THE ROBERT DRAKE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-12 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£298K
-56.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-0.6% vs 2024
Employees
50
-10.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | £2,339,593 | £1,899,900 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £509,408 | -£8,690 | |
| Cash | £680,318 | £298,246 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,787,829 | £5,755,140 | |
| Net assets | £5,787,829 | £5,755,140 | |
| Equity | £5,787,829 | £5,755,140 | |
| Average employees | 56 | 50 | |
| Wages | £1,066,705 | £1,091,785 |
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 | 21.8% | -0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.8% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.90x | 6.05x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MWS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The governing board has assessed the school's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Based on this assessment, the governing board has a reasonable expectation that the school has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “£4000 for the replacement of the heating pressurisation unit in 2025/2026”
- “£1300 for the repair of the partition doors in the school hall in 2025/2026”
- “£18,000 for the replacement of smartboards in classrooms as required.”
- “£14,070 ICT suite renewal - 5 pc's per year for 6 years”
- “Secure funding for roofing repairs and associated works”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORD, Carly Jane | Secretary | 2023-07-17 | — | — |
| BARRETT, Clare Louise | Director | 2019-02-28 | Oct 1979 | British |
| BENFIELD, David | Director | 2024-12-12 | Sep 1982 | British |
| BRAMLEY, Corinna | Director | 2022-12-08 | Sep 1977 | British |
| COE, Penny Helen | Director | 2011-08-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
| FORD, Michael John | Director | 2011-08-01 | Jul 1953 | British |
| JACKSON, John | Director | 2013-07-16 | Jan 1975 | British |
| JACKSON, Natalie | Director | 2017-06-08 | Feb 1976 | British |
| KOEKEMOER, Natalie Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-10 | Jun 1980 | British,South African |
| OSBORNE, Vicky | Director | 2024-12-12 | Oct 1986 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Michael John | Director | 2011-06-29 | Apr 1947 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOWNS, Hannah Marie | Secretary | 2011-10-13 | 2023-07-17 |
| ASHLEY, Stephen Paul | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2021-12-06 |
| BATES, Gordon John Frederick | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2018-02-12 |
| BUSH, Jane Emma | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-02-13 |
| CHALLIS, Pamela Anne | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2019-01-21 |
| CHAPLIN, Steve | Director | 2021-09-29 | 2024-10-17 |
| CHRISTMAS, Mark Kenneth | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2015-10-06 |
| CORNISH, Nicola | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2019-01-21 |
| DICK, William | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2021-12-06 |
| DICK, William John Craig | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2019-09-29 |
| FORD, Dorothy Phyllis | Director | 2021-01-28 | 2021-12-06 |
| FOSTER, Elaine Patricia | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2026-04-23 |
| GALL, Stephanie | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2021-12-06 |
| GALL, Stephanie | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2021-06-21 |
| KING, Brian Martin | Director | 2021-12-09 | 2025-12-04 |
| MARRIS, Stephen James | Director | 2019-03-20 | 2021-09-27 |
| MORTON, Lee | Director | 2018-03-05 | 2021-05-11 |
| REDPATH, Christine Anne | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2023-06-15 |
| SHORTEN, Andrew James | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2020-09-24 |
| TIGHE, David Francis | Director | 2012-04-16 | 2017-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Paul Ashley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-11-03 | Ceased 2021-01-28 |
| Mr Michael John Vaughan | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-11-03 | Ceased 2021-01-28 |
| Miss Christine Anne Redpath | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-11-03 | Ceased 2021-01-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
-18.8%
£2,339,593 £1,899,900
-
Cash
-56.2%
£680,318 £298,246
-
Net assets
-0.6%
£5,787,829 £5,755,140
-
Employees
-10.7%
56 50
-
Wages
+2.4%
£1,066,705 £1,091,785
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