SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£32M
Equity attributable
Employees
414
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-06-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
On 3 May 2024 it was announced publicly that the Sherborne School for Girls would join the Sherborne Schools Group, registered in England No 4002575, Charity number 1081228. Sherborne School for Girls gifted its trade and assets to Sherborne Schools Group on 1 July 2024. It is the intention for the Charity to undertake an orderly close down and cease trading. Accordingly, these financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,087,213 | £30,631,385 | |
| Operating profit | £346,778 | £10,311,656 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £241,162 | £10,757,203 | |
| Cash | £2,431,980 | £8,372,776 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,635,871 | £41,540,425 | |
| Net assets | £21,629,125 | £32,386,328 | |
| Equity | £21,629,125 | £32,386,328 | |
| Average employees | 355 | 414 | |
| Wages | £8,259,550 | £8,289,604 |
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 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 33.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 35.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.3% | 24.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.7% | 35.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.37x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 0.80x | 17.56x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“On 3 May 2024 it was announced publicly that the Sherborne School for Girls would join the Sherborne Schools Group, registered in England No 4002575, Charity number 1081228. Sherborne School for Girls gifted its trade and assets to Sherborne Schools Group on 1 July 2024. It is the intention for the Charity to undertake an orderly close down and cease trading. Accordingly, these financial statements are not prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SHERBORNE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS · parent
- Mulliner Trading (Sherborne) Limited 1%
- Sherborne Sports and Leisure Limited 1%
- The Sherborne Girls Foundation 1%
Significant events
- “On 3 May 2024 it was announced publicly that Sherborne School for Girls would join the Sherborne Schools Group, registered in England No 4002575, Charity number 1081228. Sherborne School for Girls gifted its trade and assets to Sherborne Schools Group on 1 July 2024.”
- “On 8 September 2023 the assets and liabilities of Hanford School were transferred to Sherborne School for Girls by way of a charitable merger.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAPP, Fiona Jane Laird | Secretary | 2018-07-27 | — | — |
| BLANCH, Juliet Sara | Director | 2017-05-22 | Dec 1961 | British |
| CRAIG-MCFEELY, Sally Ann | Director | 2022-03-18 | Feb 1962 | British |
| EDWARDS, Nicola Jane, Canon | Director | 2022-03-18 | Mar 1960 | British |
| HARRIS, Amanda Louise | Director | 2015-01-01 | Jan 1982 | British |
| HUGHES, Amanda Louise | Director | 2022-03-18 | Apr 1967 | British |
| LEACH, Robin Anthony Langley | Director | 2012-03-05 | Mar 1955 | British |
| MASSEY, Joanna Susan | Director | 2021-01-04 | Nov 1965 | British |
| TAYLOR, Matthew Christopher | Director | 2021-07-20 | Sep 1962 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Allan Paul, Dr | Director | 2020-03-05 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOWER, Richard William | Secretary | 2009-01-01 | 2009-04-03 |
| MILLER, Simon David | Secretary | 2010-06-11 | 2018-07-27 |
| MILLER, Simon David | Secretary | 2010-05-04 | 2010-06-11 |
| STEER, Martyn James | Secretary | 2009-04-03 | 2010-05-04 |
| STEER, Martyn James | Secretary | 2001-12-01 | 2009-01-01 |
| WILLIS, Derek Axel Adlam, Commander | Secretary | — | 2001-12-01 |
| ARTHUR, Plaxy Gillian Beatrice, Lady | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2022-12-22 |
| BARNES, Hugh Edward Michael | Director | — | 1996-12-02 |
| BEDDINGTON, Rosa Susan Penelope, Doctor | Director | 1994-06-13 | 1999-11-29 |
| BLACKWELL, Basil, Sir | Director | — | 1996-07-08 |
| BLENKINSOP, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2009-03-14 | 2014-12-31 |
| BOMFORD, Nicholas Raymond | Director | 1993-12-06 | 2007-08-31 |
| BRIDGES, Mark Thomas, Lord | Director | 2001-06-27 | 2011-08-31 |
| BROCK, Katharine | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| BROWN, Judith Margaret, Reverend Professor | Director | 2003-06-14 | 2014-08-31 |
| BROWNE, Annabel Louise | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2005-08-31 |
