SEVENOAKS SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-07 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-23
Watchouts
Cash
£39M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48M
Equity attributable
Employees
608
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,292,000 | £50,488,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £3,224,000 | £13,593,000 | |
| Cash | £43,091,000 | £38,641,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £44,334,000 | £53,202,000 | |
| Net assets | £34,836,000 | £48,429,000 | |
| Equity | £34,836,000 | £48,429,000 | |
| Average employees | 551 | 608 | |
| Wages | £19,445,000 | £21,822,000 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.8% | 26.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.11x | 1.51x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Governors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future, and consider that there are no material uncertainties over the Company's financial viability.”
Group structure
- SEVENOAKS SCHOOL · parent
- Sennocke Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 May 2025, the merger between Solefield School Educational Trust Limited (charity no. 293466) and Sevenoaks School completed.”
- “During this financial year the Government announced and implemented the imposition of VAT on school fees and the removal of business rate relief.”
- “On 20 February 2026 the Company exchanged contracts to effect a charitable merger with Bickley Park School Ltd (Company number: 00733991, Charity number: 307915). Legal completion is expected to take place on 31 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Kirsteen | Director | 2019-11-27 | Nov 1969 | British |
| BARDA, Charles Edward Blackmore | Director | 2023-06-29 | Oct 1978 | British |
| BEST, Roger Simon Melliship | Director | 2018-09-04 | Nov 1955 | British |
| CASTELL, William Thomas | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| COLLINI, Peter Mark | Director | 2025-05-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| GILL, Christopher Paul | Director | 2017-06-22 | Dec 1957 | British |
| HENDERSON, Alison Jane | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| HOUGHTELING, Charlotte Waisbren | Director | 2022-12-31 | Jun 1980 | British |
| INNES, Guy Archibald | Director | 2019-06-20 | May 1956 | British |
| LUXMOORE, Paul Jeremy | Director | 2019-11-27 | Nov 1960 | English |
| MCINERNEY, Melanie Lynn | Director | 2019-11-27 | Oct 1966 | British |
| MERSON, Mark Simon | Director | 2018-06-22 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MITCHEM, Judy Caroline | Director | 2025-04-24 | Jul 1966 | British |
| PROCTOR, Matthew William | Director | 2025-04-24 | Dec 1996 | British |
| YURAVLIVKER, Anita Pratap Shirke | Director | 2018-06-22 | Mar 1981 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Andrew John | Secretary | 2003-09-23 | 2016-12-31 |
| JONES, Gail Tracey | Secretary | 2017-01-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| ADLER, Fiona Josephine | Director | 2008-06-10 | 2010-06-15 |
| ADLER, John James | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2008-06-09 |
| BAILEY, Charles John | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2006-09-15 |
| BECKETT, Alison Cheryl | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2025-12-31 |
| BOULTON, Adam Babington | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2022-12-31 |
| CARR, Sian Elizabeth | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2019-07-03 |
| CASSON, Dinah Victoria | Director | 2004-06-17 | 2009-06-11 |
| CASTLE, Brian Colin, The Rt Revd | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2013-11-14 |
| COATES, Peter John, Councillor | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2011-05-05 |
| COLGRAIN, Alastair Colin Leckie, Lord | Director | 2014-11-13 | 2019-06-19 |
| DAVIES, John Graham | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2025-12-09 |
| DOHERTY, Ian | Director | 2010-11-10 | 2020-12-03 |
| DUNNETT, Sarah Jane | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2020-12-03 |
| EASTMAN, Adele | Director | 2022-12-31 | 2024-04-29 |
| ECCLESTONE, Eliza Jane | Director | 2010-09-22 | 2024-12-04 |
| EVANS, Anthony Clive Varteg | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2012-12-31 |
| GILES, Belinda Susan Mary | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2010-06-15 |
| GOH, Cyndi, Dr | Director | 2012-11-15 | 2017-06-30 |
| GOLDING, Andrew Neil | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2012-09-17 |
| GOULD, Roger Nicholas Hayward | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2018-11-29 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Charles | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2012-06-21 |
| HARRISON, Judith, Lady | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2004-06-17 |
| HUGHES, Melvyn | Director | 2010-11-10 | 2012-09-17 |
| HUSBAND, Jonathan David Willoughby, Captain | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2005-11-15 |
| IVERSEN, Susan Diana, Professor | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2019-07-03 |
| JENKINS, Michael Nicholas Howard, Sir | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2007-06-12 |
| JOHNSON, Emma Louise | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2012-11-15 |
| LITTLE, Anthony Richard Morrell | Director | 2010-11-10 | 2017-06-30 |
| LONDON, James Frederick Justin | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2023-07-01 |
| LONSDALE, Anne Mary | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2010-09-04 |
| MAY, Nigel Grenville | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2018-03-15 |
| NORMAN, Ronald Scott | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2005-06-15 |
| PHILLIPS, David Michael | Director | 2010-09-03 | 2022-03-24 |
| PIMLOTT, Carin Shirley | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2014-11-13 |
| RAUSING, Sigrid Maria Elisabet | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2008-11-12 |
| SACKVILLE-WEST, Robert Bertrand | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2008-06-28 |
| SHIRKE, Pratap Baburao | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2018-11-29 |
| TIMMS, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2015-06-11 | 2025-12-09 |
| WALKER, Derick Royaards | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2013-11-14 |
| WARDE, John St Andrew | Director | 2006-03-14 | 2014-11-13 |
| WARING, Michael John, Professor | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2015-11-18 |
| WESTON, Fidelity | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2003-10-14 |
| WHITTOW, Mark | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2014-11-13 |
| WILSON, David Ian, Professor | Director | 2016-11-17 | 2022-06-30 |
| WILSON, John Cameron, Dr | Director | 2003-09-23 | 2004-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-14 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-14 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31