CHESHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Crowe UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “The school has refurbished the Nursery and the Library in the financial year, as well as the introduction of a BMS for heating controls and transparency, as part of its dedication to sustainability. The school has also invested in the resurfacing of the artificial pitch.”
• “The school has commenced the rental of the pool, which has grown over time, and continues in the following financial year to expand this side of the business, employing an out of hours caretaking team.”
• “In January 2023 the Trustees voted to no longer accept children into years 7 and 8 from September 2023. In the academic year 2023/2024 there was not a year 7 class and there was the final year 8 class.”
• “During the year the Governors voted to provide those who are eligible for the TPS with the option of remaining in the TPS with lower salary increases over the next 2 years or changing to a defined contribution scheme with higher salary increases over the next 2 years. These options came into effect from 1st September 2024.”

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

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +5.1%

  £5,433,717 → £5,711,230

• Cash

  +18.6%

  £1,169,191 → £1,387,141

• Net assets

  +1%

  £7,504,358 → £7,582,402

• Employees

  -2.7%

  75 → 73

• Operating profit

  -13.3%

  £336,880 → £292,117

• Profit before tax

  -56.6%

  £179,722 → £78,044

• Wages

  +3.2%

  £2,799,706 → £2,890,014

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