BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+29.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+19.5% vs 2023
Employees
75
-5.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+163.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED 1992-03-31 → present
- ST.PAUL'S GIRL'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED 1956-09-21 → 1992-03-31
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 | £6,532,035 | £7,248,989 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £632,246 | £1,666,660 | |
| Net profit | £633,986 | £1,666,660 | |
| Cash | £4,406,589 | £5,708,936 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,568,060 | £10,382,090 | |
| Net assets | £8,515,626 | £10,180,321 | |
| Equity | £8,515,626 | £10,180,321 | |
| Average employees | 79 | 75 | |
| Wages | £2,976,239 | £3,548,704 |
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 | 9.7% | 23.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.0% | 23.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 2.00x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and is able to meet its objectives. They believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the School's ability to continue. The accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the School is a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The school had a very successful ISI inspection in March 2024, which identified significant strengths.”
- “The 11+ results were excellent. In the academic year 2023-2024 fifty girls sat the 11+ examinations and 39 scholarships were awarded.”
- “Netball - Year 6 won the IAPS regionals and reached the quarter finals at Nationals.”
- “Swimming - The girls swam well in the IAPS Regionals: three of the relay teams qualified first, which is a great achievement considering over 150 schools took part. For the first time, all the pupils that entered Regionals qualified for Nationals. At the Nationals held at Olympic Park, Y6 pupils finished second overall and Year pupils became National champions.”
- “On 31 August 2024, the two employees within the scheme left their employment with the School which constitutes a cessation event.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATKISS, Julia Claire | Secretary | 2023-08-01 | — | — |
| BARRON, Amanda | Director | 2018-09-04 | Feb 1966 | British |
| BECKITT, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2018-02-21 | Aug 1960 | British |
| BROUGH, Jonathan | Director | 2021-04-22 | Feb 1971 | British |
| FARQUHARSON, Joanna Sarah | Director | 2025-04-24 | Nov 1970 | British |
| GOGNA, Reena, Dr | Director | 2025-07-26 | Feb 1983 | British |
| GREEN, Karen Ann | Director | 2025-09-08 | Jun 1967 | British |
| HAUGER, Matthias Erich Herbert | Director | 2024-03-07 | Jan 1967 | German |
| MCANDREW, Polly Mary Ruth | Director | 2018-02-21 | Dec 1962 | British |
| PAILLASSE, Sandrine Nathalie | Director | 2023-03-09 | Oct 1977 | French,British |
| PIERCE-BURGESS, Dianna | Director | 2023-03-09 | Jun 1964 | American,British |
| PROUDFOOT, Laura, Dr | Director | 2025-08-20 | Jan 1978 | British |
| SAMUEL, Vernee Arul Keys | Director | 2024-03-07 | Jul 1970 | British |
| SCOTT, Daniel Fitzroy | Director | 2024-06-20 | Sep 1987 | British |
| SNOWBALL, Oliver | Director | 2025-04-24 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSTER, Ellen Mary | Secretary | 2007-08-10 | 2008-12-31 |
| FARLEY, Joy | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1997-08-31 |
| GOODFELLOW, Nicola | Secretary | 2013-06-17 | 2017-11-29 |
| GREENWOOD, Katharyn Hilary Maire | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 1998-11-26 |
| KING, Charles Louis | Secretary | 2008-12-31 | 2009-02-18 |
| RIMMER, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2017-11-29 | 2023-08-02 |
| TAYLOR, John | Secretary | 2009-02-01 | 2013-06-17 |
| TRUELOVE, Howard William | Secretary | — | 1998-02-01 |
| WALL, Rachel Virginia | Secretary | 1994-12-14 | 1996-04-30 |
| WILSON, James Lawrence | Secretary | 2000-10-16 | 2007-08-10 |
| CEP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-11-26 | 2000-10-16 |
| ANDERSON, Elizabeth Jean | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2015-12-15 |
| AUGHWANE, Jane Ann | Director | 2016-01-05 | 2019-10-14 |
| BAILES, Susan | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2021-12-15 |
| BALDOCK, Janet Elizabeth, Dr | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| BLOFELD, Charlotte Anne | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| BROCKMANN, Elisabeth Mary | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2017-07-14 |
| CASSELL, Richard Alexander | Director | 1997-06-16 | 2015-12-15 |
| CLARKE, William Oliver | Director | — | 2010-04-07 |
| CLAYTON, Christopher Sands | Director | — | 1997-03-06 |
| CLEMENTI, Tom | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2019-09-09 |
| CULLIS, Laura Frances Harriet | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| DEWE MATHEWS, Bernard Piers | Director | — | 1993-04-21 |
| DIGGORY, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2006-06-12 |
| EDMONDS, Frances Eileen | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-10-10 |
| FARR, Clarissa Mary | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2014-08-31 |
| GOUGH, Janet Anne | Director | 1993-11-17 | 1998-04-29 |
| HEARNDEN, Josephine Honor | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2012-08-31 |
| JERRIT, Giles Zachary Hay | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2017-07-14 |
| JONES, Christopher Philip | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2018-09-04 |
| KERR, Katharine Jane Scott | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2023-03-09 |
| KOOROS, Sneha Manhar Pancholi | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2023-06-22 |
| LINDSELL, William Martin | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| LINEHAN, Roberta Margaret | Director | 2014-03-19 | 2015-03-25 |
| MURRAY, Jacqueline Patricia | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2013-08-31 |
| NETTELTON, Louise Jane | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2020-06-25 |
| NISSEN, George Maitland | Director | — | 1995-06-19 |
| OWEN, Patricia | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| PAYNE, Katherine Anne | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2007-08-31 |
| PEARS, Andrew Roger | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2011-11-21 |
| PERRY, Mark | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2025-04-17 |
| PUGH-THOMAS, Anthony | Director | — | 1993-11-12 |
| RYAN, Diane | Director | — | 2002-11-19 |
| SHERMAN, Michelle Marie, Dr | Director | 2018-03-14 | 2025-04-17 |
| SPENCER, Margaret Diston | Director | — | 2000-07-05 |
| SWEENEY, Mark Gerard, Dr | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2018-04-25 |
| THOMSON, Alice Mary Rose | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2022-11-24 |
| TILLETT, Richard William | Director | 2025-02-25 | 2025-09-12 |
| VERMONT, Charles Henry David | Director | 2002-03-06 | 2010-05-17 |
| WAKEFORD, Geoffrey Michael Montgomery, Sir | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| WATHEN, Simon Walter Julian | Director | — | 2019-09-09 |
| WATNEY, Robert Gerard | Director | 2021-08-25 | 2025-07-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Helen Elizabeth Webber | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+11%
£6,532,035 £7,248,989
-
Cash
+29.6%
£4,406,589 £5,708,936
-
Net assets
+19.5%
£8,515,626 £10,180,321
-
Employees
-5.1%
79 75
-
Profit before tax
+163.6%
£632,246 £1,666,660
-
Wages
+19.2%
£2,976,239 £3,548,704
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