LEIGHTON PARK TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+24.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£21M
+2.6% vs 2023
Employees
213
-0.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£202K
-87.3% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £15,467,725 | £16,607,019 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,599,226 | £202,305 | |
| Net profit | £1,733,714 | £528,029 | |
| Cash | £4,955,932 | £6,186,217 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,464,435 | £26,746,849 | |
| Net assets | £20,026,926 | £20,554,955 | |
| Equity | £20,026,926 | £20,554,955 | |
| Average employees | 214 | 213 | |
| Wages | £6,301,837 | £6,541,376 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 11.2% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.1% | 39.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 0.93x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Trustees therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Trust has sufficient cash reserves and loan facilities to continue its activities for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. As such, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis for preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- LEIGHTON PARK TRUST · parent
- Leighton Park Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Leighton Park was delighted to be awarded the 2023 ISA Senior School of the Year Award in November 2023.”
- “The school was also a finalist in the prestigious Times Educational Supplement (TES) Awards for Independent Senior School of the Year in 2023 and was pleased to win the ISA's 2022 Award for Pupil Personal Development.”
- “The school was awarded a 'double excellent' standard in recognition of both pupils' personal development and the quality of their academic progress.”
- “At A Level the School saw a 17% increase in A*-B grades, with 74% of grades at this level.”
- “At GCSE the School saw an increase of eight percentage points in 9-7 grades. 56% of grades were 9-7.”
- “Our new Sixth Form Study Centre and School Library at Grove House opened to students in September 2024.”
- “During the year the School replaced its all-weather playing surface. This includes a new pitch base, sustainable drainage system and a new sand-dressed hockey carpet. New LED energy efficient floodlights have also been installed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELDRIDGE, Keith Richard | Secretary | 2016-07-25 | — | — |
| CARRAGHER, Pamela Anne | Director | 2023-07-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| DEAN-LEWIS, Edwina Mary Ellen | Director | 2017-07-01 | Mar 1963 | British |
| DODWELL, Charlotte | Director | 2020-06-01 | Apr 1993 | British |
| GAZET, Robert James | Director | 2020-09-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| HITCHENS, Alexander Thomas | Director | 2024-04-01 | May 1997 | British |
| HOUSTON, Christopher David Scott | Director | 2024-06-01 | Aug 1962 | British |
| ILIFF, Naomi Margaret | Director | 2023-09-01 | Apr 1953 | British |
| JOHNSON, Bruce Robert Morgan | Director | 2023-06-01 | Oct 1964 | British |
| MITCHELL, Marion Kyle | Director | 2021-05-06 | Apr 1962 | British |
| NIND, Andrew | Director | 2020-06-01 | Jul 1964 | British |
| SMITH, Juliet Anne | Director | 2025-04-01 | Jun 1950 | British |
| SPENCE, Leon | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1975 | British |
| SYKES, Gwenan Jane | Director | 2022-09-13 | Feb 1963 | British |
| WINKLESS, Matthew James | Director | 2018-03-17 | Jan 1992 | British |
| WOOD, Nicholas Christopher | Director | 2020-04-01 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOULT, Peter Marshall Dewarrenne | Secretary | — | 1995-08-01 |
| COTTAM, Philip | Secretary | 1997-03-21 | 1997-09-01 |
| GAGE, Marie Anne | Secretary | 2010-01-01 | 2012-05-04 |
| LAUNCHBURY, Stephen | Secretary | 2012-06-11 | 2016-07-25 |
| MOTTE, Paul | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 2008-04-30 |
| TALBOT, David Barry | Secretary | 2008-06-25 | 2009-12-09 |
| WHITAKER, David Arthur | Secretary | 1995-08-01 | 1997-03-21 |
| ADLER, Philip Michael | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| ALLSOPP, Mark, Dr | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-10-29 |
| ARMSTRONG, Kathleen Mary | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| AVENT, Catherine | Director | — | 1997-06-21 |
| BAKER, David Stanley | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| BANKS, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| BEATTY, Jeffrey William, Dr | Director | 2010-03-20 | 2015-04-18 |
| BEER, Michael Dominic, Dr | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| BEST, Simon Peter John | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2016-05-31 |
| BIDDISS, Michael Denis, Professor | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| BONNER, Sally Jayne | Director | 2014-03-08 | 2020-05-31 |
| BOWEN, Jonathan Peter, Professor | Director | 2005-12-03 | 2013-05-31 |
| BOWERS ISAACSON, Paul Roderick | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| BUTT, Glynne | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2012-05-31 |
| CARRAGHER, Pamela Anne | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2023-11-14 |
