 | British |
| HOUNSHAM, Sally | Director | 2020-06-18 | Feb 1960 | British |
| JONES, Peter | Director | 2020-09-29 | Dec 1962 | British |
| KRUGER, Jessica | Director | 2023-01-21 | Dec 1997 | British |
| LANCASTER OF KIMBOLTON, John Mark, Lord | Director | 2023-01-21 | May 1970 | British |
| MCKENZIE, Deborah | Director | 2020-01-18 | Nov 1961 | British |
| MOSS, James Richard | Director | 2025-01-18 | Mar 1980 | British |
| MULLIN, Jonathan Graeme, Brigadier | Director | 2022-01-22 | Dec 1957 | British |
| RAWAL, Shenila, Dr | Director | 2024-01-27 | Sep 1976 | British |
| STEPHENS, Anne | Director | 2019-01-19 | Nov 1966 | South African |
| VALNER, Jane | Director | 2015-06-11 | Jan 1954 | British |
| WHITTINGTON, Richard Gordon | Director | 2012-07-07 | Jan 1950 | British |
Show 77 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADWELL, Timothy Richard, Colonel | Secretary | 1998-05-08 | 2012-08-31 |
| HILL, John Roland Marshall, Colonel | Secretary | 1991-01-26 | 1998-05-29 |
| MEIKLE, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 2012-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| ACWORTH, Robert William, Brigadier | Director | 1995-07-05 | 2004-07-06 |
| BAILEY, Christopher Eric John | Director | — | 1991-12-13 |
| BANNISTER, Lynn | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2024-01-27 |
| BEACH, William Gerald Hugh, General Sir | Director | — | 1993-07-12 |
| BICKERSTETH, Michael Cameron | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| BLACKISTON, Derek Leslie | Director | — | 1999-09-18 |
| BLUNT, Elizabeth Anne | Director | — | 2006-07-26 |
| BROOME, Steven Lloyd | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2016-03-07 |
| BROWN, Neil Douglas | Director | 2002-01-26 | 2014-07-08 |
| BRYAN, Gerald Jackson | Director | — | 2002-01-26 |
| CAMPBELL, Charles Peter, Major General | Director | — | 2001-07-10 |
| CARLISLE, Brian Apcar | Director | — | 1997-07-08 |
| CLARK, Pamela Mary | Director | 2006-01-21 | 2014-07-08 |
| CLARKE, Marcia Gillian | Director | 1999-01-23 | 2013-02-20 |
| COBB, Peter, Captain | Director | — | 2010-09-01 |
| DE TURRIS, Attilia Gabriella | Director | 2016-06-16 | 2019-05-03 |
| DELACOMBE, Christopher Rohan | Director | 2003-01-25 | 2018-01-20 |
| DENISON, William Blethyn | Director | — | 1996-07-02 |
| DEVESHER, Neelam | Director | 2022-01-22 | 2023-06-22 |
| EASON, William Duncan | Director | 2014-01-18 | 2023-01-21 |
| FAY, Angus, Major General | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2025-06-26 |
| FRASER, David William, General Sir | Director | — | 1992-01-26 |
| GORDON, Joanne Worsley | Director | 2007-01-20 | 2014-01-18 |
| GREEN, Eric Francis, Lieutenant Colonel | Director | — | 2007-07-03 |
| GRUSELLE, Sheila Ann | Director | 2005-07-05 | 2017-01-14 |
| HASLAM, Christopher Nigel Culloden | Director | 1990-06-12 | 1994-10-09 |
| HAWKESWORTH, Mark Ledlie | Director | 2000-01-22 | 2019-01-19 |
| HICKS, William Michael Ellis, Major General | Director | 1994-01-29 | 2003-07-08 |
| HIGGS, John Harnden, Dr | Director | 2014-01-18 | 2021-07-23 |
| HILL, John Roland Marshall, Colonel | Director | 2002-01-26 | 2011-07-05 |
| HUGGINS, Joyce Rosemary | Director | — | 1994-11-26 |
| HUNT, John Edward | Director | 2002-01-26 | 2002-08-06 |
| HUNTER, John Campbell | Director | — | 1992-01-26 |
| JACKSON, Linda Phyllis | Director | 1994-01-29 | 1997-07-21 |
