MOULSFORD PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-27 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+215.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+5.1% vs 2023
Employees
110
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
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 | £6,961,925 | £7,097,302 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £404,346 | £448,656 | |
| Cash | £728,548 | £2,299,414 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,886,607 | £12,088,782 | |
| Net assets | £8,685,073 | £9,131,404 | |
| Equity | £8,685,073 | £9,131,404 | |
| Average employees | 110 | 110 | |
| Wages | £3,680,328 | £3,889,377 |
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 | 5.8% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.3% | 45.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.82x |
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
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Governors believe that no material uncertainties exist. The Governors have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The election of a Labour Government in July 2024 has resulted in a severely adverse change to the policy environment for independent schools. The rushed introduction of VAT on school fees in January 2025 and the well trailed loss of business rates relief in April 2025 will have a significant impact on the financial performance of independent schools and adds a significant administrative burden.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILPOTT, James Edward | Secretary | 2024-09-01 | — | — |
| BALDINI, Luisa Amanda | Director | 2021-09-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| BEWES, Jonathan Michael Arundell | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| BODDINGTON, Edward Louis Agnew | Director | 2007-11-26 | Oct 1965 | British |
| BONNEY, Alexandra Elizabeth | Director | 2018-09-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| BUSSELL, Richard John | Director | 2016-09-14 | Sep 1966 | British |
| CUTTS, Anna Victoria | Director | 2021-09-01 | Aug 1964 | British |
| DAVIS, Timothy Robert | Director | 2017-09-01 | Mar 1961 | English |
| KAPP, Robert Wesley | Director | 2020-09-16 | Feb 1972 | British |
| PLAYER, Tracey Margaret Hort | Director | 2020-09-16 | Jan 1974 | British |
| RUSSELL, Sally Ann | Director | 2025-01-02 | Jul 1958 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Rob | Director | 2024-09-11 | Oct 1965 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROTHWELL, George Frederick | Secretary | — | 1993-03-01 |
| WEARE, Robin Sydney | Secretary | 1997-08-01 | 2005-02-28 |
| WESTCOTT, David John | Secretary | 1993-03-01 | 1997-08-01 |
| WILDER, John Robert Wyndham | Secretary | 2005-03-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| BISHOP, Walter John | Director | — | 1991-05-31 |
| COPELAND, Jenifer Ann Marie Ryan, Dr | Director | — | 2008-05-21 |
| COWLING, Sarah | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2015-06-10 |
| CRANE, Gwyneth Mary | Director | 2011-06-08 | 2021-08-31 |
| CRICHTON MILLER, Donald | Director | — | 1992-10-02 |
| DAVIES, Andrew George | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| DREYER, Catherine Elaine Lakofski | Director | 2011-11-23 | 2021-08-31 |
| ESOM, Steven Derek | Director | 2007-12-26 | 2013-09-17 |
| FALLE, Dianne Margaret | Director | 2000-01-26 | 2011-06-08 |
| FARRAR-HOCKLEY, Anthony Heritage, General Sir | Director | — | 2002-02-06 |
| FRIEND, Justin Barron | Director | 2013-09-17 | 2021-08-31 |
| GARNIER, Thomas Julian Cadbury | Director | 2005-10-19 | 2024-08-05 |
| GREIG, Kenneth Muir, Dr | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2005-07-31 |
| HUDSON, Anthony Bruce Edward | Director | — | 2001-05-01 |
| HUGHES, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2006-10-11 | 2012-06-11 |
| LAZARUS, William Ian David | Director | 1995-10-13 | 2016-08-31 |
| LEE, Brian Henry | Director | — | 2008-05-21 |
| MACDONALD, Christopher Anthony James | Director | 2003-07-15 | 2011-06-08 |
| MCPHAIL, Angus William | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2014-07-10 |
| MILES-KINGSTON, Charlotte Ann | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2024-08-05 |
| MORLEY, Susan Alice | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2023-03-19 |
| MORLEY, Susan Alice | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2020-08-31 |
| MOULE, John Stuart | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2025-05-08 |
| OBRIEN, Susan | Director | 2001-05-09 | 2008-05-21 |
| OSMOND, Hugh Edward Mark | Director | 2013-09-17 | 2020-08-31 |
| PARKER, Robert Jacques | Director | — | 2000-09-24 |
| PHELPS, Toby William James, Mr. | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2023-09-01 |
| RUSSELL, Sally Ann | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2024-08-29 |
| SMITH, Peter Bruce | Director | — | 2003-08-31 |
| SMITH, Richard Alexander Buchan | Director | 2011-11-23 | 2019-07-10 |
| SMITH, Robin Nigel | Director | — | 2003-02-26 |
| WILSON, Geoffrey | Director | — | 1995-10-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-04-26 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-04-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+1.9%
£6,961,925 £7,097,302
-
Cash
+215.6%
£728,548 £2,299,414
-
Net assets
+5.1%
£8,685,073 £9,131,404
-
Employees
0%
110 110
-
Wages
+5.7%
£3,680,328 £3,889,377
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