| BURKE, Isabel Anne Cooper | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2022-08-30 |
| CLAYTON, Christopher Sands | Director | — | 1998-03-23 |
| CONNORS, Steven George, Dr | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| DAVENPORT, Ian Richard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| DE LA MORINIERE, Herve | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2008-01-01 |
| DIGBY, Stephen Hatton Wingfield | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2017-08-31 |
| EDWARDS, Anthony William Charlton | Director | — | 2004-09-01 |
| FILBEY, Keith David, Air Vice-Marshall | Director | 2005-03-07 | 2008-11-06 |
| FISHER, Robert Julian, Captain | Director | 2005-03-07 | 2012-08-31 |
| FRY, Robert Alan, Sir | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| GARNIER, John, Rear Admiral Sir | Director | — | 2004-09-01 |
| GORDON, William Jeremy Alexander | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2021-03-19 |
| GORHAM, Karen Marisa, The Rt Revd | Director | 2016-09-24 | 2024-06-30 |
| GRAYBURN, Patricia Maureen | Director | — | 2002-06-10 |
| GREENSTOCK, Hester | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2011-08-31 |
| HALL, Louise Drummond | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2026-01-13 |
| HEDDERWICK, Reginald Arthur Ralph | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| HUTTON, Deirdre Mary, Dame | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2011-12-14 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Michael | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2012-12-31 |
| KINGS, Graham Ralph, The Right Reverend Dr | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2015-03-31 |
| KIRKHAM, John Dudley Galtery | Director | — | 2002-03-18 |
| LANE-FOX PITT-RIVERS OBE DL, George Anthony | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| LETWIN, Oliver, Rt Hon | Director | 2001-06-11 | 2012-08-31 |
| MABEY, Simon John | Director | 1993-12-06 | 2011-08-31 |
| MELVIN, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 2002-06-10 |
| MILLER, Simon David | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2010-06-11 |
| MORGAN, Christopher Charles, Vice-Admiral Sir | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2010-03-13 |
| MOULE, Patrick Fenton | Director | — | 1996-12-02 |
| NICHOLSON, Bridget Jane | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2012-08-31 |
| PALMER, Anthony John Cleeves | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2011-08-31 |
| PEAKE, Venetia | Director | — | 2002-06-10 |
| PHILLIPS, Anthony Charles Julian, The Revd Canon Dr | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2001-06-11 |
| PILKINGTON, Rupert De Gascoigne | Director | 2010-03-13 | 2022-08-30 |
| POW, David John | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2009-08-31 |
| PRICE, Robin Timothy Bezeck | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2019-04-29 |
| QUICK, Anthony Oliver Herbert | Director | — | 1999-06-21 |
| ROBSON, Rupert Hugo Wynne | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2015-08-31 |
| SAKER, Katharine Mary | Director | 2023-09-08 | 2024-06-30 |
| SANDWICH, Caroline, Countess Of | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2005-01-01 |
| SCOTT, James Martin | Director | 2023-09-08 | 2024-06-30 |
| SIMON, Ann Lesley Mary | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2021-06-18 |
| SMART, Elizabeth Ann | Director | — | 2001-07-03 |
| STANLEY, Oliver Hugh | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2014-12-31 |
| STONE, Solveig Olivia Marca | Director | 1991-03-18 | 2004-09-01 |
| STRANG, Richard William | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2022-08-15 |
| TENNANT, Sally Jennifer Joan | Director | 2004-11-22 | 2012-08-31 |
| THORNTON, Tim, The Right Reverend | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2008-12-31 |
| TOWNSHEND, Charlotte Anne, The Honourable | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| ULLSWATER, Susan, Viscountess | Director | — | 2001-07-03 |
| WARD, Philip Charles | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| WILSEY, John Finlay Willasey, General Sir | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2001-03-12 |
| WINGFIELD DIGBY, Maria | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| WORDIE, Nicholas John Stirling | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2024-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 271 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-08-31