| JAMES, Geoffrey Malcolm Alleyne | Director | — | 2012-06-01 |
| KENRICK, Wynn Napier | Director | — | 2017-01-14 |
| LANSDALE, Janet, Professor | Director | 2002-01-26 | 2003-07-21 |
| LEA, Pamela Anne | Director | 2017-01-14 | 2021-01-23 |
| LINGFIELD, Lord, Sir | Director | 1993-01-30 | 2023-01-21 |
| LOMAS, Christopher Nicholas | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2022-01-22 |
| MACFADYEN, Ian David, Air Marshal | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2014-07-08 |
| MACLENNAN, Alison | Director | 2014-01-18 | 2023-01-21 |
| MANGHAM, William Desmond, Major General | Director | — | 2003-07-08 |
| MANSFIELD, Philip, Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-10 |
| MCCLAFFERTY, Alan | Director | 2016-01-16 | 2022-01-22 |
| MILNES, Herbert Harold | Director | — | 2008-07-08 |
| MORE-MOLYNEUX, Michael George, Mr | Director | 2004-01-24 | 2018-06-28 |
| MUNRO, David John | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2019-01-19 |
| NEIGHBOUR, Andree Alys | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2017-01-14 |
| NEWMAN, Ronald William | Director | 1992-01-26 | 2013-07-09 |
| NORMAN, Mary May | Director | 1998-01-24 | 2001-07-10 |
| PARRY-EVANS, David, Air Chief Marshal Sir | Director | 1996-01-27 | 2005-01-22 |
| PEARCE, Ursula Helene, Lady | Director | — | 2013-07-09 |
| PHILLIPS, Elizabeth Mary Stewart | Director | 1996-07-02 | 2007-06-04 |
| PIGOTT, Anthony, Lt-General Sir | Director | 2002-03-11 | 2015-01-17 |
| PUGHE, Neville Morris, Retired Brigadier | Director | 1994-01-29 | 1997-07-08 |
| ROBINSON, Maurice Jeffries, Air Vice Marshal | Director | — | 1992-07-02 |
| RUSSELL-JONES, Peter John, Major General | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2022-01-22 |
| SMILEY, John Philip, Sir | Director | 1998-01-24 | 2015-11-26 |
| STEEDMAN, Alasdair, Air Chf Marshall Sir | Director | — | 1992-01-02 |
| STIBBON, John James, General Sir | Director | 1992-01-26 | 2002-03-11 |
| SWINBURN, David Henry Amyatt, Brigadier | Director | 2000-01-22 | 2015-01-17 |
| SWINBURN, David Henry Amyatt, Brigadier | Director | 1997-01-25 | 1997-12-17 |
| TALBOT, Paul Darius | Director | — | 2019-01-19 |
| TAMSITT, Jay Edward | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2020-01-01 |
| THOMPSON, John Hugh, Air Marshal | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2016-01-04 |
| UDAL, John Oliver | Director | — | 2001-01-27 |
| WALL, Peter Anthony, General Sir | Director | 2015-01-17 | 2022-04-30 |
| WALSHE, John Richard | Director | 1995-07-05 | 2010-01-16 |
| WHIFFIN, Charles Henry | Director | 2017-06-15 | 2024-01-27 |
| WILBOURN, John Allan | Director | 1996-07-02 | 2014-10-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter John | Director | 1995-01-28 | 2001-11-16 |
| WYNTER BEE, Peter Francis | Director | 1999-07-06 | 2021-01-23 |
| YOUNGER, Allan Elton, Major General | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 306 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-05-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-01 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+8.3%
£12,000,674 £13,002,626
-
Cash
-83.8%
£541,892 £87,739
-
Net assets
+4.3%
£14,595,568 £15,224,871
-
Employees
+5.4%
257 271
-
Operating profit
+144.3%
-£173,573 £76,952
-
Wages
+12%
£8,541,643 £9,570,614
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers