COLLEGE OF POLICING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-49.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£39M
+7.3% vs 2024
Employees
917
+17.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£45M
+47% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Disclaimer of opinion
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,233,000 | £48,543,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£84,814,000 | -£44,975,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£84,814,000 | -£44,975,000 | |
| Net profit | -£44,581,000 | -£47,389,000 | |
| Cash | £4,037,000 | £2,052,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,289,000 | £41,950,000 | |
| Net assets | £36,615,000 | £39,285,000 | |
| Equity | £36,615,000 | £39,285,000 | |
| Average employees | 782 | 917 | |
| Wages | £41,680,000 | £34,461,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -210.8% | -92.6% | |
| Net margin | -110.8% | -97.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -227.5% | -107.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.4% | 34.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.97x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- National Audit Office
- Audit opinion
- Disclaimer of opinion
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on the basis of going concern, as the directors consider that there are no material uncertainties about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the College will continue operations for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 26 January 2026, the Home Office published a white paper, From local to national: a new model for policing, which included a proposal to create a new National Police Service (NPS). The NPS would bring together existing national bodies, including the NPCC, the College of Policing, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP), into a single organisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEESE, Peter Ayrton | Director | 2023-10-16 | Apr 1957 | British |
| HERBERT, Nicholas, Lord | Director | 2021-01-01 | Apr 1963 | British |
| JONES, Marc Stuart | Director | 2023-01-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| MARSH, Andrew David | Director | 2021-09-20 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Paul | Director | 2023-10-16 | Nov 1975 | British |
| MCCARTHY, Suzanne Joyce | Director | 2022-02-01 | Nov 1948 | British |
| MUDD, Jane Helen | Director | 2026-03-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| POOLE, Alexis Mary | Director | 2021-03-01 | Sep 1975 | British |
| REES, Trevor Meirion Emlyn | Director | 2026-03-01 | Oct 1957 | British |
| SCULLY, Rosemary Anne | Director | 2022-02-01 | Aug 1957 | British,Australian |
| WATSON, Stephen | Director | 2023-02-06 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Anne Teresa | Secretary | 2014-12-17 | 2017-05-05 |
| AKINBUSOYE, Festus Kehinde | Director | 2023-03-20 | 2024-05-03 |
| BAMBER, David Anthony | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2023-07-31 |
| BANERJEE, Millie | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2020-03-06 |
| BANERJEE, Urmila | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2013-05-28 |
| BARNES, Ann Christine | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2015-05-27 |
| BASU, Anil Kanti | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| BOURNE, Katy Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2017-04-30 |
| CASEY DBE CB, Louise, Baroness | Director | 2013-03-06 | 2014-12-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Michael Bernard | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2020-12-31 |
| CURTIS, Irene | Director | 2013-03-11 | 2016-04-30 |
| CUTHBERT, Jeffrey Hambley | Director | 2023-03-20 | 2024-05-03 |
| DAVENPORT, Suzette Louise | Director | 2016-02-24 | 2017-04-28 |
| DHILLON, Jaspal | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Christine Anne | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| FAHY, Peter, Sir | Director | 2013-02-20 | 2015-10-23 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, Paul John | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-10-25 |
| FOTHERINGHAM, Paul John | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-10-25 |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2022-05-25 |
| HOOK, Linda Denise | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2022-12-16 |
| HOPKINS, Ian John | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2020-12-22 |
| JONES, Bob | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2014-07-01 |
| JONES, Robert Moelwyn | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2014-07-01 |
| LAWRENCE, Julia Diane | Director | 2013-03-26 | 2015-07-21 |
| MARSHALL, Alexander John | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 |
| MARSHALL, Alexander John | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2017-09-02 |
| MARTIN, Victoria | Director | 2015-07-22 | 2017-04-30 |
| MILES, Emily Hanna | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-02-19 |
| MINCHINGTON, Clare | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-31 |
| MOLD, Stephen Graham | Director | 2017-11-27 | 2022-10-12 |
| O'CONNOR, Denis Francis, Sir | Director | 2013-02-19 | 2017-12-31 |
| O'REILLY, Bernard Declan | Director | 2021-02-17 | 2021-09-20 |
| PEARCE, Shirley Anne, Professor Dame | Director | 2013-02-04 | 2016-10-14 |
| RIMMER, Stephen John | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-02-26 |
| SHERMAN, Laurence William, Professor | Director | 2013-02-19 | 2017-12-31 |
| SMITH, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Gavin Douglas | Director | 2016-04-26 | 2019-04-25 |
| THORNTON, Sara Joanne | Director | 2013-03-26 | 2015-03-26 |
| TUFFIN, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2017-09-02 | 2018-01-15 |
| WILKINSON, Robin Geoffrey | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2020-12-02 |
| WYLIE, Ian Martin | Director | 2018-06-12 | 2021-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary Of State For The Home Department | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-06-03 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | 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
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+20.7%
£40,233,000 £48,543,000
-
Cash
-49.2%
£4,037,000 £2,052,000
-
Net assets
+7.3%
£36,615,000 £39,285,000
-
Employees
+17.3%
782 917
-
Operating profit
+47%
-£84,814,000 -£44,975,000
-
Profit before tax
+47%
-£84,814,000 -£44,975,000
-
Wages
-17.3%
£41,680,000 £34,461,000
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