PRIOR'S FIELD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-27
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-18.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-2.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
126
-7.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£262K
+14.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-27.
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,865,294 | £9,220,802 | £7,586,326 | £6,933,886 | |
| Operating profit | £324,431 | £429,526 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £243,706 | £255,857 | -£308,094 | -£262,243 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£308,094 | -£262,243 | |
| Cash | £2,110,780 | £2,372,994 | £3,165,338 | £2,565,568 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,811,548 | £14,832,718 | £15,301,382 | £14,593,177 | |
| Net assets | £11,423,125 | £11,678,982 | £11,370,882 | £11,108,640 | |
| Equity | £11,423,125 | £11,678,982 | £11,370,882 | £11,108,640 | |
| Average employees | 135 | 132 | 136 | 126 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,074,963 | £3,705,806 |
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 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 4.7% | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | — | -4.1% | -3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 2.9% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.52x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | 4.02x | 2.47x | — | — |
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
- Hays Mac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governors have a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future and consider that there were no material uncertainties over the school's financial viability. Accordingly, they also continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PRIOR'S FIELD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Prior's Field Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “New Head, Zoe Ireland, joined in September 2024 with a visionary approach to commercial and education change.”
- “Managed an increase in employers' national insurance, minimum wage, and loss of charitable relief on business rates, absorbing part of the 2025 fee rise.”
- “Undertook a major review of contracts, renegotiating to generate significant savings.”
- “Significantly developed contracted revenues from property lettings, weddings, school break rentals and sports academies with a 260% uplift on the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 80 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCE, Nichola | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| ASHE, Lisa Marie | Director | 2026-02-12 | Mar 1968 | British |
| CHAN, Alix Ka Ying | Director | 2023-03-23 | Nov 1983 | British |
| CLIFFORD, David Edward | Director | 2025-12-04 | Dec 1957 | British |
| DE SAUSMAREZ, Mary Elizabeth Frances | Director | 2022-06-16 | Oct 1965 | British |
| JAMES, Madeleine Catharine | Director | 2022-06-16 | Nov 1969 | British |
| KAMARYC, Rosalynd Margaret | Director | 2023-03-23 | Aug 1959 | British |
| MCLEAN, Andrew James | Director | 2020-11-26 | Nov 1963 | British |
| MORRIS, Hazel Elizabeth | Director | 2016-03-17 | Sep 1956 | British |
Show 80 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHILL, Sarah | Secretary | 2022-06-06 | 2025-07-17 |
| COTTIS, Timothy Richard | Secretary | 1993-08-31 | 1997-08-01 |
| GEORGE, Veronica Mary | Secretary | 2003-02-21 | 2008-03-31 |
| GRAY, Alistair Iain | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| MCCANN, Eve-Lucille | Secretary | 2025-07-17 | 2025-09-01 |
| MORRIS, Hugh Jefferson | Secretary | — | 1993-09-01 |
| RANSON, Leonie | Secretary | 2008-04-01 | 2014-12-01 |
| RECKORD, Joanna Mary | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| STENHOUSE, John Maitland William, Colonel | Secretary | 1997-08-01 | 2003-02-21 |
| ANDREWS, Neale Alan | Director | 2006-06-13 | 2019-03-21 |
| BURTON BROWN, Benjamin George | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2014-03-19 |
| BURTON BROWN, Benjamin George | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2002-03-13 |
| BURTON BROWN, Michael | Director | — | 2002-03-13 |
| BURTON BROWN, Teresa Juliet | Director | — | 1994-06-23 |
| CATER, Angus Kennedy Baird | Director | 2008-06-12 | 2014-06-08 |
| CHADWICK, Michael John | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2017-09-30 |
| CHARLEY, Tracy Anne | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2022-06-28 |
| CHRISTIE, Andrew Marshall | Director | 1997-06-19 | 2004-03-17 |
| CHRISTIE, Andrew Marshall | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1996-09-01 |
| COLE, Susan Norris | Director | — | 1999-06-24 |
| COLVIN, Diana Caroline Carew | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2019-03-21 |
| COOKE, Martin Huxley | Director | 1995-06-22 | 2002-11-27 |
| CROWE, Penelope Margaret Jill | Director | 1996-09-01 | 1999-06-24 |
