SHREWSBURY HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-13 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-27
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-25.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+7.5% vs 2024
Employees
124
-4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-10.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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9 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 | £9,863,925 | £9,724,902 | |
| Operating profit | £1,153,703 | £1,034,879 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,153,703 | £1,034,879 | |
| Net profit | £1,243,155 | £1,041,821 | |
| Cash | £5,855,874 | £4,342,273 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,825,409 | £18,146,058 | |
| Net assets | £13,920,806 | £14,962,627 | |
| Equity | £13,920,806 | £14,962,627 | |
| Average employees | 130 | 124 | |
| Wages | £4,966,822 | £4,917,475 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | 10.6% | |
| Net margin | 12.6% | 10.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.5% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.6% | 30.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | 7.37x | 8.01x |
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
- Alliotts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees confirm that the decision to close one school site and relocate the pupils to the prep school site has strengthened the long-term financial viability of the organisation. Despite the exceptional costs incurred this year, the Trust remains a Going Concern and is well-positioned, with a sound balance of operational income and reserves, to continue its core educational mission.”
Significant events
- “The School continued to provide an excellent education to its pupils, however, falling birth rates and increased costs meant that during the financial year ended 31 August 2025, the Trustees determined that Shrewsbury House Pre-Preparatory School should relocate onto the site of Shrewsbury House School in Surbiton. This relocation took place over the summer period, ready for the new academic year in September 2025.”
- “Effective 1 January 2026, the membership of Shrewsbury House School Trust Limited will be transferred from the serving Trustees (in their capacity as members) to St Paul's School (Charity Registration No: 1119619). This transfer of membership will be effected through an amendment to the Trust's governing document, which was approved by the Trustees.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBON, Paul Derek | Director | 2019-12-10 | Nov 1968 | British |
| GILL, Caroline Helena | Director | 2025-12-31 | Jun 1977 | British |
| KAPOOR, Shaman | Director | 2023-06-21 | Apr 1976 | British |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Naomi Jane | Director | 2025-12-31 | Jul 1984 | British |
| RICHARDS, Philippa Jane | Director | 2023-06-21 | Feb 1972 | British |
| VAIZEY, Edward Henry Butler, Rt. Hon | Director | 2025-12-31 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR, Suzanne | Secretary | — | 1992-04-29 |
| DART, Peter Norman Leslie | Secretary | 2016-05-31 | 2022-07-10 |
| HARPER, Robin Angus | Secretary | 2022-04-19 | 2025-12-31 |
| MULOKI, Seti | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| PALMER, Monica Lucie | Secretary | 1995-05-11 | 2014-12-31 |
| COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-04-30 | 1995-05-16 |
| BELL, Lesley | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2010-11-30 |
| CHALLIS, John William Gordon | Director | — | 1998-06-11 |
| CLAEYS, Koen Medard Alice | Director | 2020-01-15 | 2022-12-06 |
| CLARKE, Susan | Director | 2018-12-11 | 2022-12-06 |
| CORBETT, Frank Gavin | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2017-10-13 |
| CORNELIUS, Anthony John | Director | — | 2012-06-27 |
| CROW, Michael Anthony Bryan, Dr | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2012-06-27 |
| CUNNANE, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2024-03-18 | 2025-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Simon Arthur Ford | Director | — | 1992-11-28 |
| DAVIES, William Haydn | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2015-03-25 |
| FRASER, Stephen Richard | Director | — | 2006-06-15 |
| FRY, Angela Elizabeth | Director | — | 2006-12-07 |
| GEORGE, Hywel David | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2013-07-09 |
| GILLMAN, Vivien Jean, Mrts | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2012-06-27 |
| GRANT, Frederick | Director | — | 1995-06-15 |
| HARRIES, Stewart John | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2015-01-29 |
| HARTWELL, Edward John | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| HAYNES, Timothy Hugh Penzer | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-07-09 |
| HEARD, Anthony Richard | Director | 1992-03-09 | 2001-03-26 |
| HOWARD, Brian Keith | Director | 2000-06-15 | 2012-06-27 |
| JOHNS, Darren Matthew | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2025-12-31 |
| LAVILLE, Louis Victor Ralph | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| LE GRICE, Joanna Jane | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2023-12-05 |
| LEE, Andrew Lawrence | Director | 1992-03-09 | 2023-06-21 |
| LEWIS, Geoffrey Richard | Director | 2006-06-15 | 2013-08-30 |
| LINNEY, Clare | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2020-03-16 |
| LOWE, Helen Anne | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2024-06-17 |
| MACDONOGH, Terence Patrick Augustas | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2011-06-29 |
| MANSOUR, Nassif Samuel, Dr | Director | 2014-11-21 | 2016-02-16 |
| MAY, David Paul Luxmoore | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2009-04-20 |
| MAYCOCK, John D'Auverge | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2014-07-05 |
| MILLARD, Miles Roger | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2020-05-04 |
| MORE, Thomas Vivian | Director | 1998-06-11 | 2003-06-01 |
| MUIR, Ian Stuart | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2025-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Timothy Gerald | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2010-08-31 |
| OLIVER, Timothy Gerald | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2010-08-31 |
| OSCROFT, Allan Harry | Director | 1995-03-21 | 2008-06-25 |
| PRINCE, David Edward | Director | 1997-06-12 | 1999-07-31 |
| ROWLAND, Christopher James, Dr | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| SANDERS, David Ian | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2025-12-31 |
| SELDON, Anthony Francis | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2014-07-05 |
| SIDDLE, Helen Eira | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2012-03-28 |
| SINFIELD, Andrew John | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2016-10-31 |
| SLEIGH, John P | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2009-04-20 |
| SPEVACK, Abraham Isaac Anton | Director | — | 1997-06-12 |
| STEWART, Robert Lewis | Director | — | 1998-06-11 |
| TATE, Alexander Nicholas | Director | 2024-03-18 | 2025-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Benjamin | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2005-01-01 |
| THORNEYCROFT, Caroline Alison | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2025-12-31 |
| TONGUE, Christopher Hugh | Director | 2004-12-02 | 2011-06-29 |
| TURNER, Michael John | Director | 1996-10-31 | 2000-06-15 |
| VERE, Charlotte Sarah | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2019-03-04 |
| WEISS, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2001-06-07 | 2013-07-09 |
| WHITE, Rozanne Elizabeth | Director | 2022-12-06 | 2025-12-31 |
| WHITTINGHAM, Jane Lesley | Director | 2015-06-24 | 2020-09-22 |
| WILSON, Michael Trevenen | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2018-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's School | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 9
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
-1.4%
£9,863,925 £9,724,902
-
Cash
-25.8%
£5,855,874 £4,342,273
-
Net assets
+7.5%
£13,920,806 £14,962,627
-
Employees
-4.6%
130 124
-
Operating profit
-10.3%
£1,153,703 £1,034,879
-
Profit before tax
-10.3%
£1,153,703 £1,034,879
-
Wages
-1%
£4,966,822 £4,917,475
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