LUDDENHAM SCHOOL
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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
Cash
£267K
+44.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+2% vs 2024
Employees
29
-3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£47K
+491.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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3 PSCs 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 | £1,233,000 | £1,313,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£12,000 | £47,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£12,000 | £47,000 | |
| Net profit | -£28,000 | £29,000 | |
| Cash | £185,000 | £267,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,444,000 | £1,473,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,444,000 | £1,473,000 | |
| Equity | £1,444,000 | £1,473,000 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 29 | |
| Wages | £679,000 | £725,000 |
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 | -1.0% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.3% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.8% | 3.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.83x | 4.07x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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, the board of trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.”
Significant events
- “Wellbeing activities and taking part in our Rangers days throughout the year have been a great success with our children. Sporting activities and a coronation event organised in the summer, as well as a whole school Christmas Panto Trip, have been highlights and memorable moments for all our pupils.”
- “The Academy was last inspected by Ofsted in July 2024, this was an ungraded inspection where we maintained our standing as a Good school.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARWOOD, Valerie Christine | Secretary | 2012-05-28 | — | British |
| BURROWS, Graeme Victor | Director | 2023-06-19 | Nov 1953 | British |
| JAMES, Paul Anderson | Director | 2023-01-16 | Aug 1963 | British |
| PERRY, Nicholas Simon | Director | 2024-11-25 | Oct 1979 | British |
| SMITH, Paul Roger | Director | 2023-05-09 | Oct 1951 | British |
| VINCETT, Claire Louise | Director | 2022-10-03 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNETT, Laura | Director | 2024-11-25 | 2025-05-13 |
| BAYFORD, Susan Joan | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2018-07-23 |
| BHAGAT, Sahil Kumar | Director | 2022-02-09 | 2025-03-20 |
| BREWER, Robert Keith | Director | 2012-10-08 | 2014-02-08 |
| BRIGGS, Gemma Elaine | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2018-09-15 |
| BROCKMAN, Suzan | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2017-01-27 |
| CARDINAL, Daniel | Director | 2016-11-20 | 2020-12-20 |
| CARR, Helen Jane | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2016-08-31 |
| CARROLL, Anthony Stuart | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2024-12-02 |
| CHEESEMAN, Mark | Director | 2019-03-26 | 2021-12-04 |
| CROLY, Mark John Mathew | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2015-12-31 |
| DEESON, Dominic Mark | Director | 2022-01-28 | 2025-08-31 |
| DEESON, Dominic Mark | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2019-09-24 |
| DIAMANT, Marcia Meriel | Director | 2019-07-09 | 2020-10-12 |
| DIAMANT, Marcia Meriel | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2019-02-10 |
| EDMONDS, Kelley Ann | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2016-10-31 |
| FISHER, Katrina Wendy | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2025-11-24 |
| GRANTHAM, Roseanne | Director | 2020-12-08 | 2022-03-31 |
| GRAY, Melanie | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2018-12-11 |
| GRUNDON, Charlotte Elizabeth | Director | 2014-05-12 | 2018-05-12 |
| HAY, Jemma | Director | 2019-03-26 | 2020-11-02 |
| HEWITT, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2016-12-31 |
| HOGBEN, Matthew David | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2022-01-26 |
| HOGBIN, Liam Martin | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2019-02-22 |
| JOHNSON, Ashley Alexander Douglas | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2015-07-08 |
| JOHNSON, John Joseph William | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2013-11-20 |
| LEEMING, Liza Jane | Director | 2016-12-12 | 2017-04-30 |
| LEEMING, Liza Jane | Director | 2016-12-12 | 2016-12-12 |
| LOCKITT, David | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2017-08-01 |
| MANNERING, Amanda | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2013-10-14 |
| MAY, Suvi Rebecca | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2020-11-01 |
| MEHIGAN, Jenna | Director | 2023-09-21 | 2025-12-01 |
| MITCHELL, Clare | Director | 2020-11-23 | 2024-11-23 |
| RANSON-MCCABE, Emma | Director | 2020-12-08 | 2022-11-27 |
| REDDEY, Charlotte | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2021-08-31 |
| SARTRE, Arnaud | Director | 2020-11-23 | 2024-11-23 |
| SOWREY, Frank Edward, Dr | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2018-07-20 |
| SOWREY, Frank Edward, Dr | Director | 2012-05-28 | 2016-09-01 |
| TYLER, Martin Keith | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2017-09-08 |
| WAKEFIELD, Kay | Director | 2025-06-11 | 2026-03-08 |
| WILLIS-LAKE, June Christina, Dr | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2018-12-13 |
| WILSON, Keeley | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| WOODROOFE, Richard | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2017-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Woodroofe | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-03-17 | Ceased 2025-09-16 |
| Mrs Susan Joan Bayford | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-03-17 | Ceased 2025-09-01 |
| Mr Matthew David Hogben | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-03-17 | Ceased 2025-09-01 |
| Dr Frank Edward Sowrey | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2022-03-02 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
| Mr Richard Woodroofe | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2022-03-02 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
| Mrs Susan Joan Bayford | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2022-03-02 | Ceased 2022-06-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-24 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
+6.5%
£1,233,000 £1,313,000
-
Cash
+44.3%
£185,000 £267,000
-
Net assets
+2%
£1,444,000 £1,473,000
-
Employees
-3.3%
30 29
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Operating profit
+491.7%
-£12,000 £47,000
-
Profit before tax
+491.7%
-£12,000 £47,000
-
Wages
+6.8%
£679,000 £725,000
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