BERKHAMSTED SCHOOLS GROUP

1. BERKHAMSTED SCHOOLS GROUP 2011-08-15 → present
2. HEATHERTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED 1959-03-05 → 2011-08-15

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

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.

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. This scenario planning confirmed the cash reserves of the School are adequate to meet the charity's obligations as they fall due and the same modelling continues to be valid to demonstrate the School is financially secure and able to operate effectively for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

1. BERKHAMSTED SCHOOLS GROUP · parent
   1. Berkhamsted Day Nursery Limited
   2. Berkhamsted School Enterprises Limited
   3. Berkhamsted Schools International Limited
   4. BRAINAI

Significant events

• “The academic year 2024-25 was characterised by continued success and development for Berkhamsted students of all ages and the flourishing of the schools' communities, alongside measures taken to mitigate increases in taxation of private schools. A particular highlight was the opening of the new Zaha Hadid building for Sixth students (named after a former pupil), which generated outstanding feedback from pupils, parents and staff.”
• “Refurbishment of Boys School dining hall to improve traffic flow”
• “Agreement in principal to dispose of land contained within the Dacorum Borough Council Local Plan”
• “On 3rd December 2025 the School signed a contract with Laxton Properties (Berkhamsted) Limited for the sale of school land at Haslam Field, Shootersway, Berkhamsted at a minimum value of £14m. The sale is subject to the receipt of planning permission.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +2.1%

  £45,479,000 → £46,413,000

• Cash

  -45.1%

  £25,549,000 → £14,032,000

• Net assets

  +7.2%

  £51,875,000 → £55,606,000

• Employees

  -0.5%

  591 → 588

• Profit before tax

  -13.9%

  £4,170,000 → £3,589,000

• Wages

  +4.8%

  £20,474,000 → £21,459,000

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