FACULTY OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA'S LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-04 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£10M
-47.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
223
+17.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4M
-27.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- FACULTY OF QUEEN ETHELBURGA'S LIMITED 2008-04-05 → present
- QUEEN ETHELBURGA'S FACULTY LIMITED 2007-04-26 → 2008-04-05
- THE COLLEGIATE FOUNDATION LTD 1996-11-05 → 2007-04-26
- BAKERLINE LIMITED 1996-09-20 → 1996-11-05
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13,201,629 | £12,642,337 | £13,856,654 | £17,993,977 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,292,351 | -£1,464,370 | -£2,809,514 | -£3,987,362 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,403,594 | -£1,617,598 | -£3,131,799 | -£3,987,362 | |
| Net profit | -£1,454,294 | -£1,414,108 | -£2,430,647 | -£3,118,460 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£3,672,233 | -£6,226,180 | -£9,249,040 | |
| Net assets | — | -£4,077,733 | -£6,508,380 | -£9,626,840 | |
| Equity | -£2,663,625 | -£4,077,733 | -£6,508,380 | -£9,626,840 | |
| Average employees | 174 | 150 | 190 | 223 | |
| Wages | £4,662,695 | £4,365,797 | £5,942,301 | £7,559,279 |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.8% | -11.6% | -20.3% | -22.2% | |
| Net margin | -11.0% | -11.2% | -17.5% | -17.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 39.9% | 45.1% | 43.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.01x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | -11.62x | -9.56x | -8.72x | — |
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
- Watson Buckle Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31 August 2024, the Company reported net liabilities of £9,626,840 (2023: £6,508,380). In making the going concern assessment, the directors have considered the net current liabilities position of the Company. Whilst the directors acknowledge the significance of this matter, their view is that the Company continues to have sufficient resources available to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due. In reaching their conclusion, the directors have prepared forecasts to enable them to assess the financial position of the Company over the next 12 months. After consideration of the factors noted above, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2024, the trade and assets of the company were transferred to Queen Ethelburga's College Limited, it's fellow subsidiary undertaking and the company ceased to trade.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Christopher James | Secretary | 2014-01-31 | — | — |
| HALL, Christopher James | Director | 2014-01-31 | Apr 1969 | British |
| MARTIN, Amy Katherine | Director | 2015-07-30 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BINGLE, Timothy Mark | Secretary | 1996-10-02 | 1997-02-01 |
| GRIFFIN, Christopher Alan | Secretary | 1997-02-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-09-20 | 1996-10-02 |
| GRIFFIN, Christopher Alan | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| JEWITT, Patricia | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2017-02-07 |
| MARTIN, Brian Richard | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2015-10-23 |
| MARTIN, Elizabeth | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2015-10-23 |
| MARTIN, Francis David | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2019-10-11 |
| MILNE, Stephen Andrew Austen | Director | 1996-10-02 | 1997-02-01 |
| WATCHMAN, Zillah Kathleen | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2005-09-01 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-09-20 | 1996-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Collegiate Formation Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+29.9%
£13,856,654 £17,993,977
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-47.9%
-£6,508,380 -£9,626,840
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+17.4%
190 223
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-41.9%
-£2,809,514 -£3,987,362
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-27.3%
-£3,131,799 -£3,987,362
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+27.2%
£5,942,301 £7,559,279
highest in 4 filed years
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