HARROGATE LADIES' COLLEGE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-16.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
-5.2% vs 2023
Employees
199
+1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£322K
-358.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HARROGATE LADIES' COLLEGE LIMITED 1999-12-29 → present
- HARROGATE COLLEGE,LIMITED 1924-05-16 → 1999-12-29
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 | £9,535,968 | £9,745,930 | |
| Operating profit | -£70,187 | -£322,069 | |
| Profit before tax | -£70,187 | -£322,069 | |
| Net profit | -£70,187 | -£322,069 | |
| Cash | £3,119,394 | £2,615,510 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,168,527 | £6,169,459 | |
| Net assets | £6,163,169 | £5,841,100 | |
| Equity | £6,163,169 | £5,841,100 | |
| Average employees | 196 | 199 | |
| Wages | £4,960,143 | £5,239,902 |
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 | -0.7% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | -3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.1% | -5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.1% | 37.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | -8.41x |
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
- Saffery 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.”
Group structure
- HARROGATE LADIES' COLLEGE LIMITED · parent
- HLC (Properties) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The School has decided to exit the TPT Retirement solutions Growth Plan pension during the year, this is a legacy pension arrangement which exposes the School to the actions of other employers, which is not a tenable long-term position.”
- “HLC exited the Teachers Pension scheme at 31 August 2023 at which point Teaching staff were enrolled into the Royal London Defined Contribution Scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERWORTH, Andrew John | Secretary | 2024-09-01 | — | — |
| ABRAHAM, Michael Clive | Director | 2023-03-17 | May 1954 | British |
| BALDING, Christopher, The Reverend | Director | 2021-03-16 | Jun 1990 | British |
| BOWRING, Giles Richard | Director | 2018-09-19 | Apr 1955 | British |
| CHESWORTH, Ann Louise, The Revd | Director | 2018-09-19 | Feb 1967 | British |
| HOLROYD, Francine Charlotte, Dame | Director | 2015-10-06 | Jun 1968 | British |
| JACKSON, Susan Brooke | Director | 2012-09-01 | Apr 1950 | British |
| MANNING, Nicholas Jay | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1984 | British |
| PAPWORTH, Susan | Director | 2018-03-06 | Nov 1966 | British |
| PAYNE, David Richard | Director | 2020-03-10 | Oct 1962 | British |
| RENWICK, Lynne, Mrs. | Director | 2019-06-05 | Oct 1960 | British |
| SKINNER, John Marshall Edward | Director | 2011-11-29 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOWERS, Alan John | Secretary | 2007-02-05 | 2010-06-16 |
| HOLMES, Nicholas Grey | Secretary | — | 1996-05-04 |
| LASCELLES, Patricia Elizabeth, The Countess Of Harewood | Secretary | 1993-01-21 | 1992-10-23 |
| LEICESTER, John William | Secretary | 2004-03-13 | 2007-02-05 |
| LITTLE, David | Secretary | 1996-05-04 | 1998-04-20 |
| PORTER, Michael Beauchamp Mansel | Secretary | 2011-12-16 | 2024-08-31 |
| THOMAS, David Lloyd | Secretary | 2010-06-16 | 2011-12-16 |
| THOMAS, Yvonne Kathleen | Secretary | 1998-04-20 | 2004-02-16 |
| ABRAHAM, Michael Clive | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2022-06-21 |
| ADAMS, Jenny | Director | — | 1995-06-06 |
| ARMITAGE, Anthony John | Director | 1995-07-15 | 2005-02-28 |
| BANKES, Josephine Anne | Director | — | 1998-03-10 |
| BARON, Sarah Jane | Director | 1997-10-25 | 2006-07-06 |
| BLETCHER, Rebecca Helen | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2015-09-14 |
| BOOTH, Anthony | Director | 2005-03-12 | 2007-06-06 |
| BRADBY, Ruth Astrid, Dr | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2014-09-30 |
| BROWN, Simon Herbert | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2010-01-15 |
| BYRNE, Lesley Patricia | Director | 2011-03-22 | 2019-12-04 |
| CLARK, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2017-08-23 | 2024-06-12 |
| COURT, Robert James | Director | 2011-06-15 | 2017-06-15 |
| CROSSLEY, Jessica Marjorie | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2020-12-02 |
