KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

RSM UK Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Governors have demonstrated strict cost control again this year and a positive outcome has been achieved. An outstanding teaching offer and engagement with the wider King's Bruton and Hazlegrove communities has enhanced the reputation of the schools which has contributed to buoyant recruiting at both schools with consequent confidence for future income generation. The relationship with the charity's bankers remains excellent and informal discussions indicate further facilities would be available if required. Analysis of the financial plan for the next 5 years has assured governors that the School remains financially robust. The School left the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) on 1 September 2021 thereby removing any future financial risk in this area. VAT has been applied to school fees by HM Government. The increased employer NI contributions and removal of Business Rates Relief for charities has also added financial pressures. Through cost reductions at both schools, principally staff, the running costs have been reduced thereby ensuring that a surplus continues to be generated by the Group. Governors have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. KING'S SCHOOL, BRUTON · parent
   1. Crown and Dolphin Enterprises Limited 100% · UK · commercial activities of the school
   2. King's School Bruton International Limited · UK · dormant

Significant events

• “The change to the structure of the Group, closure of Bruton School for Girls in 2022 and closure of the nursery in 2025 has resulted in Financial Performance that cannot be easily compared with performance in previous years due to the costs of closure and the additional assets in the Group.”
• “The School left the Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) on 1 September 2021 thereby removing any future financial risk in this area.”
• “VAT has been applied to school fees by HM Government.”

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

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -2.2%

  £17,941,840 → £17,555,100

• Cash

  +16.1%

  £4,131,157 → £4,796,946

• Net assets

  -0.5%

  £26,937,472 → £26,798,264

• Employees

  -9%

  333 → 303

• Wages

  +0.9%

  £9,135,365 → £9,215,169

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