PLUME SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-29 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-15
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+6.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£42M
+48.7% vs 2024
Employees
264
+3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£867K
-23% vs 2024
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.
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 | £12,604,117 | £13,454,219 | |
| Operating profit | -£290,995 | -£442,223 | |
| Profit before tax | -£704,713 | -£866,910 | |
| Net profit | — | — | |
| Cash | £1,847,368 | £1,966,062 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,986,695 | £41,629,186 | |
| Net assets | £27,986,695 | £41,629,186 | |
| Equity | £27,986,695 | £41,629,186 | |
| Average employees | 255 | 264 | |
| Wages | £7,585,796 | £8,011,231 |
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 | -2.3% | -3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.0% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.2% | 3.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.35x | 8.19x | |
| Interest cover | -0.67x | -0.95x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MWS Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Academy has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- PLUME SCHOOL · parent
- Plume Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “January 2025 saw the commencement of the long-planned school expansion program, starting with a new 6 classroom extension at the Mill Road Campus. These works went entirely to plan with no cost overrun on the project and the building ready for use in the early part of the Autumn term 2025.”
- “The works will culminate with a new sports hall to be started in 2026, which will eventually enable the academy to increase its student roll by a full 2 forms of entry (60 students) per year group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Richard | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| BAILEY, Timothy John | Director | 2021-02-01 | Aug 1962 | British |
| BASTER, Tom | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jul 1982 | British |
| CLARK, Ruth | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| CLARKE, Carly | Director | 2026-01-01 | Sep 1976 | British |
| CREES, Elizabeth | Director | 2023-10-19 | Jan 1976 | British |
| ELLUM, Jennifer | Director | 2023-06-14 | Jun 1984 | British |
| GRIMMETT, Helen | Director | 2026-01-15 | Aug 1977 | British |
| HOWELL, Mark | Director | 2012-01-10 | Mar 1957 | British |
| JONES, Lisa Jane | Director | 2025-03-31 | Aug 1970 | British |
| MARSHALL, Laura Christine | Director | 2023-10-19 | Oct 1975 | British |
| ROBINSON, Sarah | Director | 2023-10-21 | Jun 1987 | British |
| SMITH, Judith Mary | Director | 2023-09-01 | Mar 1947 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALMOND, Albert John | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| ALMOND, Albert John | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| BANNISTER, Keith William | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-09-21 |
| BARBROOK, Rachael Elizabeth | Director | 2014-10-20 | 2018-09-12 |
| BARNES, Robert Norman | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2013-08-31 |
| BINDER, Joan Mary | Director | 2011-11-16 | 2020-03-31 |
| CHAPLIN, Michael | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-01-08 |
| CHICK, Yvette Margaret | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| EVE, Gordan David | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2013-03-13 |
| EVERARD, John Robert | Director | 2011-11-16 | 2023-08-31 |
| FINCH, Jessica Naomi | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-07-14 |
| FOSTER, Melanie Marie | Director | 2022-09-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| FOSTER, Melanie Marie | Director | 2022-02-09 | 2022-09-21 |
| GRAY, Denise Jane | Director | 2023-03-13 | 2025-06-23 |
| HALEWOOD, Jane Margaret | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| HOSKINS, Samantha Jane | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2017-10-12 |
| JUDD, Mark | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-09-26 |
| JUDGE, Elliott John | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| KAUR, Jasvinder | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2023-01-05 |
| MACKENZIE, Charles Alexander Ross | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2012-09-25 |
| MAHONEY, Rachel Caroline | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2014-12-31 |
| MAJORAM, Alan David | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2013-02-15 |
| MARSHALL, Laura Christine | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2016-11-04 |
| MCKINNELL, Gillian Mary | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2020-03-31 |
| MEHRTENS, Kay | Director | 2023-03-22 | 2025-07-03 |
| MILWARD, Sarah | Director | 2023-10-19 | 2025-01-22 |
| MORCOMBE, Rachel Joanne | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-09-12 |
| NAGLE, Paul Douglas | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2023-09-22 |
| POND, Christopher Roger | Director | 2013-10-22 | 2019-05-01 |
| PRESSWELL, David | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2014-09-30 |
| PURDY, Clive Robert | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2017-05-25 |
| RAYMOND, James Peter | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2013-12-08 |
| SIMS, Jill Claire, Louise | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2016-09-06 |
| SMART, Lisa Kathryn | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2026-02-24 |
| STEAD, Adrian Thomas | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2020-09-30 |
| STEPHENSON, David Mortimer Haswell | Director | 2011-11-16 | 2015-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Debra Julie | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2020-08-31 |
| TROWBRIDGE, Hayley | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2014-02-23 |
| WAKEFIELD, Carl Andrew | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| WATTERSTON, Steven | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2021-11-24 |
| WHITAKER, Clare Dawn | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2022-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
+6.7%
£12,604,117 £13,454,219
-
Cash
+6.4%
£1,847,368 £1,966,062
-
Net assets
+48.7%
£27,986,695 £41,629,186
-
Employees
+3.5%
255 264
-
Operating profit
-52%
-£290,995 -£442,223
-
Profit before tax
-23%
-£704,713 -£866,910
-
Wages
+5.6%
£7,585,796 £8,011,231
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