| DANCE, Gwyneth Mary | Director | 1998-03-07 | 2001-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Christopher Allan | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2015-05-19 |
| DAVIES, Valerie Kathleen Marjorie | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2016-09-06 |
| FABER, Guy Nicholas | Director | 1994-10-11 | 2000-06-17 |
| FAHY, Angela Mary, Dr | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2018-05-23 |
| FOODY, Michael Brendan | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2007-08-31 |
| GARDINER, Mark Piers Kingsley | Director | 2017-08-23 | 2022-03-04 |
| GARNETT, Justin Charles | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-02-03 |
| GOSLING, Susan Jeanette | Director | 2005-06-25 | 2016-04-18 |
| GRADWELL, Ann Dorothy | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2005-09-01 |
| GRAY, Louise Ann | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2021-06-04 |
| GREGORY SMITH, David Gregory, Dr | Director | — | 1998-09-26 |
| HANNAH, Ronald Scott Murray | Director | 1994-10-11 | 1998-07-02 |
| HENNIKER-MAJOR, Valerie | Director | 1996-09-04 | 1999-06-19 |
| HEPWORTH, Janet | Director | 1998-03-07 | 2005-09-01 |
| HINDMARSH, Irene | Director | — | 1995-04-13 |
| HOLLINGWORTH, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2005-11-19 | 2008-11-17 |
| HOOPER, Shirley | Director | 2015-02-03 | 2022-06-21 |
| HUGGETT, Barry George | Director | 2017-08-16 | 2018-12-04 |
| HUNDLEBY, Susan Jane | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2018-07-08 |
| HUNDLEBY, Susan Jane | Director | 2001-11-19 | 2007-05-12 |
| INGILBY, Diana, Lady | Director | — | 1995-10-04 |
| JONES, Patricia Ann | Director | 2010-09-17 | 2019-06-05 |
| KEMP, Hayley, Dr | Director | 2023-03-17 | 2025-06-23 |
| KENNEDY, Paul Joseph Morrow, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 1995-06-06 | 1999-11-27 |
| KENNEDY, Paul Joseph Morrow, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 1995-06-06 | 1995-10-05 |
| LEECH, Gerald Austin, Colonel | Director | — | 1995-04-13 |
| LOUDON, Nicola | Director | 2018-03-06 | 2022-01-17 |
| MARLOW, Patricia Jane | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2000-06-17 |
| MARSHALL, Peter John Charles, Rev | Director | — | 1997-06-21 |
| MORRELL, Peter | Director | — | 1995-10-04 |
| PATERSON-BROWN, Sara | Director | — | 1995-09-09 |
| PEASGOOD, Caroline Emma | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2019-06-05 |
| POSKITT, John James | Director | 2006-06-10 | 2016-06-10 |
| PULLAN, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2015-08-31 |
| REFFITT, Jennifer Ruth | Director | — | 1993-05-25 |
| ROBINSON, Eric | Director | 1996-06-29 | 2003-06-14 |
| ROE, Julia Mary | Director | 2015-10-06 | 2024-09-26 |
| SIMPSON, David Hugh | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2007-08-31 |
| SKIDMORE, Alan Francis | Director | 2003-11-15 | 2010-08-31 |
| SMYTH, Nicole Adrienne | Director | 2008-03-15 | 2008-03-31 |
| SPENS, John Patrick | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2006-03-11 |
| TANNER, Mark Simon Austin, The Reverend | Director | 2003-06-14 | 2006-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Alan Jeremy | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2012-08-20 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Duncan | Director | — | 2005-03-12 |
| TENNANT, Constance Elizabeth | Director | 1998-03-07 | 2008-01-25 |
| TENNANT, Rodney Michael | Director | 1998-03-07 | 2005-06-25 |
| THOMPSON, Alan Melvyn, Professor | Director | 2010-03-18 | 2012-10-11 |
| TRANMER, John | Director | 2009-03-17 | 2010-11-10 |
| TUNNICLIFFE, Rachel Shirley | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2018-07-08 |
| WALKER, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 1995-04-13 |
| WHEATCROFT, Joyce Elizabeth | Director | 1993-05-25 | 1997-06-21 |
| WIGGINS, Sandra | Director | 2007-03-03 | 2007-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 292 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+2.2%
£9,535,968 £9,745,930
-
Cash
-16.2%
£3,119,394 £2,615,510
-
Net assets
-5.2%
£6,163,169 £5,841,100
-
Employees
+1.5%
196 199
-
Operating profit
-358.9%
-£70,187 -£322,069
-
Profit before tax
-358.9%
-£70,187 -£322,069
-
Wages
+5.6%
£4,960,143 £5,239,902
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