GAYHURST SCHOOL TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-01 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-29.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+1.2% vs 2024
Employees
62
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£104K
-65.5% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,433,374 | £5,545,566 | |
| Operating profit | £361,777 | £302,973 | |
| Profit before tax | £300,520 | £103,639 | |
| Net profit | £300,520 | £103,639 | |
| Cash | £5,720,437 | £4,019,076 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,310,252 | £13,410,648 | |
| Net assets | £8,301,872 | £8,405,511 | |
| Equity | £8,301,872 | £8,405,511 | |
| Average employees | 64 | 62 | |
| Wages | £2,689,854 | £2,877,314 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.7% | 5.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.3% | 50.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.05x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | 5.91x | 1.52x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The 2024-25 academic year was another strong and successful chapter in the life of the school. Despite the introduction of VAT on school fees, pupil numbers remained robust, and we continued to lead the way locally in co-education.”
- “A major milestone was the opening of our new facilities-including the Sports Hall, Auditorium, changing rooms, staffroom and dance studio, as well as the new entrance and foyer -which are already having a positive impact on school life.”
- “9 scholarships were awarded to Year 6 pupils across a broad range of disciplines: Academic, Art, Drama, Music and Sport. Our 46 Year 6 leavers progressed to 20 different senior schools.”
- “Three Year 6 teams reached the National Finals of the F1 in Schools competition, securing awards for Best Engineered Car and Best Portfolio in the primary category.”
- “A Year 6 pupil achieved first place in the IAPS swimming gala.”
- “The school was once again awarded Green Flag status, recognising our ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental awareness.”
- “Our Harvest collection of 630kg of donations was the single largest donation to our local foodbank.”
- “Pupils across the school continued to excel in LAMDA examinations, with many achieving Distinctions and Merits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKATOS, Vanessa | Secretary | 2019-04-15 | — | — |
| BORWICK, Aneeta | Director | 2021-06-15 | Apr 1972 | British |
| FIENBERG, Georgie | Director | 2022-11-15 | Feb 1978 | British |
| GARNER, Nicholas Henry | Director | 2019-12-04 | Jul 1968 | British |
| HALLIDAY, Elizabeth | Director | 2018-06-19 | Feb 1952 | British |
| HARTLEY, Tracey | Director | 2021-05-04 | Jul 1965 | British |
| KERR, Selina | Director | 2023-02-07 | Oct 1969 | Irish |
| MACPHEE, George Edward Oliver | Director | 2022-11-24 | May 1995 | British |
| POTTS, Simon Howard | Director | 2020-10-21 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SKINNER, Robert Karl | Director | 2022-12-06 | Oct 1963 | British |
| WALLACE, Alexander | Director | 2021-03-10 | Nov 1980 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIXON, Claire | Secretary | 2008-06-02 | 2019-02-28 |
| EGLIN, Ronald Francis | Secretary | 1992-03-12 | 1993-08-31 |
| MITCHELL, Caroline | Secretary | 1993-09-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| NUTTER, Andrew James | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2008-05-31 |
| ABBOTT, Margaret | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2015-03-30 |
| AXFORD, Peter George | Director | — | 1997-08-29 |
| BALCOMBE, Fanny | Director | 2002-06-01 | 2008-01-09 |
| BEVAN, Nicholas Vaughan | Director | 1996-12-05 | 2005-07-07 |
| BULL, Oliver Richard Silvester | Director | — | 1996-07-10 |
| CHEADLE, Andrew Roy | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2006-02-07 |
| COOKE, William Peter | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2014-07-01 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Frances | Director | 2010-05-06 | 2021-01-01 |
| DUNN, Richard | Director | 1996-12-05 | 2004-12-31 |
| DUSEK, Angela | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2023-07-05 |
| FRANCE, Annette Stephanie | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2016-04-11 |
| GIBBS, David Stormont | Director | — | 1999-03-04 |
| GIBBS, William Evelyn Stormont | Director | 1999-09-19 | 2013-07-31 |
| GILBERT, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2004-03-23 | 2018-03-20 |
| GLASSON, Lancelot John | Director | — | 1999-03-04 |
| GORDON, Duncan Silvester | Director | — | 1999-03-04 |
| HAGUE, Nigel Thornton, His Honour | Director | — | 2013-12-16 |
| HANSCOMBE, Philip Martin | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2013-12-16 |
| HARROD, Anne Priscilla Stormont | Director | — | 1992-06-18 |
| HARROD, David Alexander | Director | — | 2017-03-28 |
| HATTON, Anne Brundred | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2019-12-04 |
| KNIGHT, Angela Ann | Director | 2000-06-22 | 2002-01-25 |
| MACHIN, Howard Neil | Director | 2011-06-08 | 2019-03-18 |
| MACPHEE, Alexander Arnold | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2021-01-01 |
| MCKINNON, Zilla | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2024-07-02 |
| MIDDLETON, Andrew John | Director | 1999-04-29 | 2011-03-17 |
| NEWEY, Trevor James Arthur | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2016-06-14 |
| PINCHESS, Anthony Dennis | Director | 2013-11-25 | 2017-12-12 |
| PORTER, Sally | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2021-03-10 |
| PUGH, Charles | Director | 2016-10-28 | 2022-03-02 |
| ROBSON, Caroline Jayne | Director | 2015-03-24 | 2021-07-08 |
| ROSE, Vera | Director | — | 1993-07-13 |
| RUDAK, Andrew | Director | 2019-02-14 | 2022-08-30 |
| RUSSELL, Norman Atkinson, The Venerable | Director | — | 1998-02-26 |
| SHORTEN CONN, Caroline Frances | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2021-01-01 |
| SINGH, Tejinder | Director | 2022-12-06 | 2023-07-05 |
| SUMMERSCALE, David Michael | Director | 1998-02-26 | 2002-04-25 |
| THOMPSON, Richard Charles | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2023-07-05 |
| WADDINGHAM, Robert Adrian Joseph | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2013-11-16 |
| WALDRON, David James | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2018-03-20 |
| WATT, Jacqueline Sheila Stanley | Director | 1993-12-02 | 2014-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-06 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-15 | 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+2.1%
£5,433,374 £5,545,566
-
Cash
-29.7%
£5,720,437 £4,019,076
-
Net assets
+1.2%
£8,301,872 £8,405,511
-
Employees
-3.1%
64 62
-
Operating profit
-16.3%
£361,777 £302,973
-
Profit before tax
-65.5%
£300,520 £103,639
-
Wages
+7%
£2,689,854 £2,877,314
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