CLAREMONT FAN COURT FOUNDATION LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-06 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-23
Watchouts
Cash
£13M
+156.3% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£44M
+7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
282
+9.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+20.8% vs 2023
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
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £20,716,696 | £23,644,714 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,390,603 | £2,887,709 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,390,603 | £2,887,709 | |
| Cash | £9,867,395 | £7,341,640 | £4,104,614 | £5,256,994 | £13,475,340 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £44,029,501 | £40,655,440 | £43,467,096 | £45,673,669 | £51,731,418 | |
| Net assets | £36,467,307 | £35,153,362 | £38,570,774 | £40,968,711 | £43,856,420 | |
| Equity | -£36,467,307 | -£35,153,362 | -£38,570,774 | £40,968,711 | £43,856,420 | |
| Average employees | 214 | 235 | 246 | 257 | 282 | |
| Wages | £6,524,168 | £7,054,473 | £7,901,245 | £9,095,893 | £10,306,526 |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 11.5% | 12.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.05x | 1.70x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The board of governors has a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CLAREMONT FAN COURT FOUNDATION LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Claremont Fan Court Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The school introduced the principle of a one-school model for Claremont.”
- “Preparation was put in place to move to a three-year GCSE from September 2025 with pupils given greater choice on the subjects they study while also offering an HPQ qualification.”
- “Claremont has broadly completed its growth, with 1,200 pupils on roll in September 2024.”
- “The annual Heritage Open Day on Saturday 9 September 2023 saw the Claremont mansion and grounds opened from 11.30am until 4.00pm to members of the public.”
- “Towards the end of the academic year, the UK general election in July provided an excellent opportunity to engage pupils in the democratic process.”
- “The incoming government announced the imminent imposition of VAT on school.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VINCENT, James Stuart | Secretary | 2025-08-14 | — | — |
| BRAYBROOK, Julian Hugh, Dr | Director | 2024-09-01 | Mar 1963 | British |
| HALLS, Andrew | Director | 2022-12-06 | Jan 1959 | British |
| HEYNS, Gabrielle Beaulah | Director | 2026-02-26 | May 2001 | British |
| JONES, Ceri Windsor | Director | 2023-06-05 | Nov 1968 | British |
| KELLY, Angela Marie | Director | 2023-05-04 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MARTIN, Roger Glenn | Director | 2021-06-12 | Dec 1947 | British |
| MCINTYRE, Pamela | Director | 2021-06-12 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MENZIES, Steve John | Director | 2025-08-08 | Oct 1954 | British |
| PAGET, Chris | Director | 2021-06-12 | Jul 1968 | British |
| PAPENFUS, Graham Neil | Director | 2021-12-02 | Nov 1965 | British |
| PIGGOTT, Keith | Director | 2024-04-26 | Feb 1944 | British |
| RIDER, Helen Clare | Director | 2019-10-10 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLEWS, Simon Paul | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2010-04-16 |
| DE LA HARPE, Roland Eric | Secretary | 2000-12-16 | 2006-09-08 |
| HURTLEY, Charles | Secretary | 2020-12-30 | 2021-08-31 |
| JENKINS, Jane Mary | Secretary | 2010-08-23 | 2020-12-30 |
| OAKLEY, Anthony Richard | Secretary | — | 2000-12-16 |
| OGDEN, Joanna | Secretary | 2021-08-31 | 2025-08-13 |
| RICKARD, Hugh Wilson, Rear Admiral | Secretary | 2006-09-08 | 2009-10-01 |
| A'COURT, Michael Victor | Director | — | 1995-03-09 |
| ALLEN, Bridget | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| ALTY, Merlin John | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| AMMAH, Imelda | Director | 2000-09-29 | 2002-12-06 |
| ANDREAE, Brian | Director | — | 1996-06-07 |
| AZZOPARDI, John Peter Francis | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1999-12-06 |
| BATCHELOR, Jeremy David Alton | Director | 2015-06-06 | 2024-08-31 |
| BEAVOR, Nigel | Director | 2014-06-14 | 2023-11-30 |
| BENNETTS, Fenella | Director | 1996-09-27 | 1998-02-22 |
| BISHOP, Angela Christine | Director | 2013-11-22 | 2019-03-04 |
| BLAND, Janet Ray | Director | 1996-06-07 | 2006-12-31 |
| BLANDFORD, Sonia, Professor | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2022-10-07 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Joanna | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2007-02-01 |
| BRANDT, William Russell | Director | 1994-03-04 | 2004-12-04 |
| BREARLEY, Steven Norman | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-03-14 |
| BUTLER, David Warwick | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| CHAPLIN, Margaret | Director | 1993-03-05 | 2004-12-04 |
