RYDE SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-29 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-15
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+4,538.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£22M
+0.8% vs 2023
Employees
222
+3.7% 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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- RYDE SCHOOL 1979-12-31 → present
- RYDE SCHOOL LIMITED 1947-03-28 → 1979-12-31
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 | £11,042,903 | £12,275,821 | |
| Operating profit | £76,613 | £564,570 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £17,135 | £178,073 | |
| Cash | £49,827 | £2,311,438 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,316,806 | £26,930,026 | |
| Net assets | £21,708,697 | £21,886,769 | |
| Equity | £21,708,696 | £21,886,769 | |
| Average employees | 214 | 222 | |
| Wages | £6,390,377 | £6,980,299 |
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% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | 0.51x | 1.35x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The School has remained in operating surplus and expects this to continue in the future. Based on current forecasts and the ability to call upon funds held within the Educational Development Fund investment portfolio, Governors believe the School will be able to continue to operate within its existing facilities for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- RYDE SCHOOL · parent
- Ryde School Construction Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The sale of a property owned by the School completed on 2nd September 2024 with cash generated of £393,037.”
- “On 17th January 2025, the tenant of the School's investment property, Kingswood Leisure & Learning Ltd, went into administration with no prospect of recovery of the outstanding rent due. Those monies relating to the 2024 financial year have been written off as bad debt.”
- “The School has also agreed with its bank to restructure the existing loans and mortgages to consolidate them into one new 15-year loan, including an early capital repayment of £1.6m. The transaction will complete in May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANSTON, Sam William | Director | 2025-11-21 | Apr 1982 | British |
| DOERRIES, Chantal Aimee | Director | 2014-11-06 | Aug 1968 | German |
| ESFANDIARY, Marjon | Director | 2021-06-11 | Nov 1967 | British |
| HNATOW, Fiona Jane | Director | 2024-03-15 | Nov 1967 | British |
| LEGG, Michele Deanna, Dr | Director | 2010-06-08 | Mar 1968 | British |
| MCISAAC, Ian | Director | 2023-11-17 | May 1957 | British |
| NICKLIN, Hamish Charles | Director | 2025-11-21 | Apr 1975 | British |
| ROSS, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2026-03-20 | Jul 1972 | British |
| SUALY, Bimal | Director | 2025-03-21 | May 1987 | British |
| TATE, Alex | Director | 2024-03-15 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WHITEFIELD, Giles Robert Sheridan | Director | 2022-11-18 | Mar 1966 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Simon Huw Llewelyn | Director | 2025-03-21 | Oct 1961 | British |
| WOLFENDEN, Rosie | Director | 2025-06-13 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARREN, Jonathan Anthony Frank | Secretary | 2019-09-16 | 2022-07-10 |
| TAYLOR, Peter Charles | Secretary | 1996-07-27 | 2019-09-16 |
| WALSH, John Arthur, Lt Cdr - Rn (Rtd) - Bursar/Clerk To The Governors | Secretary | — | 1996-07-26 |
| ACLAND, Guy, Sir | Director | 2001-07-14 | 2011-06-07 |
| BALL, James Edward | Director | 1994-03-12 | 1998-03-12 |
| BANTING, Kenneth Mervyn, The Venerable | Director | 1998-07-17 | 2002-07-05 |
| BARNES, Roger David | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1994-12-10 |
| BASTON, Caroline, The Venerable | Director | 2007-10-16 | 2009-06-09 |
| BLACKSHAW, William Simon | Director | — | 1994-12-10 |
| BLADON, Elsa Elizabeth | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2008-12-20 |
| BLAND, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2023-08-31 |
| BRADBURY, Raymond William | Director | 2005-06-14 | 2012-09-17 |
| BUCKELL, William Hunter Way | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1996-08-17 |
| CLARK, Cassandra | Director | 2007-10-16 | 2017-06-08 |
| CLARKE, Ian James | Director | 1996-06-28 | 2003-01-13 |
| COOMBES, Geoffrey John | Director | — | 1994-11-12 |
| CRAWFORD, Andrew Martin | Director | 2018-11-16 | 2024-03-15 |
| DABELL, Francis Richmond | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| DENNIS, Linda Margaret | Director | 2014-06-10 | 2015-01-14 |
| DONALDSON, Peter James | Director | 1998-07-17 | 2002-07-05 |
| DOWN, Leonard Edward | Director | 2001-07-14 | 2003-06-23 |
| DREW, Charles Stephen Summers | Director | 2015-11-05 | 2019-11-22 |
| EDWARDS, Catherine Gerran | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1999-03-12 |
| FISHER, John Holwell | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2017-06-08 |
| FLUX, Maurice James | Director | 2002-01-19 | 2006-06-13 |
