BANCROFT'S SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-03-13
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
+52.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+8.2% vs 2023
Employees
247
+0.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+79.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-03-13.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,246,650 | £23,379,499 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £905,477 | £1,621,392 | |
| Net profit | £905,477 | £1,621,392 | |
| Cash | £4,554,631 | £6,941,939 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,164,056 | £22,890,479 | |
| Net assets | £21,164,056 | £22,890,479 | |
| Equity | £21,164,056 | £22,890,479 | |
| Average employees | 245 | 247 | |
| Wages | £10,731,924 | £11,880,051 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.3% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.53x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the funding facilities available to the School together with the expected ongoing demand for places and the School's future projected cash flows, the Governors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they have no material uncertainties in relation to going concern and continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements as outlined in the Statement of Accounting and Reporting Responsibilities on page 12.”
Group structure
- BANCROFT'S SCHOOL · parent
- Bancroft's Enterprises Limited
Significant events
- “In 2023-24, 415 pupils went on UK residential trips and 423 pupils went on international trips.”
- “In 2023-24, 147 Bronze, 30 Silver and 15 Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Awards were completed. During this period, pupils logged 2496 hours of DofE voluntary service.”
- “The School made one Serious Incident Report to the Charity Commission in the year, which has been acknowledged. No further action was required.”
- “In February 2025, the Senior and Prep Schools were simultaneously inspected as a matter of routine by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.”
- “The employer contribution rate for the TPS increased to 28.6% from 23.6% with effect from the 1st April 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Shaun Barrington | Secretary | 2024-09-01 | — | — |
| ABBOT, Duncan James Langlands | Director | 2022-03-21 | Nov 1955 | British |
| DAWSON, Nicola Helen Henderson | Director | 2025-10-06 | Feb 1984 | British |
| JONES, Claire Judith | Director | 2022-03-21 | Sep 1964 | British |
| LADEN, Barry Spencer | Director | 2021-09-06 | Jun 1965 | British |
| SANKEY, Richard Martin | Director | 2023-06-19 | May 1969 | British |
| SATCHITHANANDA, Keshthra, Dr | Director | 2023-01-12 | Aug 1964 | British |
| SAVAGE, Luke | Director | 2025-03-24 | Jun 1961 | British |
| VAN MAANEN, Richard | Director | 2019-01-07 | Oct 1960 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Richard | Director | 2016-09-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
| WINGHAM, Elizabeth Helen | Director | 2026-04-20 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Lionel | Secretary | 2013-06-28 | 2024-08-31 |
| JACKSON, Michael William | Secretary | 2001-08-20 | 2013-06-28 |
| PARTRIDGE, John Richard | Secretary | 1998-09-08 | 2001-04-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard David | Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1998-09-08 |
| ABBOTT, Roberta Joy | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2014-07-04 |
| BARDEN, Ronald Ian | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2013-06-28 |
| BEHARRELL, Richard Wells Pearman | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2001-07-31 |
| BETTINSON, David John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2004-07-30 |
| BHUMBRA, Rejpaul Singh | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| BHUMBRA, Rejpaul Singh | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2018-01-24 |
| BONNOR MORIS, Caroline Gay | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2014-07-04 |
| BOWE, Mary Colette, Dame | Director | 2010-06-22 | 2016-07-08 |
| BOWE, Mary Colette, Dame | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-05-11 |
| CHALK, Jean Graham, Dr | Director | 1998-02-19 | 1998-10-13 |
| CLUTTON, Gareth Edmund | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2009-06-30 |
| CONROY, Bernadette Sarah | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| COUTTS, Anne Jane | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2004-03-16 |
| CROME, Geoffrey Francis | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2005-07-31 |
| FOAKES, Stephen Peter | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2013-06-28 |
| FORD, Andrew Charles, Lt Col Sir | Director | 2022-05-05 | 2025-03-25 |
| FOSSEY, Matthew John, Professor | Director | 2023-06-19 | 2026-03-20 |
| GOODING, Raymond John | Director | 2013-10-08 | 2021-08-31 |
| GOODING, Raymond John | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-09-27 |
| GRAHAM, Edgar Barrett, Dr | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2009-04-30 |
| HEARD, William John | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| JONES, Merfyn Berkeley | Director | 2007-06-12 | 2015-06-22 |
| KOPELMAN, Peter Graham, Professor | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2021-08-17 |
| LYONS, Adrian William, Major General | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2008-11-18 |
| MENSAH, Barbara | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2023-02-01 |
| OGDEN, Philip Ernest | Director | 2012-01-16 | 2018-07-01 |
| PAGE, Charles Timothy, Colonel | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-03-20 |
| PAPATHOMAS, Anne Rosemary | Director | 2006-11-21 | 2013-06-28 |
| PHILP, Ann Veronica | Director | 2007-06-12 | 2017-08-31 |
| PRIESTLEY, Richard John | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2011-04-04 |
| RATHBONE, John Rankin | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2002-07-12 |
| ROSE, James Michael | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| SAUTTER, Edmund Mark | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2023-08-31 |
| SHERVINGTON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2000-07-20 | 2004-01-01 |
| SIDDIQUI, Saheeda Begum | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2019-12-06 |
| SOUTHERN, Peter, Dr | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2018-07-01 |
| STARK, Michael John, Councillor | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| TALLENTS, Craig Stephen | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2015-01-05 |
| TARRING, Brian William | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2007-07-01 |
| WALLACE, Richard Cecil | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2009-06-16 |
| WINGHAM, Lizzie | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2026-04-20 |
| WOODALL, Antony Edward | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2000-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+10%
£21,246,650 £23,379,499
-
Cash
+52.4%
£4,554,631 £6,941,939
-
Net assets
+8.2%
£21,164,056 £22,890,479
-
Employees
+0.8%
245 247
-
Profit before tax
+79.1%
£905,477 £1,621,392
-
Wages
+10.7%
£10,731,924 £11,880,051
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