GRESHAM'S SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-17 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+76.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£77M
+53.3% vs 2024
Employees
416
+1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£27M
+6,457.6% 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 | £22,971,000 | £22,645,000 | |
| Operating profit | £408,000 | £26,755,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £408,000 | £26,755,000 | |
| Net profit | £408,000 | £26,755,000 | |
| Cash | £1,908,000 | £3,360,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £57,165,000 | £81,909,000 | |
| Net assets | £50,447,000 | £77,341,000 | |
| Equity | £50,447,000 | £77,341,000 | |
| Average employees | 412 | 416 | |
| Wages | £11,687,000 | £12,443,000 |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 118.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 118.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.7% | 32.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.1% | 18.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.25x | 2.26x | |
| Interest cover | 0.55x | 72.70x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The School responded to the implementation of new government policy (impacting in January 2025 and then again in April 2025) in line with its plan, which had been communicated to parents. The success of the plan, combined with the good cash position that had been built ahead of the new challenges, has ensured that the School continues to be financially secure.”
Group structure
- GRESHAM'S SCHOOL · parent
- Gresham's School Enterprises Limited 1%
- Gresham's School International Limited
Significant events
- “The School responded to the implementation of new government policy (impacting in January 2025 and then again in April 2025).”
- “Continued to develop the old Holt Hall site (now known as the Dyson Campus) for Prep School to operate from September 2027.”
- “Development of the Dyson Campus has been the single focus of attention in terms of major capital projects.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
20 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Martin | Director | 2018-10-05 | Nov 1967 | British |
| BAKER, Richard James Malcolm | Director | 2025-12-05 | Jun 1961 | British |
| BUCKNALL, James Jeffrey Corfield, Sir | Director | 2025-09-03 | Nov 1958 | British |
| CLARKE, Simon John Spencer | Director | 2022-12-12 | Nov 1971 | British |
| COLLIER, Martin Anthony Richard | Director | 2022-12-12 | Dec 1963 | British |
| COVENTRY, Charlotte Elizabeth | Director | 2020-12-14 | Dec 1982 | British |
| DONGER, William Alan | Director | 2023-06-23 | Jun 1953 | British |
| DUGDALE, Anna Maria | Director | 2017-06-23 | Apr 1966 | British |
| DYSON, James, Sir | Director | 2017-06-23 | May 1947 | British |
| FLETCHER, Sarah Kate | Director | 2025-06-16 | Feb 1963 | British |
| FLOWER, Nigel Clark | Director | 2019-02-08 | Aug 1955 | British |
| GORTON, Simon Neville | Director | 2012-09-28 | Feb 1957 | British |
| GRISENTHWAITE, Richard Roy | Director | 2021-12-13 | Jan 1968 | British |
| HAYWARD, Debra | Director | 2021-12-13 | Apr 1964 | British |
| INGLIS, Airlie Anne | Director | 2023-06-23 | Apr 1967 | British |
| MARRIAGE, Paul Harvey | Director | 2012-09-28 | Nov 1971 | British |
| MAXWELL, Sarah Louise | Director | 2025-06-16 | Sep 1969 | British |
| MILLS, William Stabb | Director | 2022-03-18 | Oct 1966 | British |
| MORGAN, James Kenrick | Director | 2013-05-03 | Nov 1970 | British |
| RIVIERE, Jonathan Byam Valentine, Reverend Canon | Director | 2022-03-18 | Feb 1954 | British |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Alan | Secretary | 2008-10-10 | 2011-04-10 |
| WATERS, Keith Stuart | Secretary | 2004-08-03 | 2008-10-10 |
| ABLE, Graham George | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2020-12-14 |
| BAKER, Michael John Morton | Director | 2011-11-25 | 2014-06-27 |
| BANKES, Nigel John Eldon | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2016-06-24 |
| BENSON, Stephen George Garnett | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2012-06-29 |
| BOAG, Colin James, Major General | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2016-09-28 |
| CABBELL MANNERS, Benjamin | Director | 2006-05-18 | 2010-07-02 |
| CAREW POLE, John Richard Walter Reginald, Sir | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2007-06-30 |
| COPAS, Richard Neville Kenneth | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2012-01-31 |
