DR CHALLONER'S HIGH SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-08 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-25
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-5.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
+3.4% vs 2024
Employees
184
+6.4% 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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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DR CHALLONER'S HIGH SCHOOL 2011-07-21 → present
- DR CHALLONERS HIGH SCHOOL 2011-07-05 → 2011-07-21
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 | £8,906,499 | £9,661,320 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£423,257 | £489,600 | |
| Cash | £2,152,841 | £2,035,866 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,290,961 | £19,765,561 | |
| Net assets | £19,122,961 | £19,765,561 | |
| Equity | £19,122,961 | £19,765,561 | |
| Average employees | 173 | 184 | |
| Wages | £5,020,909 | £5,482,932 |
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 | -4.8% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.3% | 5.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.43x | 2.95x |
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
- Hillier Hopkins 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.”
Significant events
- “Ofsted report in 2023/24 and the outstanding exam results in 2024/25.”
- “The school continues to be one of the top-performing state-funded secondary schools in the country.”
- “Changes in pension reserve and restricted fixed asset funds were noted.”
- “An actuarial gain on defined benefit pension schemes was recorded.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COBB, Caroline | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | — | — |
| BROADHEAD, Tymon Piers | Director | 2018-09-20 | Aug 1966 | British |
| CANNEY, Nicholas Milton | Director | 2016-09-21 | Aug 1971 | British |
| LANE, Hannah | Director | 2025-03-11 | Nov 1972 | British |
| LISTER, Nanci Madeleine | Director | 2023-03-14 | Jun 1952 | British |
| MAYHEW, Fiona Elizabeth Mccallum | Director | 2024-03-12 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MCNEILL, Victoria | Director | 2023-12-06 | Dec 1970 | British |
| MILBURN, Andrew | Director | 2020-07-02 | Sep 1973 | British |
| PAYNE, Sarah Louise | Director | 2025-06-03 | Jul 1972 | British |
| PRESTON, Christine Mary | Director | 2014-01-01 | Apr 1954 | British |
| RHODES, Jeremy Alistair St John | Director | 2011-07-05 | Dec 1959 | British |
| ROE, Alan Peter | Director | 2015-09-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| SINGLA, Sheena Shabnam | Director | 2016-09-21 | Dec 1975 | British |
| SWINDLES, Rebecca | Director | 2023-12-06 | Feb 1974 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Rachel Clare | Director | 2026-03-10 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBB, Caroline | Secretary | 2014-12-18 | 2017-05-21 |
| HOLLOWAY, Paul Douglas | Secretary | 2011-11-08 | 2014-07-31 |
| ASTBURY, Nicola Jane | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2019-07-03 |
| BEHL, Sunita | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2016-06-22 |
| BEYNON, Gareth | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2011-11-08 |
| BROWN, Katherine Anne | Director | 2017-07-05 | 2021-07-04 |
| COATES, Alyson Jo | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-07-05 |
| CONNER, Nicola | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2025-03-11 |
| COOKSEY, Ian Alexander | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| CRABBE, Thomas Bartholomew, Dr. | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| CROSS, Karen Ruth | Director | 2013-06-26 | 2017-07-03 |
| DE ALWIS, Nisha | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2022-08-31 |
| DINSHAW, Khorshed | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2022-01-18 |
| DOMMETT, Dina | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2024-03-12 |
| DONOVAN, Maureen | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2024-01-21 |
| EGGLETON, Simon Paul Graylen | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2020-07-02 |
| ELSTOW, Clare Marie Michelle | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| FORD, Pearl Margaret Hanora | Director | 2021-05-20 | 2025-03-11 |
| GHOLAMI, Reza, Dr | Director | 2019-01-23 | 2019-09-27 |
| GREEN, Maximin Ernest | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-07-22 |
| GRIFFITHS, Gillian Margaret | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| HARDING, Asha | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2026-02-01 |
| HENDERSON, Stephen | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2017-09-20 |
| HITCHCOCK, Michael Paul | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2013-09-25 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Peter John | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2015-05-05 |
| HULSE, Peggy | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| JOHN, Janet | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2021-10-31 |
| KELLY, Tamsin Anne | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2017-10-31 |
| KINGDON, Luke William | Director | 2022-12-08 | 2024-07-23 |
| MARTIN, Victoria Jane | Director | 2018-10-03 | 2023-10-19 |
| MCFADYEN, Jennifer Susan | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2018-11-17 |
| MURUGANATHAN, Krishni | Director | 2022-09-22 | 2022-12-07 |
| NOLAN, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2018-11-22 |
| PILKINGTON, Muriel Norma, Dr | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| POPLAWSKI, Roman | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-06-14 |
| POWELL, Clare | Director | 2012-01-13 | 2015-12-12 |
| RIGLER, Sharon Jayne | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-06-14 |
| RUSSELL, Caroline Ruth | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| SEKHRI, Anurag | Director | 2017-01-25 | 2021-10-31 |
| SHIELD, Rosamund Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2023-01-23 |
| SIMONS, Jonathan | Director | 2025-03-11 | 2026-03-10 |
| SINGH, Kulpreet | Director | 2012-11-05 | 2016-09-22 |
| STUBBS, Graham Peter | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2019-03-21 |
| TOWNSEND, Thomas Edward | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-07-17 |
| VENNIX, Evie | Director | 2022-03-14 | 2026-03-13 |
| WATSON, Neale Ramsay, Dr | Director | 2014-11-30 | 2018-01-24 |
| WHITE, Helen Macdonald | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2014-09-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Norman Lyn Thomas | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2013-12-31 |
| WOOD, Pauline Elizabeth | Director | 2013-10-12 | 2025-03-11 |
| YOUNG, Nigel John | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2016-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
+8.5%
£8,906,499 £9,661,320
-
Cash
-5.4%
£2,152,841 £2,035,866
-
Net assets
+3.4%
£19,122,961 £19,765,561
-
Employees
+6.4%
173 184
-
Wages
+9.2%
£5,020,909 £5,482,932
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