THE KING'S SCHOOL, GLOUCESTER

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  8 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

Crowe U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Governors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Charitable Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. THE KING'S SCHOOL, GLOUCESTER · parent
   1. Serlo Enterprises Limited 100% · trading company selling services and goods relating to the School.

Significant events

• “The school, like all in this sector, has faced unprecedented challenges this year due to the Government's introduction of a) VAT on educational fees, b) extra employer National Insurance charges, and c) the loss of Mandatory Business Rates Relief.”
• “The school has continued to invest in its facilities during the year, completing works to generate a new maths department by renovating the basement in the main Senior School building and starting works to rejuvenate the main school library, the Classics department and the Modern Foreign Languages department.”
• “Pupil numbers during the year averaged 719 (2024: 725).”
• “The percentage of our A*A Grades has risen to 40%, an improvement over last year (34%) and significantly higher when compared to 28% nationally. Our A*-C grades have improved as well (91%) over last year (87%) compared to 78% nationally. Our 9 BTEC pupils have achieved an average points score of 50 - which is better than 3 x As (48) at A-Levels.”
• “Our GCSE results have maintained last year's excellent standards most notably increasing the percentage of 9-7 to 53% (48% last year). This also compares impressively when looking nationally where this year our 53% 9-7 contrasts with 22% nationally.”
• “The Gloucester 10K saw almost £800 raised, while House Charities - The James Hopkins Trust, Gloucester Feed the Hungry and Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice together received an impressive £8,000 between them through our House Charity Fundraising initiatives throughout the year.”
• “Christmas Jumper Day brought in a further £800 for The James Hopkins Trust, and Well-being Week saw the entire community, including governors, staff, pupils and Gloucester Rugby players, unite to raise an incredible £7,300 for the 4Ed Charity.”
• “A lively 'Raise the Roof concert contributed £600 to our partner school in Dornakal, and 167.6kg of food and donations were collected for Gloucester Foodbank. The Headmaster's daring wingwalk raised £4,000 for two deserving local charities.”
• “There were two big productions in the year: Jesus Christ Superstar and Treasure Island.”
• “Our pupils had the opportunity to go on international trips to Venice (Art), Malaysia and Singapore (Sport), Italy (ski trip), Paris (Languages) and the CERN facility in Geneva (Physics).”
• “We also had a packed Activities Week with whole year group residential trips to Osmington Bay (First Form), Normandy (Second Form), Call of the Wild in the Brecon Beacons (Third Form) and, new for this year, a surf school in Pembrokeshire (Fourth Form).”
• “It was a particularly successful year for sport with the numerous trophies accumulated. The 1st XV rugby team made history by clinching the National Vase title in an exciting final at Twickenham.”
• “The 1st XI cricket team were winners of Cathedral Cup and South West Plate. The netball 1st VII won the Collegiate Sevens Plate (a SW regional tournament) and younger year groups were regular winners in county netball and hockey tournaments.”
• “The School has generated a surplus of £688,363 (2024: surplus £567,700).and continues to retain strong cash generation, with the view to strengthening its liquidity position in order to meet external financing maturity dates.”
• “The outlook for the next 12 months for the School continues to be positive, despite not increasing fees for the 2025/26 year.”

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

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

8

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +2.8%

  £13,516,683 → £13,897,893

• Cash

  -54.6%

  £2,973,944 → £1,348,869

• Net assets

  +11.2%

  £6,143,383 → £6,831,746

• Employees

  +1.8%

  226 → 230

• Wages

  +0.5%

  £6,944,625 → £6,978,847

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