HIVE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-16 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+67.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£14M
+217.2% vs 2024
Employees
212
+128% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HIVE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS 2024-09-26 → present
- MOULSHAM JUNIOR SCHOOL 2012-03-02 → 2024-09-26
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 | £204,086 | £315,470 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£141,326 | £8,409,266 | |
| Cash | £1,098,720 | £1,844,142 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,403,643 | £13,967,909 | |
| Net assets | £4,403,643 | £13,967,909 | |
| Equity | £4,403,643 | £13,967,909 | |
| Average employees | 93 | 212 | |
| Wages | £2,075,186 | £3,699,125 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -69.2% | 2665.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.3% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.09x | 4.42x |
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
- Edmund Carr LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the Academy Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the Academy Trust's ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Moulsham Junior School changed its name at Companies House on the 26th September 2024.”
- “Moulsham Infant School, Writtle Infant School and Writtle Junior School joined HIVE Family of Schools on the 1st April 2025.”
- “On 1 April 2025 the Writtle Junior School & Writtle Infant School converted to academy status under the Academies Act 2010 and all the operations and assets and liabilities were transferred to Hive Family of Schools (formally known as Moulsham Junior School) from the Essex County Council Local Authority for £Nil consideration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 56 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Tara Jo-Ann | Secretary | 2024-10-14 | — | — |
| ADAMS, Nicolas | Director | 2025-03-17 | Oct 1968 | British |
| APPLEWHITE, Michael Damien | Director | 2025-04-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| BURTON, Esther | Director | 2025-03-17 | Apr 1982 | British |
| CLYDE, Lisa Joanne | Director | 2026-01-08 | Jun 1977 | British |
| DONOGHUE, David John | Director | 2025-03-17 | May 1949 | British |
| HOLLOWAY, Ralph | Director | 2025-03-17 | Sep 1970 | British |
| HOOKER, Colin | Director | 2025-03-17 | Mar 1973 | British |
| HORSMAN, Darren | Director | 2026-05-07 | Jan 1981 | British |
| MCCUTCHEON, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2025-03-17 | Jul 1957 | British |
| MISSEN, Andrew | Director | 2025-03-17 | Jun 1962 | British |
| PICKWICK, Pamela | Director | 2025-03-17 | Nov 1971 | British |
| RADCLIFFE, Paul | Director | 2022-11-07 | Sep 1972 | British |
| SALTMARSH, Kevin Grant | Director | 2026-04-13 | Mar 1962 | British |
| STALEY, Marie | Director | 2014-09-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| STURDY, Ruth Penelope | Director | 2025-03-17 | Jun 1960 | British |
| WEAVER, Andrew | Director | 2025-03-17 | Oct 1967 | British |
Show 56 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Anita | Secretary | 2012-03-02 | 2015-08-31 |
| CRESSWELL, Mark Richard | Secretary | 2015-09-01 | 2017-10-26 |
| REEVE, Stuart Ian | Secretary | 2018-01-23 | 2024-04-07 |
| SMITH, Paul | Secretary | 2024-04-08 | 2024-07-24 |
| TYLER, Jacqui | Secretary | 2012-03-02 | 2012-03-02 |
| ALDAM, Zoe | Director | 2021-09-26 | 2025-03-31 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Iwona Beata | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| BARRY, Kelly | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| BODDINGTON, Graham | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-09-23 |
| BOOTH, Colin | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-03-28 |
| BROWN, Kirsty Deborah | Director | 2024-11-04 | 2025-03-31 |
| BUTLER, Aylin | Director | 2018-11-26 | 2019-03-18 |
| BYFORD, Christine Anne | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2017-02-03 |
| CARTY, Nicole Keren Suzanne | Director | 2018-12-17 | 2021-04-26 |
| CHOWDHURY, Daba Brata | Director | 2021-10-22 | 2025-03-31 |
| COLLIER BROWN, Bradley | Director | 2021-01-18 | 2022-05-09 |
| COOK, James | Director | 2025-03-17 | 2025-12-09 |
| FAULCONBRIDGE, Michael Anscombe | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2025-03-31 |
| GISBY, Robert James Ewart | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2023-06-15 |
| GRAVES, Emma | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2018-03-31 |
| HINDI, Sameh Kamel, Dr | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| HORSMAN, Darren | Director | 2025-03-17 | 2026-03-12 |
| HUGHES, Linda | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| HUMM, Fran | Director | 2020-11-04 | 2024-11-03 |
| JONES, Adam Mark | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2018-09-23 |
| JORDAN, Gloria Louise | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| KEANE, Elizabeth | Director | 2022-10-11 | 2025-03-31 |
| KLYM, Michael George | Director | 2014-12-08 | 2022-09-20 |
| KNIGHT, Beate | Director | 2017-06-15 | 2021-06-15 |
| KNIGHT, Karen | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2015-09-21 |
| LAINCHBURY, Laura | Director | 2018-03-30 | 2020-08-31 |
| LAMBETH, George Charles | Director | 2022-07-14 | 2023-09-11 |
| LANGLEY, Jacqueline Bernice | Director | 2015-07-06 | 2017-07-21 |
| MACLEAN, Christine | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| MCEACHERN, Johnathan George | Director | 2025-01-20 | 2025-03-31 |
| MERRILL, Victoria | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2017-09-05 |
| MISSEN, Andrew | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2020-09-21 |
| MOORES-GILLETT, Gemma | Director | 2015-12-07 | 2025-03-31 |
| MURRAY, James Thomas | Director | 2016-11-28 | 2017-06-13 |
| MURRISON, Holly | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2023-06-15 |
| NORTON, Clare | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| ORCHARD, Michelle | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-09-19 |
| PARSONS, Andrew | Director | 2022-11-07 | 2025-03-31 |
| PEARCE, Anna | Director | 2019-09-23 | 2024-08-31 |
| PENNINGTON, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2021-11-06 | 2025-03-31 |
| PICKWICK, Pamela | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2019-06-02 |
| POTTICARY, Amie | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2018-03-06 |
| REDMOND, Collette Marie | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2018-09-19 |
| REYNOLDS, Philip | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2014-08-31 |
| ROBINSON, Angela | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| SHAH, Seena | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2021-09-08 |
| SHEPPARD, Julia Diane | Director | 2014-12-08 | 2021-07-12 |
| SWEENEY, Robert John | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2021-11-05 |
| TITTENSOR, Fiona | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-04-20 |
| TOUBLIC, Emma | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2025-03-31 |
| VARROW, Michael James | Director | 2021-10-18 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | 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
- 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
+54.6%
£204,086 £315,470
-
Cash
+67.8%
£1,098,720 £1,844,142
-
Net assets
+217.2%
£4,403,643 £13,967,909
-
Employees
+128%
93 212
-
Wages
+78.3%
£2,075,186 £3,699,125
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