THE FOLKESTONE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£292K
+230.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
-2.8% vs 2024
Employees
154
-0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£336K
-114.1% 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 | £7,587,716 | £7,803,936 | |
| Operating profit | -£301,471 | -£461,751 | |
| Profit before tax | -£156,740 | -£335,536 | |
| Net profit | -£156,740 | -£335,536 | |
| Cash | £88,339 | £292,012 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,189,473 | £13,791,937 | |
| Net assets | £14,189,473 | £13,791,937 | |
| Equity | £14,189,473 | £13,791,937 | |
| Average employees | 155 | 154 | |
| Wages | £4,714,538 | £4,869,269 |
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 | -4.0% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.1% | -3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.2% | 3.5% | |
| Current ratio | 7.21x | 6.53x |
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
- Affinia (Orpington)
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The academy trust's principal risk is the shortfall in DfE funding to cover mandatory increases in staffing costs, including pay rises and National Insurance payments.”
- “A second risk is a current shortfall of students, specifically manifesting in a small current year 12 group.”
- “The other uncertainty is the rise of energy costs.”
- “Plans to build a Sports Hall are now, sadly, postponed in response to increasing cost pressure as a result of changes to National Insurance employer contributions and unfunded teacher pay rises.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Nathalie Martine Geraldine | Secretary | 2024-12-31 | — | — |
| COSTAIN-PERRY, Sarah Olivia | Director | 2025-03-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| LESTER, Mark | Director | 2018-09-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MATHER, John David | Director | 2023-04-17 | Oct 1966 | British |
| MATSON, Philip Ian | Director | 2025-03-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| MAYCOCK, Alan | Director | 2012-03-21 | Jul 1958 | British |
| MILLER, Fiona Jean | Director | 2025-11-26 | Nov 1957 | British |
| WARE, Sarah Eleanor | Director | 2024-02-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Sally Ann | Director | 2021-05-13 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN, Keith | Secretary | 2011-12-14 | 2024-12-31 |
| BETTY, Adrienne | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2024-03-01 |
| BUNTING, George Edward | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2014-08-25 |
| CARTLEDGE, Grenville Foster | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2013-11-21 |
| CHAN, Lisa Clare | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2022-06-22 |
| CHWALIBOGOWSKI, George Andrew | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2020-12-31 |
| CORKERTON, Steven Peter | Director | 2025-03-01 | 2026-02-18 |
| COWELL, Faith | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2016-03-08 |
| CURZON, Dawn Louise | Director | 2023-11-29 | 2024-11-06 |
| GODDEN, Timothy John | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2023-03-17 |
| HOWARD, Els | Director | 2013-11-20 | 2015-10-06 |
| LANCEFIELD, Charles Paul Henry | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2026-02-11 |
| LUKE, Tracy | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2018-08-31 |
| MUCHENA, Mary Emma, Dr | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2020-12-31 |
| MUNDY, Kate | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2016-02-22 |
| NICHOLAOU, Martha | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2019-06-26 |
| O'REGAN, Charlotte Ann | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2018-08-31 |
| PEACH, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2017-11-29 | 2024-07-11 |
| PEIRCE, John Stephen | Director | 2013-05-21 | 2017-03-26 |
| PRICE, Nicholas George | Director | 2013-11-20 | 2024-07-08 |
| RUSSELL, Ben James | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2021-04-30 |
| SAVAGE, Cynthia Joan | Director | 2023-09-20 | 2024-09-17 |
| STARKIE, Helen Catherine | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2025-03-19 |
| STOKES, Kitty Lilian | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2012-11-21 |
| STUBBINGS, Caroline | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2017-08-31 |
| THORNE, Sarah Marita | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2023-08-31 |
| WELLER, Mark | Director | 2019-12-02 | 2022-08-31 |
| WILKINSON, Victoria Hayley | Director | 2021-05-13 | 2024-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Patricia Alice Todd | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-09-22 | Ceased 2023-07-21 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Jayne Carter | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-09-22 | Ceased 2023-07-21 |
| Mrs Martha Nicholaou | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-09-22 | Ceased 2023-07-21 |
| Dr Mary Emma Muchena | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-09-22 | Ceased 2023-07-21 |
| Mrs Tracy Luke | Individual | Voting 25–50%, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-09-30 | Ceased 2023-07-21 |
| Mrs Helen Catherine Starkie | Individual | Voting 25–50%, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-09-25 | Ceased 2021-09-22 |
| Mr Mark Lester | Individual | Voting 25–50%, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-09-30 |
| Mrs Sarah Thorne | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-12-14 | Ceased 2021-09-22 |
| Mrs Martha Nicholaou | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-12-14 | Ceased 2019-06-26 |
| Mrs Tracy Luke | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-12-14 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+2.8%
£7,587,716 £7,803,936
-
Cash
+230.6%
£88,339 £292,012
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£14,189,473 £13,791,937
-
Employees
-0.6%
155 154
-
Operating profit
-53.2%
-£301,471 -£461,751
-
Profit before tax
-114.1%
-£156,740 -£335,536
-
Wages
+3.3%
£4,714,538 £4,869,269
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