| DAVIS, Ian Norman Horst | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2017-02-07 |
| DEAKIN, Alice | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2008-07-04 |
| DICKETTS, Richard Dominic | Director | 2018-06-20 | 2021-12-01 |
| DONALDSON, Hamish | Director | — | 1994-11-17 |
| DUNSCOMBE, Peter | Director | 2012-06-19 | 2014-03-19 |
| EKINS, James Maurice Sydney | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2001-03-15 |
| ELGHALI, Ayesha Lucia, Dr | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2012-02-06 |
| ELLS, Susan Anne | Director | 2018-11-29 | 2019-06-12 |
| EVANS, John Mark | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2022-07-10 |
| EVANS, Pamela Jean | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2021-12-14 |
| FLORENTIADES, Elizabeth Eden | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 |
| FLOWITT, Richard Whitcombe | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2006-08-16 |
| FORMSTONE, Carol Wendy Jane | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2013-03-31 |
| GILLINGHAM, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2019-03-05 |
| GOUGH, Andrew John | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2024-10-11 |
| GREEN, Richard Paul | Director | 2007-06-13 | 2018-07-07 |
| GRIFFITHS, Andrew | Director | 2024-06-13 | 2025-12-04 |
| GRINHAM, Paul Leslie | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2020-01-12 |
| HAIG, Gavin John | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2015-11-04 |
| HALL, Jean Isobel | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2006-06-13 |
| HAMERTON, Ian, Dr | Director | 2012-06-19 | 2014-11-27 |
| HARRISON, Eric Edward | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| HICKMOTT, Elaine, Dr | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2022-01-31 |
| HINCKLEY, Ian Michael | Director | 2010-11-05 | 2017-11-29 |
| HODGES, Anthony Law | Director | 2001-06-14 | 2004-06-23 |
| HUGHES, Richard Michael | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2026-05-03 |
| HUXLEY, Annabel | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2006-03-15 |
| HUXLEY, Colin Wylde | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| HUXLEY, David Bruce | Director | — | 1992-09-06 |
| HUXLEY, Miranda | Director | 2007-06-13 | 2009-07-04 |
| INGHAM, Crispin | Director | 2022-06-16 | 2025-12-21 |
| JACOB, Ailsa Mary, Dr | Director | 2013-11-28 | 2017-06-30 |
| JAMES, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2022-04-29 |
| JENSEN-HUMPHREYS, Julien Jensen | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2021-03-18 |
| JERWOOD, Diana Helen | Director | — | 2010-03-23 |
| KELLOCK, Jane Ursula | Director | — | 1995-06-22 |
| KELLWOOD, Mitchell | Director | 2023-11-30 | 2025-03-20 |
| KENT, Richard William, Commander | Director | 1994-06-23 | 2008-07-05 |
| LEGGETT, Julia Elizabeth | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2021-10-26 |
| LESTER, Jane Marie | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| LEWIS, Peter Gerald Timothy | Director | — | 2000-09-01 |
| LONG, Daniel Richard | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2014-09-16 |
| LONG, Roderic Wilfred John | Director | 2002-11-27 | 2015-03-24 |
| MACLEOD, Julian Robert | Director | 2005-05-17 | 2017-03-16 |
| MCNAMARA, Anna Maria | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2021-09-30 |
| MORRIS, Alison Rosemary | Director | 2008-06-12 | 2016-06-27 |
| PRESCOTT DECIE, Elizabeth Anne Scott | Director | — | 2013-03-31 |
| RESTELL, Imogen | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-06-11 |
| RIGGS, Constance Anne | Director | — | 1993-11-04 |
| ROBINSON, Christopher John Desmond | Director | 1996-03-21 | 2011-03-24 |
| SANDERSON, Alec Jeremy | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2022-03-24 |
| SARGEANT, Frederick Anthony | Director | — | 1999-03-11 |
| SOUTHEY, Robert John | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Robert | Director | 2002-03-13 | 2010-11-01 |
| THORPE, Jennifer Jane | Director | 1996-03-21 | 2003-03-19 |
| TURNER, Andrew James | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2008-07-04 |
| WITHERIDGE, Sarah Caroline | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2008-07-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 284 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-10 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
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Turnover
-8.6%
£7,586,326 £6,933,886
lowest in 4 filed years
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Cash
-18.9%
£3,165,338 £2,565,568
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Net assets
-2.3%
£11,370,882 £11,108,640
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-7.4%
136 126
lowest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+14.9%
-£308,094 -£262,243
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Wages
-9.1%
£4,074,963 £3,705,806
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