ACCRINGTON ST CHRISTOPHER'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-14 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+15.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+5.4% vs 2024
Employees
152
-6.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£422K
-68.4% vs 2024
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 | £8,860,000 | £9,674,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,336,000 | £422,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,336,000 | £422,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,263,000 | £554,000 | |
| Cash | £976,000 | £1,128,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,652,000 | £10,896,000 | |
| Net assets | £10,240,000 | £10,794,000 | |
| Equity | £10,240,000 | £10,794,000 | |
| Average employees | 162 | 152 | |
| Wages | £5,235,000 | £5,533,000 |
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 | 15.1% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.5% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.4% | 6.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.44x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | 4.11x | 1.24x |
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
- CWR
- 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
12 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECKERSLEY, Stacey | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, David, Fr | Director | 2021-07-01 | Mar 1978 | British |
| BARKER, Emma Victoria | Director | 2022-05-16 | Jul 1979 | British |
| CRAN, Alex Nicholas John | Director | 2017-11-22 | Jun 1971 | British |
| DAVIES, Helen Fiona | Director | 2011-08-03 | Feb 1966 | British |
| HARGREAVES, Linda | Director | 2011-08-03 | Jul 1961 | British |
| JONES, Richard | Director | 2013-08-01 | Apr 1966 | British |
| LEAVER, John | Director | 2019-07-11 | Apr 1980 | British |
| ROBERTS, Jo | Director | 2021-12-01 | May 1976 | British |
| TAYLOR, Denise | Director | 2022-05-11 | Nov 1957 | British |
| WIGHTMAN, Catherine Anne | Director | 2013-08-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| YOUNG, Donald William | Director | 2023-03-29 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Richard | Secretary | 2022-06-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| DICKEN, Hilary | Secretary | 2019-09-01 | 2022-05-31 |
| HARALAMBOS, Pamela Jane | Secretary | 2011-08-03 | 2020-06-30 |
| ANDERSON, David | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2024-09-30 |
| BARON, Kathryn | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2022-04-10 |
| BENTLEY, Donna | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2019-07-19 |
| CARSON-FEATHAM, Lawrence William, Father | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2019-07-19 |
| CARTER, Clare | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2021-02-14 |
| COATES, Alasdair David | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2013-07-31 |
| COOP-RUSHWORTH, Michael Gregory | Director | 2021-02-14 | 2022-12-15 |
| CROSSLAND, David | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2019-07-19 |
| DUTTON, Kath | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2012-07-03 |
| ENTICOTT, Ian Peter, The Revd | Director | 2016-04-11 | 2020-07-21 |
| GRAHAM, Barbara Elizabeth | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2016-03-24 |
| HARKER, Helen | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2021-10-07 |
| HEATHCOTE, Kath | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2014-08-31 |
| HODGKINSON, Kristine Jade | Director | 2023-03-29 | 2023-08-31 |
| HOLDEN, Christopher Graham, Father | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-01-04 |
| HOLLAND, John Stuart, Father | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-03-24 |
| HOWARD, Vicky | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2019-07-19 |
| HOYLE, Richard | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2013-02-28 |
| ISHERWOOD, Martyn | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2015-05-31 |
| JONES, Kirsty | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2015-11-13 |
| JONES, Peter | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2022-04-06 |
| MCCLURE, Rachel | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2016-08-31 |
| MCMINN, Andrew | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2017-07-13 |
| MERCER-SMITH, Leslie | Director | 2019-07-11 | 2021-12-17 |
| MORGAN, Peter | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2013-07-31 |
| O'CARROLL, Simon | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2015-10-31 |
| ROGAN, David Andrew | Director | 2015-12-16 | 2022-12-15 |
| SMITH, Trevor Martyn | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| STINCHON, Paul | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| TAYLOR, Denise | Director | 2014-08-04 | 2022-03-19 |
| TOMLINSON, Judith | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2014-02-28 |
| WATTS, Ian, Reverend | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2012-03-31 |
| WHITE, Rachel | Director | 2013-03-04 | 2019-07-19 |
| WHITEHEAD, Frank | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2024-12-31 |
| WHITTAKER, Stephen Lawrence | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2015-06-01 |
| WIGHTMAN, Catherine Anne | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2013-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fr David Arnold | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence | 2021-12-01 | Active |
| The Revd Ian Peter Enticott | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-03 | Ceased 2020-07-21 |
| Fr Lawrence Carson-Featham | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-03 | Ceased 2019-07-19 |
| Mr Stephen Lawrence Whittaker | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-03 | Active |
| Mr Frank Whitehead | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-03 | Active |
| Mr Peter Jones | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-03 | Active |
| Mr David Anderson | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-03 | Active |
| Mrs Linda Hargreaves | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-10-22 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+9.2%
£8,860,000 £9,674,000
-
Cash
+15.6%
£976,000 £1,128,000
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£10,240,000 £10,794,000
-
Employees
-6.2%
162 152
-
Operating profit
-68.4%
£1,336,000 £422,000
-
Profit before tax
-68.4%
£1,336,000 £422,000
-
Wages
+5.7%
£5,235,000 £5,533,000
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