WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Get an alert when WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-18 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£779K
+23.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
-5.7% vs 2024
Employees
216
-1.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£765K
-98.3% 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 | £11,107,762 | £12,041,179 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£385,815 | -£764,974 | |
| Net profit | -£385,815 | -£764,974 | |
| Cash | £632,784 | £779,333 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,466,717 | £13,628,105 | |
| Net assets | £14,426,717 | £13,607,681 | |
| Equity | £14,426,717 | £13,607,681 | |
| Average employees | 220 | 216 | |
| Wages | £6,728,840 | £7,084,047 |
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 | -3.5% | -6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.0% | 7.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.44x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Governors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group and parent School's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS · parent
- Watford Grammar School for Boys Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2025, following the year end, the staff were presented with multiple options towards reducing the projected in-year deficit and moving towards a financially sustainable future. The target set for savings was an annual figure of ",000 compared to our current position. Estimated savings / income for each option were presented to support this task. Once the results of the exercise are aggregated from 27 different groups, the options decided upon will then be identified as the 'least worst options. The results will go before the full governing body, who will make the final decisions on which of the options are expected to be implemented. These options are expected to be enacted for the next academic year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Caroline | Secretary | 2010-08-17 | — | — |
| BAKER, Nicholas Robin | Director | 2024-09-12 | Mar 1973 | British |
| BARRELL, Donald | Director | 2026-01-01 | Feb 1986 | British |
| BAVISI, Milan | Director | 2018-09-05 | Jun 1971 | British |
| BOYD, Thomas Jan, Dr | Director | 2019-05-15 | Jun 1951 | British |
| CHAUHAN, Dhanraaj Satish | Director | 2026-01-01 | Jun 1990 | British |
| COOKSEY, Ian Alexander | Director | 2015-09-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| DABASIA, Sunil Kanji | Director | 2026-01-01 | May 1982 | British |
| DAHELE, Inderpal Singh | Director | 2025-03-19 | Apr 1975 | British |
| DAWDA, Rajesh Gordhandas | Director | 2018-09-05 | Apr 1972 | British |
| DURN, Thomas Callum | Director | 2022-10-01 | Oct 1995 | British |
| HARDY-TAYLOR, Sophia | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1986 | British |
| JAFFER, Anfaal | Director | 2024-02-01 | Jan 1981 | British |
| NAFORNITA, Gheorghe | Director | 2024-12-09 | Jun 1969 | British |
| PRIGGS, Catherine Anne | Director | 2024-02-01 | Feb 1985 | English |
| RIAZ, Sameena | Director | 2018-09-05 | Jan 1974 | British |
| SPEIRS, Andrew William | Director | 2015-11-06 | Jan 1965 | British,American |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLCHORN, Mark | Director | 2014-08-18 | 2015-08-31 |
| ARLOW, Len | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2016-01-27 |
| BAILEY, Rachel | Director | 2023-09-06 | 2024-08-31 |
| BLAKE, Tracy Elsa | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2012-03-06 |
| BOND, Christina Gillian | Director | 2021-09-23 | 2024-08-31 |
| BRANCH, Susan Margaret | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2019-09-05 |
| CALLOW, Jessica Sarah | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| COSGROVE, Timothy William | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-09-04 |
| COX, Caroline | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2019-08-31 |
| CREGG, Jessica | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2018-09-04 |
| DAWKINS, Alison | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2018-09-04 |
| DUNSBY, Rachel | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2019-08-31 |
| HART, Stuart David | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2022-09-05 |
| HOLDEN, David Peter | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| HOPPIT, Julian, Professor | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-09-03 |
| HYDE, Helen Yvonne | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2010-08-17 |
| KOTECHA, Sunil Jayantilal | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-10-17 |
| LEWY, David | Director | 2021-12-17 | 2025-12-16 |
| LOOMES, John | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2012-07-14 |
| MARTINS, Rabindranath | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-03-12 |
| NOKES, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2015-11-14 | 2024-08-31 |
| PARSONS, Adam Edouard | Director | 2015-11-06 | 2019-08-31 |
| PETTY, Anne Margaret | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-11-20 |
| POST, Martin Richard | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2014-08-17 |
| RAFFERTY, Brian | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2013-07-11 |
| RASHID, Suhailla | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2024-11-30 |
| RINDL, Anthony William, Rev | Director | 2013-02-02 | 2024-06-14 |
| RITCHIE, David Alastair, Professor | Director | 2010-09-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| RODGERS, Stephanie Emma | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-03-23 |
| RYCROFT, Carl Frank | Director | 2019-05-21 | 2024-05-20 |
| SCOTT, Susan | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-09-03 |
| SHAH, Sunil | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-10-07 |
| SHAHEDIAN, Behnaz | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-09-04 |
| SHANNON, Stephen | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| SHEARRING, Paul | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2018-09-04 |
| SMITH, Susan Victoria | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2016-02-09 |
| SPEEL, Bob | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2018-09-04 |
| STEBBING, James Harold | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-09-04 |
| SWEENEY, Terry John | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2020-01-22 |
| SYKESUD, Christopher Geoffrey Dominic, Dr | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| THOMPSON, Maureen Winifred | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-09-04 |
| WALLIS, Olivia | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-12-17 |
| WATSON, Anne | Director | 2016-11-11 | 2024-08-31 |
| WESTON, David Alexander | Director | 2015-03-04 | 2018-11-08 |
| WHITELEY, Jeremy, Dr | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-12-19 |
| WOOD, Lana Claire | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2018-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+8.4%
£11,107,762 £12,041,179
-
Cash
+23.2%
£632,784 £779,333
-
Net assets
-5.7%
£14,426,717 £13,607,681
-
Employees
-1.8%
220 216
-
Profit before tax
-98.3%
-£385,815 -£764,974
-
Wages
+5.3%
£6,728,840 £7,084,047
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