ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-17 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
+2.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£101M
+6.1% vs 2024
Employees
798
-12.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£6M
+167.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED 2005-02-09 → present
- AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL LIMITED(THE) 1967-07-05 → 2005-02-09
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £84,991,489 | £75,003,919 | |
| Operating profit | £7,001,657 | £5,849,518 | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,696,178 | £5,847,818 | |
| Net profit | -£8,696,178 | £5,847,818 | |
| Cash | £19,096,635 | £19,556,774 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £96,474,015 | £99,165,522 | |
| Net assets | £95,474,015 | £101,321,833 | |
| Equity | £95,474,015 | £101,321,833 | |
| Average employees | 908 | 798 | |
| Wages | £39,291,373 | £35,458,497 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | -10.2% | 7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.6% | 33.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.58x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | 62.02x | 61.56x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have a reasonable expectation that ACS International Schools Limited and ACS Commercial Enterprises Limited have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and it remains appropriate to prepare their financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ACS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS LIMITED · parent
- ACS Commercial Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 14th February 2024, ACS International disposed of ACS Holdings, and consequently its interest in ACS Doha, to Artemis Education, a highly regarded Qatar-based education group.”
- “The Group has completed the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) reporting requirements and is reporting under the Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR).”
- “A new ACS group wide intranet is launching in August 2025 fostering greater connection across the three campuses whilst housing all employee policies and procedures for easy access.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, Juliet Ann | Secretary | 2026-03-24 | — | — |
| BOBAY, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2017-08-01 | Nov 1963 | American |
| CALLAHAN PACKER, Jennifer | Director | 2025-07-01 | Apr 1971 | Irish,American |
| CAMPOS PINTO, Hugo Manuel | Director | 2021-01-26 | Jul 1977 | Portuguese |
| CERNOIA, Emanuela | Director | 2025-07-01 | Aug 1972 | Italian,British |
| ELKINGTON, Anne Louise | Director | 2025-07-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| JACKSON, Susan Brooke | Director | 2019-09-05 | Apr 1950 | British |
| MACNAUGHTON, Robert Magnus | Director | 2018-08-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
| MOYA MOSE, Tedd | Director | 2021-02-03 | Jan 1982 | Kenyan |
| MUNDY, Pamela | Director | 2018-08-01 | Nov 1959 | British |
| SWALLOW, Jake Brangwyn Sheridan | Director | 2017-08-01 | Sep 1949 | British |
| WILLE, Corry Justina | Director | 2017-08-01 | Aug 1960 | Belgian |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Peter Clive | Secretary | 2002-10-30 | 2013-02-21 |
| CHARLES, Gavin | Secretary | 2016-10-01 | 2026-03-24 |
| POULARAS, Emmanuel John | Secretary | — | 2002-10-30 |
| RATCLIFFE, Sarah Elizabeth | Secretary | 2013-02-21 | 2016-09-30 |
| ATTWOOLL, Rod Philip | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2003-02-21 |
| BANKS, Christopher Nigel | Director | 2022-01-13 | 2025-01-12 |
| BEURIER, Stefan | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2021-09-21 |
| CHARLES, Gavin | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2017-09-13 |
| CROOK, Geoffrey Greenhalgh | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| ELSOM, Jason Stuart | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2019-04-09 |
| FERGUSON, Clare Joanna Elizabeth | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2023-05-16 |
| FORBES, Theresa Constance | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-12-06 |
| FREER, Richard Charles Henry | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2013-07-31 |
| GOSSAIN, Ram Parkash | Director | 2000-10-19 | 2013-12-31 |
| HALSEY, Michael John | Director | 1998-10-14 | 2002-07-31 |
| HARVEY, Kathy Lynn | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2017-09-13 |
| HODKINSON, Philip Andrew | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| JOHNSON, Christopher Ian | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2017-09-08 |
| LOUIS, Nicole | Director | 2017-10-10 | 2020-10-10 |
| MAGEE, Janet | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2017-09-13 |
| MAGEE, Janet | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2009-03-27 |
| MCLENNAN, Stewart | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| MORRELL, Nicholas Jeremy | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
| MURPHY, Brian Gordon | Director | — | 2010-07-31 |
| PEYTON, Gerry James | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2017-09-13 |
| POULARAS, Emmanuel John | Director | — | 2008-05-03 |
| PRIOR, Russell Charles | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2020-08-01 |
| RATCLIFFE, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2016-09-30 |
| ROSE, Fergus James | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2017-09-13 |
| RUTHERFORD, Jill | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2013-07-31 |
| SPEED, Gordon Edwards | Director | — | 2003-04-25 |
| TAYLOR, Ian Colin | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| THOMAS, David Terence | Director | 2008-06-20 | 2016-08-31 |
| WAUD, Guy Pierre D Abzac | Director | — | 2006-03-04 |
| WHITE, Piers Adam | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2017-09-10 |
| WHITMORE, Martha | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2025-09-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acs International Schools Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-12-12 | Active |
| Mr David Terence Thomas | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-09-26 | Ceased 2019-12-12 |
| Mr Richard Thomas Henry Wilson | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-09-26 | Ceased 2018-02-10 |
| The American Community School Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 247 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-
Turnover
-11.8%
£84,991,489 £75,003,919
-
Cash
+2.4%
£19,096,635 £19,556,774
-
Net assets
+6.1%
£95,474,015 £101,321,833
-
Employees
-12.1%
908 798
-
Operating profit
-16.5%
£7,001,657 £5,849,518
-
Profit before tax
+167.2%
-£8,696,178 £5,847,818
-
Wages
-9.8%
£39,291,373 £35,458,497
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