| CHAMBERS, Nigel Keith | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| CLARK, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-05-31 |
| CLARK, Andrew Christopher | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| CLEMISON, Simon | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2018-05-31 |
| COTTAM, Philip | Director | — | 1997-10-04 |
| COWLING, Tony | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| COX, Hilary Elizabeth | Director | 1999-02-06 | 2000-02-29 |
| CRABTREE, Stephen Gwilliam | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-05-31 |
| CROSFIELD, John Edward | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2018-11-05 |
| CROSFIELD, John Edward | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| CROSFIELD, John Edward | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2009-05-31 |
| DAWSON, Jane Ann | Director | 2022-10-13 | 2025-03-28 |
| DE SOUSA, Azka | Director | 2019-12-07 | 2024-06-29 |
| DENLEY, Janette Marie | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2006-12-31 |
| DIGBY, Janet Mary | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2023-10-30 |
| DIXON, Adrian | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2012-05-31 |
| EVENS, Nicholas | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| FIRTH, Gay Virginia Arabella | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| FLYNN, John Graham | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| FORSTER, Martin | Director | 2004-10-16 | 2011-05-31 |
| FREEMAN, Luke Earle | Director | 2003-10-11 | 2006-12-31 |
| FREEMAN, Sarah Bridget | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| GEORGE, Caroline | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-05-31 |
| GHANDHI, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2004-06-12 |
| GILLETT, Charles Edward | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| GREEN, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2017-03-18 |
| GREENFIELD, Gill | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2014-11-23 |
| GRIFFIN, Philip James | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2023-03-25 |
| GUNN, Andrew David Stewart | Director | 1993-06-01 | 1994-06-30 |
| HARRIS, Desmond Shannon | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2007-06-09 |
| HARRISON, Julian Pitman Hyde | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| HATCH, Michael John | Director | — | 2002-02-26 |
| HAWORTH, Annette Eva | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2004-12-31 |
| HAYES, John Patrick | Director | — | 2003-01-31 |
| HEYDEMAN, Elizabeth Clare | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| HICKOK, David Fleming | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2023-01-23 |
| HIGH, Paul Bernard | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| HODGKIN, Jennifer Ann | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HOLLANDS, Simon Nevill | Director | 2014-03-08 | 2020-05-31 |
| HOPKINS, Gillian Elisabeth | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2004-01-17 |
| HOUGH, Jensine, Doctor | Director | 1999-02-06 | 2000-10-10 |
| HOUSTON, Christopher David Scott | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| ISHERWOOD, David | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2020-10-30 |
| JACKMAN, John Edgar | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| JEFFERY, David Schoefield, Dr | Director | — | 1996-04-27 |
| JOHNSON, Bruce Robert Morgan | Director | 2016-07-02 | 2022-06-01 |
| JOHNSON, Helen | Director | 2016-12-03 | 2020-06-11 |
| JUDD, Matthew | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2018-09-01 |
| KING, Zella Marian Eleanor | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2016-10-10 |
| LATIF, Irfan Hamid | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2024-09-12 |
| LEOPOLD, Marshall Orde | Director | 2002-10-05 | 2010-05-31 |
| LLOYD, Martin Hugh, Dr | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-05-31 |
| MALLIK, Marjorie | Director | — | 1996-04-27 |
| MARLING, Judi Penelope | Director | 2001-06-01 | 2009-05-31 |
| MARRIAGE, Christopher Neville Barrington | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| MARTIN, Charles Edmund | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| MAXWELL, Robert James | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| MCFARLANE, Valerie | Director | 2010-03-20 | 2015-05-31 |
| MCGRATH, Alexander John | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Andrew Raymond John | Director | 2006-03-25 | 2013-05-31 |
| PEARCE, Natalie Andra | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2017-03-18 |
| PHIPPS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-02 | 2022-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Park School General Meeting | Legal person | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-05-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 338 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
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Turnover
+7.4%
£15,467,725 £16,607,019
-
Cash
+24.8%
£4,955,932 £6,186,217
-
Net assets
+2.6%
£20,026,926 £20,554,955
-
Employees
-0.5%
214 213
-
Profit before tax
-87.3%
£1,599,226 £202,305
-
Wages
+3.8%
£6,301,837 £6,541,376
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