THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BRISTOL
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-12 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
-1.2% vs 2024
Employees
176
+4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BRISTOL 2022-08-24 → present
- COLSTON'S SCHOOL 2015-09-10 → 2022-08-24
- COLSTON'S COLLEGIATE SCHOOL 2004-02-04 → 2015-09-10
- COLSTON'S COLLEGIATE GOVERNORS LIMITED 1993-02-22 → 2004-02-04
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 | £11,601,393 | £11,781,322 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £81,620 | -£421,686 | |
| Cash | £3,894,311 | £3,191,377 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,555,245 | £21,650,772 | |
| Net assets | £20,306,273 | £20,057,129 | |
| Equity | £20,306,273 | £20,057,129 | |
| Average employees | 169 | 176 | |
| Wages | £6,036,194 | £6,447,588 |
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 | 0.7% | -3.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 1.15x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governors are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties in respect of the school's ability to continue operating as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL BRISTOL · parent
- Colston's School Foundation 100%
- Hilborne Foundation 100%
Significant events
- “Overall, resulting from the measures taken to mitigate the impact of the imposition of VAT on school fees from the beginning of January, the Group incurred net expenditure of £421,686 (2024 net income of £81,620).”
- “Following a consultation in the prior year the governors mitigated the financial impact of this increase by introducing an alternative DC scheme from 1 September 2024 which is disclosed below and also by capping the employer contributions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISHER, Catherine Jane | Secretary | 2023-11-22 | — | — |
| ALLPRESS, Sarah Bryn | Director | 2016-03-16 | Jun 1975 | American |
| BAKER, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2014-06-18 | Apr 1963 | British |
| BISHOP, Kathryn Ann | Director | 2021-11-25 | Aug 1958 | British |
| BRAGG, Alison Gail | Director | 2024-10-16 | Apr 1961 | British |
| BURCHFIELD, Mark Ashley | Director | 2019-10-09 | Dec 1970 | British |
| BURRELL, Anne Moira | Director | 2016-10-12 | May 1956 | British |
| CROSS, Gillian | Director | 2018-09-26 | Oct 1957 | British |
| DUCKWORTH, Caroline Jane | Director | 2015-11-25 | Jul 1961 | British |
| FOLEY, Richard | Director | 2023-11-22 | Nov 1962 | British |
| GREEN, Colin | Director | 2019-10-09 | Oct 1948 | British |
| HUGHES, Martin John | Director | 2015-06-17 | Jun 1969 | British |
| PATEL, Samir, Dr | Director | 2024-02-07 | Oct 1967 | British |
| SOORIYABANDARA, Mahesh | Director | 2022-01-10 | Nov 1972 | British |
| TAYLER, Martin Philip Bryan | Director | 2024-10-16 | Jul 1947 | British |
| TILLEY, Carolyn Jane | Director | 2023-06-29 | Aug 1967 | British |
| WRIGHT, John Richard | Director | 2018-10-10 | Sep 1945 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDON, Sonja Dawn | Secretary | 1999-06-29 | 2003-12-31 |
| BROOKS, Richard Martin Gerrard, Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary | 1993-02-22 | 1996-08-31 |
| HUGHES, Alun | Secretary | 1996-09-01 | 1999-06-28 |
| JENNINGS, Emma Kathryn | Secretary | 2018-10-08 | 2023-11-22 |
| PROSSER, Nicola | Secretary | 2003-12-31 | 2018-10-08 |
| AVERY, Sarah | Director | 1994-05-16 | 2004-08-31 |
| BAKER, John Godfrey Midelton | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1995-07-15 |
| BAKER, Jonathon Mark Midelton | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2006-06-07 |
| BERNAYS, Alison Helen | Director | 2006-11-25 | 2014-06-18 |
| BERNAYS, Robert Edward John | Director | 2013-08-06 | 2016-06-15 |
| BHADRESA, Anil Keshauti | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2017-12-08 |
| BOOY, Christopher Arthur | Director | 2004-01-10 | 2011-03-30 |
| BROAD, Malcolm Arthur | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2013-06-19 |
| CLARKE, Judy Ann | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2006-09-27 |
| COOK, Jeffrey John | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1999-09-01 |
| COTTON, Richard Selkirk | Director | 2008-03-19 | 2012-12-05 |
| CURLING, Kathleen Forgan | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2016-03-16 |
