CRANFORD SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-09 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+235.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+13.3% vs 2023
Employees
142
-1.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CRANFORD SCHOOL 2023-10-24 → present
- CRANFORD HOUSE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED 1980-08-01 → 2023-10-24
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £10,036,965 | £11,642,630 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £532,745 | £1,115,289 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,369,930 | £4,600,298 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £13,718,879 | £14,583,146 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,380,727 | £9,496,016 | |
| Equity | — | — | £8,380,727 | £9,496,016 | |
| Average employees | 146 | 143 | 144 | 142 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,486,355 | £5,037,197 |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | 5.3% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 54.2% | 56.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.81x | 1.00x |
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
- Kench & Co Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Governors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the trust's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “2024 marked a year of continued academic excellence with 74% of all grades at A-Level awarded at A*-B and an impressive 45% achieving A*/A.”
- “The move to a co-educational through-school model has been validated by the school community with an equal gender balance in place across the school that is now firmly established.”
- “The Junior School Day of Discovery themed 'Great Inventors' attracted over 1400 members of the local community.”
- “The operating surplus for this academic year amounted to £1,115,289 (2023: £532,745).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATWAL, Munroop Singh | Director | 2025-11-28 | Nov 1976 | British |
| ELLIS, Christine Anne | Director | 2023-06-15 | Aug 1957 | British |
| FUGE, Sara | Director | 2022-11-10 | Apr 1974 | British |
| HUDSON, Katharine Ann | Director | 2025-11-28 | May 1975 | British |
| TEMPLE, Chris | Director | 2021-01-26 | Jul 1972 | British |
| WALLIS, Stuart Kenneth | Director | 2018-11-27 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EASTWOOD, Jean Margaret Elizabeth | Secretary | — | 1997-03-10 |
| HUNTINGTON, Ruth Jennifer | Secretary | 1997-03-10 | 2009-04-30 |
| BARTON, Flora | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2023-09-20 |
| BATHER, Mary | Director | 2012-06-13 | 2014-02-17 |
| BOMFORD, Philippa Jane | Director | — | 2003-03-06 |
| BOOYS, Susan | Director | 2024-03-07 | 2024-04-26 |
| BOWDEN, Julia Louise Vanessa | Director | 2011-11-08 | 2013-06-19 |
| BRAY, Richard David | Director | 2003-10-23 | 2012-06-12 |
| CLARKE, Jim | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2026-03-23 |
| COLE, Geoffrey Stanley John | Director | 2007-11-05 | 2014-11-05 |
| COOPER, Gillian | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2017-06-12 |
| COPESTAKE, Pauline Mary | Director | 1995-02-13 | 2007-11-05 |
| EASTWOOD, Jean Margaret Elizabeth | Director | — | 1997-03-10 |
| FISHER, Robert, Dr | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2025-05-03 |
| FLOWER, Marion Eve | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2016-06-20 |
| GITTINS, Hayley | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2017-06-12 |
| GRAY, Alison | Director | 2015-06-09 | 2021-06-08 |
| HARPER, Norman Andrew | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2014-03-13 |
| HOWELL PRYCE, John Brynmor | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2012-11-15 |
| HUSSEY, Michael John | Director | — | 1994-01-20 |
| KILROY, Lucy Franziska | Director | 2013-01-28 | 2019-06-13 |
| LAWSON, Lin | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-03-21 |
| MAVROLEON, Ilias George | Director | 1994-02-07 | 2004-03-02 |
| MCARTHUR, Samuel James Watson | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2008-02-27 |
| MCBROOM, James Ballantyne | Director | — | 2005-02-22 |
| MCNAUGHT, Sarah | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2011-06-01 |
| MOODY, Gail | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2017-06-12 |
| MOOR, Nigel, Dr | Director | 2013-03-05 | 2013-10-08 |
| MORGAN, John Michael Walwyn, Commander | Director | — | 1993-08-28 |
| PAGE, Amanda | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2024-08-21 |
| RENWICK, Lynne | Director | 2009-03-25 | 2011-02-10 |
| SALVIDANT, Sallie | Director | 1994-02-07 | 2003-07-11 |
| SCOATES, Elisabeth Angela | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2012-06-12 |
| SCOTT-ELY, Natalie Jane | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2021-01-22 |
| SEYMOUR, Philip Richard Henry | Director | — | 1999-03-03 |
| SHINE, Patricia | Director | — | 1998-02-24 |
| STREATFEILD, Timothy James | Director | 2001-06-11 | 2008-02-27 |
| THOMAS, Hugh Morton | Director | — | 2005-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Peter Jeremy | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2020-07-03 |
| THOMSON, Patience Mary | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-06-05 |
| TOLLET, Paul | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2021-12-31 |
| TOVEY, John Roger | Director | — | 1993-11-11 |
| WALSH, Gaye Angela | Director | 2005-10-31 | 2013-06-04 |
| WINDSOR, Michael John | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2016-07-05 |
| WINTER, Mary Catherine | Director | 2002-02-28 | 2004-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-31 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2023-10-24 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-24 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-24 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2023-10-24 | MISC | miscellaneous | Miscellaneous | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+16%
£10,036,965 £11,642,630
-
Cash
+235.8%
£1,369,930 £4,600,298
-
Net assets
+13.3%
£8,380,727 £9,496,016
-
Employees
-1.4%
144 142
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+12.3%
£4,486,355 £5,037,197
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