THE FARNBOROUGH HILL TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-06 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-36.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+0.8% vs 2024
Employees
141
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£23K
-92.5% vs 2024
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 | £8,889,205 | £8,893,854 | |
| Operating profit | £223,060 | -£352,642 | |
| Profit before tax | £306,969 | £23,108 | |
| Net profit | £366,553 | £110,937 | |
| Cash | £11,366,052 | £7,228,433 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,490,156 | £17,288,936 | |
| Net assets | £14,415,226 | £14,526,163 | |
| Equity | £14,415,226 | £14,526,163 | |
| Average employees | 141 | 141 | |
| Wages | £5,165,241 | £5,505,465 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.1% | -2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.6% | 31.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.53x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | 48.07x | -40.61x |
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 Governors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “With the election on 4th July 2024 of a Labour Government, it became clear that the Labour Party's manifesto commitment to impose VAT on school fees would be implemented and implementation occurred earlier than expected and mid academic year in January 2025. Farnborough Hill has in consequence and like many other independent schools experienced significant pressure on pupil numbers; and Governors expect this pressure to continue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGHAM, Crispin | Secretary | 2023-05-30 | — | — |
| BERNARD, Mark Rodney | Director | 2017-08-31 | Mar 1961 | British |
| COX, Claire | Director | 2023-12-07 | Oct 1973 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, Edward Malcolm | Director | 2023-12-07 | Sep 1953 | British |
| FOWLER-TUTT, Christopher | Director | 2017-08-31 | Oct 1958 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Helen | Director | 2018-12-06 | Mar 1965 | British |
| HAWKEN, Zoe Laura Alena | Director | 2025-12-02 | May 1990 | British |
| HAYES, Sally Elizabeth | Director | 2025-12-02 | Feb 1969 | British |
| HILLS, Niamh Emma | Director | 2018-12-06 | Apr 1989 | British |
| MCCORMACK, Gerard Joseph | Director | 2017-01-01 | Jun 1952 | British |
| MICKLETHWAITE, Julie Lynn | Director | 2017-08-31 | Dec 1964 | British |
| SELBY, Gary David | Director | 2022-12-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Gerard John | Secretary | 1994-06-22 | 1994-12-31 |
| HENWOOD, John David, Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary | 1995-01-01 | 2001-02-28 |
| ROBERTSON, Michael George | Secretary | 2014-12-31 | 2023-05-30 |
| WOOLSTON, Anthony John | Secretary | 2001-03-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| ALEXANDER, Rosemary Eugenie | Director | 1994-06-22 | 2001-12-12 |
| BELL, Margaret Stephanie | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2012-12-04 |
| BERRY, Ann Margaret Kathleen | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2024-12-05 |
| BERRY, Gerard John | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1999-02-19 |
| BRISTER, Anne Marie Fernande Gerarde | Director | 1999-08-25 | 2006-06-24 |
| BRISTER, William Arthur Francis | Director | 1994-06-22 | 2000-12-01 |
| BRUFAL DE MELGAREJO, Brenda Helen, Marquesa De Lendinez | Director | 2003-06-20 | 2008-12-02 |
| CARPENTER, Michael Elrick | Director | 1994-06-22 | 1996-11-22 |
| CHADWICK, Cathryn Ann, Dr | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2022-12-01 |
| COLE, Penelope Anne | Director | 1997-03-14 | 2005-03-01 |
| DOLLARD, Caroline Lucy | Director | 1994-06-22 | 1996-06-14 |
| FLESHER, Timothy James | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2020-12-03 |
| GRACE, Anthony Liam | Director | 2017-08-31 | 2019-06-17 |
| HALFORD, Elizabeth Marian | Director | 1996-11-22 | 2005-12-08 |
| HAMILTON, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2018-12-06 |
| HANCOCK, Richard Anthony, Dr | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2007-12-06 |
| HOAD, Michael David | Director | 2005-12-08 | 2014-12-04 |
| HULL, Jonathan Barry | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2015-12-31 |
| HUXFORD, Grace, Dr | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2024-12-05 |
| LOCKETT, Elizabeth | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2009-12-03 |
| MACKETT, Jane | Director | 1999-06-18 | 2008-12-02 |
| MACMAHON, John David | Director | 2003-12-03 | 2012-12-04 |
| MAHER, Michael | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2011-01-05 |
| MCCORMACK, Elizabeth Mary, Sister | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2012-12-04 |
| MURPHY, Matthew Anthony | Director | 1994-06-22 | 2003-06-20 |
| NELSON, Thomas Scott | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2018-12-06 |
| NEWTON, Catherine Gertrude | Director | 1994-06-22 | 2000-12-01 |
| O LEARY, Dawn Lesley | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2016-12-31 |
| PATEL, Hannah, Dr | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2023-09-15 |
| PHELPS, Jacqueline | Director | 1999-06-18 | 2008-12-02 |
| RIVERS, Gillian Frances | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2019-12-05 |
| RYAN, Sarah Margaret | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2020-02-11 |
| SELLARS, Jean | Director | 1994-06-22 | 2000-12-01 |
| SHANNON, Josephine, Sister | Director | 1994-06-22 | 2003-06-20 |
| SIEBERT, Catherine Frances | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2009-12-03 |
| SMITH, Peter | Director | 2019-12-05 | 2022-12-01 |
| THOMPSON, Richard Basil | Director | 1994-06-22 | 1994-12-31 |
| WELFORD, Margaret Louise | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2019-11-05 |
| WILSON, Peter Michael | Director | 1995-03-24 | 2003-12-03 |
| WINDEATT, Janet Christine | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2021-12-02 |
| WOOKEY, Michael John | Director | 1994-06-22 | 1999-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-07 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2024-06-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-07 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+0.1%
£8,889,205 £8,893,854
-
Cash
-36.4%
£11,366,052 £7,228,433
-
Net assets
+0.8%
£14,415,226 £14,526,163
-
Employees
0%
141 141
-
Operating profit
-258.1%
£223,060 -£352,642
-
Profit before tax
-92.5%
£306,969 £23,108
-
Wages
+6.6%
£5,165,241 £5,505,465
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