COTHAM GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£224K
-43.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+1% vs 2024
Employees
64
+3.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£134K
+3.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COTHAM GARDENS PRIMARY SCHOOL LTD 2018-07-20 → present
- COLSTON'S PRIMARY SCHOOL 2012-07-16 → 2018-07-20
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 | £3,216,396 | £3,096,544 | |
| Operating profit | -£125,837 | -£124,495 | |
| Profit before tax | -£139,837 | -£134,495 | |
| Net profit | -£139,837 | -£134,495 | |
| Cash | £397,508 | £223,816 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,430,959 | £7,259,635 | |
| Net assets | £7,165,350 | £7,236,855 | |
| Equity | £7,165,350 | £7,236,855 | |
| Average employees | 62 | 64 | |
| Wages | £1,587,709 | £1,689,227 |
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 | -3.9% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | -4.3% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.7% | -1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.1% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.61x | |
| Interest cover | -8.99x | -12.45x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Academy's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Ofsted carried out a Section 5 Inspection in December 2024. The report highlighted the need for improvements in the consistency and quality of education and in the stability and performance of its leadership.”
- “The historic instability of leadership was stemmed with the appointment of Emmeline Smith as Interim Head of School in August 2024, and that appointment became permanent in May 2025.”
- “The Academy then received a Termination Warning Notice in February 2025.”
- “In April 2025, the Regional Director for the South West confirmed that she was minded to terminate the funding agreement in order to transfer the Academy to an alternative trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 62 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COULSON, Charlotte | Secretary | 2024-05-07 | — | — |
| BERRY, James | Director | 2024-01-31 | Oct 1975 | British |
| DODDS, Patricia | Director | 2023-11-27 | Aug 1950 | British |
| GIBBS, Tom Alexander | Director | 2022-12-15 | Apr 1986 | British |
| MANLEY, Louise Janis | Director | 2022-12-15 | Oct 1979 | British |
| PATON, Heidi | Director | 2024-01-28 | Oct 1986 | British |
| RAFFERTY, Thomas | Director | 2026-03-03 | Sep 1982 | British |
| WAITE, Isobel | Director | 2024-09-18 | Oct 1992 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Sarah Lois | Director | 2023-11-27 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 62 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARWICK, Shellie Marie | Secretary | 2022-03-07 | 2023-04-16 |
| DAVIES, William Robert | Secretary | 2012-07-16 | 2016-08-31 |
| PATIENCE, Katherine Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-09-12 | 2018-10-12 |
| SHELDON, Adam | Secretary | 2018-10-12 | 2022-03-04 |
| TURNER, Amanda | Secretary | 2023-04-17 | 2023-11-10 |
| ALBERTS, Nienke, Dr | Director | 2021-05-28 | 2023-08-02 |
| ALLEN, Pauline Mary, Dr | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2022-09-01 |
| ASHCROFT, Jean | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2013-07-19 |
| BAHRA, Mandeep Kaur | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2015-09-14 |
| BAILEY, Paul Keith | Director | 2023-11-23 | 2025-05-23 |
| BELL, Alex | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| BIRDI, Alvin | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2014-08-31 |
| BURGESS, Thomas Geoffrey | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2012-10-15 |
| CAMERON, Gordon Anthony | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2014-08-31 |
| CLIVE, William Robert Childs | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2024-12-16 |
| DAVIES, Amanda Mary | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2016-07-22 |
| DAVIS, Victoria Jane | Director | 2023-08-06 | 2024-05-07 |
| DOUL, Emily Jane | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2013-07-19 |
| DUNSCOMBE, Catherine Olga | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2021-07-08 |
| EVANS, Andrew Richard | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2023-03-13 |
| FALKNER, Laetitia | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2025-07-11 |
| FELTHAM, Daniel Francis | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2023-03-23 |
| GLEDHILL, Emma Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2019-05-01 |
| GLEDHILL, Emma Elizabeth | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2015-09-14 |
| HILLIARD, Thomas Norman | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2023-03-11 |
| JOHNSON, Anna Louise | Director | 2021-07-08 | 2023-07-28 |
| KAY, Peter Howard | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-04-03 |
| KENT, Maddy, Ms. | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2015-01-31 |
| KING, Michael John | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2014-10-13 |
| KIRKHAM, Louisa Ruth | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2013-03-15 |
| LEPINE, Eileen | Director | 2013-03-11 | 2016-07-22 |
| LOVEDAY, Thomas Christopher Cambray | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2016-08-31 |
| MACKINTOSH, Martina Ulrike | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2023-11-25 |
| MARTIN, Samantha | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2017-04-03 |
| MAYFIELD, Nicholas | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2013-08-14 |
| MILLINER, Lucy Jo | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2024-02-22 |
| NAZIR, Iram | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2022-05-20 |
| OMAR, Shuaib Ahmed, Mr. | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2016-09-01 |
| PACKMAN, Martin Hedley | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2015-03-24 |
| PATON, David William | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2021-10-27 |
| PATON, Michael John | Director | 2018-10-12 | 2022-09-12 |
| PHILLIPS, Maxine Anorah | Director | 2018-09-13 | 2022-09-12 |
| PRICE, Katherine | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2020-07-16 |
| PURDIE, Steven James | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2018-10-12 |
| READ, Steven | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| REARDON, Sally Ann, Dr | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2021-05-25 |
| REEVES, Ananda Jayne | Director | 2021-06-10 | 2022-11-16 |
| ROBBINS, Cate | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2016-07-17 |
| ROLT, Peter Matthew Burney | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2015-09-14 |
| SCOTT, Janet Margaret | Director | 2019-03-14 | 2021-03-31 |
| SERNING, Niklas, Dr | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-05-25 |
| SMITH, Emmeline Claire | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| THOMSON, Alan Graeme | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2014-08-31 |
| TOWNSEND, Sylvia Jeanne | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2013-07-19 |
| WARREN-BALLARD, Emily | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2018-09-22 |
| WATSON-JONES, Alison | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2015-10-12 |
| WILKINSON, Jamey Mynanwy | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2023-07-13 |
| WITHAM, Frederic | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2022-12-05 |
| WOOD, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2017-04-03 |
| WOODROFFE, Nicholas Beverley | Director | 2012-07-16 | 2018-07-20 |
| WRIGHT, Bronwen Krystyna | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2017-03-07 |
| YOUNG, Emily | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2020-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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
-3.7%
£3,216,396 £3,096,544
-
Cash
-43.7%
£397,508 £223,816
-
Net assets
+1%
£7,165,350 £7,236,855
-
Employees
+3.2%
62 64
-
Operating profit
+1.1%
-£125,837 -£124,495
-
Profit before tax
+3.8%
-£139,837 -£134,495
-
Wages
+6.4%
£1,587,709 £1,689,227
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