| COTTERELL, Julian | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2009-06-27 |
| DE CAPELL BROOKE, Alexander Edward Guinness | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2024-02-15 |
| DRUMMOND, Maldwin Andrew Cyril | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2008-07-27 |
| DUCKWORTH-CHAD, Anthony Nicholas George | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2011-07-01 |
| DWYER, Jennifer Claire | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2022-12-12 |
| EDWARDS, Michael Hamer | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2013-06-28 |
| FARRER, Matthew Charles, Sir | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2008-05-13 |
| FFORDE, James | Director | 2014-06-27 | 2021-12-13 |
| FOOTTIT, Anthony Charles, Bishop | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2004-08-31 |
| GOFF, Michael Lee Johnson | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2024-06-30 |
| GOFF, Michael Lee Johnson | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2012-01-31 |
| GOODENOUGH, William Mclernon, Sir | Director | 2020-03-20 | 2024-03-11 |
| GOULD, Edward John Humphrey | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2019-06-21 |
| GRAHAM, Virginia Raymonde | Director | 2015-06-26 | 2019-06-21 |
| JOHNSON, Gordon, Dr | Director | 2006-11-24 | 2010-05-06 |
| JONES, David Christopher Fraser | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2022-06-24 |
| LANGSTAFF, James Henry, Rt Revd | Director | 2005-03-08 | 2010-07-02 |
| LENNANE, Susan Margaret, Dr | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2006-02-28 |
| LUMSDEN, Susanna Helen | Director | 2021-12-13 | 2023-01-30 |
| MACNICOL, Adel Jean | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2014-12-05 |
| MARTIN, Kit | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2012-11-30 |
| MARTIN SMITH, Andrew Everard | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2018-10-08 |
| MAUNDER TAYLOR, James William | Director | 2017-03-23 | 2023-06-23 |
| MAWSON, Charles Iain Hayton | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2012-06-29 |
| MEYRICK, Jonathan, The Rt Rev'D | Director | 2011-11-25 | 2021-01-25 |
| MITCHELL, Peter Charles | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2018-10-05 |
| MONBIOT, Rosalie Vivien Gresham | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2015-06-26 |
| MORGAN, Andrew Vladimir Rhydwen | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2014-06-27 |
| OLDFIELD, Stephen Mark | Director | 2012-05-04 | 2024-06-21 |
| PARTRIDGE, Simon James | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2006-05-18 |
| PEAL, Patrick Geoffrey | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-06-23 |
| PERRY, Pauline, The Rt Hon Baroness Perry Of Southwark | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2006-06-30 |
| PHILLIMORE, Hugh Richard | Director | 2023-06-23 | 2024-03-11 |
| PORTSMOUTH, Quentin Gerard Carew, The Earl Of | Director | 2007-05-15 | 2012-01-31 |
| ROBERTSON, David Argyll | Director | 2019-06-21 | 2022-03-18 |
| RUBIN, Susan Penelope-Ann, Dr | Director | 2016-06-24 | 2025-06-28 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Henry | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2010-07-02 |
| SCOTT, Diana Brocklebank | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-06-26 |
| SMART, Susan | Director | 2012-06-29 | 2017-06-23 |
| SOAMES, Susanna | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2010-07-02 |
| SPICER, Charles Alexander Evan, Dr | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2015-06-26 |
| STIRLING, Angus Duncan Aeneas, Sir | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2006-11-24 |
| WALWYN, Rosamund Jane | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2022-06-24 |
| WATERS, Keith Stuart | Director | 2008-10-10 | 2016-06-24 |
| WATERSON, Imogen Margaret, Dr | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2016-06-24 |
| WOODHOUSE, James Stephen | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2006-06-30 |
| YOUNG, David Tyrrell | Director | 2004-08-03 | 2005-07-01 |
| YOUNGS, Nick Gerald | Director | 2020-03-20 | 2024-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
-1.4%
£22,971,000 £22,645,000
-
Cash
+76.1%
£1,908,000 £3,360,000
-
Net assets
+53.3%
£50,447,000 £77,341,000
-
Employees
+1%
412 416
-
Operating profit
+6,457.6%
£408,000 £26,755,000
-
Profit before tax
+6,457.6%
£408,000 £26,755,000
-
Wages
+6.5%
£11,687,000 £12,443,000
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