PRIESTLANDS SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-13 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-29
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-5.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
-0.5% vs 2024
Employees
168
-4.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£123K
+65.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £9,210,664 | £9,798,865 | |
| Operating profit | -£358,969 | -£123,320 | |
| Profit before tax | -£358,969 | -£123,320 | |
| Net profit | -£358,969 | -£123,320 | |
| Cash | £1,088,232 | £1,031,090 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,618,265 | £18,527,945 | |
| Net assets | £18,618,265 | £18,527,945 | |
| Equity | £18,618,265 | £18,527,945 | |
| Average employees | 176 | 168 | |
| Wages | £5,142,694 | £5,382,605 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.9% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.9% | -0.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.94x | 1.96x |
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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLITHEROW, Caroline Rose | Secretary | 2011-07-06 | — | — |
| BRAY, Beth | Director | 2018-09-01 | Dec 1975 | British |
| COX, Paul Ian | Director | 2019-02-27 | Nov 1970 | British |
| DICHLIAN, Mark Kevork | Director | 2018-06-13 | Oct 1964 | British |
| ELFORD, Claire | Director | 2019-11-21 | Feb 1976 | British |
| FRASER, Susan | Director | 2024-09-25 | Jun 1967 | British |
| HARRIMAN, Kevin Paul | Director | 2015-01-21 | Oct 1963 | British |
| KING, Jonathan Guy | Director | 2023-03-06 | Jan 1972 | British |
| MAIN, Pete | Director | 2018-01-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| RASHBROOK, Ralf | Director | 2025-06-10 | May 1973 | British |
| ROBERTS, Huw | Director | 2024-11-13 | Jan 1960 | British |
| STEWART, Lucy | Director | 2024-10-15 | Mar 1980 | British |
| STONE, Keeley Jane | Director | 2023-10-02 | May 1976 | British |
| THORNTON, Pauline (Polly) | Director | 2020-12-10 | Dec 1957 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Ben | Director | 2019-12-11 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AINSLIE, Joanne | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2016-10-07 |
| AKESTER, Stephen John Clayton | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2012-12-06 |
| BAYLEY, Nigel Richard Jonathan | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2012-12-06 |
| BENNETT, Keith Geoffrey | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2014-03-03 |
| BROWN, Chris, Dr | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2019-07-01 |
| CARRUTHERS, Guy George Andrew | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2011-11-22 |
| CHERRY, Charlotte | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2020-01-18 |
| CLARKE, Anna | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2023-07-20 |
| CROWLEY, Veronica Joan | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2016-12-15 |
| DAVIS, Julian Richard | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2019-09-09 |
| DODD, Cherie Lorraine | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2012-10-08 |
| DONKIN, Charles | Director | 2012-03-14 | 2016-01-01 |
| EDWARDS, Fiona Margaret Jane | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2012-07-10 |
| ELLIOTT, Christopher Robert | Director | 2012-12-05 | 2014-09-22 |
| FELTHAM, Sally | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2024-10-14 |
| FENTON, Helen | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2014-12-10 |
| FRADE, Iciar | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2012-02-22 |
| FRY, Tim | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2020-07-06 |
| GITTINS, Donna Kate | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2025-02-26 |
| GRINYER, Richard Antony | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2014-04-29 |
| HIGH, David Anthony | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2019-05-04 |
| HILL, Louise Mary | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2018-08-31 |
| HILL, Mary Catherine | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2019-07-23 |
| HILLIER, Jo Elizabeth | Director | 2016-02-11 | 2023-07-20 |
| HOLLOWBREAD, Becky Morton | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2022-10-19 |
| KRETSCHMER, Sharon | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2011-11-22 |
| MCINTOSH, Catherine Avril | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2013-03-05 |
| OWEN, Ruth | Director | 2016-10-05 | 2020-10-04 |
| PIKE, Steven John | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2012-12-06 |
| PORTER, William John | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2014-10-22 |
| POTTS, Simon | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2014-09-02 |
| PRUSS, Anthony Ewen, Dr | Director | 2012-12-05 | 2014-11-17 |
| RENSHAW, Claire | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2023-09-20 |
| RUDD, Kathryn Anne | Director | 2011-11-29 | 2019-11-25 |
| SINCLAIR, Githa | Director | 2019-09-24 | 2019-09-30 |
| STEWART, Craig | Director | 2013-01-23 | 2015-12-17 |
| THOMAS, David Brendon | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2017-06-14 |
| TODD, Graeme Henry | Director | 2025-02-27 | 2025-06-09 |
| TOLLERFIELD, Christopher Michael | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2017-08-31 |
| TOMLINSON, Juliet Emma | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2018-02-19 |
| TORRENS, Jillian Elizabeth | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2014-12-10 |
| WILLSHER, Christopher Arthur | Director | 2011-07-06 | 2017-12-31 |
| WILSON, John Richard | Director | 2014-04-03 | 2014-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Renshaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2025-11-12 | Active |
| Mr Mark Kevork Dichlian | Individual | Shares 25–50%, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-09-17 | Active |
| Mr Peter Main | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2019-08-31 | Ceased 2025-10-11 |
| Mrs Louise Mary Hill | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Mrs Mary Catherine Hill | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-06-14 | Ceased 2019-07-23 |
| Mr Kevin Paul Harriman | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence | 2017-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Christopher Arthur Willsher | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-31 |
| Mr Christopher Arthur Willsher | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-06 |
| Mr Christopher Michael Tollerfield | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
| Mr David Brendon Thomas | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-14 |
| Mrs Veronica Joan Crowley | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
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Turnover
+6.4%
£9,210,664 £9,798,865
-
Cash
-5.3%
£1,088,232 £1,031,090
-
Net assets
-0.5%
£18,618,265 £18,527,945
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Employees
-4.5%
176 168
-
Operating profit
+65.6%
-£358,969 -£123,320
-
Profit before tax
+65.6%
-£358,969 -£123,320
-
Wages
+4.7%
£5,142,694 £5,382,605
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