| CURRIE, Alastair Matthew James | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2023-09-01 |
| DAVIES, Robert Stephen | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2013-03-30 |
| DAVIS, John Patrick | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2000-09-01 |
| DENSHAM, Fiona Clare Lambart | Director | 1994-05-16 | 2005-06-09 |
| DURIE, Constance Christina Mary | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1998-06-01 |
| GASKELL, Brian | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1995-07-15 |
| GUNN, Ian Hugh Alexander | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2018-06-12 |
| HEAFORD, James Anthony | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2007-03-21 |
| HUNT, John Richard | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2015-06-17 |
| JACKSON, Marion Joan | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1993-09-30 |
| JENKINS, Carole | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2003-06-09 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Trevor | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2003-06-09 |
| KENNY, Anthony Edward | Director | 2016-04-08 | 2018-10-10 |
| KENNY, Anthony Edward | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2016-03-16 |
| LUCAS, Charles James Hastings | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2022-09-18 |
| MACE, David John | Director | 2009-12-02 | 2018-10-10 |
| MARSH, David John | Director | 2002-10-14 | 2010-12-01 |
| MCGEEHAN, Joseph Peter, Professor | Director | 2008-09-02 | 2020-10-07 |
| MEDLOCK, David John | Director | 1997-06-02 | 2004-08-31 |
| MITCHELL, Peter John | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2008-03-19 |
| MONTGOMERY, Nigel Gregson | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2014-03-12 |
| MORGAN, Karen Jane | Director | 2004-06-07 | 2013-08-31 |
| MORRIS, Alfred Cosier, Mr. | Director | 2011-12-07 | 2014-06-18 |
| MORRIS, Patricia Margaret | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2015-06-17 |
| MORRIS, Richard John, Brigadier | Director | 2004-01-10 | 2015-11-25 |
| PEARCE, Kenneth Tim | Director | 2011-03-30 | 2015-03-18 |
| PEARCE, Kenneth Tim | Director | 1995-06-05 | 2003-06-09 |
| PITMAN, Mark Christian | Director | 1994-05-16 | 2008-11-26 |
| PYE, Hugh William Kellow, Brigadier | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2003-05-23 |
| REID, Andrew Milton | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1994-07-16 |
| RISDON, John Alexander, The Reverend | Director | 1993-02-23 | 2000-09-30 |
| ROGERSON, Barry, The Right Reverend | Director | 1993-02-23 | 2002-02-18 |
| ROSS, Timothy Stuart | Director | 2015-06-17 | 2021-09-30 |
| SEDDON, Annela Mary, Dr | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2021-10-06 |
| SHERWOOD, Nicole | Director | 1996-09-01 | 1997-10-06 |
| SMEDLEY, Roger William | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2004-08-31 |
| SWARBRICK, Gerard Joseph | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2009-07-03 |
| TAYLOR, Timothy Malcolm | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2011-03-30 |
| THOMAS, Christopher Wilson | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1996-08-31 |
| THORNTON, Robert Patrick | Director | 2005-06-09 | 2010-09-29 |
| TIDMARSH, James Napier, Sir | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1996-08-31 |
| WEBB, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2009-06-24 | 2016-09-06 |
| WILSON, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2016-12-09 |
| WOOLLEY, Gillian Edith | Director | 1993-02-22 | 1993-10-27 |
| WOOLLEY, John Moger | Director | 1993-02-22 | 2007-06-27 |
| WORTHINGTON, Jane Leslie | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2023-09-13 |
| WROUGHTON, John Presbury | Director | 1994-01-31 | 2004-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Society Of Merchant Venturers | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 271 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-16 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-16 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+1.6%
£11,601,393 £11,781,322
-
Cash
-18.1%
£3,894,311 £3,191,377
-
Net assets
-1.2%
£20,306,273 £20,057,129
-
Employees
+4.1%
169 176
-
Wages
+6.8%
£6,036,194 £6,447,588
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