BIRKDALE SCHOOL

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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Sumer Auditco Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Governors have prepared detailed forecasts of income and expenditure and cash flow covering a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing this report and financial statements. They have subjected these forecasts to reasonable sensitivity analysis, and include detailed monthly cashflows. These shows that the School has sufficient cash reserves and positive cashflow to be able to continue in operation throughout this period. The Governors will continue to be proactive in their management of income and expenditure, taking appropriate any action as necessary in order to ensure that the School can continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the Governors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on the going concern basis.”

Significant events

• “While S. Anselm's has been a valued part of the Family of Schools during this financial year, the Governors made the significant but amicable decision to transfer its operation to S. Anselm's School Limited, effective 31 August 2025. This decision was reached following an exhaustive strategic review of the Charity's long-term focus. The Governors are mindful of the cumulative impact of recent government policy-specifically the imposition of VAT on school fees from January 2025 and the sharp rise in Employers' National Insurance contributions from April 2025. These external fiscal pressures have necessitated a more focussed approach to Birkdale's resources. By transferring the running of S. Anselm's, the Board has acted to safeguard the financial resilience of Birkdale School, while also providing S. Anselm's with a dedicated pathway for its own future under new management.”

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

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -1.2%

  £13,729,716 → £13,559,658

• Cash

  -54.4%

  £3,982,187 → £1,817,465

• Net assets

  -21.1%

  £14,131,270 → £11,154,376

• Employees

  0%

  214 → 214

• Profit before tax

  -92.4%

  -£579,783 → -£1,115,411

• Wages

  -3.4%

  £7,345,868 → £7,099,587

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