ARAN HALL SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£4.5M
+36.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.2M
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
-9.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,192,000 | £3,474,000 | £3,939,000 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £194,000 | £341,000 | £789,000 | +131.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £194,000 | £341,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £37,000 | £116,000 | £530,000 | +356.9% | |
| Cash | £1,962,000 | £3,317,000 | £4,542,000 | +36.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,552,000 | £8,669,000 | £9,196,000 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £8,513,000 | £8,629,000 | £9,159,000 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £8,513,000 | £8,629,000 | £9,159,000 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 64 | 63 | 57 | -9.5% | |
| Wages | £1,767,000 | £1,881,000 | £1,853,000 | -1.5% | |
| 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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 9.8% | 20.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 3.3% | 13.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 3.9% | 8.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.9% | 18.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 6.48x | 4.93x | 5.32x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ARAN HALL SCHOOL LIMITED 1992-03-12 → present
- GRAPHASSIST LIMITED 1991-10-03 → 1992-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The ultimate parent company, Senad Group Limited, has confirmed that they will continue to provide financial support to the company for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, James Richard | Secretary | 2007-08-03 | — | British |
| ATKINSON, James Richard | Director | 2007-08-03 | Dec 1968 | British |
| JONES, Brian James | Director | 2007-08-03 | Jan 1950 | British |
| RYDER, Mark Andrew | Director | 2022-08-05 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINES, Kathryn Alison | Secretary | 2005-05-03 | 2007-08-03 |
| GARINER-JONES, Lesley Anne | Secretary | 1991-10-17 | 1992-09-20 |
| JONES, Edward Vernon | Secretary | — | 2000-04-03 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Christopher John Francis | Secretary | 2000-04-03 | 2005-05-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-10-03 | 1991-10-17 |
| BAINES, Kathryn Alison | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2007-08-03 |
| FERGUSON, Mark Crerar | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2005-05-03 |
| FLYNN, Mark, Dr | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| JONES, Edward Vernon | Director | 1991-10-17 | 2000-04-03 |
| JORDAN, Malcolm Brian | Director | — | 2000-04-03 |
| LEE, Terence Frederick | Director | 2005-05-03 | 2007-08-03 |
| MITCHELL, John David | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2005-05-03 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Christopher John Francis | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2005-05-03 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-10-03 | 1991-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Richard Atkinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Brian Jones | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Qatar Investment Authority | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-20 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-21 | 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.