HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-09 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+51.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£15M
+5.2% vs 2023
Employees
126
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£723K
-6.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL 2005-11-16 → present
- LANGTON PROPERTIES LIMITED 1979-12-24 → 2005-11-16
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,593,234 | £9,518,266 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £771,818 | £722,894 | |
| Net profit | £771,818 | £722,894 | |
| Cash | £3,576,103 | £5,418,594 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,464,370 | £16,244,401 | |
| Net assets | £13,837,420 | £14,560,313 | |
| Equity | £13,837,420 | £14,560,313 | |
| Average employees | 126 | 126 | |
| Wages | £3,945,136 | £4,446,955 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 9.0% | 7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.6% | 20.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.26x | 2.82x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have updated their annual budgets and forecasts based on estimates of any future risks and have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Having regard to the above, the Trustees believe it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL · parent
- Holmewood House Properties Limited 50%
- Holmewood House Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “successful launch of our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative for Year 6 pupils, which commenced in 2024.”
- “Year 8 team securing victory in the inaugural Prep School Esports competition at Cottesmore”
- “invested in cutting-edge Virtual and Augmented Reality technology, acquiring four ClassVR headsets”
- “new Head of Computing and Digital Innovation at Easter”
- “new Professional Development cycle has been implemented for teaching staff”
- “Year 8 and Year 3 buddy initiative”
- “introduction of a financial awareness module for older pupils and closer alignment between the Year 4 and 5 subject matters.”
- “The School Orchestra now comprises of almost 40 players compared to 24 last year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKER, Timothy Edward | Secretary | 2023-11-20 | — | — |
| ALLAN, Nicholas | Director | 2021-11-30 | Oct 1971 | British |
| BARNES, Amanda Jane Burns | Director | 2011-11-22 | Aug 1959 | British |
| PATTON, Alexander Thomas | Director | 2022-11-29 | Dec 1983 | British |
| PRIORY, James Edwin | Director | 2018-11-20 | Feb 1973 | British |
| RINGER, Michael John | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1960 | British |
| THOMPSON, Jeremy John | Director | 2015-05-05 | Jun 1955 | British |
| TILLEY, Lucy Claire | Director | 2024-03-12 | Oct 1971 | British |
| UPCHURCH, Olivia | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1990 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVONSHIRE, Peter John George, Commander | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DIX PERKIN, John Edward Elliott | Secretary | 2018-01-24 | 2023-09-30 |
| PRESTON, Suzanne | Secretary | 2012-03-09 | 2018-01-24 |
| RUSSELL, Patrick Francis, Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| STANESBY, David | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2012-03-08 |
| BOWDEN, John Robert | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2011-06-21 |
| BOWMAN, Yvonne Rappel | Director | — | 1999-03-12 |
| BUSH, Charles Martin Peter | Director | 1998-03-10 | 2005-10-31 |
| CARTER, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 1992-11-19 | 2004-08-31 |
| COOK, Brian Ronald | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2012-08-31 |
| COURT, Christopher Gerald | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2004-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Simon Philip | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2016-07-11 |
| DAVIES JONES, Hugh | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2007-03-08 |
| DONORA, Jayne Marie | Director | 2017-03-08 | 2024-06-26 |
| DUKE, Kenneth Frederick De Gory | Director | — | 1997-03-11 |
| EVANS, Michael Albert | Director | — | 2015-08-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Brian | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2015-12-11 |
| HAGGER, Robert Osborne | Director | — | 2000-03-09 |
| HAMMOND, John Martin | Director | — | 2005-03-09 |
| HAMMOND, Nigel Derek | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2021-08-31 |
| HARFOOT, Andrew Colin | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2017-03-21 |
| HAYNES, Timothy Hugh Penzer | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2018-06-21 |
| KILGOUR, Michael Alexander | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2018-03-31 |
| LAWSON, Thomas Nigel Maclear, Hon | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2020-06-23 |
| LONGLEY, Ann Rosamund | Director | 1992-06-18 | 1998-03-11 |
| MARSHALL, Susan | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2016-07-11 |
| MATTHEW TAWO, Chief | Director | — | 1998-03-11 |
| MATTHEWS, Harold James, Rev | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2011-06-21 |
| MILNER, Jill | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2018-06-21 |
| MORGAN, George Lewis Bush | Director | — | 1998-08-01 |
| NEWMAN, Hilary Alice Gibbs, Lady | Director | 1996-11-19 | 2013-07-06 |
| PETTMAN, Mark Christopher | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2019-07-06 |
| PIPER, Graham John | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
| PRICE, Debra | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2004-08-31 |
| PRICHARD, David Colville Mostyn | Director | — | 1998-03-11 |
| RAY, Christopher Paul Nigel | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2016-07-11 |
| RINGER, Michael John | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2023-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Alexina Fay | Director | — | 1995-03-08 |
| RUDGE, David | Director | 1997-11-10 | 1999-01-29 |
| SANDERSON, Malcolm Nicholas | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2009-01-26 |
| SAUNDERS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1998-03-11 |
| SINCLAIR, Jean Ann, Sister | Director | 1998-03-10 | 2003-03-13 |
| SLOAN, Michael | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2022-11-29 |
| SUMNER, Lucy | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| TUNSTILL, Alan | Director | 1994-11-25 | 2000-03-09 |
| WAKEFIELD, Anne Madeleine | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2024-06-26 |
| WEEKES, Linda Ann | Director | — | 1992-11-19 |
| WILKINSON, Keith Howard, The Rev.Canon | Director | 1998-03-10 | 2003-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy Edward Laker | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-11-20 | Active |
| Mrs Ruth O'Sullivan | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2022-04-25 | Active |
| Mr Scott George Carnochan | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2022-04-30 |
| Mr Nigel Derek Hammond | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Mr James Dudley Bradley Marjoribanks | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
| Mr Jeremy John Thompson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-
Turnover
+10.8%
£8,593,234 £9,518,266
-
Cash
+51.5%
£3,576,103 £5,418,594
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£13,837,420 £14,560,313
-
Employees
0%
126 126
-
Profit before tax
-6.3%
£771,818 £722,894
-
Wages
+12.7%
£3,945,136 £4,446,955
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