THE WOODARD CORPORATION
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-21 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£97M
+97.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£267M
+3% vs 2023
Employees
4,120
+2.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
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 | £168,603,000 | £179,241,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £11,306,000 | £7,832,000 | |
| Cash | £49,008,000 | £96,936,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £296,502,000 | £341,595,000 | |
| Net assets | £259,553,000 | £267,247,000 | |
| Equity | £259,553,000 | £267,247,000 | |
| Average employees | 4,024 | 4,120 | |
| Wages | £119,686,000 | £129,325,000 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.7% | 4.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85x | 1.27x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Woodard Corporation Board has a reasonable expectation that the parent charitable company will be able to continue operating for the foreseeable future and the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE WOODARD CORPORATION · parent
- Ardingly College Limited 100%
- Bloxham School Limited 100%
- The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited 100%
- Ardingly College International Limited 100%
- Bloxham School Library Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Board appointed Dr Eve Poole OBE as Executive Chair from 19th September 2024.”
- “Reverend Canon Justin White announced that he would be leaving his role as Senior Provost to take up a post as Chaplain to Merton College, Oxford.”
- “On 29th July 2024 the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced that VAT at 20% would be introduced on 'private school fees' from 1st January 2025.”
- “In August a merger deed was signed between Ardingly College and Great Walstead School, a local Prep School with whom the College has a long-standing close relationship.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORCORAN, Michael Gerard | Secretary | 2011-04-27 | — | — |
| DAY, Andrew Christopher, The Reverend | Director | 2024-03-13 | May 1962 | British |
| DELLAR, Howard John | Director | 2021-03-17 | Oct 1971 | British |
| FENTON, Mark Alexander, Dr | Director | 2024-11-28 | Oct 1965 | British |
| FOX, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jun 1964 | British |
| FRANCIS, Liz | Director | 2024-11-28 | Jan 1958 | British |
| HOGG, Alpha Georgia | Director | 2022-06-22 | Mar 1978 | British |
| INGE, John Geoffrey, The Right Reverend Dr | Director | 2017-03-31 | Feb 1955 | British |
| ORCHARD, Fiona Anne | Director | 2022-11-30 | Mar 1964 | British |
| PECOVER, William Geoffrey | Director | 2022-11-24 | Sep 1961 | British |
| PELHAM, Sarah | Director | 2023-09-11 | Feb 1967 | British |
| POOLE, Catherine Eve, Dr | Director | 2024-09-19 | Feb 1972 | British |
| STEWART, Alastair | Director | 2024-11-28 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEESLEY, Peter Frederick Barton | Secretary | 2003-02-07 | 2011-04-27 |
| ALDER, Samuel George | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2018-05-15 |
| AYRES, Lynne | Director | 2008-03-05 | 2017-09-29 |
| BARLEY, Lynda Mary, Dr | Director | 2010-03-17 | 2018-06-08 |
| BARWELL, Peter James Philip | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2008-03-05 |
| BILTON, David Robert | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2014-06-05 |
| BILTON, David Robert | Director | 2003-02-07 | 2011-04-27 |
| BISHOP, Irene, Dr | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2020-04-29 |
| BOKROS, Robert Janos | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2017-11-14 |
| CLOVER, Brendan David, The Revd Canon | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2013-03-22 |
| EXCELL, Richard Michael | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2008-01-30 |
| FREMANTLE, Thomas David | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-03-15 |
| GRIFFITH, Claire | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2010-03-17 |
| HALL, John Robert, Very Revd | Director | 2018-08-24 | 2023-09-11 |
| HARTLEY, Michael Edward | Director | 2014-06-05 | 2016-10-06 |
| HARVEY, Steven Charles, The Revd | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2006-04-16 |
| HEDGES, Miles Stuart | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2022-05-22 |
| HOLMAN, Margaret Frances | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2025-03-26 |
| JARVIS, Anthony | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2012-03-21 |
| KIRKHAM, John Dudley Galtery | Director | 2003-02-07 | 2008-03-05 |
| KNIGHT, Richard Henry | Director | 2003-03-26 | 2016-03-16 |
| MANSELL, Raymond | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2015-03-18 |
| MORSE, Richard South | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2024-09-19 |
| MORTIMER, Martin Howard | Director | 2022-02-18 | 2024-02-13 |
| MOWAT, Magnus Charles | Director | 2003-03-26 | 2011-07-01 |
| MULLENGER, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2010-03-17 |
| NEWMAN, Brian Morley | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2024-06-20 |
| PRINCE, Anthony Tennant | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2023-08-31 |
| PRITCHARD, Patricia | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2023-09-12 |
| RICHARDSON, Janet Celia | Director | 2013-03-20 | 2015-12-09 |
| RUDDOCK, Reginald Bruce, Reverand Canon | Director | 2011-07-21 | 2014-07-24 |
| RUSSELL, Anthony John, Rt Revd | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2017-03-31 |
| SLOANE, James Fergus | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2014-12-04 |
| SMITH, Judith Helen | Director | 2009-02-05 | 2013-02-14 |
| SOUTHERN, Peter Henry William | Director | 2011-10-13 | 2022-05-22 |
| STRANGE, Peter Robert, Canon | Director | 2003-02-07 | 2004-03-10 |
| TAYLOR, June Marian | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2006-08-31 |
| WISDOM, Roy Maurice | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2012-03-21 |
| WOODARD, Robert Nathaniel, Rear Admiral Sir | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2011-07-21 |
| WOOLWAY GRENFELL, Joanne, The Rt Revd Dr | Director | 2024-03-14 | 2025-02-03 |
| YATES, Rodney Brooks | Director | 2003-03-12 | 2008-03-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+6.3%
£168,603,000 £179,241,000
-
Cash
+97.8%
£49,008,000 £96,936,000
-
Net assets
+3%
£259,553,000 £267,247,000
-
Employees
+2.4%
4,024 4,120
-
Wages
+8.1%
£119,686,000 £129,325,000
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