MANDER PORTMAN WOODWARD LIMITED
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Cash
£42k
+50% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+33% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
312
-2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.1m
-42.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,167,000 | £34,522,000 | £31,083,000 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | £7,886,000 | £8,741,000 | £5,833,000 | -33.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,013,000 | £7,161,000 | £4,099,000 | -42.8% | |
| Net profit | £4,428,000 | £5,238,000 | £2,954,000 | -43.6% | |
| Cash | £55,000 | £28,000 | £42,000 | +50% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,479,000 | £11,849,000 | £14,993,000 | +26.5% | |
| Net assets | £8,723,000 | £8,961,000 | £11,915,000 | +33% | |
| Equity | £8,723,000 | £8,961,000 | £11,915,000 | +33% | |
| Average employees | 307 | 319 | 312 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £11,210,000 | £11,677,000 | £11,620,000 | -0.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £414,000 | £441,000 | £440,000 | -0.2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 24.5% | 25.3% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | 13.8% | 15.2% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 68.7% | 73.8% | 38.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 88.8% | 82.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 0.29x | 0.16x | |
| Interest cover | 4.21x | 3.06x | 1.75x |
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
“The Company's business activities and aims are set out within this report. The Company is expected to continue to generate positive cash flows on its own account for the foreseeable future. It has also received Letters of Support from a parent Company, Graham Holdings Company (the ultimate parent Company) guaranteeing payment of any intercompany debts due to the Company and assistance in meeting liabilities if the Company cannot do so from its own resources for a minimum period of 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. After making enquiries, including from other members of the wider group of Companies of which the Company is a member, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the company financial statements.”
Group structure
- MANDER PORTMAN WOODWARD LIMITED · parent
- Kensington Student Services Limited 100%
- Justin Craig Education Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEENAN, Samuel Francis | Director | 2022-11-01 | Feb 1983 | British |
| JONES, David | Director | 2016-01-05 | Apr 1952 | British |
| THICK, Andrew Vincent Alexander | Director | 2016-01-05 | May 1954 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDLER, Lynn Angharad | Secretary | — | 1999-05-24 |
| DAYKIN, Michael Richard | Secretary | 2006-06-19 | 2009-12-24 |
| HABGOOD, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 1999-05-24 | 2003-11-30 |
| HOTCHIN, Nicola Joanne | Secretary | 2005-11-03 | 2006-06-19 |
| OFFLER, Rachel | Secretary | 2003-11-01 | 2005-11-03 |
| ADDISON, Nigel Paul | Director | — | 1994-02-07 |
| BIGMORE, Daphne Anne | Director | 1994-08-01 | 1996-06-21 |
| BOYES, Steven Daniel | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2016-09-09 |
| BUCKLEY, Katherine Anne | Director | — | 1993-07-16 |
| BURNETT, James Robert | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2005-07-13 |
| COLES, Spencer Howard | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2026-02-13 |
| DOWDING, Fiona Catherine | Director | 1993-03-19 | 1997-07-01 |
| ELDRIDGE, Fiona | Director | 1993-04-26 | 1998-06-30 |
| ETCHELL, William John | Director | 2011-10-06 | 2012-07-16 |
| KAUFMAN, Josh | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2016-01-05 |
| LYGO, Carl Raymond, Professor | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-07-16 |
| LYGO, Carl Raymond, Professor | Director | 2005-02-22 | 2009-06-04 |
| MCINROY, Martin Andrew | Director | 2014-08-19 | 2022-11-01 |
| MUNNINGS, Keith John | Director | 1998-07-01 | 1999-08-30 |
| PRICE, Richard Ralph | Director | — | 2001-09-17 |
| PRIOR, Charles Campbell Leathes | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2007-08-09 |
| ROBINSON, Stuart | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2014-08-08 |
| ROSS-ROBERTS, Christopher Michael David | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2011-10-06 |
| RUSTON, Joseph Henry | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| SIDDLE, Roger William John | Director | 2009-06-04 | 2009-08-31 |
| STOUT, Nigel William Ker | Director | — | 2020-04-24 |
| WINNINGTON, Joy | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplan International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2018-10-18 | Active |
| Mpw Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.