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OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP

#08071851 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 2012-05-16 (14y) · Last filing 2026-05-08 (this month)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 85200 · P Education · Full accounts

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Next accounts due

2027-05-31 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-05-18 (in 1y)

Last made up 2026-05-04

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£8M

+109.3% vs 2024

Net assets

£35M

+52.6% vs 2024

Employees

365

+45.4% vs 2024

Profit before tax

—

Period ending 2025-08-31

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP 2020-07-16 → present
  2. DOROTHY GOODMAN SCHOOL 2012-05-16 → 2020-07-16

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31

Metric Trend 2024-08-312025-08-31
Turnover £12,398,000£15,606,000
Operating profit ——
Profit before tax ——
Net profit £427,000£14,907,000
Cash £4,031,000£8,435,000
Total assets less current liabilities £22,967,000£35,059,000
Net assets £22,967,000£35,059,000
Equity £22,967,000£35,059,000
Average employees 251365
Wages £7,081,000£8,977,000

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 2024-08-312025-08-31
Net margin 3.4%95.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 8.8%12.1%
Current ratio 1.94x1.89x

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
Ellacotts Audit Services Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the OTP 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.”

Group structure

  1. OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP · parent
    1. Forest Way School 1% · Leicestershire · specialist academy for pupils aged 3 to 19

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

9 active · 31 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
SMITH, Kerry-Ann Secretary 2020-12-18 — —
BENGI, Lisa Director 2021-01-25 Apr 1975 British
JACOBSON, Thomas Director 2024-01-29 Nov 1960 British
JEFFS, Laura Director 2019-11-25 Sep 1975 British
JONES, Glenys Elizabeth, Dr Director 2023-09-05 Oct 1950 British
LOVE, Simon Richard Director 2015-03-10 Jul 1973 British
THOMAS, Peter Director 2020-11-14 Jun 1964 British
WADDINGHAM, Dean Paul Director 2023-02-20 Jun 1960 British
WHITE, Christopher Director 2016-10-13 Jun 1958 British
Show 31 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
LAKIN, Caroline Louise Secretary 2013-11-13 2020-12-18
BARSBY, Joseph Charles Director 2016-04-26 2016-04-26
BEACALL, Melissa Director 2020-07-01 2020-07-31
BIRMINGHAM, Lauren Director 2022-04-04 2026-04-03
BOWES, Jeffrey, Reverend Director 2012-05-16 2018-05-15
CARR, Anthony Matthew Director 2018-01-01 2022-06-27
CARTWRIGHT, Brian James Director 2012-05-16 2016-01-20
CHILDERHOUSE, Andrew Thomas Director 2012-05-16 2016-04-26
COE, Ian Douglas Director 2018-03-01 2019-10-07
FRAY, Stephen Anthony Director 2012-05-16 2014-08-31
HARBOT, Pamela Director 2013-05-01 2016-09-15
HARRISON, Georgina Director 2012-05-16 2013-12-31
HENTON, Caroline Louise Director 2014-01-06 2022-12-05
HOLDER, Danielle Director 2018-09-17 2020-07-31
JONES, Christine Evelyn Director 2012-05-16 2013-01-01
LAKIN, Caroline Louise Director 2014-03-01 2018-02-28
LEES, Jonathan Director 2012-05-16 2016-03-07
LISON, James Bernard Director 2014-03-01 2015-09-09
NOON, Katie Marie Director 2014-11-01 2018-07-13
O'BRIEN, Michelle Suzanne Director 2019-04-01 2020-07-31
PALLETT, Lynn Director 2014-07-01 2015-04-16
RICHARDS, Sharron Louise Director 2014-01-01 2020-01-15
ROSSI, Dean Richard Director 2014-11-01 2018-11-30
SANDERS, Chloe Joanne Director 2012-05-16 2014-03-31
SHARDLOW, Claire Elizabeth Director 2016-03-14 2019-12-02
SMITH, Tony Director 2012-05-16 2013-08-31
STOCK, Philip John Director 2012-05-16 2017-06-21
STOCK, Shirley Janet Director 2012-05-16 2013-08-31
THACKERAY, Sarah Gail Director 2012-05-16 2013-01-01
THOMPSON, Janet Claire Director 2013-08-19 2020-07-31
WILLIAMS, Huw Geraint Director 2020-02-03 2022-08-30

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Reverend Jeffrey Bowes Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-26 Ceased 2018-12-03
Mr Joseph Charles Barsby Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-26 Ceased 2018-12-03
Mr Jonathan Lees Individual Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-12-03

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 121 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-01-31 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-05-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-04-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-03-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-01-31 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-05-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-05-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-02-19 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-09-18 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-05-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-02-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-12-14 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-08-30 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-07-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-05-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-04-27 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-03-02 RP04TM01 officers Second filing of director termination with name

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

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

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

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