KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-19 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-15.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£16M
+3.1% vs 2024
Employees
244
-9.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£306K
+3.2% 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 | £12,205,877 | £12,217,537 | |
| Operating profit | £84,726 | £44,651 | |
| Profit before tax | £296,392 | £305,738 | |
| Net profit | £530,974 | £465,194 | |
| Cash | £4,628,015 | £3,890,053 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,578,403 | £16,887,263 | |
| Net assets | £15,042,536 | £15,507,730 | |
| Equity | £15,042,536 | £15,507,730 | |
| Average employees | 270 | 244 | |
| Wages | £6,908,292 | £6,929,731 |
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 | 0.7% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.1% | 35.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.73x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | 1729.10x | 911.24x |
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 school's budgets and forecasts with the expected ongoing demand for places at the school, the Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties which would cast doubt on the School's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- KING'S SCHOOL, ROCHESTER · parent
- Roffa Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the school reframed its strategic plan and launched a new Strategic Vision; outlining its aims, drivers and planned delivery over the next 5 years.”
- “Following the appointment of a new Principal, the Governors and Executive will be further developing the Strategic Plan for academic year 2025/26 and beyond.”
- “The STEM capital project commenced in June 2025, using reserves to finance the first 2 phases, reflected by a reduction in Total Net Assets of £553,850.”
- “In response to the pressure exerted by the removal of VAT exemption on independent school fees and loss of charitable rates relief, an organisational restructure took place during the year following consultation with staff. The Pre-Prep and Prep were merged into one school, providing a seamless lifelong learning journey from Nursery to Year 8 and achieving greater efficiency in management oversight and a smooth transition to the Senior School.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Nicholas Anthony | Secretary | 2024-04-15 | — | — |
| BERNER, Thomas | Director | 2024-01-27 | Sep 1987 | British |
| CAGAN, Nikki Michelle | Director | 2024-06-25 | Jul 1973 | British |
| CHALONER, Mark Daniel Dawson | Director | 2024-06-25 | Jul 1961 | British |
| COEN, Paul Brendan | Director | 2021-09-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| DARBY, Philip John | Director | 2024-10-08 | Apr 1968 | British |
| DAVIES-MULLAN, Harriet | Director | 2025-09-22 | May 1989 | British |
| DENCH, Christopher David, Canon | Director | 2018-10-08 | Sep 1962 | British |
| GILES, Gordon John, Revd Dr | Director | 2020-09-13 | Dec 1966 | British |
| HANDEL, Kirsty Louise | Director | 2024-06-25 | Mar 1972 | British |
| HEBDEN, Matthew James | Director | 2025-03-18 | Nov 1971 | British |
| JONES, Stephen, Dr | Director | 2025-06-24 | Feb 1991 | Irish |
| MAAS, John Drew, Air Cdre | Director | 2022-12-06 | Jan 1962 | British |
| MARLOW, Alex | Director | 2023-03-21 | Sep 1987 | British |
| MASON, Matt Jude | Director | 2024-10-08 | Feb 1973 | British |
| OLLEY, Rosemary Ann | Director | 2017-12-06 | Nov 1950 | British |
| SMITH, Wayne Eric | Director | 2023-03-22 | May 1957 | Australian |
| STEWART, Patricia Mary Catherine | Director | 2022-08-31 | Sep 1962 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARIES, David Martin | Secretary | 2024-01-04 | 2024-04-14 |
| GODWIN, Diane Jane | Secretary | 2018-02-20 | 2024-01-04 |
| LONGTON, Graham Richard | Secretary | 2007-09-01 | 2018-02-20 |
| NELSON-GRACIE, Roderick | Secretary | 1999-06-17 | 2007-08-31 |
| ANDREWS, Margaret, Professor | Director | 2010-12-07 | 2014-06-24 |
| ARMSON, John Moss, Canon | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2001-01-21 |
| BEACH, Mark Howard, The Very Reverend Dr | Director | 2012-06-24 | 2015-01-25 |
| BEAZER, Ann Jennifer | Director | 2000-06-14 | 2006-12-05 |
| BELL, Bruce Andrew | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2023-08-31 |
| BLANNING, Michael Adrian | Director | 2016-06-20 | 2016-10-25 |
