CHRIST'S HOSPITAL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-15 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-01
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
-46.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£490M
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
603
+4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£11M
-18.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHRIST'S HOSPITAL 2017-09-01 → present
- CHRIST'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL 2007-05-01 → 2017-09-01
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 | £36,269,000 | £34,206,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,596,000 | -£11,358,000 | |
| Net profit | £14,247,000 | £3,878,000 | |
| Cash | £17,061,000 | £9,141,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £532,873,000 | £535,382,000 | |
| Net assets | £486,692,000 | £490,294,000 | |
| Equity | £486,692,000 | £490,294,000 | |
| Average employees | 579 | 603 | |
| Wages | £15,181,000 | £16,419,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 39.3% | 11.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.15x | 1.29x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Council believes Christ's Hospital's financial resources are sufficient to ensure the charity will continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future, being at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and has therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CHRIST'S HOSPITAL · parent
- Christ's Hospital Foundation
- Christ's Hospital Enterprises Limited 100%
- Bluecoat Sports
- Christal House Contracts Limited 100%
Significant events
- “His Majesty King Charles III agreed to assume the role of Patron in May 2024.”
- “Christ's Hospital was named Independent School of the Year and won first place in the Performing Arts category for 2025 marketing materials.”
- “New Fee Assisted Day Places were successfully soft-launched at Easter 2025 for 2025 entry and hard-launched in summer 2025 for 2026 entry.”
- “Computer Science, Politics and Psychology A levels were introduced in Michaelmas 2024.”
- “The car park came onstream in the summer of 2025, with full sports facilities (padel courts, athletics track) to open in 2025/26.”
- “The first modules of the new HR and payroll system went live in June 2025.”
- “Henry Coverdale was recruited as Deputy Head and in post by 1 September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER, Jenny Catherine | Secretary | 2022-10-06 | — | — |
| BANDA, Jamel | Director | 2023-03-28 | Dec 1984 | British |
| BARR, Alexander Robertson Martin | Director | 2024-03-13 | May 1970 | British |
| BENSTED-SMITH, Nicholas Michael | Director | 2018-07-03 | Nov 1963 | British |
| BOADI, Jasmine | Director | 2026-02-12 | Mar 1991 | British |
| EVANS, Judith, Dr | Director | 2018-10-01 | May 1951 | British |
| GARNHAM, Diana Anjoli | Director | 2018-07-01 | Nov 1954 | British |
| MACLEAN, James Alexander | Director | 2025-03-18 | Feb 1969 | British |
| MAIDMENT, Neil Patrick | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| MCKAY, Miriam Frances | Director | 2018-10-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| SUMRA, Gurinder Singh | Director | 2025-09-19 | Feb 1967 | British |
| VESSEY, Benjamin Alistair Martin | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1967 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1951 | British |
| WOODROOFE, Susan | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| YEOMANS, John Mark | Director | 2019-09-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Gregory | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| HOGARTH SMITH, Anthony Clive | Secretary | 2007-05-01 | 2007-09-26 |
| LOWER, Michael Raymond Hamilton | Secretary | 2007-09-26 | 2010-09-30 |
| TESSEYMAN, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| WILLDER, Keith Jeffery | Secretary | 2010-10-04 | 2017-09-01 |
| ARNELL, James Simon Edward | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| ATKINSON, Nicholas James | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| BEAR, Michael David | Director | 2008-09-19 | 2012-08-31 |
| BEWICK, Carol | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2010-03-03 |
| CARDEN, Anthony Richard Paul | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2012-07-01 |
| DE WALDEN, Jan Tadeusz | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| DUFFETT SMITH, Peter James, Dr | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2013-06-29 |
| FREDERICKS, Marianne Bernadette | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| FRY, Dominic Lawrence Charlesworth | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2018-09-30 |
| GARNIER, Thomas | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2025-08-31 |
| GORDON, Andrew Edward | Director | 2011-09-15 | 2019-08-31 |
| GOYAL, Prem Babu, Alderman | Director | 2019-09-17 | 2023-08-31 |
| HARRISON, Stephen John, Professor | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2015-06-16 |
| HIARD, Michael Henry | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2017-03-16 |
| JARVIS, Anthony | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2012-04-30 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Michael | Director | 2010-10-25 | 2016-06-15 |
| JUDSON, Robert William | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2023-06-30 |
| LANYON, Lance Edward, Professor | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| LEWIS, David Thomas Rowell, Sir | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2010-06-17 |
| LINTOTT, Susan Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2008-08-31 |
| LUGTON, Keith Stephen Haddington | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2017-09-01 |
| MACLEAN, James Alexander | Director | 2015-03-05 | 2023-03-31 |
| MAINELLI, Michael Raymond, Professor | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| MCGUINNESS, Catherine Sidony | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2017-09-01 |
| MOUNTEVANS, Jeffrey, Lord | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| MUIR, Robert Wallace | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| PALMER, Robert John Hudson | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| PARMLEY, Wendy Davina Calder | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2011-09-15 |
| PARRY, John | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2009-08-31 |
| PATMAN, Delva Frances | Director | 2009-11-04 | 2021-08-31 |
| PERRICONE, Guido Roberto, Mr. | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| RICHARDS, Brian William Darrell | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2009-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Pamela | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2024-04-18 |
| SCHWEGMANN, Vinzenz Georg Jasef, Dr | Director | 2014-03-06 | 2016-11-06 |
| STEANE, Christopher John | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-10-04 |
| STONE OF BLACKHEATH, Vivienne Wendy, None | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2010-07-03 |
| TAPLIN, Richard Keith, Wing Commander | Director | 2013-09-20 | 2015-10-01 |
| TATTERSALL, Clare Viven | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2013-09-20 |
| WEBB, Stephen Richard | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2014-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Judd | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-09-01 | Active |
| Mr Simon Reid | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2025-08-31 |
| Council Of Almoners | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| Mr John Franklin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | 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 | |
| 2025-09-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
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Turnover
-5.7%
£36,269,000 £34,206,000
-
Cash
-46.4%
£17,061,000 £9,141,000
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£486,692,000 £490,294,000
-
Employees
+4.1%
579 603
-
Profit before tax
-18.4%
-£9,596,000 -£11,358,000
-
Wages
+8.2%
£15,181,000 £16,419,000
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