DOWNS SCHOOL (CHARLTON HOUSE) LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-12.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+2% vs 2024
Employees
118
+0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,738,934 | £4,297,515 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £211,134 | £89,109 | |
| Cash | £1,948,882 | £1,702,689 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,505,771 | £5,534,346 | |
| Net assets | £4,424,397 | £4,513,506 | |
| Equity | £4,424,397 | £4,513,506 | |
| Average employees | 117 | 118 | |
| Wages | £2,934,215 | £3,062,676 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.5% | 2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.9% | 32.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.52x | 1.77x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the funding facilities available to the School together with the expected ongoing demand for places and the School's future projected cash flows, the Governors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future and consider that there were no material uncertainties over the School's financial viability.”
Group structure
- DOWNS SCHOOL (CHARLTON HOUSE) LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Downs School Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “the implementation of VAT on school fees from January 2025”
- “recent loss of Business Rates Relief for independent schools as well as the changes to Employers' National Insurance contributions from April 2025”
- “During the 2024-25 year, pupils and staff raised £17,848 in the year, including for MacMillan, Save the Children, Children's Hospice South West and DEKI charities.”
- “In June 2025, the Group refinanced its existing term loans with Barclays Bank Plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARCLAY, Jonathan | Secretary | 2021-07-30 | — | — |
| COLLARD, Jason Mark | Director | 2008-03-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| COLLINS, Fazila Binti Ahmad | Director | 2024-03-12 | Aug 1976 | Malaysian |
| CONNER, Christina | Director | 2025-09-04 | Sep 1973 | British |
| GILL, Jonathan Vaughan | Director | 2023-10-04 | Jul 1980 | British |
| ISAACS, James Alistair George | Director | 2016-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| LLOYD-JONES, Thomas Pennant | Director | 2018-05-02 | Apr 1980 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Timothy Paul | Director | 2021-06-26 | Jul 1968 | British |
| OLIVER, Joanne Louise | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jan 1980 | British |
| SHERIDAN, Andrew Martin | Director | 2024-06-22 | Nov 1960 | British |
| THORNTON, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2004-10-02 | Aug 1954 | British |
| TUTTIETT, Carl | Director | 2020-06-20 | Feb 1980 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS, Peter Dundas | Secretary | 2001-09-30 | 2006-12-02 |
| TAYLOR, Peter King | Secretary | 2006-12-02 | 2011-03-24 |
| THOMAS, Tracey Ann | Secretary | 2011-03-24 | 2011-09-23 |
| WALKER, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2011-11-26 | 2021-07-30 |
| YEO, Cyril Alfred | Secretary | — | 2001-09-29 |
| ARCHER, Helen Mary | Director | 2017-06-24 | 2022-03-31 |
| BAKER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2016-11-27 |
| BARNES, Jeremy Edward | Director | 2003-02-11 | 2015-06-20 |
| BAYNE-JARDINE, Colin Charles, Dr | Director | — | 2002-08-31 |
| BIGGIN, Charles Rupert Guy | Director | 2015-11-30 | 2024-02-26 |
| BURCHFIELD, Mark Ashley | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| BURGH, Emma Jane, Lady | Director | 2011-02-26 | 2019-10-24 |
| COOPER, David Justin | Director | 1997-05-10 | 2004-02-07 |
| CURRIE, Alastair Matthew James | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2017-07-06 |
| DENSHAM, Fiona Clare Lambart | Director | — | 1998-05-09 |
| ELGOOD, Anthony Bernard | Director | 1994-11-26 | 2007-07-06 |
| ELIOT, Simon Flowerdew | Director | 2003-10-04 | 2010-06-01 |
| FENTON-WELLS, Nicholas Sean | Director | 2025-06-28 | 2025-08-28 |
| FERRIS, David Jonathan | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2023-08-31 |
| GLIDDON, Richard, Doctor | Director | — | 2001-09-29 |
| GRANT, Louise | Director | 2004-05-15 | 2010-06-01 |
| HALL TOMKIN, Clive Neil | Director | 2006-05-06 | 2016-06-18 |
| HODDELL, Robert Ian | Director | — | 1991-05-04 |
| HOLLIDAY, Stephen Winfield | Director | 2001-09-29 | 2020-07-06 |
| HUGGETT, Nicola Anne | Director | 2017-05-20 | 2020-07-06 |
| HUTCHEN, Nicholas Gordon Knibb | Director | — | 1994-09-01 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Trevor | Director | — | 1995-09-23 |
| KENNEDY, Rosalind Penelope, Dr | Director | 1994-05-07 | 1997-10-04 |
| KEPPIE, Malcolm Roy | Director | 2010-11-27 | 2013-08-01 |
| KING, Nicholas Arthur, Lt Colonel | Director | 1997-05-10 | 2003-03-26 |
| LACHELIN, Thomas Pierre Hilbery | Director | — | 1995-02-04 |
| MACK, Hannah | Director | 2020-03-14 | 2025-10-15 |
| NEWMAN, Mark Anthony | Director | 2006-05-06 | 2018-06-23 |
| NORTHOVER, Barnaby James | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2024-03-12 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Thomas | Director | 2020-11-21 | 2025-01-29 |
| PAYNE, David James, Rev | Director | — | 1992-09-26 |
| PUDDICOMBE, Stephen Robert James | Director | 2012-04-12 | 2015-03-14 |
| PURSALL, Nicholas James | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-06-28 |
| ROCHE, Mary Finola, Dr | Director | — | 1997-05-10 |
| SCARROW, Janet Aniela | Director | 2002-09-28 | 2013-05-08 |
| STUPPLES, Mark | Director | 2002-01-19 | 2006-12-02 |
| TAINTON, Thomas Darren | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2023-08-14 |
| TEAR, Rebecca | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2022-08-31 |
| THOMSON, Richard Simon, Dr | Director | 2019-10-24 | 2025-02-08 |
| WEBB, Sylvia Judith Brownlow | Director | 1998-01-24 | 2005-05-14 |
| WILLIAMS, Patricia Neilson | Director | 2000-06-17 | 2000-11-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Rhys | Director | 2000-03-18 | 2004-05-15 |
| WRIGHT, Janette Margaret | Director | 1994-11-26 | 2003-01-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 206 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
-9.3%
£4,738,934 £4,297,515
-
Cash
-12.6%
£1,948,882 £1,702,689
-
Net assets
+2%
£4,424,397 £4,513,506
-
Employees
+0.9%
117 118
-
Wages
+4.4%
£2,934,215 £3,062,676
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