WALSINGHAM COLLEGE TRUST ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-16
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-15.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£22M
+1.3% vs 2023
Employees
86
+8.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£289K
+289.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs 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 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,215,175 | £2,286,001 | |
| Operating profit | -£190,299 | -£154,183 | |
| Profit before tax | -£152,852 | £289,010 | |
| Net profit | -£152,852 | £289,010 | |
| Cash | £1,324,373 | £1,121,335 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,969,709 | £22,258,719 | |
| Net assets | £21,969,709 | £22,258,719 | |
| Equity | £21,969,709 | £22,258,719 | |
| Average employees | 79 | 86 | |
| Wages | £1,271,747 | £1,420,700 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.6% | -6.7% | |
| Net margin | -6.9% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.9% | -0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.3% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 7.27x | 6.56x | |
| Interest cover | -10.76x | -8.21x |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of this assessment, the Directors have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and they therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- WALSINGHAM COLLEGE TRUST ASSOCIATION LIMITED · parent
- Shrine Trading Limited 100%
- Walsingham College (Yorkshire Properties) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Barn Chapel appeal has concluded, the funds raised, and restoration completed. The Barn Chapel is now vastly improved and was rededicated in October 2024.”
- “The Shrine's work with children and young pilgrims continues to flourish... In September 2024 the department was awarded a third Sandford Award for excellence in Heritage Education and in November 2024 the department achieved the Learning Outside the Classroom Award following an inspection.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, Ruth Suzanne | Secretary | 2021-08-16 | — | — |
| BARNES, Philip Richard, The Reverend | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| DORE, Sonia Onome, Dr | Director | 2024-04-30 | Oct 1978 | British |
| DOWNING, John Sayer | Director | 2019-04-30 | Aug 1955 | British |
| READ, Christopher Martin | Director | 2022-10-11 | Jan 1969 | British |
| ROWLANDS, Graeme Charles, The Revd Preb. | Director | 2018-05-01 | May 1953 | British |
| SHEEHY, Jeremy Patrick, The Revd Dr | Director | 2024-10-15 | Oct 1956 | British |
| STOKER, Howard Charles, Revd Canon | Director | 2024-10-15 | Dec 1962 | British |
| THORNE, Mary Teresa | Director | 2023-04-25 | May 1973 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSON, Brian John Taylor, Dr | Secretary | 2009-05-05 | 2021-08-16 |
| KONTOCHRISTOS, Marisa | Secretary | 2008-07-21 | 2009-05-05 |
| LANE, Peter William | Secretary | 1998-05-05 | 2008-04-15 |
| SMITH, Stanley Patrick | Secretary | — | 1998-05-05 |
| ADDERLEY, John Arden, The Lord Norton | Director | — | 1993-09-24 |
| BAKER, Jonathan Mark Richard, The Reverend | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2020-09-01 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2024-04-30 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 2005-05-04 | 2014-04-29 |
| BRAITHWAITE, John Ambrose, Doctor | Director | — | 1995-03-18 |
| CAREFULL, Alan Vincent, The Reverend | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| COBB, Peter George, Reverend Canon | Director | 1996-05-08 | 2006-05-03 |
| COLVEN, Christopher George, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| DAVISON, Roger William, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1993-09-24 |
| DOWNING, John Sayer | Director | 1998-05-06 | 2015-04-28 |
| EATON, Ellen Margaret, Baroness | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2017-06-01 |
| GARDEN, Ian Harrison | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2011-05-10 |
| HANSON, Brian John Taylor | Director | — | 2009-05-05 |
| HOPE, David Michael, The Most Rev And The Rgt Hon The Lord Arch Of York | Director | — | 2005-05-03 |
| KING, Patrick Whittenham, Major | Director | 1995-05-03 | 2003-03-21 |
| KLYBERG, Charles John, Reverend | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1996-10-14 |
| MANTLE, Richard John | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2015-04-28 |
| MARLOW, Barbara Anne | Director | 1998-05-06 | 2012-01-27 |
| MCINTYRE, Amanda | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2024-10-15 |
| MITCHAM, Andrew Mark, The Reverend | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2017-10-19 |
| NORTH, Philip John, The Right Revd | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2024-10-15 |
| ROBERTS, Andrew John | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2023-04-25 |
| SMITH, Kevin, Reverend | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2016-10-04 |
| SMITH, Stanley Patrick | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1997-09-08 |
| STOKER, Howard Charles, The Reverend | Director | 2012-10-02 | 2022-10-11 |
| WARD, Ruth Suzanne | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2019-04-30 |
| WARNER, Martin Clive, The Right Reverend Dr | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2016-10-04 |
| WARNER, Martin Clive, Canon | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1997-09-11 |
| WHITEHEAD, Michael Hutton, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 2009-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Revd Kevin Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-05 | Ceased 2024-07-16 |
| The Right Revd Philip John North | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-04 | Ceased 2024-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+3.2%
£2,215,175 £2,286,001
-
Cash
-15.3%
£1,324,373 £1,121,335
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Net assets
+1.3%
£21,969,709 £22,258,719
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Employees
+8.9%
79 86
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Operating profit
+19%
-£190,299 -£154,183
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Profit before tax
+289.1%
-£152,852 £289,010
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Wages
+11.7%
£1,271,747 £1,420,700
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