HOUNSDOWN SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-30 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-16
Watchouts
Cash
£503K
-2.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+4.4% vs 2024
Employees
158
+1.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 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 | £8,948,831 | £10,721,452 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£623,315 | £742,336 | |
| Cash | £515,601 | £502,879 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,091,191 | £17,846,527 | |
| Net assets | £17,091,191 | £17,846,527 | |
| Equity | £17,091,191 | £17,846,527 | |
| Average employees | 156 | 158 | |
| Wages | £4,976,234 | £5,304,051 |
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 | -7.0% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.18x | 2.67x |
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
- Hopper Williams & Bell Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The Trust operates an academy for students aged 11 to 16 serving a catchment area in Totton. During the year, it had a student roll of 1289 in the school census in October 2024.”
- “In June 2024 the school had its Ofsted inspection being judged Good overall.”
- “RAAC removed and new roof installed. Project nearing completion as of 12.11.25 with reoccupation expected before end of autumn term. DfE has provided full funding including replacement of 50 year old air handling unit and contingency spending to remove two areas of asbestos. New unit will improve efficiency and running costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, David Maurice | Director | 2014-11-01 | Aug 1958 | British |
| BARLOW, Carl | Director | 2024-07-02 | Sep 1974 | British |
| BROCKWAY, William | Director | 2021-09-23 | Oct 1997 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Clare Louise | Director | 2020-07-02 | Oct 1974 | British |
| DOWN, Philip Mark | Director | 2026-03-05 | Sep 1975 | British |
| HARDING, Mark | Director | 2011-06-29 | Jul 1960 | British |
| HARRIS, Mark Christopher | Director | 2026-03-05 | May 1986 | British |
| LEWIS, John David | Director | 2011-08-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| O'NEILL, Michael John Terence | Director | 2020-07-02 | Feb 1976 | British |
| PHIN, Catherine | Director | 2025-07-10 | May 1989 | British |
| ROBERTS, Paul David | Director | 2024-07-11 | May 1965 | British |
| SANDERS, Robert | Director | 2026-03-05 | May 1980 | British |
| SHAWCROSS, Adrian Ellis | Director | 2015-07-15 | Jun 1974 | British |
| VEAL, David James | Director | 2021-01-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| WALLWORK-GREEN, Lee | Director | 2025-07-10 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAWCROSS, Adrian Ellis | Secretary | 2015-07-16 | 2015-07-16 |
| ALDRIDGE, Robert | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2020-02-28 |
| ANDERSON, Laurie Anne | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2020-09-08 |
| BENGE, Heidi | Director | 2024-07-02 | 2026-04-17 |
| BLACKMAN, Russell | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2015-12-14 |
| BRAR, Harmeet Singh | Director | 2024-07-11 | 2024-08-14 |
| CLARK, David | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2011-10-18 |
| COOK, Catherine Margaret | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Alan Ayers | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| DEADMAN, Alistair David | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2018-03-09 |
| DEE, Sarah | Director | 2016-07-07 | 2017-11-27 |
| DOUBLE, Adrienne Adelaide | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2021-09-22 |
| ELLIS, Jared Bradley David George | Director | 2016-02-04 | 2017-07-21 |
| ELSWORTH, Deborah Anne | Director | 2015-06-30 | 2017-11-12 |
| FIELD, Laura Jane Ann | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-08-23 |
| FIELDEN, Isabelle | Director | 2023-03-07 | 2024-02-02 |
| FIELDEN, Martin | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2023-02-06 |
| FRANKLIN, Vivienne | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2015-02-09 |
| GUBBINS, Enya Mae | Director | 2024-07-11 | 2025-11-28 |
| HAMMOND, Alison Ann | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| HILL, Christian Terence | Director | 2021-07-08 | 2021-09-02 |
| HIXON, Alison | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2025-07-22 |
| HOLMAN, Jane | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-03-09 |
| JOHNSTONE, Scott | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-03-19 |
| JONES, Samantha | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2015-11-10 |
| LAIRD, Peter William | Director | 2012-12-22 | 2015-12-21 |
| MATTHEWS, Shane | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-10-31 |
| MCINTYRE, Ian Hugh | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2021-09-27 |
| MIDDLETON, Suzanne Lesley | Director | 2023-03-30 | 2024-02-06 |
| MORGAN, Matthew | Director | 2018-06-21 | 2020-04-19 |
| MULHOLLAND, Thomas Shaun | Director | 2024-07-02 | 2025-07-10 |
| NEWELL, John Franklin | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2016-10-16 |
| PEATY, Diane Jill | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2015-06-22 |
| PROVAN, Barry | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2020-03-16 |
| ROACHE, Alison Susanne Mary | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2018-10-19 |
| ROACHE, Alison Susanne Mary | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2014-03-19 |
| SANDERS, Aneta | Director | 2022-02-14 | 2026-02-13 |
| SANDERS, Robert | Director | 2022-02-14 | 2026-02-13 |
| STANNEY, Simon Paul | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2021-07-08 |
| STANNEY, Simon Paul | Director | 2011-12-05 | 2015-12-05 |
| TURVEY, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2020-12-31 |
| VAUGHAN, David Norman | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2017-12-07 |
| WELLER, Geoffrey John | Director | 2020-07-02 | 2024-07-01 |
| WHITHOUSE, Jacqueline | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2015-07-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 6
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
+19.8%
£8,948,831 £10,721,452
-
Cash
-2.5%
£515,601 £502,879
-
Net assets
+4.4%
£17,091,191 £17,846,527
-
Employees
+1.3%
156 158
-
Wages
+6.6%
£4,976,234 £5,304,051
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