DITCHAM PARK SCHOOL CHARITY ASSOCIATION(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-30 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-16
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+60.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+6.6% vs 2023
Employees
73
+5.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£560K
+43.8% 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
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 | £5,164,483 | £5,613,303 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £389,257 | £559,734 | |
| Net profit | £389,257 | £559,734 | |
| Cash | £3,047,199 | £4,884,033 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,275,147 | £10,562,564 | |
| Net assets | £8,448,824 | £9,008,558 | |
| Equity | £8,448,824 | £9,008,558 | |
| Average employees | 69 | 73 | |
| Wages | £2,847,015 | £3,042,661 |
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 | 7.5% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.4% | 27.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.98x | 2.84x |
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
- James Todd and Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 about the group's or charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- DITCHAM PARK SCHOOL CHARITY ASSOCIATION(THE) · parent
- Ditcham Park Enterprises Limited
Significant events
- “The School celebrated a very good set of GCSE results in August 2024; 41% of all results were graded 9-7 (A*- A) and 97% of results were pass grades 9-4 (A*-C).”
- “The Autumn Term started well with a record number of pupils on roll.”
- “Pupils won 4 x 1st in class art prizes in the ISA Regional Art Exhibition in October, and 2 x 1st in class awards at the ISA National Art Exhibition in November.”
- “Thirty-six Year 8 (Form 2) pupils performed a shortened version of a Midsummer Night's Dream in the Shakespeare for Schools Festival in November.”
- “In summer of 2024 the work of our Eco Committee led to Ditcham Park School being awarded a Green Flag with Distinction.”
- “At 31 August 2024 there was a capital commitment of £ 365,760.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Victoria Samantha | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| DENTTEN, Nalini Delia Maria | Director | 2018-11-26 | Jun 1964 | British |
| OVEREND, Roger Philip | Director | 2019-09-20 | Apr 1953 | British |
| PARRETT, Rebecca Frances | Director | 2017-10-16 | Aug 1973 | British |
| PICKETT, Christopher John | Director | 2008-10-06 | Feb 1957 | British |
| PYE, Louise Margaret, Dr | Director | 2021-01-20 | Apr 1977 | British |
| ROBINSON, Andrew | Director | 2022-11-21 | May 1959 | British |
| SEDDON, Graham Robert | Director | 2019-11-25 | Jun 1977 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Grant Paul | Secretary | 2017-08-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| ALLEN, Denise Anne | Secretary | 2018-04-01 | 2022-05-27 |
| BIRTWISTLE, Philip Leslie | Secretary | 2005-12-13 | 2009-10-31 |
| CORDING, Douglas | Secretary | 2009-11-01 | 2010-04-06 |
| DEMPSTER, Brian Gordon | Secretary | 2010-04-06 | 2016-03-29 |
| HEDRICH-WIGGANS, Annika | Secretary | 2016-03-21 | 2017-08-01 |
| HURTLEY, Charles | Secretary | 2025-07-23 | 2026-01-01 |
| JONES, Glen | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| LUCAS, Geoffrey Arthur | Secretary | — | 1993-03-29 |
| MITCHELL, Donald William, Captain | Secretary | 1993-03-29 | 1997-09-30 |
| PICKETT, Christopher John | Secretary | 2022-05-28 | 2022-09-01 |
| PREECE, Rodney Arthur, Commander | Secretary | 1997-09-30 | 2005-12-13 |
| ALBON, Lorraine Iris Mary, Dr | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2022-08-31 |
| BAILEY, Patricia Ann | Director | 2001-03-26 | 2007-06-11 |
| BARBER, Sally | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2021-01-21 |
| BAYNES, Caroline Jane | Director | 2022-03-08 | 2024-12-02 |
| BROWN, William George | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2017-06-05 |
| BUCHANAN, Michael Edward, Commander | Director | 1995-07-05 | 2005-06-13 |
| CAMPBELL, Linda Marion | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2023-12-31 |
| DALE, Alexander | Director | 2008-03-08 | 2018-06-04 |
| DALEY, John Patrick | Director | 2002-07-22 | 2008-10-14 |
| DALEY, Margaret Janetta Lewis, Lady | Director | — | 2000-07-14 |
| DODSWORTH, Jane | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2014-06-09 |
| DOWNES, Mary | Director | 2011-06-06 | 2019-09-07 |
| ESPLEY, Thomas Ralph | Director | — | 2003-09-29 |
| FIELD, Peggy | Director | 2015-07-25 | 2021-06-07 |
| GODFREY, Martin | Director | 1993-01-26 | 2002-05-27 |
| GRANT, Andrew | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2015-11-09 |
| HALL, Jonathon Charles William | Director | 2021-01-21 | 2024-10-14 |
| HARTLEY, Nicola | Director | 2003-09-29 | 2010-06-07 |
| HESLOP, Michael | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2010-12-06 |
| HOLMES, Patricia Mary | Director | — | 1999-05-17 |
| HOSIER, Nigel Christopher | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2002-03-11 |
| HOWARTH, Steven Barry | Director | 2016-10-17 | 2019-10-14 |
| HUGHES, Gethin | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2024-04-09 |
| HUGHES, William Piers Maximilian, Canon | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2017-08-31 |
| LEES, Wendy | Director | — | 1993-06-15 |
| LONG, Maria Lavinia Rosetta | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2007-05-08 |
| LUCAS, Geoffrey Arthur | Director | 1983-07-05 | 2002-05-27 |
| LUCAS, Geoffrey Arthur | Director | — | 1993-03-29 |
| MADDEN, Gerard James | Director | 2008-03-08 | 2011-10-17 |
| MCMANUS, Patrick Edmund James, The Revd | Director | 2002-07-22 | 2005-09-18 |
| MOODY, Angela Mary | Director | 2006-06-12 | 2015-08-31 |
| MORTON, Kathryn Susan | Director | 2000-09-07 | 2001-05-14 |
| O'CONNELL, Morgan Ross, Doctor | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2012-06-11 |
| PUGH, John | Director | — | 1994-10-03 |
| SKIPWITH, Richard Peyton | Director | — | 2007-12-12 |
| STRUGNELL, Bruce Hubert | Director | 2002-07-22 | 2015-06-08 |
| SUMMERFIELD, Kay Valerie | Director | 1997-05-22 | 2011-06-06 |
| SYMONDS, Peter Christopher | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2026-03-01 |
| TAYLOR, Douglas | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2019-11-01 |
| TYRRELL, Catherine | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2019-07-31 |
| WILKINS, David Bryan | Director | — | 1996-08-28 |
| WIPPELL, Moya | Director | — | 1997-01-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+8.7%
£5,164,483 £5,613,303
-
Cash
+60.3%
£3,047,199 £4,884,033
-
Net assets
+6.6%
£8,448,824 £9,008,558
-
Employees
+5.8%
69 73
-
Profit before tax
+43.8%
£389,257 £559,734
-
Wages
+6.9%
£2,847,015 £3,042,661
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