CANFORD SCHOOL,LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-90.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£61M
+4.2% vs 2024
Employees
479
-1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,193,282 | £23,235,994 | |
| Operating profit | £1,554,008 | £1,034,188 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,165,431 | £1,851,717 | |
| Cash | £27,027,250 | £2,538,469 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £68,759,245 | £67,336,027 | |
| Net assets | £58,861,974 | £61,356,421 | |
| Equity | £58,861,974 | £61,356,421 | |
| Average employees | 488 | 479 | |
| Wages | £12,964,671 | £13,007,019 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | 9.0% | 8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 1.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.02x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | 19.73x | 6.53x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CANFORD SCHOOL,LIMITED · parent
- Cheneford Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 22 September 2025, subsequent to the balance sheet date, Canford School Limited and Dumpton School, both registered charities and independent schools, entered into a formal agreement to merge their operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERWORTH, Andrew John | Secretary | 2024-09-27 | — | — |
| BROOKS, Neil Richard | Director | 2026-01-05 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CHETWOOD, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2024-02-23 | May 1978 | British |
| COWARD, Gary Robert, Sir | Director | 2019-07-17 | Aug 1955 | British |
| FRENCH, Mark Christopher, Professor | Director | 2019-08-05 | Sep 1972 | British |
| HATTERSLEY, Emma Jane Frances | Director | 2025-01-31 | Sep 1960 | British |
| HOLLOWAY, Nicholas Henniker | Director | 2017-09-08 | Nov 1977 | British |
| HOWARTH, Philippa Evie Craggs | Director | 2024-06-04 | Jun 1994 | British |
| JEFFRIES, Michael Makepeace Eugene | Director | 2014-03-19 | Sep 1944 | British |
| MCLAREN-CLARK, William | Director | 2022-05-09 | Aug 1979 | British |
| MCSHEEHY, William Edward Patrick | Director | 2024-02-12 | Sep 1975 | British |
| PORTLOCK, Jane Caroline, Professor | Director | 2022-05-09 | May 1961 | British |
| SIMMONS, John Harold, Reverend | Director | 2017-09-08 | Apr 1946 | British |
| STADDON, Sharon Rosemary | Director | 2026-02-03 | Aug 1971 | Irish |
| THOMAS, Annabel Laura Rose | Director | 2011-06-06 | May 1977 | British |
| VAN WENSVEEN, Alex Peter | Director | 2026-02-12 | Jul 1980 | Australian |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOWERS, Alan John | Secretary | 2007-02-05 | 2010-06-08 |
| HOLMES, Nicholas Grey | Secretary | — | 1996-06-08 |
| LEICESTER, John William | Secretary | 2004-03-05 | 2007-02-05 |
| LITTLE, David | Secretary | 1996-06-08 | 1998-04-20 |
| PORTER, Michael Beauchamp Mansel | Secretary | 2013-10-31 | 2024-10-11 |
| THOMAS, David Lloyd | Secretary | 2010-06-09 | 2011-06-20 |
| THOMAS, Yvonne Kathleen | Secretary | 1998-04-20 | 2004-02-16 |
| WAY, Sheila Ann | Secretary | 2011-06-20 | 2013-10-31 |
| AKINFALA, Akinbode Michael Oluwatosin, Dr | Director | 2022-04-22 | 2025-07-30 |
| ANTHONY, Annette April | Director | 2017-05-09 | 2020-01-28 |
| ARMITAGE, Mary, Dr | Director | 2019-04-02 | 2022-06-17 |
| ARMITAGE, Mary, Dr | Director | 2014-06-10 | 2017-12-11 |
| BAXTER, Richard George Alexander | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2013-11-29 |
| BAXTER, Richard George Alexander | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2008-11-28 |
| BOGGIS, Andrew Gurdon | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2017-06-09 |
| BROWNING, Andrew William | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2015-03-31 |
| COBHAM, Michael John | Director | — | 1995-08-07 |
| COLAIANNI, Teresa | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2025-06-20 |
| COSTA, Fiona | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2012-12-01 |
