MARY HARE

• ⚠

  Material uncertainty over going concern

  In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate.

• ◆

  Audit opinion: Qualified

  Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.

1. MARY HARE 2005-03-18 → present
2. THE MARY HARE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 1995-07-28 → 2005-03-18

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Qualified

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate.”

Group structure

1. MARY HARE · parent
   1. Mary Hare Services Limited 100% · England & Wales · trading activities including letting the buildings and grounds of Mary Hare, providing catering and other function facilities where required, sale of sculptures, and the provision of training.
   2. The Hearing Aid Repair Shop (UK) Ltd 50% · England & Wales · repair of hearing aids
   3. Mary Hare Total Hearing Solutions Ltd 100% · England & Wales · dormant
   4. Mary Hare Hearing Centres LLP 50% · England & Wales · assessment of hearing and provision of aids for the hearing impaired

Significant events

• “Adrian McAlpine, a long and committed Trustee and supporter of Mary Hare unexpectedly passed away in January 2025.”
• “Our impact on pupils was highlighted in our May 2025 Ofsted report which stated "Pupils' lives are positively transformed by attending Mary Hare".”
• “For the first time in the school's history, we achieved an Ofsted Social Care grading of Outstanding in all areas in October 2024.”
• “VAT on school fees was introduced, effective 1 January 2025.”
• “Following a bid under the Governments Phase 4 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, we were successful in achieving £1.64m grant funding over three years for the replacement of old oil-based heating systems.”
• “Total pupil numbers decreased by 8% compared to 2023/24, leading to 11 roles being made redundant.”

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

Filings

7

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

  +8.4%

  £14,668,000 → £15,907,000

• Cash

  -22.1%

  £3,072,000 → £2,393,000

• Net assets

  +12.1%

  £18,078,000 → £20,260,000

• Employees

  -2.7%

  293 → 285

• Wages

  +2.7%

  £9,128,000 → £9,372,000

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