NEWELLS SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-06 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-24.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+5.6% vs 2024
Employees
135
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
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 | £7,566,000 | £8,224,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £529,000 | £268,000 | |
| Cash | £3,978,000 | £3,021,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,700,000 | £5,966,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,754,000 | £5,022,000 | |
| Equity | £4,754,000 | £5,022,000 | |
| Average employees | 135 | 135 | |
| Wages | £3,627,000 | £4,012,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 7.0% | 3.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 1.08x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having regard to the above, the trustees believe that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities in the foreseeable future and have therefore considered it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- NEWELLS SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Handcross Park Commercial Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “An identified high risk is the impact on parent affordability following the introduction of VAT on independent school fees effective from January 2025, which could in turn adversely impact pupil numbers. The current economic climate, with the removal of business rates relief from April 2025, together with increased Employer National Insurance contributions continue to cause additional financial pressure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Fionna Margaret | Secretary | 2011-11-29 | — | — |
| CHALLEN, Wendy | Director | 2015-11-17 | Mar 1954 | British |
| DOBSON, Emma Catherine | Director | 2022-02-22 | Jul 1969 | British |
| FORD, Adrian James | Director | 2022-06-14 | Oct 1985 | British |
| HAMBLETT-JAHN, Jane | Director | 2016-08-23 | May 1969 | British |
| HARRIS, Shirley | Director | 2015-11-17 | Mar 1951 | British |
| RILEY, Jo-Anne | Director | 2011-06-30 | Oct 1968 | British |
| SOAMES, Serena Mary, Lady | Director | 2019-11-07 | Jan 1959 | British |
| SONI, Rishi | Director | 2015-11-17 | Apr 1980 | British |
| TEMPLEMAN, Miles | Director | 2015-11-17 | Oct 1947 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREARLEY-SMITH, Andrew Nevile, Colonel | Secretary | 1994-12-31 | 2004-03-09 |
| HILTON, Warren Jameson | Secretary | 2002-04-11 | 2003-11-11 |
| HOUGH, Timothy Robert Valentine | Secretary | 2003-11-11 | 2011-11-29 |
| KING, Joseph Norman, Dr | Secretary | 1992-05-06 | 1994-12-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Julie | Director | 2004-08-31 | 2007-06-22 |
| ASHBEE, Giles Douglas | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2015-09-16 |
| BENNETT, Sue | Director | 2013-02-05 | 2015-04-07 |
| BREARLEY-SMITH, Andrew Nevile, Colonel | Director | 1992-05-06 | 2004-03-09 |
| BROOME, Marcus James | Director | 2008-11-21 | 2011-06-30 |
| BUSH, Charles Martin Peter | Director | 1993-12-06 | 2005-06-23 |
| BUSH, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2022-11-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Alan Farrington | Director | — | 2005-03-10 |
| COLYER, Martin Stanley | Director | 2009-01-12 | 2022-02-22 |
| CONSTANTINE, Rowland | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2005-06-23 |
| DALTON HOLMES, Robin | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2004-03-09 |
| DAVIES JONES, Hugh | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2011-06-30 |
| EDDISON, Robert John Buchanan, Reverend | Director | — | 1994-03-10 |
| FREELAND, Donald John | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2010-03-12 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen Elliott | Director | 2003-03-11 | 2009-06-19 |
| HUTCHINGS, Emily Jane | Director | 1997-06-12 | 2016-07-01 |
| KEITH, Ian Douglas | Director | — | 2001-03-12 |
| KING, Joseph Norman, Dr | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| LEE, Julian Francis Kaines | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
| LLOYD, Michael Ernest Bedwell | Director | 1994-10-20 | 2000-02-08 |
| LOWER, Michael Raymond Hamilton, Mr. | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| MCMULLEN, Terrence Brian | Director | — | 1999-06-15 |
| MILLER, Geoffrey Ruscoe | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2022-04-06 |
| MYNORS, Jane Elizabeth Charlotte | Director | 1994-01-09 | 2001-03-12 |
| PEEL CROSS, Angela Joy | Director | — | 2004-03-09 |
| PREBBLE, Andrew Jeremy | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2008-11-21 |
| PRIDEAUX, Susan Henriette Pelo | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Thomas Shepherd | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2010-03-12 |
| RITCHIE, Jane | Director | 2001-04-19 | 2010-11-26 |
| ROBINSON, Richard Mark, Mr. | Director | 2008-11-21 | 2010-06-21 |
| SHAW, Carolyn, Mrs. | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2011-06-24 |
| STERRY, Timothy John, Reverend | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2005-03-10 |
| TEASDALE, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2011-06-30 |
| TILLARD, James Philip Blencowe | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2011-06-30 |
| TOMLINSON, Lindsay Peter | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2017-09-01 |
| VICKERS, Robert William | Director | 1993-11-20 | 2001-03-12 |
| WALLER, Michael Garnet | Director | 1998-09-01 | 2006-06-22 |
| WESTBROOK, Paul Trevor | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2015-11-17 |
| WICKS, Susan Patricia | Director | 2011-06-30 | 2012-11-29 |
| WOODHOUSE, James Stephen | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| WRIGHT, Martin James | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2017-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton College | Corporate entity | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+8.7%
£7,566,000 £8,224,000
-
Cash
-24.1%
£3,978,000 £3,021,000
-
Net assets
+5.6%
£4,754,000 £5,022,000
-
Employees
0%
135 135
-
Wages
+10.6%
£3,627,000 £4,012,000
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