BARNARDISTON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-17 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-03
Watchouts
Cash
£143K
+243.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-30.1% vs 2023
Employees
161
+8.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£419K
-614.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 2.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company's principal bankers have issued a reservation of rights letter following a covenant breach by the company. As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set out in note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BARNARDISTON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED 1999-10-20 → present
- BARNARDISTON HALL SERVICES LIMITED 1995-03-02 → 1999-10-20
- GAG36 LIMITED 1995-01-03 → 1995-03-02
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,325,983 | £8,139,427 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £393,461 | -£148,100 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £81,479 | -£418,972 | |
| Net profit | -£963,526 | — | -£382,029 | — | -£132,965 | — | £117,826 | — | £69,224 | -£532,989 | |
| Cash | £524 | — | -£322,367 | — | £1,136 | — | £1,355 | — | £41,699 | £143,069 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,038,122 | — | £308,393 | — | £105,971 | — | £203,122 | — | £2,673,390 | £2,023,042 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £6,573 | — | £24,299 | — | £2,331,317 | £1,630,160 | |
| Equity | £701,747 | £701,747 | £229,628 | £229,628 | £6,573 | £6,573 | £24,299 | £24,299 | £2,331,317 | £1,630,160 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 149 | 161 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £3,532,055 | £4,074,192 |
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 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2% | -1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | -6.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.7% | -7.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.08x | 0.10x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.26x | -0.55x |
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
- Whitings LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 2.3 in the financial statements, which indicates that the company's principal bankers have issued a reservation of rights letter following a covenant breach by the company. As stated in note 2.3, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set out in note 2.3, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- BARNARDISTON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED · parent
- Broadlands Hall Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Rebecca Alice | Secretary | 2008-12-09 | — | British |
| BOULTER, Keith Anthony, Lt Col | Director | 1995-01-09 | Apr 1950 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Rebecca Alice | Director | 2010-10-22 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOULTER, Gail Corrine | Secretary | 1995-01-09 | 2008-12-09 |
| METCALF, David John | Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-03 | 1995-01-09 |
| BOULTER, Gail Corrine | Director | 2001-02-05 | 2008-12-09 |
| METCALF, David John | Nominee Director | 1995-01-03 | 1995-01-09 |
| THOMSON, Christopher John | Director | 1995-01-03 | 1995-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lt Col Keith Anthony Boulter | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-26 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+28.7%
£6,325,983 £8,139,427
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Cash
+243.1%
£41,699 £143,069
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-30.1%
£2,331,317 £1,630,160
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Employees
+8.1%
149 161
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
-137.6%
£393,461 -£148,100
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Profit before tax
-614.2%
£81,479 -£418,972
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Wages
+15.3%
£3,532,055 £4,074,192
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