THE BLUE SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£879K
+2.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+5.4% vs 2024
Employees
188
-2.6% 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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£305,761 | £516,824 | |
| Cash | £855,544 | £879,161 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,454,294 | £16,843,865 | |
| Net assets | £15,962,190 | £16,824,014 | |
| Equity | £15,962,190 | £16,824,014 | |
| Average employees | 193 | 188 | |
| Wages | £6,256,470 | £6,399,155 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.1% | 6.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.75x | 2.03x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit 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.”
Group structure
- THE BLUE SCHOOL · parent
- Wells Blue Sport Centre Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Key stage 4 performance, GCSE and BTEC, was exceptionally positive and continued the trend of improving outcomes for the students across the last 8 years. The DfE used attainment 8 to compare schools. The school's score of 50 puts it in the highest category of achieving schools in the southwest.”
- “The Blue School retained its long-standing designation as the regional Research School, leading the professional development in the area on evidence-informed practice.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALT, Robert Charles | Secretary | 2011-07-15 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, Katrina Jane | Director | 2013-04-25 | May 1969 | British |
| BROWN, Jonathan David | Director | 2021-01-26 | Jul 1976 | British |
| BURROWS, Phillip Haydn | Director | 2024-04-23 | Apr 1961 | British |
| FROST, Darrell Phillip | Director | 2024-05-28 | Jan 1968 | British |
| GIARETTA, Naomi | Director | 2025-09-09 | Dec 1974 | British |
| GIBSON, Karl Dwayne | Director | 2026-01-21 | Sep 1977 | British |
| HISCOX, David Edward | Director | 2014-02-07 | Nov 1966 | British |
| JAMES, Alexia | Director | 2024-05-02 | Nov 1982 | British |
| JAMES, Paul John | Director | 2024-01-08 | Mar 1958 | British |
| JEANES, Elizabeth Shirley | Director | 2026-01-09 | May 1978 | British |
| TAYLOR, Marisa Louise | Director | 2022-09-26 | Aug 1973 | British |
| WOODLOCK, Mark Robert | Director | 2017-09-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHFORD, Laura Jayne | Director | 2024-06-05 | 2025-01-13 |
| ASHTON, Caroline Jane | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2014-08-31 |
| BAKER, Sharon | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2022-03-31 |
| CROFT, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-04-30 |
| CROSS, Rosalind Lesley | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2015-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Simon Paul | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2014-02-14 |
| DEMPSEY, Sally Anne | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2017-03-18 |
| DENYER, Samuel, Rev | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2025-10-14 |
| DODDS, Graham Michael, Reverend | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2017-11-10 |
| FORBES, Harry Douglas | Director | 2014-11-17 | 2017-09-19 |
| GARDINER, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2018-02-08 | 2020-10-06 |
| HARRIS, Steven Oliver | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2017-07-24 |
| HODDINOTT, Peter James | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2021-08-31 |
| HOULTON, Lesley Suzanne | Director | 2022-03-24 | 2024-05-21 |
| HOULTON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2021-09-21 |
| JACKSON, Stephen David | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2017-08-31 |
| JAMES, Jean Elizabeth | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-06-16 |
| JAMIESON, Allan Murray | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2019-08-31 |
| KEELEY, Robert Frederick | Director | 2013-04-25 | 2017-03-15 |
| KINSHAW, Katherine Jane | Director | 2020-03-05 | 2023-09-05 |
| LIVINGSTONE, Darryl John | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2013-07-09 |
| MAIN, Devlina | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2015-03-11 |
| MILNE, Gail | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2013-07-09 |
| PHIMISTER, Keith | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2020-08-31 |
| RAMSAY, Elizabeth Louise | Director | 2018-02-08 | 2022-02-07 |
| RAMSDEN, Ian James | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2014-10-14 |
| RICHARDS, Alison Clare | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2019-08-31 |
| ROWLANDS, Kevin, Dr | Director | 2020-02-07 | 2024-02-06 |
| RUDDLE, Thomas Mark | Director | 2022-07-27 | 2025-09-09 |
| SCRIVEN, Julie Irene | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2018-07-17 |
| THOMPSON, Corinna Denise | Director | 2011-07-15 | 2012-08-31 |
| TUCKER, Michael Keir | Director | 2014-01-17 | 2018-11-16 |
| WALKER, Elizabeth Teresa, Dr | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2021-08-14 |
| WARNOCK, Jennifer Marie | Director | 2017-06-09 | 2023-08-31 |
| WHEELER, Alexander Quintin Henry, Rev Prebendary | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2016-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Marie Warnock | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2024-02-14 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan David Brown | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-01-08 | Active |
| Mrs Jennifer Marie Warnock | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2021-09-21 | Ceased 2023-08-31 |
| Mr Paul John James | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2021-09-15 | Ceased 2024-02-14 |
| The Venerable Anne Elizabeth Gell | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2020-02-12 | Active |
| The Ven. Nicola Sullivan | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-17 |
| Mr Peter James Hoddinott | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Dr Elizabeth Teresa Freston | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+2.8%
£855,544 £879,161
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£15,962,190 £16,824,014
-
Employees
-2.6%
193 188
-
Wages
+2.3%
£6,256,470 £6,399,155
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