THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST)
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+30.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£56M
+4.1% vs 2024
Employees
584
+1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£330K
-11.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE HEATH FAMILY (NORTH WEST) 2012-12-17 → present
- THE HEATH SCHOOL 2011-04-26 → 2012-12-17
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 | £31,361,512 | £33,254,670 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £373,765 | £330,386 | |
| Net profit | £373,765 | £330,386 | |
| Cash | £3,166,483 | £4,139,102 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,073,043 | £55,970,429 | |
| Net assets | £53,784,043 | £55,970,429 | |
| Equity | £53,784,043 | £55,970,429 | |
| Average employees | 575 | 584 | |
| Wages | £16,956,206 | £17,482,022 |
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 | 1.2% | 1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.8% | 4.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.93x | 1.72x |
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
- Auditor
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees do not believe there is a material uncertainty in regards of going concern, therefore the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Trust has made significant progress in the last year: Six of our eight schools are now rated as good Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development are now good in seven schools -aspects that are vitally important to children.”
- “Although attendance remains a significant concern, there has been a marked improvement in some schools, particularly in the reduction of persistent absence.”
- “The Trust has seen significant improvements in Primary attainment in 2025, closing the gap to national from 2019.”
- “The Trust has seen significant improvements in Progress 8, particularly at Litherland High.”
- “There has also been improvement and significant increases in Secondary Basics 4+ and 5+ attainment from 2019.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERTS, Patricia Ann | Secretary | 2016-11-24 | — | — |
| DAVIS, Christopher Raymond | Director | 2021-01-22 | Sep 1985 | British |
| FORSYTH, Henry Lee, Dr | Director | 2024-07-11 | Jul 1971 | British |
| GUNDERSEN, Anthony Stephen | Director | 2021-01-22 | Feb 1960 | British |
| INGLIS, Janine Michele | Director | 2021-01-22 | Dec 1980 | British |
| KIRKPATRICK, Stephen Hunter | Director | 2024-11-13 | Mar 1975 | British |
| PRICE, Alan | Director | 2024-02-02 | Sep 1978 | British |
| SMITH, Karl | Director | 2018-05-24 | Apr 1964 | British |
| TODD, June Elizabeth | Director | 2024-12-13 | Dec 1951 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Annette Stewart | Director | 2021-01-22 | May 1972 | English |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Jane | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2016-09-14 |
| BARNES, Jeremy David | Director | 2016-11-24 | 2019-10-09 |
| BILLINGTON, Kris Phillip | Director | 2015-02-06 | 2018-03-31 |
| CAIN, Paula | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2015-11-16 |
| COOK, Timothy Peter | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| DAVIES, Morag Jennifer | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2022-03-15 |
| DEWHURST, Stephen John | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| DONNELLY, David Ian | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| DUCKWORTH, Alison Jane | Director | 2018-11-08 | 2022-11-07 |
| GALBRAITH, Sarah Thomson | Director | 2016-01-23 | 2017-12-31 |
| HALL, Ruth | Director | 2017-03-30 | 2018-09-20 |
| HENEGHAN, Stephen | Director | 2016-06-09 | 2017-03-10 |
| KELLY, Cheri Tracy | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2024-01-05 |
| LANCASTER, David Rowland | Director | 2020-01-09 | 2020-09-04 |
| MULLANEY, Heather | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2017-08-31 |
| PARRY, Alicia Ivy | Director | 2011-04-26 | 2016-09-14 |
| STANTON, Mark | Director | 2021-01-22 | 2022-07-11 |
| STEVENSON, Helen Claire | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2025-07-31 |
| SUBRAMANAYAM, Anantha Kumar | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2020-12-17 |
| VITALIS, Tracy Edward | Director | 2018-09-14 | 2023-07-14 |
| WHITTLESEY, Katie Elaine | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2022-04-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Laura | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-09-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Lisa Clare Driscoll | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-01 | Active |
| Ms Alison Jane Duckworth | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-01 | Active |
| Mrs Paula Cain | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-01 | Active |
| Ms Lisa Clare Driscoll | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-21 | Ceased 2022-12-15 |
| Mrs Paula Cain | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-21 | Ceased 2022-12-15 |
| Ms Sally Anne Roisin Yeoman | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-08-21 | Ceased 2022-12-15 |
| Mrs Paula Cain | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-05 | Ceased 2021-01-22 |
| Ms Lisa Clare Driscoll | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-05 | Ceased 2021-01-22 |
| Ms Sally Anne Roisin Yeoman | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-05 | Ceased 2021-01-22 |
| Mrs Paula Cain | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-14 | Ceased 2019-01-06 |
| Mr Stephen John Dewhurst | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-14 | Ceased 2019-01-06 |
| Mr Timothy Peter Cook | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-06 |
| Mrs Jane Ainsworth | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-14 |
| Mrs Alicia Ivy Parry | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-29 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-19 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+6%
£31,361,512 £33,254,670
-
Cash
+30.7%
£3,166,483 £4,139,102
-
Net assets
+4.1%
£53,784,043 £55,970,429
-
Employees
+1.6%
575 584
-
Profit before tax
-11.6%
£373,765 £330,386
-
Wages
+3.1%
£16,956,206 £17,482,022
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