THORPE HALL SCHOOL TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+240.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+6.7% vs 2023
Employees
118
+8.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£289K
-42.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £6,337,231 | £7,264,992 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £506,245 | £289,039 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £506,245 | £289,039 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,223,390 | £4,160,304 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,661,360 | £5,878,287 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £4,326,909 | £4,615,948 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £4,326,909 | £4,615,948 | |
| Average employees | 93 | 96 | 102 | 109 | 118 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,139,437 | £3,786,845 |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | 8.0% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 52.5% | 61.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.40x | 1.83x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' 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 charity'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
- “In 2024 the school numbers increased significantly to 542, the largest ever. The Senior School created additional classes to cater for demand and the numbers in the nursery also rose considerably.”
- “The school has successfully applied to the DfE to have the numbers on roll increased to 650.”
- “As with the previous year, the school continued to encourage the lettings and community use of the Seaglass Centre and this year we hosted one of the largest model railway exhibitions in the South East of England and saw over 2000 people attend over the weekend.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Ivy Joan | Director | 2024-05-23 | Sep 1945 | British |
| BRIERLEY, Fiona Jillian | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1957 | British |
| GORRIDGE, Jonathan | Director | 2013-05-15 | Apr 1967 | British |
| HAMPSHIRE-WAUGH, Mathew Robert, Dr | Director | 2024-05-01 | Aug 1984 | British |
| LADNER, Jane Alison, Dr | Director | 2019-03-01 | Aug 1951 | British |
| REDDAN, Michael | Director | — | Jul 1957 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, Peter Herbert | Secretary | — | 2012-08-31 |
| ANDREWS, Loretta Lucy | Director | 2000-05-10 | 2021-07-14 |
| BERTSCHI, Cheryl | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2024-08-31 |
| BRUDENELL, Mark Ian | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2019-09-06 |
| CAPON, George Cecil Charles | Director | — | 1999-07-16 |
| COTTIS, Mary Ann | Director | — | 1999-04-28 |
| DIAPER, Michelle Ann | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2024-10-15 |
| DIAPER, Michelle Ann | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2019-06-24 |
| DOSANJH, Manjinder Kaur | Director | 2010-03-03 | 2013-01-01 |
| ELMORE, Karen Margaret Emily | Director | 2009-02-11 | 2011-02-09 |
| ENGLAND, Alastair Richard James | Director | 2003-11-11 | 2007-09-24 |
| FISHER, Peter Herbert | Director | — | 2012-08-31 |
| FRANCE, Alexander Ian Robert | Director | — | 2002-05-22 |
| GALE, Stephen John | Director | 2005-05-18 | 2010-10-06 |
| GOLDSWORTHY, Sheila Joy | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2018-08-31 |
| GRAVES, Christine Jean | Director | 2013-02-02 | 2016-12-06 |
| HAYES, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2013-01-01 |
| JONES, Eileen Nora | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2012-11-20 |
| KRAWIEC, Jerzy Kazimierz Michal | Director | 2000-05-10 | 2006-04-05 |
| LAMBERT, Emily | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2024-08-20 |
| MEREU, Serena | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2025-12-31 |
| MILLER, Marc Jonathan | Director | 2013-01-26 | 2018-10-17 |
| NORRIS, Malcolm Raymond | Director | — | 2002-10-16 |
| RIMINGTON HICKS, Samantha Jane | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2008-03-19 |
| ROBINSON, Brian | Director | 2007-10-17 | 2011-08-31 |
| RUSSELL, Christopher Frederick | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2015-11-25 |
| SCHOLFIELD, Beryl Stella | Director | — | 2001-04-25 |
| SCROXTON, Jonathan Mark | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| SILLS, David William, Dr | Director | 1999-04-28 | 2023-03-27 |
| SMITH, William Richard Norman | Director | — | 2000-12-06 |
| STACE, Richard John Leslie | Director | — | 2000-11-01 |
| TABOR, Gillian | Director | — | 1999-04-28 |
| TAFFS, Peggy Muriel | Director | — | 2004-05-19 |
| TURNER, Annette | Director | 2017-10-16 | 2018-08-31 |
| TURNER, Julie Catherine | Director | 2010-11-06 | 2017-10-16 |
| WHITEHEAD, Avril Dawn | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2019-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+14.6%
£6,337,231 £7,264,992
-
Cash
+240.1%
£1,223,390 £4,160,304
-
Net assets
+6.7%
£4,326,909 £4,615,948
-
Employees
+8.3%
109 118
highest in 5 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-42.9%
£506,245 £289,039
-
Wages
+20.6%
£3,139,437 £3,786,845
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