BOOTHAM SCHOOL

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  5 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

HPH Chartered Accountants

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 on the charitable company'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.”

Group structure

1. BOOTHAM SCHOOL · parent
   1. Bootham School Estates Limited 100% · England and Wales · letting for educational purposes of the premises held under licence from Bootham School

Significant events

• “Bootham had an outstanding academic year 2024-25 with significant improvements in the GCSE and A-level results, which saw Bootham placed in the top 25% of schools on value-added measures for both qualifications.”
• “In February 2025 the school was inspected by the Independent School's Inspectorate and we were delighted to report that all the inspection standards were comfortably met.”
• “The school year included a necessary focus from leadership and Governors on the implications of the new Labour government's policies towards independent schools.”
• “Beyond the classroom, there have been many memorable highlights in particular the school production of Fame was an absolute triumph and marked a huge team effort from teachers and students alike.”
• “Our sports teams have continued to thrive throughout the year with increased participation in team sports across both boys and girls.”
• “Swimming has continued to be an area of particular distinction. Bootham was recognised as the best small school in the United Kingdom, following exceptional performances at both regional and national levels.”
• “Success has also been evident across other sporting disciplines. Bootham pupils achieved HMC titles in the U11 800m and U10 80m events, with further strong performances across football, netball, cricket, athletics, and fencing.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

14

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

5

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -2.8%

  £12,152,019 → £11,808,003

• Cash

  -63%

  £2,283,908 → £845,590

• Net assets

  -0.5%

  £12,699,238 → £12,636,470

• Employees

  -2.2%

  179 → 175

• Operating profit

  -78.3%

  £374,335 → £81,412

• Profit before tax

  -124.8%

  £194,637 → -£48,326

• Wages

  +3.2%

  £6,525,896 → £6,733,681

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