SIBFORD SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+280.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-0.3% vs 2023
Employees
177
+19.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-07-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,174,003 | £7,961,347 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£334,984 | -£13,262 | |
| Cash | £276,722 | £1,052,709 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,560,677 | £5,807,466 | |
| Net assets | £5,187,678 | £5,174,416 | |
| Equity | £5,187,678 | £5,174,416 | |
| Average employees | 148 | 177 | |
| Wages | £3,415,066 | £3,802,499 |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -4.7% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.9% | 30.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.52x | 0.90x |
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
- Crowe U.K LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“School Committee have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis as, in their opinion, the School is able to meet its obligations as they fall due. As part of the assessment made to determine if going concern is the correct basis for the financial statements, School Committee have considered financial forecasting data spanning at least 24 months from the end of the financial year. Current forecasts demonstrate that the adequate financial headroom remains.”
Group structure
- SIBFORD SCHOOL · parent
- Sibford Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The labour government's decision to introduce VAT on school fees from January 2025 has undoubtedly impacted parental affordability of school fees.”
- “Opening of a new boys' boarding house in January 2025.”
- “Re-branding of the school including the website by September 2025.”
- “Appointment of a Head of Year 7 to improve the transition experience from Junior School to Senior School from September 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 91 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNCH, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | — | — |
| CHAPMAN, Roger Alan | Director | 2016-01-01 | Apr 1944 | British |
| DARK, Jacqueline | Director | 2024-05-24 | Dec 1978 | British |
| FOWLER, Stuart Peter, Mr. | Director | 2014-03-22 | Aug 1975 | English |
| GASKELL, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 2022-03-19 | Apr 1948 | British |
| GUY, Margaret Virginia Morrow | Director | 2019-03-02 | Mar 1952 | American |
| MARCH, Anita Jayne | Director | 2019-03-02 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SWANWICK, Edward Neil | Director | 2024-05-24 | May 1978 | Australian |
| WHITAKER, Bethan | Director | 2024-03-01 | Dec 1996 | British |
Show 91 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREESTONE, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-10-10 | 1999-03-20 |
| MORPHY, Richard Brian | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 1998-04-30 |
| ROBINSON, Peter | Secretary | 2006-03-19 | 2017-12-31 |
| URQUHART, Ian Algar Neil | Secretary | 2018-01-02 | 2018-08-31 |
| WEEKS, Judith | Secretary | 1999-03-20 | 2010-01-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Kathleen Mary | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1998-12-31 |
| BAINTON, Alastair John Charles | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BARDEN, Ronald | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2007-03-17 |
| BARLOW, Ulla Maria | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-06-08 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Jennifer Claire | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-06-26 |
| BARRETT, Jane, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| BEE, Richard James | Director | 2014-03-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| BENNETT, Andrew Nicholas Reeve | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| BICHENO, Sarah | Director | 2008-10-11 | 2020-01-01 |
| BOUCHER, Jill, Professor | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Nigel Francis Jonathon Lloyd | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| BROOKE, Sharon Karima, Dr | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-11-28 |
| BROWN, Amanda Jane | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2019-12-10 |
| BROWN, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2005-01-29 | 2015-12-31 |
| BUNNEY, George | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| BUNNEY, Stephen | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BURCH, Elisabeth Helen | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| CARD, Robert Morgan | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| CLARK, Ann Noel | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-12-31 |
| CZIBORRA, Richard | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2020-12-31 |
| DANNAHY, Patricia Ann | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| DAVIDSON STEINHARDT, Jeanne | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2005-12-31 |
| DAVISON, Katherine Anne | Director | 2014-03-22 | 2020-11-20 |
| ESCHER, Elisabeth | Director | 2019-11-30 | 2020-07-31 |
| EVANS, Sarah Hauldys | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| FINCHAM, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 2025-03-21 | 2026-03-20 |
| FORD, David Stuart | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| FOX, David | Director | 2022-03-19 | 2023-11-14 |
| FOX, Sarah Annabel | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| FULLER, Alistair | Director | 2014-03-15 | 2017-12-31 |
| GIBBINS, Jennifer Mary | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| GOULD, John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| GREENFIELD, Christopher John | Director | 2019-11-30 | 2021-11-28 |
| GREENHOW, Ingrid Elisabeth | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| GRIMES, Patricia Emily | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| GRIMSHAW, Gill Margaret, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| HALL, Jolyon Dean Sutherland | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-12-31 |
| HAYES, Elizabeth Clare | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOLMES, David William | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| HUGHES, Richard John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HULSE, Peg | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| HUNTINGTON, Zara Heather | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2002-12-31 |
| JEFFREY, David Fredrick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| JONES, Philip | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| KAIM-CAUDLE, Stephen | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| LANE, Sarah Christina | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| LAWSON, Christopher Gillman | Director | 1998-12-21 | 2002-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Cheryl | Director | 2019-03-02 | 2021-06-19 |
| LINGHAM, Jonathan | Director | 2019-11-30 | 2023-07-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| MCFARLANE, Valerie | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1999-12-31 |
| MCLEAN, Iain Sinclair, Professor | Director | 2006-11-25 | 2011-03-26 |
| MERRY, Catherine | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2019-03-01 |
| MILLAR, Richard | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MOLLAND, Ralph | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2006-12-31 |
| MORRISON SMITH, Diana Margaret | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-06-26 |
| NEIGHBOUR, Peter | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Arthur David | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1999-12-31 |
| OWEN, Richard | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| PENSOM, Barbara Lesley | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2002-12-31 |
| PHIPPS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2005-12-31 |
| PIERCY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| PLANT, Jean Roberta | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| PONCINI, Holly Louise | Director | 2020-06-20 | 2022-07-14 |
| POULTON, Lucinda Jean | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| PRAGER, Madeline Joyce | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-03-12 |
| QUINTON, Hedley Lloyd | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2001-12-01 |
| RANDALL, Kathleen | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| REES, Julian | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| RICHARDS, Ann Lesley, Dr | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| RISLEY, Simon Crescent | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-12-03 |
| RISLEY, Simon Crescent | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Lesley Ralph | Director | 2014-03-22 | 2019-11-30 |
| ROBINSON, Leslie | Director | 2023-03-13 | 2024-04-07 |
| ROWLANDS, Helen Harvey | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2006-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Helena Verity Quartermaine | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2020-01-01 |
| SESSA, Alfred Moorhouse | Director | 2018-03-17 | 2022-07-02 |
| SESSA, Alfred Moorhouse | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-12-31 |
| SHARMAN, Derry | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| SHELLEY, Margaret | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| SKIDMORE, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SOUTHALL, Donald Hilary Dale | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| STEED, Russell Clifford | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| ULLATHORNE, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2000-12-31 |
| WALKER-MOLLINGTON, Christopher | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-01-17 |
| WASSELL, Elliot | Director | 2021-03-20 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-27 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-03-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
-
Turnover
+11%
£7,174,003 £7,961,347
-
Cash
+280.4%
£276,722 £1,052,709
-
Net assets
-0.3%
£5,187,678 £5,174,416
-
Employees
+19.6%
148 177
-
Wages
+11.3%
£3,415,066 £3,802,499
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