TOWN CLOSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-23 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-47.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
-7.9% vs 2024
Employees
130
+0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£669K
-57.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TOWN CLOSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED 2021-07-08 → present
- TOWN CLOSE HOUSE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED 1968-10-07 → 2021-07-08
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 | £6,030,156 | £5,826,407 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£424,749 | -£668,894 | |
| Net profit | -£424,749 | -£668,894 | |
| Cash | £2,180,228 | £1,149,107 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,869,429 | £8,048,837 | |
| Net assets | £8,469,590 | £7,800,696 | |
| Equity | £8,469,590 | £7,800,696 | |
| Average employees | 129 | 130 | |
| Wages | £3,552,945 | £3,748,782 |
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% | -11.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.7% | 14.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 1.47x |
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
- Larking Gowen 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 charitable company'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 five-year Strategic Priorities plan (2025-2030) provides a roadmap for delivering the School's vision, which is to become a beacon for education for 3-13 year olds, enabling all our pupils to shine and guiding them towards their brightest future.”
- “The School implemented a generous support package for parents in response to the introduction of VAT on school fees. This initiative was designed to ease the financial impact on families and ensure continued access to education during a period of significant change.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHERTON, Kate Deborah | Secretary | 2022-07-21 | — | — |
| BARTRAM, Mark Edward | Director | 2026-04-23 | Oct 1963 | British |
| COSTELLO, Denis Richard | Director | 2022-04-27 | Dec 1961 | British |
| FENNELL, Adrian Martin Alexander | Director | 2019-05-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| FENTON-STONE, Faye Victoria | Director | 2023-02-20 | Sep 1970 | British |
| GEORGE, Simon Ian | Director | 2024-09-13 | Jan 1972 | British |
| HORDERN, Gemma | Director | 2024-06-10 | Jan 1983 | British |
| NORTH, Jean Louise | Director | 2020-06-19 | May 1970 | British |
| PATEL, Sonal Ashvin, Dr | Director | 2021-03-16 | Oct 1973 | British |
| RIPMAN, Helen Ruth | Director | 2022-09-15 | Nov 1963 | British |
| SINCLAIR, Duncan | Director | 2026-03-24 | May 1976 | British |
| WEBSTER, Isobelle Elizabeth | Director | 2023-09-01 | Feb 1989 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIDNEY, Alan Wallace | Secretary | — | 1996-07-31 |
| OGG, Benita | Secretary | 2010-04-12 | 2022-07-21 |
| YEOMANS, Christine Mary | Secretary | 1996-09-01 | 2010-04-12 |
| ANTHONY, Sarah Jayne | Director | 2016-05-11 | 2025-07-31 |
| ARKELL, John Hardy | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2005-08-21 |
| ASHFORD, Sheila Vivien | Director | — | 2004-08-31 |
| BACK, Nigel Barry Quarles | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| BECK, John Richard Lister | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2012-07-31 |
| BOLTON, David John Hargreaves | Director | 2003-06-20 | 2019-08-30 |
| CARROLL, Simon Michael, Dr | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2020-03-24 |
| COCKBURN, Anne Drummond, Dr | Director | 1993-11-26 | 2006-11-24 |
| COLLIER, Frederick Kenneth Gerald | Director | — | 1995-06-23 |
| COLMAN, David Branford | Director | — | 2004-08-31 |
| CORRAN, Peter George | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| COSTELLO, Clare Rosina | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2021-07-31 |
| COUZENS, Philip Peter | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2010-07-31 |
| DAVIES, Peter Anthony Grant | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2018-12-17 |
| EASTER, Philip Charles | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2015-10-15 |
| FISH, Alistair John | Director | 2015-02-19 | 2023-08-29 |
| GRAHAM, Murray Mclellan | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2025-03-19 |
| HANSELL, Anthony Peter | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| HARSTON, Alison Catherine | Director | 1992-06-26 | 2002-06-21 |
| JACK, Susan | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2022-07-29 |
| JEFFRIES, Richard Mark | Director | 1993-11-26 | 2006-11-24 |
| JESSUP, David Michael John | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2002-03-01 |
| JESSUP, Edith Elizabeth | Director | 2002-03-15 | 2004-03-12 |
| KAUSHAL, Sanjay, Dr | Director | 2022-02-04 | 2025-02-25 |
| KINGHAM, Alec William Sidney | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2022-07-29 |
| LEACH, Julia Mary, Dr | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2016-07-08 |
| MACKINTOSH, Graham Charles, The Honourable | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| MACKINTOSH OF HALIFAX, The Rt Hon Gwynneth Viscountess | Director | — | 2002-06-21 |
| OVENDEN, Nicola | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| PARR, Gerard, Professor | Director | 2024-01-22 | 2025-07-07 |
| POSSENER, Adrian Marcus | Director | 2018-11-12 | 2024-08-31 |
| QUINTON, Michael Grand | Director | 1993-11-26 | 2004-08-31 |
| READ, Bryan Colman | Director | — | 2004-08-31 |
| RIMINGTON, Stella, Dame | Director | 1998-07-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| SISSON, Jonathan Michael | Director | — | 1998-07-31 |
| SMART, Susan | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| STEPHENSON, Richard Christopher, Dr | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Paul | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-09-20 |
| THOMPSON, Hugh Patrick | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| WADDINGTON, Sarah | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2022-07-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 211 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-3.4%
£6,030,156 £5,826,407
-
Cash
-47.3%
£2,180,228 £1,149,107
-
Net assets
-7.9%
£8,469,590 £7,800,696
-
Employees
+0.8%
129 130
-
Profit before tax
-57.5%
-£424,749 -£668,894
-
Wages
+5.5%
£3,552,945 £3,748,782
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