WIMBLEDON SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
+0.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.1m
-0.2% vs 2024
Employees
58
-19.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£189k
+3,554.4% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,423,020 | £5,641,826 | £4,935,247 | -12.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £314,877 | £2,199 | £138,633 | +6,204.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £347,622 | -£5,460 | £188,612 | +3,554.4% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £260,912 | -£4,940 | £128,921 | +2,709.7% | |
| Cash | £1,603,668 | £1,877,937 | £2,418,765 | £2,296,248 | £1,549,888 | £1,553,579 | +0.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,666,223 | £3,694,553 | £3,317,865 | £4,053,229 | £3,786,915 | £3,591,873 | -5.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,329,666 | £3,397,433 | £3,052,105 | £3,268,017 | £3,083,077 | £3,076,998 | -0.2% | |
| Equity | £3,329,666 | £3,397,433 | £3,052,105 | £3,268,017 | £3,083,077 | £3,076,998 | -0.2% | |
| Average employees | 42 | 44 | 76 | 64 | 72 | 58 | -19.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,917,892 | £1,992,043 | £1,760,048 | -11.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £269,097 | £271,111 | £290,655 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £37,789 | £74,795 | £54,296 | -27.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £99,120 | £87,454 | £71,466 | -18.3% |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 4.8% | -0.1% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 7.8% | 0.1% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 31.4% | 49.5% | 51.0% | 48.3% | 46.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.61x | 1.58x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 13.51x | 0.04x | 3.16x |
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
- West & Berry Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANCASTER, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2011-05-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
| DUNLOP, Fiona | Director | 2011-05-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SAVIOLO, Sandro Angelo | Director | 2011-05-01 | Nov 1960 | Italian |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, John Richard Harry | Secretary | 1999-04-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| MOSLING, Lionel | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2018-01-08 |
| RODGERS, David | Secretary | 1998-05-19 | 1999-03-31 |
| LEGERMAN LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1998-05-18 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-03-26 | 1993-03-26 |
| DANCASTER, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2004-01-23 | 2005-03-14 |
| EVANS, John Richard Harry | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2015-05-31 |
| HOUSDEN, Christopher Gerard | Director | 1991-03-26 | 2008-08-29 |
| HOUSDEN, Sheila Mary | Director | 2008-04-10 | 2022-12-14 |
| RODGERS, David | Director | 1991-03-26 | 1999-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wse Group Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2022-12-15 | Active |
| Mrs Deborah Barden | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-15 |
| Mrs Catherine Roa | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-12-15 |
| Miss Jane Elizabeth Dancaster | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Sandro Angelo Saviolo | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Ms Fiona Dunlop | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption 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.