RICHARD CHALLONER SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-10 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-27
Watchouts
Cash
£198K
-35.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£922K
-15.3% vs 2024
Employees
166
-5.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£198K
-72% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the current and projected level of reserves may cast significant doubt on the Academy's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. The Academy might not have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there is a material uncertainty about the Academy's ability to continue as a going concern due to ongoing deficits.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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 | £9,844,064 | £10,361,002 | |
| Operating profit | -£77,806 | -£125,007 | |
| Profit before tax | -£115,313 | -£198,311 | |
| Net profit | -£77,806 | -£125,007 | |
| Cash | £308,711 | £198,025 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,087,990 | £921,983 | |
| Net assets | £1,087,990 | £921,983 | |
| Equity | £1,087,990 | £921,983 | |
| Average employees | 175 | 166 | |
| Wages | £5,984,726 | £6,159,143 |
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 | -0.8% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.8% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.2% | -13.6% | |
| Current ratio | -1.00x | -0.84x |
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
- BKL Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the current and projected level of reserves may cast significant doubt on the Academy's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter. The Academy might not have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there is a material uncertainty about the Academy's ability to continue as a going concern due to ongoing deficits.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Reginald William | Secretary | 2011-07-26 | — | — |
| BERMINGHAM, Veronica | Director | 2021-12-21 | Feb 1948 | Irish |
| CASEY, Elspeth Jean Furmage | Director | 2023-10-23 | Oct 1965 | British |
| CORRIGAN, Francis | Director | 2016-01-06 | May 1951 | British |
| DANNREUTHER, Roland Jeremy, Professor | Director | 2023-08-18 | Aug 1962 | British |
| KIBIRANGO, Joseph Katabira | Director | 2025-04-01 | Aug 1980 | British |
| KING, Daren Robert | Director | 2019-11-06 | Oct 1970 | British |
| MAHER, Sean Richard | Director | 2015-09-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| MARSHALL, Fiona Francis | Director | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| MAYHEW, Catharina Mary | Director | 2023-12-06 | Jul 1955 | English |
| NOBLE, Nicola Dawn | Director | 2024-04-01 | May 1980 | British |
| POVEY, Timothy Richard Michael | Director | 2019-07-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| WINSTON, Ashtar Catherine | Director | 2024-06-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEATTY, Kevin Joseph | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2025-01-01 |
| BINNS, Sean Patrick | Director | 2013-09-19 | 2018-01-31 |
| BRADNICK, Valerie Ena | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2014-07-31 |
| CAHILL, Thomas Gerrard | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2015-08-09 |
| CLOUDSDALE, Nicola Claire | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2022-10-06 |
| D'AGOSTINO, Francesco | Director | 2015-12-02 | 2025-08-31 |
| D'AGUIAR, Neil Austin | Director | 2013-11-08 | 2017-11-08 |
| DOWNHAM, Peter James | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2012-01-31 |
| DRAPER, Mark Robert | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2023-08-16 |
| EDEM, Joseph John, Reverend | Director | 2024-08-08 | 2025-12-02 |
| EDET, Ignatius Aniekanabasi, Fr | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2023-10-18 |
| ELLIS, James Maurice | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2016-07-29 |
| FENNER-JIGGINS, Louise Ann | Director | 2021-12-03 | 2025-12-02 |
| FRASER, David Henry | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2019-08-31 |
| GAGLIANI, Lisa Elisabeth | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2012-01-31 |
| GUNTRIP, Monica Mary | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2023-08-16 |
| HARVEY, Stephanie Clare | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-12-03 |
| HAYDEN, Kevan William, Father | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2019-08-15 |
| LEACH, Catherine Maureen | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2013-09-30 |
| MAHER, Sean Richard | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2013-09-19 |
| MALDEN, Joseph Chatterley | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2017-07-19 |
| MASON, Nickola Rita | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2024-04-02 |
| MCDONALD, Ernest Colin | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2016-03-01 |
| MCDONALD, Nicola Elisabeth Rachel | Director | 2021-12-03 | 2024-08-31 |
| NEWNHAM, Kathryn | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| O'CONNELL, Ellen Patricia | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2023-08-16 |
| O'NEILL, John Brian | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-12-03 |
| OSBORN, Michael | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2019-08-15 |
| PERKINS, Hugh Ronald | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2016-03-01 |
| SABOURIN, John | Director | 2011-07-26 | 2023-08-16 |
| STAPLES, Hubert Anthony Justin | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2015-08-09 |
| TURNPENNY, Marie Bernadette | Director | 2011-09-22 | 2015-05-29 |
| WATTERS, Owen John | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2020-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Victor Darlington | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-01 | Active |
| Sean Richard Maher | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-05 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-02-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
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Turnover
+5.3%
£9,844,064 £10,361,002
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Cash
-35.9%
£308,711 £198,025
-
Net assets
-15.3%
£1,087,990 £921,983
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Employees
-5.1%
175 166
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Operating profit
-60.7%
-£77,806 -£125,007
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Profit before tax
-72%
-£115,313 -£198,311
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Wages
+2.9%
£5,984,726 £6,159,143
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