THE KING'S SCHOOL, ELY
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
Cash
£14M
-15.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£23M
+6.1% vs 2024
Employees
496
+2.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-63.3% vs 2024
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 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,313,722 | £30,270,893 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,738,201 | £1,003,686 | |
| Net profit | £3,164,482 | £1,327,606 | |
| Cash | £16,301,619 | £13,816,170 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £31,539,712 | £30,496,813 | |
| Net assets | £21,414,574 | £22,725,949 | |
| Equity | £21,414,574 | £22,725,949 | |
| Average employees | 482 | 496 | |
| Wages | £15,047,495 | £15,967,781 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 10.8% | 4.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.76x | 1.63x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Results of this cash flow and sensitivity analysis indicate that the cash reserves of the charity are adequate to meet the charity's obligations as they fall due. Additionally, despite the wider uncertainty in the economy, the strength of the school's balance sheet is such that the Governors consider there is no material uncertainty over the School's financial viability.”
Group structure
- THE KING'S SCHOOL, ELY · parent
- King's School Ely Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In March 2025 King's Ely received a routine inspection from the Independent Schools Inspectorate, following the successful inspection of Fairstead House last year. King's Ely was found to meet or exceed all the regulatory standards for day and boarding schools and received a rare 'significant strength' judgement.”
- “During the year King's Ely won the Independent Schools Awards 'Best School for Sporting Achievement 2024' and was shortlisted for 'Best Independent School 2025'.”
- “As of 1st January 2025, almost all education services provided by independent schools in the UK became subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS-HEWETT, Fiona Sophie Alice | Secretary | 2026-03-31 | — | — |
| ALLAN, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2024-08-21 | Jul 1968 | British |
| BONNEY, Mark Philip John, The Very Revd | Director | 2012-09-22 | Mar 1957 | British |
| CANTWELL, Philip John Simon | Director | 2016-10-27 | Mar 1960 | British |
| COSTON, Daniel John Lewis | Director | 2023-10-16 | Jan 1980 | British |
| DAY, David John | Director | 2013-03-20 | Jul 1959 | British |
| EAST, Amanda Hazell | Director | 2013-03-20 | Jan 1963 | British |
| KENNA, Anthea Jane | Director | 2026-03-07 | Apr 1952 | British |
| LONGFORD, Nicholas Felix Wingfield | Director | 2022-08-06 | Aug 1954 | British |
| MARTIN-REDMAN, Fenella Jane | Director | 2020-09-24 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MEDDLE, Christopher Donald | Director | 2020-12-10 | May 1958 | British |
| MILNE, Kathleen Mitchell | Director | 2022-08-06 | Aug 1956 | British |
| NEWPORT-MANGELL, Isobel Philippa | Director | 2012-07-07 | Aug 1961 | British |
| PEAKE, Joseph Anthony | Director | 2017-10-13 | Mar 1954 | British |
| PROCTOR, Michael Richard Edward, Professor | Director | 2011-03-24 | Sep 1950 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AXWORTHY, Roger Leonard, Dr | Secretary | 2017-07-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| AYERS, Jonathan Mowbray | Secretary | 1994-08-01 | 2001-03-30 |
| BOOTH, Anthony Michael | Secretary | — | 1994-07-31 |
| DREW, Simon Richard | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| MITCHELL, William Stuart | Secretary | 2008-08-11 | 2009-05-19 |
| MORRIS, Robert Ian | Secretary | 2001-04-10 | 2005-07-01 |
| SIMPSON, Lynn | Secretary | 2009-05-20 | 2014-12-01 |
| VACHER, Michael John, Colonel | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2008-08-08 |
| ABELN, Lawrence Stephen, Dr | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2010-12-09 |
| ACHESON, Gavin John | Director | 2018-01-16 | 2025-12-31 |
| ADAMS, Dennis Albert | Director | — | 2001-06-29 |
| ASPINALL, Beverley Ann | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2011-03-24 |
| BAIRSTO, Clive Arthur, Air Vice-Marshal | Director | 2011-12-08 | 2021-12-31 |
| BEBBINGTON, Walter | Director | — | 1999-07-02 |
| BENFIELD, Margaret Mary | Director | 2003-03-28 | 2012-06-21 |
| BRAND, Joseph | Director | — | 1994-07-02 |
| BRIGHT, Michael Valentine | Director | 1996-06-29 | 2005-08-31 |
| BROWNE, Edmund John Phillip, Lord | Director | 1995-03-18 | 2008-06-26 |
| CHANDLER, Michael John, The Very Revd Dr | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2011-09-08 |
| CHASE, Graham Frank | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2019-04-08 |
| CRIPPS, Yvonne Maria, Dr | Director | 1995-03-18 | 1998-03-14 |
| DAWE, Peter John, Dr | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2007-11-15 |
| EVANS, Janet May | Director | 1996-06-29 | 2000-06-30 |
| FAIRBAIRN, James Brooke, Sir | Director | 1995-03-18 | 2001-06-29 |
| FLEMING, Juliet, Dr | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-07-02 |
| FRASER, Bruce Davidson | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2015-06-18 |
| GRANDE, John Edgar | Director | — | 1995-01-18 |
| GREEN, Margaret Constance | Director | — | 1996-06-29 |
| GRUSELLE, Martin Harold | Director | 1995-03-18 | 2008-06-30 |
| HARDIMENT, Marion Louise | Director | — | 1997-06-21 |
| HAYES, Jeffrey Christopher | Director | 2010-06-24 | 2020-06-19 |
| HIGGINS, Michael John, The Very Revd Dr | Director | — | 2002-12-06 |
| KENNA, Anthea Jane | Director | 2010-12-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| KILNER, Frederick James, The Rev Canon | Director | 1995-07-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| LONGFORD, Edward De Toesny Wingfield | Director | — | 1995-07-01 |
| MARTIN-REDMAN, Fenella Jane | Director | 2009-09-10 | 2016-09-01 |
| MATHESON, Christopher Robert Ian | Director | 1997-06-21 | 2002-08-31 |
| MERRIFIELD, Anthony John, Air Commodore (Rtd) | Director | — | 1997-06-21 |
| MILLS, Douglas Edgar, Dr | Director | — | 1995-07-01 |
| MORBEY, Anthony John | Director | 2003-12-05 | 2015-06-18 |
| MORBEY, David Owen Arthur | Director | — | 1995-07-01 |
| MORRIS, Charles Benedict | Director | 2000-10-10 | 2013-06-20 |
| MYERS, Mark Edward | Director | 2015-06-18 | 2025-12-31 |
| NICKSON, Marilyn Thompson, Dr | Director | — | 2002-08-31 |
| PAICE, James Edward Thornton, Sir | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2020-03-20 |
| PHILLIPS, Richard Charles Jonathan | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2016-09-01 |
| PRITCHARD, David, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2007-03-31 | 2017-10-13 |
| RAWLINGS, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2000-07-01 | 2009-06-25 |
| REDGATE, Stephanie Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2021-09-23 | 2024-07-31 |
| RENFREW OF KAIMSTHORN, Jane Margaret, Lady | Director | — | 1998-03-14 |
| RICHARDSON, Nigel Peter Vincent, Dr | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2013-06-20 |
| RONE, James, The Venerable | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2002-12-06 |
| ROWLAND, Sally Anne | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2010-06-24 |
| SHROPSHIRE, John Bourne | Director | 1996-06-29 | 2003-06-06 |
| SKOYLES, Kathryn Jane, Dr | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2017-10-13 |
| SKOYLES, Kathryn Jane, Dr | Director | 1999-07-02 | 2005-08-31 |
| SLOGROVE, Richard Paul | Director | 1998-06-27 | 2012-08-31 |
| SOULSBY, Ernest Jackson Lawson, Lord | Director | — | 1996-06-29 |
| SWAN, Julie Ann | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2013-06-20 |
| TAYLOR, Clara | Director | 2002-12-06 | 2010-07-02 |
| THAIN, Robin Bond | Director | 1992-12-05 | 2001-06-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Richard Godber, Brigadier | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2006-08-31 |
| WYLLIE, Andrew Hamilton, Professor | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2014-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 277 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+3.3%
£29,313,722 £30,270,893
-
Cash
-15.2%
£16,301,619 £13,816,170
-
Net assets
+6.1%
£21,414,574 £22,725,949
-
Employees
+2.9%
482 496
-
Profit before tax
-63.3%
£2,738,201 £1,003,686
-
Wages
+6.1%
£15,047,495 £15,967,781
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