ST GILES SCHOOLS OF LANGUAGES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-04-20
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-40.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+7.8% vs 2023
Employees
230
-0.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£801K
-36.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-04-20.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £17,064,863 | £17,516,864 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,340,541 | £791,383 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,252,981 | £800,638 | |
| Net profit | — | -£3,092,611 | — | -£956,337 | — | £1,244,386 | — | £1,011,373 | £559,922 | |
| Cash | — | £1,765,601 | — | £1,101,206 | — | £2,473,541 | — | £2,272,391 | £1,358,962 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £9,335,012 | — | £8,326,591 | — | £9,074,024 | — | £7,782,418 | £7,952,475 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,043,345 | — | £6,087,008 | — | £7,331,394 | — | £6,692,464 | £7,213,384 | |
| Equity | £10,135,956 | £7,043,345 | £7,043,345 | £6,087,008 | £6,087,008 | £7,331,394 | £7,331,394 | £6,692,464 | £7,213,384 | |
| Average employees | — | 149 | — | 96 | — | 121 | — | 232 | 230 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £5,238,907 | £5,412,019 |
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 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2% | 10.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.82x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.74x | 8.72x |
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
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- ST GILES SCHOOLS OF LANGUAGES LIMITED · parent
- St Giles Inc USA 100%
- St Giles Language Centres (Canada) Limited 100%
- The New School of English Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Board made the difficult decision to sell its Vancouver school due to the very difficult trading conditions in Canada, much of which was related to visa restrictions announced by the Canadian government.”
- “In early 2024, the company gave a major facelift to its main website and introduced an Al Chatbot Assistant for web enquiries, which enhanced our enquiries services”
- “The investment in St Giles Language Centres (Canada) Limited was disposed of during the current year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY, Mark Alexander | Secretary | 2008-06-02 | — | British |
| LINDSAY, Mark Alexander | Director | — | Nov 1958 | British |
| LINDSAY-CORNISH, Hannah Maiko Takahashi | Director | 2017-09-08 | Jun 1989 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY, Diana Anne | Secretary | — | 2008-06-02 |
| GRAVER, Brian Derek | Director | — | 1998-05-06 |
| LINDSAY, Diana Anne | Director | — | 2020-09-22 |
| LINDSAY, Paul Cyril | Director | — | 2019-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Cyril Lindsay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-12 |
| Mr Mark Alexander Lindsay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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
+2.6%
£17,064,863 £17,516,864
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Cash
-40.2%
£2,272,391 £1,358,962
-
Net assets
+7.8%
£6,692,464 £7,213,384
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Employees
-0.9%
232 230
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Operating profit
-41%
£1,340,541 £791,383
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Profit before tax
-36.1%
£1,252,981 £800,638
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Wages
+3.3%
£5,238,907 £5,412,019
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers