THE ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL WORCESTER
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Cash
£2.3M
-62.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£27M
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
325
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £20,584,000 | £24,871,000 | £26,347,000 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £371,000 | £986,000 | +165.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £518,000 | £393,000 | £976,000 | +148.3% | |
| Cash | £4,886,000 | £6,164,000 | £2,308,000 | -62.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,821,000 | £29,353,000 | £29,138,000 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £25,474,000 | £25,867,000 | £26,843,000 | +3.8% | |
| Equity | £25,474,000 | £25,867,000 | £26,843,000 | +3.8% | |
| Average employees | 298 | 321 | 325 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £11,058,000 | £12,461,000 | £12,979,000 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £614,000 | £734,000 | £793,000 | +8% |
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 | — | 1.5% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.3% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.2% | 30.1% | 23.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.60x | 1.98x | 2.25x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the char”
Group structure
- THE ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL WORCESTER · parent
- RGSW Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Introduction of VAT on school fees from January 2025.”
- “RGS Worcester, RGS The Grange, and RGS Springfield received an exceptional outcome from its ISI inspection in January 2025.”
- “A decision has been taken to withdraw from the School's two legacy defined benefit pension schemes: the Pension Trust Growth Plan and the Pension Trust CARE 80 Scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Benjamin Robert | Secretary | 2023-12-06 | — | — |
| BROWN, Laura | Director | 2025-12-03 | Aug 1968 | British |
| CANCHI-MURALI, Naveen, Dr | Director | 2021-10-11 | Mar 1977 | British |
| CROSS, Mary Jane | Director | 2019-05-09 | Jun 1965 | British |
| CURTIS, Tim Stephen | Director | 2024-03-13 | Jan 1960 | British |
| FAIRLIE, Nicholas Charles James | Director | 2013-12-03 | Nov 1958 | British |
| FLUTTER, Stephen | Director | 2021-10-11 | May 1950 | British |
| GREENWAY, Andrew Hampden | Director | 2015-04-16 | Jan 1963 | United Kingdom |
| KIMBERLEY, Howard Fraser | Director | 2010-09-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| MEREDITH, Kay | Director | 2010-09-01 | Apr 1962 | British |
| NOBLE, Antonia Carter | Director | 2025-12-03 | Mar 1972 | British |
| RADFORD, Bryan William | Director | 2012-09-01 | May 1960 | British |
| ROUSE, Gary Paul | Director | 2024-03-13 | Aug 1969 | British |
| WORMINGTON, Katharine Mary | Director | 2019-05-09 | May 1959 | British |
| WYATT, Richenda Rachel | Director | 2018-08-24 | Feb 1952 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONRO, Joanna Louise | Secretary | 2021-07-13 | 2022-09-30 |
| ROBERTS, Ian Thomas | Secretary | 2010-06-11 | 2021-07-07 |
| SIME, Michael, Commander | Secretary | 2007-05-17 | 2010-06-11 |
| BEARDMORE, Mark Heric | Director | 2024-06-26 | 2026-05-26 |
| BRIGGS, Francis Henry | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2009-12-03 |
| CARMICHAEL, Ian | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2013-12-05 |
| COOK, Lesley Marjorie | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2025-12-03 |
| FRY, Roger Gordon, Sir | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2021-03-25 |
| HAM, Rosemary Frances | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2025-12-03 |
| HICKLING, Neil Francis | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2007-08-31 |
| INGLES, Robert Alan, Dr | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2012-12-06 |
| JONES, Graham Edward | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2007-08-31 |
| LEE, Philip John | Director | 2016-05-06 | 2019-02-08 |
| LONG, Dawn Emma | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2010-03-18 |
| MILLS, Sally Anne | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2025-12-03 |
| PARR, Clive William, Rev | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2013-12-05 |
| PARRY, Nicola | Director | 2024-03-13 | 2024-12-04 |
| PETERS, John Gyart | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2023-03-28 |
| PHILLIPS, Christopher John | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-06-24 |
| POOLE, Jeremy Quentin Simon | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2023-12-06 |
| PREEDY, Jennifer | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2016-12-08 |
| ROBINSON, Emma Louise, Dr | Director | 2013-12-05 | 2025-12-03 |
| ROWDEN, Robert Henry, Cllr | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2007-08-31 |
| SAWYER, Philip Thomas | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2007-08-31 |
| SHAW, Simon John | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2012-06-21 |
| STALLARD, William Brian | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2007-08-31 |
| WALKER, Thomas Gordon | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2012-12-06 |
| WILTSHIRE, Vaughan | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2007-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.