CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-27 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-9.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£14M
+0.2% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £100,952 | £106,465 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,624,917 | £21,533 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £3,317,406 | £3,014,027 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £14,040,375 | £14,061,908 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £14,040,375 | £14,061,908 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £14,040,375 | £14,061,908 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1609.6% | 20.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 9.1% | 9.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.43x | 2.21x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, as the trustees consider that the Board has sufficient reserves to continue cperations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENN, Christopher Robert | Secretary | 2017-08-30 | — | — |
| ARNOTT, Janine | Director | 2023-01-31 | Apr 1969 | British |
| BOSTOCK, Piers Ingram | Director | 2025-03-19 | Feb 1951 | British |
| CORLEY, Claire | Director | 2023-01-31 | Dec 1976 | British |
| CRUXTON, Margaret Eileen | Director | 2019-11-09 | Dec 1950 | British |
| CUMBERLAND, David John Scott, Dr | Director | 2017-04-24 | May 1962 | British |
| GIBBONS, Paul | Director | 2023-01-31 | Mar 1973 | British |
| GILBERTSON, Michael Robert, The Venerable Dr | Director | 2019-02-12 | Aug 1961 | British |
| GORDON, Christopher, Dr | Director | 2019-11-09 | Jun 1947 | British |
| HEMMINGS, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2025-03-19 | Oct 1962 | British |
| HERMITT, David Anthony | Director | 2023-01-31 | Nov 1965 | British |
| HUDSON, Sharon Caroline | Director | 2019-03-16 | Jul 1961 | British |
| SPEED, Catherine | Director | 2023-01-31 | May 1974 | British |
| WALTER, Darren Paul, Dr | Director | 2019-11-12 | May 1966 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOAKES, Susan Patricia | Secretary | 2017-05-01 | 2017-08-29 |
| TURNBULL, Jeffrey, Canon | Secretary | — | 2017-04-30 |
| ALLISTER, Donald Spargo, The Venerable | Director | 2002-10-10 | 2010-02-18 |
| BANNON, Lyndon Russell, Revd | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2024-06-17 |
| BAUGHEN, Michael Alfred, The Right Reverend | Director | 1993-02-10 | 1997-04-23 |
| BIDDELL, Christopher David, Canon | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| BOWDEN, Paul | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2024-03-04 |
| BOYLE, Lynn, Revd | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2019-11-09 |
| BRIDGMAN, Jennifer | Director | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
| BROWN, Ronald, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 1993-03-11 |
| DONE, Walter | Director | 1998-04-28 | 2012-12-31 |
| FORSTER, Peter Robert, Rt. Rev. Dr | Director | 1997-04-23 | 2017-04-24 |
| GEAR, Michael Frederick, The Venerable | Director | — | 1993-03-11 |
| GILBERTSON, Michael Robert, The Venerable Dr | Director | 2011-01-25 | 2017-04-24 |
| GOODALL, Geoffrey | Director | 1996-01-18 | 1998-02-05 |
| GOULD-JONES, Ian Robert | Director | 2025-03-19 | 2026-03-25 |
| HEWETSON, Christopher, Venerable | Director | 1996-01-18 | 2002-08-31 |
| HUGHES, Craig | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2019-01-29 |
| LANE, Elizabeth Jane Holden, Rt Revd | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-02-11 |
| LANGRISH, Michael, The Right Reverend | Director | 1993-03-11 | 2000-01-07 |
| MORRIS, Stephanie Ruth, Rev | Director | 2019-11-12 | 2022-12-31 |
| OWEN, Edward Charles Garnett | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2018-06-21 |
| PIPER, Jessica Ann, Rev | Director | 2020-07-06 | 2022-12-31 |
| POULTER, Alan John | Director | 1997-04-23 | 2000-12-31 |
| RENSHAW, Elizabeth, Canon | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2022-12-31 |
| RENSHAW, Elizabeth, Canon | Director | 1996-01-18 | 2000-12-31 |
| RILEY, Susan | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2019-03-16 |
| ROBERTS, Ian | Director | 2017-04-24 | 2019-10-07 |
| SINCLAIR, Gordon Keith, Rt Revd | Director | 2007-04-04 | 2015-12-31 |
| TURNBULL, Jeffrey, Canon | Director | — | 1995-10-17 |
| TURNER, Geoffrey Martin, Venerable | Director | 1993-03-11 | 1994-12-31 |
| URQUHART, David Andrew, Right Reverend | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| WHEELER, Timothy Jerome, Professor | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2015-10-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.5%
£100,952 £106,465
-
Cash
-9.1%
£3,317,406 £3,014,027
-
Net assets
+0.2%
£14,040,375 £14,061,908
-
Employees
—
Not reported
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers