THE NSB TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-11 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-28
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+25.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£59M
+154.6% vs 2024
Employees
266
+10.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£36M
+76,819.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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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
- THE NSB TRUST 2024-03-22 → present
- NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR BOYS 2010-08-03 → 2024-03-22
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 | £15,159,000 | £54,524,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£47,000 | £36,058,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£47,000 | £36,058,000 | |
| Net profit | -£47,000 | £36,058,000 | |
| Cash | £2,022,000 | £2,533,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,327,000 | £59,312,000 | |
| Net assets | £23,282,000 | £59,280,000 | |
| Equity | £23,282,000 | £59,280,000 | |
| Average employees | 240 | 266 | |
| Wages | £8,032,000 | £9,360,000 |
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 | -0.3% | 66.1% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | 66.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | 60.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.8% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | -0.12x | 85.85x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trust Board has a reasonable expectation that the Academy Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE NSB TRUST · parent
- Northampton School for Boys Charitable Trust Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The new school, Northampton School, opened in September 2023 within the grounds of Northampton School for Boys in temporary classrooms. NS moved to its permanent site in Moulton in September 2024 and will grow to full capacity by September 2027.”
- “Northampton School for Boys received 948 applications for its 215 Year 7 places starting in September 2025.”
- “Northampton School for Boys were named as the Number 2 State School for Sport.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERNARD, Richard | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | — | — |
| BASON, Peter John | Director | 2010-08-03 | Mar 1956 | British |
| BERNARD, Richard David | Director | 2019-12-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| DROWN, Jonathan James William | Director | 2019-11-07 | Jun 1965 | British |
| HARRIS, Oliver | Director | 2017-09-18 | Apr 1957 | United Kingdom |
| HELMN, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| KAY, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2010-09-01 | Oct 1943 | British |
| KENNEDY, Deirdre | Director | 2022-02-24 | Oct 1953 | British |
| RIBBANS, William John, Prof | Director | 2019-11-07 | Nov 1954 | British |
| ROCKALL, Victoria | Director | 2021-09-01 | Oct 1982 | British |
| WEBB, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2010-09-01 | Jun 1958 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALDERSON, Claire | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| BESWICK, John Alfred | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| BYRNE, Patrick Kevin, Dr | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| CANNARELLA, Francesca Anne Maria | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-03-19 |
| CUNLIFFE, Heather | Director | 2014-11-03 | 2018-11-02 |
| DHIR, Veena | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2024-08-31 |
| EBSWORTH, Matthew John | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2021-08-31 |
| EDWARDS, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2013-10-17 | 2016-12-06 |
| EDWARDS, Yvonne | Director | 2010-08-03 | 2022-07-07 |
| GRIFFITHS, Michael, Sir | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| HAKES, Alan William | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| HALADIJ, Michael Peter | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| HARRIS, Oliver | Director | 2010-08-03 | 2016-12-06 |
| HEAPHY, Clive Andrew | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-08-01 |
| HELMN, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2023-07-31 |
| HEPHER, Simon Anthony | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| HOWLAND, David William | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-02-28 |
| JAMIESON, Maureen Patricia | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2019-11-15 |
| LOUGHNEY, Peter | Director | 2014-10-06 | 2018-10-31 |
| MARTIN, Neil | Director | 2012-12-02 | 2023-07-31 |
| O'CONNOR, Terence | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2018-11-02 |
| POLNYJ, Ian | Director | 2012-10-23 | 2017-07-21 |
| SHAKIR, Lucienne Jessica | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2019-11-06 |
| SHAW, Angela | Director | 2014-11-02 | 2023-07-31 |
| SMITH, Graham | Director | 2019-11-14 | 2022-08-31 |
| TAYLOR, Robert | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| THOMPSON, Fiona Jane, Dr | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2019-11-06 |
| THOMSON, Alastair Stuart | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| TOPPING SHAW, Helen Jane | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| WALKER, Morcea Antoinette | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| WESTON, David | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2012-03-27 |
| WHITCROFT WHITE, Isla | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| YOUNG, Clare | Director | 2019-11-07 | 2023-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard David Bernard | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-22 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2024-03-22 NE01 Change of name exemption
- 2024-03-22 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2024-01-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-22 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-03-22 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2024-03-22 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+259.7%
£15,159,000 £54,524,000
-
Cash
+25.3%
£2,022,000 £2,533,000
-
Net assets
+154.6%
£23,282,000 £59,280,000
-
Employees
+10.8%
240 266
-
Operating profit
+76,819.1%
-£47,000 £36,058,000
-
Profit before tax
+76,819.1%
-£47,000 £36,058,000
-
Wages
+16.5%
£8,032,000 £9,360,000
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