ST. LAURENCE EDUCATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-14 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-20.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+239.9% vs 2024
Employees
236
+0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+621.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,544,000 | £16,901,000 | |
| Operating profit | £702,000 | £4,964,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £702,000 | £5,064,000 | |
| Net profit | £702,000 | £5,064,000 | |
| Cash | £8,842,000 | £7,046,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,027,000 | £10,105,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,111,000 | £7,175,000 | |
| Equity | £2,111,000 | £7,175,000 | |
| Average employees | 234 | 236 | |
| Wages | £8,507,000 | £9,200,000 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 29.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 30.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.0% | 49.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.3% | 51.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 1.74x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the current pupil numbers and cash and reserves levels these clearly demonstrate that it is appropriate to assume SLET is a going concern. As such, the going concern position is considered appropriate.”
Group structure
- ST. LAURENCE EDUCATION TRUST · parent
- Ampleforth College Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The introduction of VAT on school fees in January 2025 created particular challenges for families already in receipt of bursaries.”
- “The St Edward's Bursary Fund Endowment, established in January 2025”
- “During this year, the College has agreed to enter a phased withdrawal from the Teacher's Pension Scheme (TPS).”
- “We were delighted to appoint a new Headmaster, Jon Mutton in January 2025.”
- “September 2025 provided a real sense of positivity for the College.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILLS, Rowland Timothy | Secretary | 2023-08-31 | — | — |
| BURDELL, Robin George | Director | 2019-01-16 | Jan 1958 | British |
| BYRNE HILL, Martha Louise | Director | 2020-09-11 | Sep 1966 | British |
| CLARKE, Michael Anthony, Dr | Director | 2021-11-15 | Feb 1950 | British |
| CRASTON, Edmund Anthony | Director | 2024-09-12 | May 1965 | British |
| GARTHWAITE, Stephanie | Director | 2023-12-07 | Jan 1983 | British |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2023-12-07 | Oct 1984 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Barbara | Director | 2019-09-04 | Sep 1955 | American |
| MOSTYN, Matthew Anthony Joseph | Director | 2025-02-26 | Jul 1971 | British |
| SADLER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2023-06-21 | May 1984 | British |
| SHIPSEY, John Francis | Director | 2025-06-12 | Aug 1964 | British,Irish |
| SWORD, Robert Arthur Hallifax | Director | 2023-12-07 | May 1952 | British |
| TAMS, Richard Edmund | Director | 2022-12-09 | Feb 1968 | British |
| VAN ZELLER, Nicholas Howard | Director | 2023-12-07 | Apr 1953 | British |
| VANDER WEYER, Martin Laurence | Director | 2021-11-15 | Jan 1955 | British |
| WALKINSHAW, Penelope Anne | Director | 2021-11-15 | Sep 1959 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Edward Hugh Luke, Rev | Secretary | 1997-08-14 | 2007-08-15 |
| BILSON, Carl Peter | Secretary | 2021-03-24 | 2021-05-27 |
| BRYAN, Peter Nigel | Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| KELLY, Liam Francis | Secretary | 2007-10-11 | 2021-03-24 |
| LEACH, Francis Bede, Rev | Secretary | 1997-07-31 | 1997-09-10 |
| LIGHTLEY, Janice Elizabeth | Secretary | 2021-05-27 | 2022-03-31 |
| ADAMS, Christopher John Heselton | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2020-08-17 |
| ARBERY PRICE, Max Justin, The Reverend | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2001-08-23 |
| ASHCROFT, David Graham Hugh | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2022-09-05 |
| BAINES, Meg | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2024-05-08 |
| BATTELL, Colin, Rev | Director | 2005-08-28 | 2011-08-16 |
| BECKETT, Edward Hugh Luke, Rev | Director | 2003-08-19 | 2007-08-15 |
| BERNER, Elizabeth Catherine | Director | 2014-03-08 | 2019-12-12 |
| BOULTON, Walter Benedict Chad, Rev | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2011-08-17 |
| BRAZIER, Julian William Hendy, Sir | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2025-12-16 |
| BURROWS, Vincent Aelred, Rev | Director | 1997-08-14 | 1999-08-15 |
| BÉDIER, Charles | Director | 2016-11-02 | 2016-12-12 |
| CALLAGHAN, Michael James, Reverend | Director | 2011-01-18 | 2011-08-17 |
| CALLAGHAN, Michael James, Reverend | Director | 2001-08-23 | 2006-08-17 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, George Leo, The Reverend | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2005-08-28 |
