THE PERSE SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
-51.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£75M
+5.7% vs 2023
Employees
392
+4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+20.6% vs 2023
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 | £35,126,000 | £38,368,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £3,909,000 | £4,714,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,909,000 | £4,714,000 | |
| Cash | £15,862,000 | £7,697,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £73,004,000 | £77,426,000 | |
| Net assets | £71,098,000 | £75,116,000 | |
| Equity | £71,098,000 | £75,116,000 | |
| Average employees | 374 | 392 | |
| Wages | £15,575,000 | £17,002,000 |
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 | 11.1% | 12.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.3% | 12.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.73x | 1.03x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees believe the group is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and that there are no material uncertainties in applying the going concern basis of preparation.”
Group structure
- THE PERSE SCHOOL · parent
- The Perse School Cambridge International Limited 100%
- The Perse School Trading Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The new Science extension completed in 2023/24 includes 86 photovoltaic panels and the new swimming pool and sports centre has achieved BREEAM 'excellent' status and includes a further 37 photovoltaic panels and electric vehicle charging points.”
- “An Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) inspection took place in March 2023. This was a Focused Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection for which the School met all of the required standards on compliance and for every key inspection criteria for educational quality the School received the highest possible grading of excellent.”
- “A Material Change Inspection took place in February 2024 and all standards and regulations were met.”
- “The partnership with the Perse School Singapore in Upper Bukit Timah ended in 2023/24. A new partnership has been formed to create The Perse Singapore, a co-educational 3–18 school for 1,400 students, following the International Cambridge curriculum until iGCSE.”
- “From 1st August 2024 the School implemented phased withdrawal from the TPS. The Scheme was therefore closed to new entrants from this date, new members of the teaching staff being enrolled in the APTIS scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
19 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASTINGS, Margaret Anne | Secretary | 2022-05-25 | — | — |
| AU, Angela Yin-Chiu | Director | 2021-09-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| BOTA, Cristina Elena | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jan 1978 | Romanian |
| COLEMAN, Heather Ishbel | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
| COLLIER, Martin Anthony Richard | Director | 2024-09-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| COLLINSON, Glenn | Director | 2025-09-08 | Jun 1963 | British |
| FERGUSON, David Sinclair | Director | 2023-09-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| FINLAYSON-BROWN, Nicholas Michael | Director | 2021-05-28 | Jan 1966 | British |
| FREEDMAN, Benjamin Peter Thomas | Director | 2025-09-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| FREESTONE, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2019-09-01 | Mar 1955 | British |
| HANCOCK, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2018-09-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| HAWKES, Jason Derek, Dr | Director | 2023-09-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| LEBUS, Simon David | Director | 2017-12-07 | Oct 1957 | British |
| OLIVER, Alexander Duncan, Professor | Director | 2019-09-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| PROUDFOOT, Graeme John | Director | 2017-09-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| SCOTT, Jonathan Willoughby | Director | 2019-01-01 | May 1956 | British |
| SHAKIR-KHALIL, Sally Ann | Director | 2020-09-07 | Jul 1961 | British |
| VINDIS, Jamie Francis | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Denise Mary | Director | 2018-09-01 | Feb 1957 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLISON, Gerald Anthony | Secretary | 2006-10-25 | 2022-05-25 |
| ABULAFIA, David Samuel Harvard, Professor | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2010-08-31 |
| ASTON, John Christopher | Director | 2008-10-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| BARRELL, Alan Walter, Professor | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-03-31 |
| BETTINSON, Helen, Dr | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| BUNYAN, Anita Mary, Dr | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| CAPPER, Linda Mclean | Director | 2009-12-10 | 2012-08-31 |
| CHEESMAN, Anthony Sidney | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2007-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Katy Alexandra | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2025-03-12 |
| DAWKINS, William Mark Ransford | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2025-08-31 |
| DELL, Christopher James | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2016-01-27 |
| DENNIS, Richard James Parfitt | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| DORRIAN, Stuart | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| DURHAM, Kenneth | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2016-08-06 |
| EDMONDS, Caroline Jane, Dr | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| EDWARDS, Kenneth John Richard, Dr | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2009-08-31 |
| EVANS, Richard John, Professor | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2010-08-31 |
| GALBRAITH, Ian Geoffrey | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| GARDINER, Robert Geoffrey | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| GRAVES, Stephen William | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| GREEN, John Timothy, Dr | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2008-08-31 |
| HARPER, Elizabeth Mary, Dr | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2019-08-31 |
| HARRIS, Frank Michael | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2013-08-31 |
| HAYLOCK, Julian Ronald | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2012-08-31 |
| HOLLEST, David Ernest | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2010-08-31 |
| KIRBY, William Edwin | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| LIN, Kun-Chin, Dr | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| LYON, Patricia Anne, Dr | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-08-31 |
| MASON, Richard Colin St.Helier, Dr | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2023-08-31 |
| MERRETT, Louise Ann, Prof | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2022-07-04 |
| POOLES, Michael Philip Holmes | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2018-08-31 |
| RAINEY, Rosamund Mary | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2014-08-31 |
| REYNOLDS, Christopher John | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| REYNOLDS, John Edward | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2010-08-31 |
| RICKS, Catherine Louise | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Stephen Cheveley | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| SHAVE, Diana Miller | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| SINGH, Manish, Mr. | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| SMITH, Brian Phillip | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| SOUTHERN, Peter Campbell David, Dr | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2009-08-31 |
| STEELE, Sian Louise | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| STENNER, Caroline Jane | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| TRAFFORD, Roger Samuel | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2010-08-31 |
| WARREN, Virginia Jane, Dr | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| WEBBER, Mary Teresa Josephine, Dr | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| WEEDS, Allan Geoffrey, Dr | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2011-08-31 |
| WOODWARD, Simon Andrew | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2009-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, David John, Sir | Director | 2009-12-10 | 2019-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+9.2%
£35,126,000 £38,368,000
-
Cash
-51.5%
£15,862,000 £7,697,000
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£71,098,000 £75,116,000
-
Employees
+4.8%
374 392
-
Profit before tax
+20.6%
£3,909,000 £4,714,000
-
Wages
+9.2%
£15,575,000 £17,002,000
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