DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
-11.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£42M
+5.8% vs 2024
Employees
326
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,706,000 | £23,222,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,712,000 | £2,282,000 | |
| Cash | £12,860,000 | £11,431,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £73,461,000 | £74,716,000 | |
| Net assets | £39,573,000 | £41,855,000 | |
| Equity | £39,573,000 | £41,855,000 | |
| Average employees | 319 | 326 | |
| Wages | £10,247,000 | £10,925,000 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 11.9% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.0% | 48.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 2.51x |
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
- Affirmed
“The Governors closely monitor the current and future expected financial performance of the School, taking into consideration budgets, forecasts and the longer-term strategic business plan. Cashflows and forecasts are regularly remodelled to reflect possible downside scenarios. Reviews carried out have confirmed that the cash reserves of the School are adequate to meet the charity's obligations as they fall due and that the School is financially secure and able to operate effectively for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Dragon School Trading Limited 100%
- Dragon School International Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “But of course, the year has not been without its challenges, with the Dragon, alongside every other independent school, needing to face into the headwinds created by the 2024 Autumn Budget and the introduction of VAT in January 2025.”
- “The School spent £1,549k (2024: £10,160k) on fixed assets, a significant decrease following the completion of Skippers in September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Martin Roy | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | — | — |
| ALEXANDER, Charles Alan Heathcote | Director | 2021-01-14 | Jan 1957 | British |
| CAMERON WATT, Penelope Ann | Director | 2024-03-16 | May 1959 | British |
| EDMONDSON, Jack Cemlyn | Director | 2019-03-09 | Aug 1977 | British |
| GOATMAN, David Charles | Director | 2022-02-19 | Oct 1981 | British |
| GOLDSMITH, William | Director | 2024-10-18 | Apr 1978 | British |
| GURPRASHAD, Harriet Ruth | Director | 2021-09-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| HELLIWELL, Nigel Leslie | Director | 2017-12-02 | Jun 1963 | British |
| JONES, Christopher Ian Montague | Director | 2003-11-15 | Jul 1955 | British |
| MILLARD, Nathan | Director | 2010-03-15 | Feb 1967 | British |
| PORTWOOD, Nigel David | Director | 2015-01-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| RAMBAUT, Raoul Carlos William | Director | 2022-05-20 | Feb 1972 | British |
| ROSSO, Dominic Alexander | Director | 2026-03-03 | Nov 1997 | British |
| VAN EVERY, Ian Alexander, Mr. | Director | 2022-05-20 | Sep 1976 | Canadian |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAWS, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2005-03-12 | 2016-09-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Charles Nigel Cuthbert | Secretary | — | 2005-03-12 |
| AINSWORTH, Roger William, Professor | Director | 2003-11-15 | 2019-02-23 |
| BEALE, John | Director | 2003-03-31 | 2009-03-14 |
| BELOFF, Michael Jacob | Director | 1995-11-11 | 2003-06-14 |
| BOLSOVER, John Derrick | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2003-11-15 |
| BRADLEY, Caroline Louise, Dr | Director | 2013-06-08 | 2017-03-04 |
| BRADLEY, Caroline Louise, Doctor | Director | 1998-09-12 | 2004-11-20 |
| BREEN, Mary | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2024-06-21 |
| BYAM SHAW, Justin David Elliott | Director | 2007-11-17 | 2014-04-12 |
| CANDY, Graham Paul | Director | 2006-03-04 | 2022-08-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Stephan Charles | Director | 2010-03-15 | 2019-11-30 |
| COLE, Richard Raymond Burton | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| EASTWOOD, Anne Mairi | Director | 1995-11-11 | 2007-06-16 |
| ESIRI, Frederick William Andrew | Director | 2020-03-07 | 2020-04-15 |
| GENILLARD COWLEY, Ariane Chantal | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2020-06-06 |
| HALL, Anthony William, Lord | Director | 1998-09-12 | 2003-12-31 |
| HARVEY, Anthony Ernest, Canon | Director | — | 1999-11-25 |
| HOLMES, Lucinda Jane | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2019-07-29 |
| JONES, Kevin Leigh | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-09-22 |
| JONES, Terence Victor | Director | — | 1996-11-08 |
| KANE, Nicholas John Aldon | Director | — | 2007-11-17 |
| KERR-DINEEN, Sarah Jane | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-11-30 |
| KING, Edmund Graham | Director | 2018-03-03 | 2020-12-24 |
| LETTS, Melinda Jane Frances, Dr | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2024-11-07 |
| LEWIS, David Thomas Rowell | Director | — | 2017-06-10 |
| MARSH, George | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2014-06-07 |
| MARSH, George | Director | 1998-09-12 | 2009-03-14 |
| MCLEAN, Angela Ruth, Professor | Director | 2013-06-08 | 2022-05-01 |
| MORGAN, Richard Martin | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| NORTH, Stephanie, Lady | Director | — | 1994-02-26 |
| PARKER BOWLES, Simon Humphrey | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2003-06-14 |
| ROBINSON, Joyce Madeline | Director | — | 1998-06-06 |
| ROWSE, Mark Alexander | Director | 2003-03-08 | 2004-02-01 |
| SAUGMAN, Per Gotfred | Director | — | 1999-11-25 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Richard James Christopher | Director | — | 2004-06-19 |
| SPENCE, Joseph Arthur Francis, Dr | Director | 2007-11-17 | 2013-11-30 |
| STANFIELD, Michael Paul | Director | — | 1997-11-07 |
| STANFORD, Geoffrey Edmund Orfeur | Director | 2012-06-16 | 2017-06-10 |
| STRINGER, Jennifer Avril Kinmond, Lady | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2020-06-06 |
| TOUCHE, William George, Sir | Director | 2006-03-04 | 2019-11-30 |
| UNDERWOOD, Caroline Jane | Director | 2015-06-20 | 2021-06-13 |
| WARNOCK, Geoffrey James, Sir | Director | — | 1993-06-12 |
| WEBB, William Andrew | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2025-06-21 |
| WEIR, Robert Christopher | Director | — | 1992-06-30 |
| WHEARE, Thomas David | Director | — | 2017-06-10 |
| WHITBREAD, Jasmine | Director | 2007-11-17 | 2015-03-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2004-11-20 |
| WILSON, Gillian Hazel | Director | — | 2020-11-28 |
| WINDSOR-LEWIS, Geoffrey, Mr. | Director | — | 2005-11-19 |
| WITHERICK, Modupeola | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-08-28 |
| WOMERSLEY, David John, Professor | Director | 1998-09-12 | 2010-06-12 |
| WOODCOCK, Hugh Elborough Parry | Director | 1993-11-02 | 1999-11-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+2.3%
£22,706,000 £23,222,000
-
Cash
-11.1%
£12,860,000 £11,431,000
-
Net assets
+5.8%
£39,573,000 £41,855,000
-
Employees
+2.2%
319 326
-
Wages
+6.6%
£10,247,000 £10,925,000
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