THE ORATORY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

1. THE ORATORY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 2011-03-18 → present
2. ORATORY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION(THE) 1931-09-16 → 2011-03-18

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Governors' 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 or the parent charitable company'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

1. THE ORATORY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION · parent
   1. Oratory Trading Limited 100% · England · leisure, sporting and recreational activities to third parties
   2. Academy Catering Limited 100% · England · dormant

Significant events

• “The School was inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in February 2025. The Inspectors concluded that The Oratory School is compliant in all areas.”
• “On 1 November 2025, Pope Leo XIV proclaimed our Founder, Saint John Henry Newman, a Doctor of the Church and co-patron, with Saint Thomas Aquinas, of Education.”
• “The past year has certainly been one of change for the independent school sector with the introduction of VAT on school fees from January, the loss of business rates relief in April together with changes to national insurance and the national minimum wage. The School was able to limit the increase in the amount payable by parents to 10% in January 2025.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -7.2%

  £10,655,291 → £9,886,059

• Cash

  +144.1%

  £1,138,410 → £2,779,217

• Net assets

  +1.9%

  £11,101,210 → £11,308,293

• Employees

  +4%

  151 → 157

• Profit before tax

  -16.7%

  £267,781 → £223,083

• Wages

  +2.5%

  £5,196,828 → £5,325,246

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