| FLUX, Maurice James | Director | 1996-06-28 | 2001-07-14 |
| FLYNN, Helen Margaret | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2008-11-25 |
| FOX, Rodney John | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2014-04-29 |
| GIFFORD, Pamela Mary | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1999-03-18 |
| GILL-GARRISON, Rosalynn Dianne, Dr | Director | 2003-09-12 | 2008-06-10 |
| GLASGOW, Susan Mccarrison | Director | 1999-11-25 | 2005-06-14 |
| GLENNY, Audrey Ivy | Director | 1994-03-12 | 1997-11-08 |
| GRIFFITHS, Susan Caroline, Dr | Director | — | 1999-03-18 |
| HAIG-THOMAS, Dawn Kirsten | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2024-06-07 |
| HAMILTON, Peter | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2025-11-21 |
| HARVEY, Annabelle Victoria Flavia | Director | 2013-06-11 | 2021-06-11 |
| HILEY-JONES, Anthony | Director | — | 1996-11-24 |
| HOLMES, Noreen Angela | Director | — | 1991-02-25 |
| JACOBS, Caroline Margaret | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2025-04-03 |
| LAMMIMAN, Christopher David Andrew | Director | 1996-06-28 | 2000-07-03 |
| LEA, John | Director | 1992-03-19 | 1994-12-10 |
| LEES, Christoph Christopher, Dr | Director | 2012-09-29 | 2025-03-21 |
| LEES SPALDING, Jennifer Jane | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2010-06-08 |
| LONG, Andra Nicholson | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| LONGFORD, David John | Director | — | 2006-06-13 |
| LUGG, Herbert Kenneth Michael | Director | — | 2000-07-03 |
| MACAIRE, Ann Tatiana Danilevitch | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-03-25 |
| MARTIN, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 2006-06-13 | 2018-06-15 |
| MCCUE, Josephine Georgina | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2001-07-14 |
| MCCULLOGH, Philippa Ann Beaufort | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1994-12-10 |
| MCISAAC, Anthony, Dr | Director | 2003-01-06 | 2023-11-17 |
| MCISAAC, Roy | Director | — | 2002-07-01 |
| MEDLEY, Adrian Harfield | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2005-02-22 |
| MILLETT, Emma Charlotte Macdonald | Director | 2010-06-08 | 2018-06-15 |
| MINCHIN, Joanna Victoria | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2018-06-15 |
| MONKMAN, Sheila Sybil | Director | 1993-12-11 | 1994-12-18 |
| MORRIS, Graham Edwin, Canon | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2016-06-06 |
| MUCKLOW, Edward Stuart, Dr | Director | — | 2000-07-03 |
| PARTRIDGE, Patricia Eleanor Freda | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2010-06-08 |
| PATTERSON, Denise Lesley Anne | Director | 1999-11-11 | 2001-12-20 |
| PECK, Roger George | Director | — | 1997-07-28 |
| PEPYS, Caroline Elizabeth | Director | 2003-07-04 | 2011-06-07 |
| PILLAI, Nisha | Director | 2010-06-08 | 2016-06-06 |
| POKU, Ernest Kofi | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2011-10-21 |
| PORTEOUS, Andrew Nigel | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2002-07-05 |
| PRICE, Richard Neville Meredith | Director | — | 1996-03-23 |
| RAMSAY, Alastair Patrick | Director | 2019-11-22 | 2023-04-14 |
| RAWLINSON, Ivor Jon | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2012-03-01 |
| RHODES, David Timothy Mark | Director | 2005-09-16 | 2013-06-11 |
| ROBERTS, Fiona Edith Vivian, Dr | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2007-06-12 |
| ROBINS, Elizabeth Mary Gerran | Director | 1995-09-01 | 1999-03-12 |
| SCARRATT, Richard John, His Honour | Director | 2007-10-16 | 2011-06-07 |
| SEARLE, Graham William | Director | 1993-03-19 | 2002-07-05 |
| SPENCER, Rosemary Jane | Director | 1994-07-01 | 1995-02-10 |
| TAYLOR, Peter Charles | Director | — | 1996-06-28 |
| THORNE, Nigel Wilfred | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-02-26 |
| TIMMS, John Raymond, Captain | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| TOBIN, Patrick Francis | Director | 2001-07-14 | 2011-06-07 |
| VEREY, Hugh Breeden | Director | 2003-09-17 | 2009-10-06 |
| WAKEFIELD, Nicholas Jeremy | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2020-08-31 |
| WALLACE-DUTTON, Joanna Lucy | Director | 2017-06-08 | 2025-06-13 |
| WEEKS, Philip Ian John | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2025-11-21 |
| WHITE, Martin Spencer, Major General | Director | 1995-12-09 | 2006-06-13 |
| WHITTAKER, Paul Jeremy Francis, Professor | Director | 2024-06-07 | 2024-08-28 |
| WHITTER, Julia Diane | Director | 2011-10-15 | 2014-06-10 |
| WILLIAMSON, Stephen Michael | Director | 2006-02-21 | 2007-05-07 |
| WILLY, Stephen Carl | Director | 1999-11-11 | 2003-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 309 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
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Turnover
+11.2%
£11,042,903 £12,275,821
-
Cash
+4,538.9%
£49,827 £2,311,438
-
Net assets
+0.8%
£21,708,697 £21,886,769
-
Employees
+3.7%
214 222
-
Operating profit
+636.9%
£76,613 £564,570
-
Wages
+9.2%
£6,390,377 £6,980,299
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