| BREWER, Susan Comport, Revd Canon | Director | 2018-10-08 | 2024-10-08 |
| BURTON-JONES, Simon David, Venerable | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2018-10-31 |
| CHALONER, Mark Daniel Dawson | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2024-06-25 |
| CHESTERFIELD, Markham James | Director | 2000-06-14 | 2024-06-25 |
| COOK, Christopher Charles Holland, Professor | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2003-01-20 |
| CRABTREE, Derek, Revd | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2008-07-04 |
| DAFFARN, John Kenneth | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2018-11-30 |
| DARWIN, Edward Leonard | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2012-06-25 |
| DIMOND, Keith Rupert, Dr | Director | 2003-06-25 | 2008-07-05 |
| DOUGLASS, Simon John | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2017-10-02 |
| FOREMAN, Carolyn Margaret | Director | 1999-06-17 | 1999-12-06 |
| FRANKLIN, John Richard | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2020-08-31 |
| GLEW, Jane Patricia | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2021-10-06 |
| GODSALL, Ralph Charles, Canon | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2008-03-13 |
| GOWER, Andrew Charles, Professor | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2025-06-24 |
| GRAVES, Daniel Robert | Director | 2017-10-17 | 2021-11-29 |
| GROSSE, Lorna Margaret | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2012-06-25 |
| HANDEL, Kirsty Louise | Director | 2024-06-25 | 2024-06-25 |
| HESKETH, Philip John, Canon | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2024-10-08 |
| HOILE, Ronald William | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2016-12-08 |
| KENNETT, Robert James, Dr | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2021-09-12 |
| KERR, Jean, Canon | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2016-06-28 |
| LOCK, Peter Harcourt D'Arcy, The Ven | Director | 2001-03-14 | 2009-10-31 |
| LORD, John William | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2016-04-01 |
| MEYRICK, Cyril Jonathan, The Revd Canon | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2005-05-20 |
| NEWMAN, Adrian, The Very Reverend | Director | 2005-01-15 | 2011-07-22 |
| OPARA, Gloria Blessing Chukwuka | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2024-06-25 |
| OWEN, Barry | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2016-04-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Rachel Susan, Canon | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2019-09-05 |
| RAMSARAN, Susan Mira | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2000-11-23 |
| ROTHWELL, Paul Leonard | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2021-10-19 |
| ROUSE, Rozanna Anne | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2020-12-11 |
| RUSHTON, Matthew John, Canon | Director | 2017-04-30 | 2023-03-05 |
| SAMPSON, Nicholas Alexander | Director | 2006-10-12 | 2012-06-25 |
| SHEPHERD, Christopher Rayman, Canon | Director | 2002-06-26 | 2021-09-15 |
| SHICLUNA, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2014-09-14 | 2021-09-22 |
| SHILLING, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2024-08-15 |
| SHOTTER, Edward Frank, The Very Reverend | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2003-07-05 |
| SNOSWELL, Mark Graham | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| THOMPSON, Neil Hamilton, Revd | Director | 2008-06-24 | 2016-06-28 |
| TURNER, Edward Robert, The Reverend Canon | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2000-12-14 |
| WARD, Anthony Hugh, Dr | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2010-03-16 |
| WARREN, Norman Leonard, The Venerable | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2000-09-09 |
| WEBB, Peter John | Director | 2012-04-22 | 2016-12-08 |
| WEBSTER, Dorothy Sarah | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2009-12-08 |
| WHITLAM, Elizabeth | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+0.1%
£12,205,877 £12,217,537
-
Cash
-15.9%
£4,628,015 £3,890,053
-
Net assets
+3.1%
£15,042,536 £15,507,730
-
Employees
-9.6%
270 244
-
Operating profit
-47.3%
£84,726 £44,651
-
Profit before tax
+3.2%
£296,392 £305,738
-
Wages
+0.3%
£6,908,292 £6,929,731
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