| COTTAM, Anthony James Leslie | Director | 2005-03-04 | 2017-12-11 |
| COUPE, Barry Desmond | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2021-11-26 |
| CURTISS, John, Sir | Director | — | 1995-06-10 |
| DAUBENEY, Robert Walter | Director | 1993-10-06 | 2023-12-01 |
| DE HALPERT, Jeremy Michael, Rear Admiral Sir | Director | 2003-03-07 | 2019-06-10 |
| DICKINS, Philippa Jane, Dr | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2025-06-20 |
| DUGDALE, Peter Robin | Director | — | 1998-03-09 |
| FENDER, Hilary Anne | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| FOZARD, Georgina Anne, Dr | Director | 2018-05-09 | 2023-09-29 |
| HALFYARD, Ingrid Rhoda Mary, Dr | Director | 2017-05-31 | 2017-08-21 |
| HERRICK, Vanessa Anne, Reverend | Director | 2013-11-29 | 2017-06-09 |
| HOARE, Timothy Edward Charles, Sir | Director | — | 2003-11-25 |
| ILETT, Stephen Leonard | Director | 2016-09-13 | 2017-11-23 |
| KEATS, Matthew Terence | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2019-03-07 |
| KENNY, Brian Leslie, General Sir | Director | — | 2006-12-01 |
| KIRKHAM, John Dudley Galtery | Director | — | 2007-11-30 |
| LAINE, Christopher Norman | Director | — | 2004-06-09 |
| LAXTON, Audrey Maro, Dr | Director | — | 1993-11-01 |
| LE BAS, Stephen Hedley | Director | 2017-05-10 | 2023-12-01 |
| LEVIN, David Roger | Director | 1995-03-17 | 2022-11-25 |
| LINDSELL, William Martin | Director | — | 2000-06-03 |
| MCGIBBON, John Downie | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2018-11-30 |
| NICHOLL, Richard Edward Thurston | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2023-12-01 |
| OVER, Nigel Geoffrey | Director | — | 1993-07-15 |
| PAGE, Gordon Francis De Courcy | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2011-11-03 |
| PALIN, Roger Hewlitt, Air Chief Marshal Sir | Director | 1995-03-17 | 2007-11-30 |
| PATRICK, Colin Baldwin | Director | — | 2006-12-01 |
| PEDDIE, Peter Charles | Director | — | 1994-10-05 |
| PIKE, Barrie Cobden | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| PLUNKETT-ERNLE-ERLE-DRAX, Henry Walter | Director | — | 1998-05-15 |
| PREST, Hugh Godfrey | Director | — | 1997-06-07 |
| PRIOR, Rosemary Ann | Director | — | 2002-06-06 |
| RICHARDS, Adam Bransom | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2022-11-25 |
| RICHARDS, Benjamin William | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2017-12-11 |
| SEWARD, Alan | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| SIMMONS, Allan Frank | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2013-06-14 |
| SMART, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 2001-06-02 |
| SMITH, Adrian Holmes | Director | 1996-11-27 | 2011-06-06 |
| SOPER, James, Dr | Director | — | 2004-07-02 |
| STEWART, Veronica Ann | Director | 2003-04-22 | 2010-12-01 |
| STILEMAN, James David Winn | Director | 2015-08-24 | 2021-05-10 |
| TAYLOR, Emma Louise Cowling | Director | 1994-10-05 | 1996-06-08 |
| TORLOT, Katherine Jane, Dr | Director | 1993-10-06 | 2011-06-20 |
| VAN HASSELT, Marc | Director | — | 1995-06-10 |
| VARDEY, Giles Edwin | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2016-03-22 |
| WALSHE, Michael Andrew | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2018-12-10 |
| WATES, Michael Edward | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2007-11-30 |
| WATSON, Elisabeth Turquand | Director | 1997-11-26 | 2014-12-05 |
| WEBSTER, John Morrison, Sir | Director | — | 2003-06-04 |
| WHITEHOUSE, Julian Michael Arthur, Professor | Director | — | 2010-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 296 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2025-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-4%
£24,193,282 £23,235,994
-
Cash
-90.6%
£27,027,250 £2,538,469
-
Net assets
+4.2%
£58,861,974 £61,356,421
-
Employees
-1.8%
488 479
-
Operating profit
-33.5%
£1,554,008 £1,034,188
-
Wages
+0.3%
£12,964,671 £13,007,019
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