RINGWOOD SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-01 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-18
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+2.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
-2.7% vs 2024
Employees
221
+1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£564K
-3.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£542,759 | -£563,779 | |
| Profit before tax | -£542,759 | -£563,779 | |
| Net profit | -£542,759 | -£563,779 | |
| Cash | £1,567,721 | £1,612,768 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,331,906 | £20,754,019 | |
| Net assets | £21,325,259 | £20,748,480 | |
| Equity | £21,325,259 | £20,748,480 | |
| Average employees | 218 | 221 | |
| Wages | £6,305,340 | £6,779,748 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -2.5% | -2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.1% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.98x | 2.40x | |
| Interest cover | -135.69x | -70.47x |
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
- Albert Goodman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees 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
- RINGWOOD SCHOOL · parent
- The Barn (Ringwood) Limited
Significant events
- “a School organised Colour Run for the students to raise money towards additional student changing rooms.”
- “During the year our approach to smartphones changed and Year 7 in 2025 are the first year group to be smartphone free.”
- “More incidents were reported in 24/25, which shows students are recognising and more confident to report bullying behaviour they deem to be unacceptable.”
- “Chris Lubbe came into speak to the whole school on the topic of racism and our Celebration Evening speaker was the gold medal wining Paralympian, Aaron Phipps.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 70 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Barbara, Mrs. | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | — | — |
| BAYNTUN, Roger Frank | Director | 2026-01-26 | Apr 1958 | British |
| BRINKMAN, Lisa | Director | 2022-06-06 | Jun 1973 | British |
| DAVIS, Anna Jane | Director | 2026-02-26 | Feb 1964 | British |
| FRAMPTON, Helen | Director | 2022-06-06 | May 1974 | British |
| GORZANSKI, Julia Claire, Mrs. | Director | 2022-06-06 | Feb 1956 | British |
| LOVETT, Richard | Director | 2023-07-03 | May 1964 | British |
| PATON, Hugh | Director | 2019-10-10 | Jul 1964 | British |
| ROOD, Philip | Director | 2019-12-09 | Oct 1954 | British |
| SMITH, John Allan Raymond, Dr | Director | 2026-01-26 | Nov 1942 | British |
| SYMONDS, Leanne | Director | 2016-09-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 70 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2018-01-08 | 2020-12-31 |
| BOWELL, Ross | Secretary | 2011-12-12 | 2015-05-28 |
| KING, Jill | Secretary | 2011-03-04 | 2011-12-12 |
| RATCLIFFE, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| ROBERTS, Justine | Secretary | 2015-05-28 | 2016-11-01 |
| SIVIER, Scott | Secretary | 2017-08-01 | 2018-01-08 |
| AUJLA, Harjoat | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2020-09-15 |
| BARKER-GARROD, Michelle Marie | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2017-07-30 |
| BAXENDALE, Andrew | Director | 2022-06-06 | 2024-09-20 |
| BENNETT, David Gerard | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2013-08-31 |
| BETTERIDGE, Louise Amanda | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2025-04-04 |
| BISHOP, Nicola Susan | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2026-01-10 |
| BREAKELL, Julie Christine | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2020-08-31 |
| BROWN, Jacqueline Clare | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2012-01-13 |
| CHAPMAN, Huw Frank | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2022-03-31 |
| COOPER, Thomas | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2013-08-31 |
| COPPLESTONE, Margaret | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2019-07-12 |
| CORNISH, John Dylan | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2011-04-04 |
| DAVIES, Joanne | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2014-09-11 |
| DAY, Andrew John | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2017-08-25 |
| DODD, Hayley | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2011-04-04 |
| EDWARDS, Christina Elizabeth | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2016-07-31 |
| FERNANDEZ LEE, Elena Sara | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| FIELDER, Stuart | Director | 2022-05-03 | 2025-03-24 |
| FREETH, Katherine Anne | Director | 2018-09-17 | 2021-07-23 |
| GREEN, Katherine Anne | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2017-03-31 |
| GROVES, Margaret Ann | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2013-08-31 |
| HAWKES, Alison Victoria | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2024-12-09 |
| HISLOP, Michael | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2012-08-31 |
| HOFF, Louisa May, Heiner | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| HORLOCK, Helen | Director | 2023-12-11 | 2024-05-23 |
| JENKINSON, Annie Tess | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2022-03-07 |
| JONES, Allison | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2017-12-11 |
| JONES, June Rosina | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2018-01-11 |
| LEE, Christopher David | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2014-09-15 |
| LEE, Steven Patrick | Director | 2013-01-15 | 2015-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Sasha Elizabeth | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2023-12-10 |
| LEWIS, Vicki Molly Jane | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2021-09-10 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Abby Tegan | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2022-01-31 |
| LISTER, Alex | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2017-12-07 |
| MACARIO, Michael Anthony | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2015-07-13 |
| MASSIMIMO, Mario | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2018-08-31 |
| MAYS, Sally Ann | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2012-10-02 |
| MCINTOSH, Cathy | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2021-10-21 |
| MCNULTY, Jack | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2011-08-31 |
| MOORS, Deborah | Director | 2020-11-09 | 2021-05-31 |
| ONO-SORHUE, Ese Ebi | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2019-09-30 |
| PALKA, Katharine Anne | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2019-09-10 |
| PALKA, Sean Gavin | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2020-03-20 |
| PARRY, Michael Carson | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2024-09-23 |
| PITTMAN, Clare Gillian | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2020-07-03 |
| PRANTL, Christopher James | Director | 2020-11-16 | 2021-05-31 |
| PRITCHET, Stephen William | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2013-08-31 |
| ROBINSON, Hayley | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2025-11-15 |
| SALT, Michael William Vincent | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2011-08-31 |
| SCOTT, Derek Richard | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2019-12-17 |
| SHERING, David Jonathan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| SHORTALL, Terence Martin | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2015-12-14 |
| SMITH, Dawn | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2013-02-20 |
| SOUTHERN, Robert Antony | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2015-07-13 |
| STEPHENS, Clayton Rayner Wilfred | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2012-08-31 |
| STOKES, Stephanie Mary | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2012-09-21 |
| STRACHAN, Melanie | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2018-08-31 |
| STRIDE, James Russell | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2011-07-18 |
| TUNNICLIFF, Meredith | Director | 2023-07-03 | 2025-06-19 |
| VAN HOOF, Franciscus Joseph Antonius | Director | 2014-12-15 | 2019-07-12 |
| WALTON, Christopher Alan | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2022-07-01 |
| WELCH, Lisa Jacqueline | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2020-12-04 |
| WILLIAMSON, Timothy Michael | Director | 2021-12-02 | 2023-03-27 |
| WOODROW, Robert | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2016-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Huw Frank Chapman | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-11 | Ceased 2019-12-02 |
| Mrs Katherine Anne Palka | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-12-05 | Ceased 2019-09-10 |
| Mr Derek Richard Scott | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-07 |
| Mrs Alison Jayne Jones | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
| Mr Andrew John Day | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+2.9%
£1,567,721 £1,612,768
-
Net assets
-2.7%
£21,325,259 £20,748,480
-
Employees
+1.4%
218 221
-
Operating profit
-3.9%
-£542,759 -£563,779
-
Profit before tax
-3.9%
-£542,759 -£563,779
-
Wages
+7.5%
£6,305,340 £6,779,748
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