| CHOUDHRY, Sherif Moorad Saeed | Director | 2021-06-12 | 2025-12-04 |
| DICKINSON-SCOTT, Margaret Jane | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2002-06-14 |
| EDWARDS, Sybil | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-12-09 |
| EGGINS, Stephen Charles | Director | 2017-03-25 | 2022-03-30 |
| FLYNN, Monique | Director | 2004-03-12 | 2010-05-21 |
| FORD, David Alan | Director | 2018-10-06 | 2023-07-06 |
| GALL, Julian John | Director | 2016-03-03 | 2020-12-22 |
| GLYNN, Antoinette | Director | 1994-01-01 | 1995-12-31 |
| GOODING, John Graham | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| GOODING, Mary | Director | — | 1996-04-17 |
| HAIRE, Lucille | Director | 2001-06-08 | 2007-09-14 |
| HART, Mary Elizabeth | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| HOGG, Martin | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| HOLDEN, Deborah Karen | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-02-25 |
| HOLLAND, Alan Michael | Director | — | 2002-03-08 |
| HUNT, Gordon Frederick | Director | 2010-08-16 | 2020-01-24 |
| HUNT, Gordon Frederick | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-03-05 |
| HUNT, Gordon | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2009-08-30 |
| JACKSON, Catherine Lindsay | Director | 2016-01-22 | 2022-02-18 |
| KATHER, Adalbert Norbert, Dr | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2013-12-05 |
| LACY, John Graham | Director | 1996-02-28 | 2000-06-09 |
| LARDGE, John Quentin | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| LEACH, Trevor | Director | 1997-02-28 | 2007-02-01 |
| LEIGH, Noelle | Director | 1996-09-27 | 2001-06-08 |
| LONG, Jennifer Frances | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2022-02-18 |
| MAHER, Sharon Louise | Director | 2024-10-07 | 2026-03-25 |
| MARRIOTT, Angela Hulme | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| MARRIOTT, John Martin | Director | 1998-09-25 | 2001-05-27 |
| MARTIN, Alexandra | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2007-02-01 |
| MARTIN, Peter Edward, Dr | Director | — | 1993-07-08 |
| MAWER, Mary Marguerite | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| MCMILLAN, Hamish | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| MILLER, John Lorimer | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| MOON, Mary | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| MUNDY, Margaret Eileen | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-01-10 |
| NELSON, David Thomas | Director | 1997-02-28 | 1999-01-11 |
| NEWMAN, Catherine Mary Michele | Director | 2003-12-04 | 2010-06-25 |
| NORMANTON, Audrey Grace | Director | 2003-06-06 | 2006-10-27 |
| NOTTIDGE, Timothy William | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2008-12-12 |
| OAKLEY, Anthony Richard | Director | 2009-10-02 | 2012-01-28 |
| PATERSON, Alan Wilson | Director | 2009-10-02 | 2017-06-21 |
| PEPPERELL, Marcus David | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2007-02-01 |
| PICKERSGILL, Marylyn | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| RICKARD, Hugh Wilson, Rear Admiral | Director | 1997-12-05 | 2006-02-22 |
| RICKARD, Patricia Ann | Director | 2015-06-06 | 2023-07-06 |
| SCOTT, Airlie | Director | 2011-03-23 | 2015-12-05 |
| SCOTT, John Lindsay | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| SISSON, Kylie Rae | Director | 2015-06-06 | 2016-09-30 |
| SISSON, Kylie Rae | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2014-09-28 |
| SISSON, Kylie Rae | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2007-02-01 |
| SMART, Anne Priscilla | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2010-12-31 |
| SMART, Gerald, Dr | Director | 2012-01-28 | 2021-12-02 |
| SUTHERLAND, John Andrew | Director | 2016-01-20 | 2022-12-29 |
| SUTTON, Kristina Judith | Director | 2002-03-08 | 2006-09-30 |
| TAMM-BUCKLE, Monika | Director | — | 1997-07-19 |
| TARBOTON, Richard Hainsworth | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2010-03-26 |
| TARBOTON, Richard Hainsworth | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2007-02-01 |
| TAYLOR, Lindsey Joy | Director | 1998-06-05 | 2002-11-15 |
| THOMAS, Anthony David Trent | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| THOMSON, Rosemary Margaret | Director | 2001-09-28 | 2002-07-31 |
| TOUSEY, Mark Jeffrey | Director | 1994-03-04 | 2001-12-07 |
| TRAPP, Hans-Joachim | Director | 1993-03-05 | 1997-02-28 |
| TREACY-COLE, Diane Irene, Doctor | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2005-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 344 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+14.1%
£20,716,696 £23,644,714
-
Cash
+156.3%
£5,256,994 £13,475,340
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+7%
£40,968,711 £43,856,420
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+9.7%
257 282
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+20.8%
£2,390,603 £2,887,709
-
Wages
+13.3%
£9,095,893 £10,306,526
highest in 5 filed years
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