ELSTREE SCHOOL,LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+7.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+11.8% vs 2024
Employees
103
+4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£820K
+38.8% vs 2024
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 | £5,995,499 | £6,521,662 | |
| Operating profit | £590,930 | £820,179 | |
| Profit before tax | £590,930 | £820,179 | |
| Net profit | £589,327 | £825,624 | |
| Cash | £3,863,322 | £4,159,097 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,099,490 | £10,382,155 | |
| Net assets | £6,985,839 | £7,811,463 | |
| Equity | £6,985,839 | £7,811,463 | |
| Average employees | 99 | 103 | |
| Wages | £3,160,243 | £3,460,673 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.8% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.5% | 7.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.2% | 45.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.33x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 17.45x | 11.66x |
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
- Haysmacintyre LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the updated cashflow forecasts, Governors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future and consider that there are no material uncertainties over the School's financial viability. Accordingly, they also continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “with the move to full co-education in 2020 and girl numbers exceeding 100 across the school, there has also been significant investment in a wide range of girls' facilities and positions”
- “In November 2025, the ISI undertook a focused compliance inspection combined with an inspection of educational quality.”
- “A new loan was secured with Barclays in the current year, charged at a floating rate of 2.35% above Bank of England bank rate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOULDS, Phillipa Jane | Director | 2022-03-18 | Apr 1976 | British |
| HOUSTON, Christopher David Scott | Director | 2023-09-22 | Aug 1962 | British |
| JOYNSON, Juliet | Director | 2020-11-27 | Aug 1966 | British |
| LYONS, Jane Geraldine | Director | 2015-03-13 | Sep 1959 | British |
| MCKENDRICK, Emma Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2018-05-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| MCKINNEL, James Robert | Director | 2022-09-23 | Nov 1985 | British |
| MILLS, Rebecca | Director | 2025-09-26 | Jan 1984 | British |
| OWSTON, Gavin Anthony Wyndham | Director | 2015-06-24 | Apr 1970 | British |
| PANNELL, Andrew | Director | 2020-11-27 | Feb 1980 | British |
| PRICE, Melissa Jane | Director | 2022-03-18 | May 1973 | British |
| ROBERTSON, Thomas Hamish | Director | 2023-09-22 | Jul 1981 | British |
| SHAW, Elizabeth Mary Frances | Director | 2022-03-18 | Jun 1978 | British |
| SUNLEY, James Bernard | Director | 2011-11-25 | Oct 1962 | British |
| WAYMAN, Tom Francis Clare | Director | 2024-10-16 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Sydney Martin | Secretary | 1995-09-01 | 2008-08-31 |
| MCMULLEN, Terrence Brian | Secretary | — | 1995-08-31 |
| SAYER, Mark Jonathan | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| BEHARRELL, Rosemary | Director | — | 1993-11-12 |
| BEVAN, Timothy Michael | Director | — | 2001-04-16 |
| BOGGIS, Elizabeth Jill Spackman | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2020-04-01 |
| BOMFORD, Nicholas Raymond | Director | 1996-06-21 | 2009-06-26 |
| BRIMS, Charles David | Director | 1994-03-11 | 2001-04-16 |
| BULMER, Nigel Sebastian David | Director | 1996-06-21 | 2015-06-24 |
| COATES, James Michael Campbell | Director | 1992-03-06 | 2001-11-23 |
| COTTAM, Nicholas Jeremy, Major General | Director | 1998-03-14 | 2011-07-01 |
| DAHL, James Edward Lenygon | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2024-03-15 |
| DUNPHIE, Christopher Campbell, Brigadier | Director | — | 1998-03-14 |
| EDDISON, Robert John Buchanan, Reverend | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| FARRAR-BELL, Sarah | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2014-06-27 |
| FAULKS, Sebastian Charles | Director | 2000-03-18 | 2008-11-21 |
| FISHBURN, Victoria Jane | Director | 2001-04-16 | 2012-11-23 |
| GARNIER, Thomas Julian Cadbury | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2017-08-31 |
| HENDERSON, Iain Mark | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2014-06-27 |
| HEWITT, David Edward Miles | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2017-08-31 |
| HILL, Sydney Martin | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2023-09-20 |
| HUDSON, Elizabeth Clare | Director | 1992-03-26 | 2002-06-14 |
| IVES, David Gell | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2010-12-03 |
| LAUNDERS, Susan Caryl | Director | 1993-11-12 | 2000-06-16 |
| MARRIOTT, Charles Rowland | Director | — | 1995-11-10 |
| MCGRATH, Emma Louise Duncan | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2023-09-20 |
| MCMULLEN, David Shaun | Director | 1994-03-11 | 2002-03-15 |
| MURPHY, Niall | Director | 2014-04-21 | 2024-07-05 |
| PARKER, Philip Vernon, The Revd | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2012-12-31 |
| PARSONS, John Christopher, Sir | Director | — | 2014-08-31 |
| PERRY, Andrew Richard | Director | 2010-03-11 | 2014-11-26 |
| RANDALL, Mark Corbet Macrae | Director | 2001-11-23 | 2018-06-29 |
| RICHARDSON, John Stephen | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2015-06-24 |
| SHELLEY, Rupert, Rev | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2019-01-31 |
| SUNLEY, John Bernard | Director | — | 2011-02-14 |
| TURNER, Christopher Gilbert, Rev | Director | — | 1996-11-16 |
| VINCENT, Jonathan Alexander Justin | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2025-11-28 |
| WALLER, George Mark, The Rt. Hon. Sir | Director | — | 1999-03-13 |
| WALLER, Richard Beaumont | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2021-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+8.8%
£5,995,499 £6,521,662
-
Cash
+7.7%
£3,863,322 £4,159,097
-
Net assets
+11.8%
£6,985,839 £7,811,463
-
Employees
+4%
99 103
-
Operating profit
+38.8%
£590,930 £820,179
-
Profit before tax
+38.8%
£590,930 £820,179
-
Wages
+9.5%
£3,160,243 £3,460,673
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