ST.HELEN'S SCHOOL NORTHWOOD
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
+101.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£30M
+5.4% vs 2023
Employees
368
+6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
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 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,952,000 | £25,318,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,139,000 | £1,546,000 | |
| Cash | £3,451,000 | £6,960,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,940,000 | £32,794,000 | |
| Net assets | £28,814,000 | £30,359,000 | |
| Equity | £28,814,000 | £30,359,000 | |
| Average employees | 345 | 368 | |
| Wages | £11,467,000 | £12,725,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 8.9% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.75x | 1.31x |
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
- Hays Mac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Governors consider that the going-concern basis remains appropriate for the preparation of the School's accounts.”
Group structure
- ST.HELEN'S SCHOOL NORTHWOOD · parent
- St Helen's Enterprise Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A new Head was appointed in September 2024 and an Interim Finance Director and Interim Director of Operations took up office in October 2024.”
- “On 30 October 2024, following consultation of draft legislation, the government confirmed that legislation would be enacted to introduce VAT on private school fees, and this came into force on 1 January 2025.”
- “The government confirmed that business rates relief would be removed from 1 April 2025 for private schools with charitable status.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHANDARI, Monica | Director | 2014-09-30 | Jun 1980 | British |
| BOGHANI, Nadeem Shirazali | Director | 2014-12-02 | Oct 1978 | British |
| BURNE, Yvonne Ann, Dr | Director | 2025-11-03 | Aug 1947 | British |
| DAVIS, Suzanne Lindsay | Director | 2022-11-18 | Nov 1964 | British |
| FRANK, David Thomas | Director | 2023-07-12 | Apr 1954 | British |
| JANMOHAMED, Zahra | Director | 2022-10-24 | Dec 1970 | British |
| PATEL, Roshni | Director | 2026-03-11 | Aug 1986 | British |
| SMITH, Stephen William | Director | 2026-03-09 | Sep 1983 | British |
| THAKRAR, Roopa | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1988 | British |
| TIDMARSH, David Thomas | Director | 2024-06-03 | Jul 1962 | British |
| WATSON, Clive Graeme | Director | 2023-07-12 | Feb 1958 | British |
| YOUNG, Philip James | Director | 2022-09-22 | Jan 1956 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTON, Gillian Frances | Secretary | 1999-09-01 | 2005-03-24 |
| DIMMOCK, Maria | Secretary | 2020-08-01 | 2023-11-02 |
| MACKENZIE CROOKS, Mark Richard | Secretary | 2013-02-22 | 2020-08-01 |
| NEWELL, Michael Knipe, Bursar | Secretary | — | 1999-08-31 |
| SCOTT, Charles | Secretary | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-03 |
| THOMPSON, Clare Eleanor | Secretary | 2005-03-24 | 2005-11-01 |
| UKIAH, Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2005-11-01 | 2013-02-22 |
| AYLETT, Bernard John, Governor/Director | Director | — | 2004-11-30 |
| BERESFORD, Christopher Charles Howard, Director | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| BLUNDELL, Daphne Mary | Director | — | 1995-06-20 |
| BROWN, Marc Barry, Prof | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2022-05-10 |
| BUCKS, David | Director | — | 2001-01-26 |
| CHIVERS, David John, Dr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2013-12-09 |
| CHU, Diana Ching Yen | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2022-08-24 |
| CLARK, Michael David | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2011-06-27 |
| DAVIES, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1995-06-20 | 2001-03-08 |
| DUNN, Peggy Arnold, Director | Director | — | 1994-12-06 |
| ESPLEY, Alison Jane | Director | 2022-09-23 | 2025-07-04 |
| FAUNCH, Rosemary | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2014-07-02 |
| FORSYTH, Hugh Macdonald Eales | Director | 2000-10-30 | 2007-03-12 |
| GOLDREIN, Gemma Louise | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| GORDON, Sara Rhianydd, Dr | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2022-10-08 |
| HAYNES, Kathryn Alison | Director | 2004-10-15 | 2007-06-18 |
| HOLLAND, Geoffrey, Sir | Director | 1993-12-07 | 2000-02-07 |
| ISHAM, Valerie, Professor | Director | 2000-10-30 | 2014-07-02 |
| JONES, Terry Robert | Director | 2011-12-05 | 2016-07-05 |
| KENNEDY, Ann Sheila | Director | — | 2000-06-26 |
| KIRCHHEIMER, Janet Margaret | Director | 1998-03-25 | 2016-07-05 |
| KUMAR, Rajinder | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2009-12-08 |
| LEWIS, Jaqueline Alison | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2016-07-05 |
| LEYSER, Henrietta Louise Valerie | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2008-06-16 |
| LITTLE, Amanda Rose | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2016-07-05 |
| MONGIA, Puneeta | Director | 2011-12-05 | 2025-07-04 |
| PHILLIPSON, Alison Mary | Director | 2014-06-24 | 2022-09-22 |
| PITTS, Susan Mary, Dr | Director | 2011-12-05 | 2018-12-10 |
| PRIESTLEY, Jennifer | Director | — | 2001-02-02 |
| RADICE, Elizabeth Joy | Director | 2015-12-08 | 2021-02-05 |
| ROBERTS, Delphine Margaret Ann | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2005-12-31 |
| ROYDON, Terry Rene | Director | — | 2011-06-27 |
| SAPRA, Vivek | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2024-01-11 |
| SKIPPER, David John, Director | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| STANLEY, Margaret Anne, Doctor | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| STREET, Robin Stefan | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2024-01-12 |
| TAYLOR, Jane Christine Holmes | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2022-03-21 |
| THOMPSON, Clare Eleanor | Director | 1999-06-28 | 2006-12-31 |
| TONG, Ling | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2023-02-13 |
| TURNER, Benjamin Charles Michael | Director | 2023-08-07 | 2026-03-04 |
| WEERASEKERA, Michelle | Director | 2010-12-06 | 2022-09-16 |
| WOLFF, Michelle Beverley | Director | 2019-04-04 | 2023-01-05 |
| WOOLFSON, Suzanne Lindsay | Director | 2007-04-05 | 2019-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£23,952,000 £25,318,000
-
Cash
+101.7%
£3,451,000 £6,960,000
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£28,814,000 £30,359,000
-
Employees
+6.7%
345 368
-
Wages
+11%
£11,467,000 £12,725,000
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