WELLOW HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-12 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-29
Watchouts
Cash
£128K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1M
-37.8% vs 2023
Employees
33
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£357K
-31.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that at 31 August 2024 the Charitable Company had net liabilities of £1,300,727 and made a deficit for the year then ended of £356,518. As stated in note 1, these events or conditions, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,536,815 | £1,673,321 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£271,916 | -£356,518 | |
| Net profit | — | -£271,916 | -£356,518 | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £128,084 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £437,123 | £341,402 | |
| Net assets | — | -£944,209 | -£1,300,727 | |
| Equity | — | -£944,209 | -£1,300,727 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 34 | 33 | |
| Wages | — | £1,066,404 | £1,252,224 |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -17.7% | -21.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 186.1% | 187.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.91x | 0.87x |
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
- Richard Place Dobson Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that at 31 August 2024 the Charitable Company had net liabilities of £1,300,727 and made a deficit for the year then ended of £356,518. As stated in note 1, these events or conditions, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Alpha became involved with the School for the long term with pupil numbers set to be at their highest level for a number of years.”
- “The School has extended out to Year 9 pupils from September 2021 which will further enhance its offering and appeal to the market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHAN, Ali | Director | 2019-03-28 | Mar 1965 | British |
| STATTERSFIELD, Robin John | Director | 2019-03-28 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, John Lawrence | Secretary | 1993-03-27 | 1994-07-01 |
| DALTON, Richard James | Secretary | 1995-01-06 | 2015-08-07 |
| WARBURTON, Jonathan Mark | Secretary | — | 1993-01-05 |
| BREALEY, Jonathan Robert Eric | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2019-03-28 |
| BUSS, Paul Matthew | Director | 2019-03-28 | 2024-11-30 |
| COOLING, Steven | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2019-03-28 |
| DALTON, Richard James | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2015-08-07 |
| DALTON, Richard James | Director | 1995-01-06 | 2004-08-31 |
| DALTON, Steven James | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| HUDDLESTONE, Henry Thomas | Director | 1999-06-04 | 2001-06-11 |
| PEACE-GADSBY, Alexandra Elizabeth | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2017-03-04 |
| SANSOM, Robert Michael | Director | 1995-01-06 | 2015-08-07 |
| SANSOM, Victoria Kate | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| SMALL, Edward Bryan | Director | — | 1994-04-06 |
| SMALL, James Edward Charles | Director | — | 1994-12-24 |
| WARBURTON, George Anthony | Director | — | 1992-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Schools (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-03-28 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Robert Eric Brealey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-28 |
| Mrs Alexandra Elizabeth Peace-Gadsby | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-28 |
| Mr Steven Cooling | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-06 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | DISS16(SOAS) | dissolution | Dissolved compulsory strike off suspended | |
| 2025-07-22 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-12 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-01 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+8.9%
£1,536,815 £1,673,321
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Cash
—
Not reported
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Net assets
-37.8%
-£944,209 -£1,300,727
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Employees
-2.9%
34 33
lowest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
-31.1%
-£271,916 -£356,518
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Wages
+17.4%
£1,066,404 £1,252,224
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers