RIPPLEVALE SCHOOL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+397.9% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+25.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
121
+18.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£760K
+123% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- RIPPLEVALE SCHOOL LIMITED 1992-01-24 → present
- SPEED 2195 LIMITED 1991-11-22 → 1992-01-24
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £5,806,076 | £7,548,894 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £351,541 | £770,703 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £340,944 | £760,235 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £311,502 | £664,656 | |
| Cash | £983,663 | £242,184 | £114,131 | — | £378,695 | £1,885,673 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,201,109 | £1,417,780 | £1,931,342 | — | £2,752,177 | £3,463,424 | |
| Net assets | £2,042,475 | £1,296,539 | £1,865,083 | — | £2,575,225 | £3,239,881 | |
| Equity | £2,042,475 | £1,296,539 | £1,865,083 | £2,263,723 | £2,575,225 | £3,239,881 | |
| Average employees | 78 | 84 | 88 | — | 102 | 121 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,369,327 | £3,003,886 |
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.1% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.4% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 12.8% | 22.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 53.0% | 50.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.06x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 33.13x | 73.62x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company has sufficient resources available and the directors have prepared forecasts for the next 12 months that indicate that this will continue to be the case and that these cash flows will be sufficient for the company to meet its financing commitments as they fall due. The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Exceptional items in the current year consist of one-off employee costs and relocation expenses”
- “Exceptional items in the prior year consisted of one-off employee costs”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALCOMBE, Gary Leigh | Director | 2024-08-31 | Nov 1973 | British |
| COLES, Simon | Director | 2021-01-29 | Feb 1974 | British |
| DOYLE, Gemma Claire | Director | 2022-04-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
| GIBSON, Emily Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| HASSAN, Aatif Naveed | Director | 2021-01-29 | Apr 1979 | British |
| SLEVIN, Rachel | Director | 2022-04-01 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANICAN, Christopher Michael | Secretary | 1992-01-15 | 2021-01-29 |
| MBC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-11-22 | 1992-01-15 |
| AIANO, Stephen George Gerard | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| DANICAN, Christopher Michael | Director | 1992-01-15 | 2021-01-29 |
| DAVIES, Clifford | Director | 1992-01-15 | 2021-01-29 |
| HOWELLS, Keith | Director | 1992-01-15 | 2002-01-03 |
| PICKLES, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2021-01-29 | 2024-08-31 |
| MBC NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-11-22 | 1992-01-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavendish Education And Training Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-01-29 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Michael Danican | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-22 | Ceased 2021-01-29 |
| Mr Clifford Davies | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-22 | Ceased 2021-01-29 |
| Keith Howells | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-22 | Ceased 2020-06-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
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Turnover
+30%
£5,806,076 £7,548,894
-
Cash
+397.9%
£378,695 £1,885,673
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+25.8%
£2,575,225 £3,239,881
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+18.6%
102 121
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+119.2%
£351,541 £770,703
-
Profit before tax
+123%
£340,944 £760,235
-
Wages
+26.8%
£2,369,327 £3,003,886
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