KEDLESTON (OS EDUCATION) LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
+327.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£27M
+10.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
170
+6.3% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.7M
-18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,377,905 | £10,992,298 | £13,109,069 | £13,615,185 | +3.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,968,120 | £3,335,497 | £2,730,100 | -18.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,534,247 | £2,969,525 | £3,335,369 | £2,730,100 | -18.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,515,181 | £2,883,476 | £3,115,428 | £2,508,567 | -19.5% | |
| Cash | £1,446,265 | £1,441,912 | £511,990 | £2,189,953 | +327.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,949,721 | £21,919,246 | £25,133,653 | £27,792,322 | +10.6% | |
| Net assets | £18,885,894 | £21,769,370 | £24,884,798 | £27,393,365 | +10.1% | |
| Equity | £18,885,894 | £21,769,370 | £24,884,798 | £27,393,365 | +10.1% | |
| Average employees | 121 | 139 | 160 | 170 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £3,552,686 | £4,110,016 | £5,059,452 | £5,883,307 | +16.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 27.0% | 25.4% | 20.1% | |
| Net margin | 26.8% | 26.2% | 23.8% | 18.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 13.5% | 13.3% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 5.08x | 3.86x | 3.85x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- KEDLESTON (OS EDUCATION) LIMITED 2016-05-25 → present
- OS EDUCATION LIMITED 2003-09-11 → 2016-05-25
- GEORGE ACADEMY LIMITED(THE) 1987-04-06 → 2003-09-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- KEDLESTON (OS EDUCATION) LIMITED · parent
- Kedleston Schools (London) Limited 100%
- Kedleston (Brookways School) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HURRAN, Anthony Robert | Secretary | 2008-03-18 | — | British |
| BROSNAN, Paul | Director | 2008-07-15 | Aug 1975 | Irish |
| HURRAN, Anthony Robert | Director | 2014-09-17 | Jul 1976 | British |
| REED, Lee | Director | 2025-03-20 | Apr 1963 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUDGE, Georgina Joan | Secretary | — | 1998-03-12 |
| HATHER, Jon | Secretary | 2008-07-18 | 2011-09-29 |
| ROSS, Dorothy Anne | Secretary | 1998-03-12 | 2008-03-18 |
| BROSNAN, Denis | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2020-12-30 |
| FUDGE, Georgina Joan | Director | — | 2003-04-11 |
| FUDGE, Raymond George | Director | — | 2002-05-29 |
| GARRETT, Pauline | Director | 1998-03-12 | 2008-03-18 |
| HURRAN, Anthony Robert | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2014-09-17 |
| ROSS, Michael Paul | Director | 1993-05-17 | 2008-03-18 |
| YETZES, Robert | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2010-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedleston Schools Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.