| COCKERILL, Maria Paz, Dr | Director | 2017-12-02 | 2018-03-28 |
| COOPER, Lynn Alexandra | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2021-02-22 |
| CORRIE, Paul George, Rev | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2006-08-17 |
| CRASTON, Matthew John | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2021-05-25 |
| DAVIDSON, George Francis, Rev | Director | 2001-08-23 | 2012-08-31 |
| DOLLARD, Caroline Lucy | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2013-12-01 |
| EVEREST, Michael Rupert, Reverend | Director | 2008-01-16 | 2011-08-17 |
| EVERITT, Charles Gabriel, Rev | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2018-08-29 |
| EVERITT, Charles Gabriel, Rev | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2014-08-31 |
| FAIRHEAD, Christina Rose | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2021-01-16 |
| FAIRHURST, Mark John, Reverend | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2010-01-13 |
| FLETCHER, Rachel Mary Agnes | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2020-03-11 |
| GORLACH, Janice Victoria, Dr | Director | 2015-11-27 | 2016-12-07 |
| GORST, Christopher Robert, Rev | Director | 1997-08-14 | 1998-08-13 |
| HUMPHRIES, John Richard Damian, Rev | Director | 2009-01-14 | 2011-08-17 |
| JOBBINS, Damian Sebastian, Rev | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2008-05-06 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew Robert | Director | 2023-12-07 | 2024-06-13 |
| KNOLLYS, Frederick John Bonaventure, Rev | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2008-01-03 |
| KNOLLYS, John Bonaventure | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2001-08-23 |
| LEACH, Francis Bede, Rev | Director | 2005-08-31 | 2011-08-17 |
| LEACH, Francis Bede, Rev | Director | 1997-07-31 | 2001-08-23 |
| MACHALE, Joseph Patrick | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-06-15 |
| MADDEN, James Cuthbert, Reverend | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2018-09-22 |
| MARETT-CROSBY, Michael Anthony, Rev | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2001-08-23 |
| MCBRIDE, Paul Martin Carmel Oswald, Rev | Director | 2008-01-16 | 2011-08-17 |
| MCCANDLESS, Mark Walter | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2023-05-31 |
| MCDERMOTT, Patrick Hugh | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2022-12-07 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Kieran Joseph | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2022-02-04 |
| MCTAGGART, James Laurence, Rev | Director | 2001-08-23 | 2002-08-21 |
| MILROY, Dominic, The Reverend | Director | 1997-07-31 | 2006-08-17 |
| MONAHAN, Paul Kieran, Rev | Director | 2008-05-06 | 2009-01-14 |
| MORLAND, William David, The Reverend | Director | 1998-08-13 | 2011-01-18 |
| O'NEILL, James Stephen | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2019-06-28 |
| PASSMORE, Colin John | Director | 2021-11-15 | 2024-07-31 |
| PETERBURS, Michael Wulstan, Rev | Director | 2004-08-18 | 2018-02-13 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael David, Rev | Director | 1997-08-14 | 2009-01-14 |
| REX, Richard Andrew William, Dr | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Timothy Ambrose Terence, Reverend | Director | 2001-08-23 | 2018-01-30 |
| RIGBY, Martin Paul | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2022-02-04 |
| RIGG, Rita Charlotte, Dr | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| SHEPHARD, Richard James, Dr | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-03-04 |
| SIMPSON, Margaret Anne | Director | 2015-06-15 | 2018-03-21 |
| SMITH, Claire Helen | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2019-06-28 |
| SPARROW, Edward Charles Awdeley | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2025-06-12 |
| SYKES, John Randal Herley | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2022-02-04 |
| TAMS, Richard Edmund | Director | 2019-06-19 | 2022-02-04 |
| VERBORG, Stephen Rainer, Rev | Director | 2006-08-17 | 2008-01-03 |
| WRIGHT, Martin Lysaght Melville Timothy, Right Reverend | Director | 1997-07-31 | 2005-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampleforth Abbey Trustees (The) | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2019-12-10 |
| Reverend James Cuthbert Madden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-07-01 | Ceased 2018-09-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+8.7%
£15,544,000 £16,901,000
-
Cash
-20.3%
£8,842,000 £7,046,000
-
Net assets
+239.9%
£2,111,000 £7,175,000
-
Employees
+0.9%
234 236
-
Operating profit
+607.1%
£702,000 £4,964,000
-
Profit before tax
+621.4%
£702,000 £5,064,000
-
Wages
+8.1%
£8,507,000 £9,200,000
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