BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS SPC PHASE 1A LIMITED
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Cash
£9.8m
+48.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2m
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£228k
-16.2% 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 | £4,382,000 | £4,447,000 | £4,648,000 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £301,000 | £234,000 | £292,000 | +24.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £382,000 | £272,000 | £228,000 | -16.2% | |
| Net profit | £286,000 | £210,000 | £171,000 | -18.6% | |
| Cash | £5,198,000 | £6,584,000 | £9,783,000 | +48.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £38,772,000 | £38,134,000 | £37,116,000 | -2.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,659,000 | £1,869,000 | £2,040,000 | +9.1% | |
| Equity | £1,659,000 | £1,869,000 | £2,040,000 | +9.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 6.9% | 5.3% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 6.5% | 4.7% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 96.1% | 95.7% | 95.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.95x | 1.69x | |
| Interest cover | 0.11x | 0.08x | 0.11x |
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
- BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS SPC PHASE 1A LIMITED 2011-04-11 → present
- CATALYST EDUCATION (BIRMINGHAM) PHASE 1 LIMITED 2009-05-27 → 2011-04-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence from the date of signing these financial statements for twelve months from the date of signing. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBANY SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-08-01 | — | — |
| MAJID, Nadia | Director | 2025-07-28 | Aug 1981 | British |
| MILLSOM, Barry Paul | Director | 2024-10-23 | Jun 1974 | British |
| SAVJANI, Kalpesh | Director | 2020-11-11 | Apr 1980 | British |
| WEISSENBRUCH, Adrian Dirk | Director | 2024-11-04 | Apr 1986 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Michael James | Director | 2021-01-11 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Ailison Louise | Secretary | 2009-05-27 | 2023-08-01 |
| ANDREWS, Paul Simon | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2016-12-31 |
| CASHIN, Benjamin Matthew | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2011-09-21 |
| COLEMAN, Martin John | Director | 2010-12-22 | 2013-06-24 |
| DIDIALLY, Jaswinder | Director | 2018-10-04 | 2024-11-04 |
| DRANSFIELD, Paul Anthony | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2017-06-27 |
| ENGLISH, Nick Stuart | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2012-08-31 |
| FLAHERTY, Kate Louise | Director | 2016-12-31 | 2020-11-11 |
| FRASER, Steven Paul | Director | 2013-02-11 | 2013-06-24 |
| GRANT, Stewart Chalmers | Director | 2010-06-23 | 2010-12-22 |
| JACKSON, Gregor Scott | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2017-02-27 |
| JONES, David Richard | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2014-01-24 |
| JONES, Peter | Director | 2011-01-05 | 2017-06-27 |
| LASSETER, James William | Director | 2015-01-08 | 2019-08-22 |
| MCKENNA, Leo William | Director | 2013-10-31 | 2021-01-11 |
| MCLEOD, Charles George Alexander | Director | 2009-08-20 | 2010-09-22 |
| MILLER, Hayley | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2013-02-12 |
| MILLER, Hayley | Director | 2010-11-04 | 2011-09-01 |
| MILLSOM, Barry Paul | Director | 2014-09-15 | 2018-06-07 |
| MURPHY, Helen | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2014-09-15 |
| MURPHY, Lynn Bridget | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2019-05-10 |
| O'ROURKE, Benjamin Michael | Director | 2010-10-22 | 2013-02-11 |
| POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik | Director | 2019-05-10 | 2024-10-23 |
| POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik | Director | 2018-06-07 | 2018-07-12 |
| POTGIETER, Johan Hendrik | Director | 2013-10-31 | 2017-02-27 |
| SHAH, Sinesh Ramesh | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| SLATER, Steven Frederick | Director | 2009-05-27 | 2009-10-01 |
| UPPAL, Jasvinder Kaur | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2022-08-04 |
| VELUPILLAI, Anthony Ratnam | Director | 2012-12-31 | 2015-01-08 |
| WADDINGTON, Adam George | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2012-08-31 |
| WATSON, Alastair | Director | 2010-06-23 | 2010-12-22 |
| WEISSENBRUCH, Adrian Dirk | Director | 2024-03-15 | 2024-11-04 |
| WYLIE, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-07-21 | 2012-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Schools Spc Holdings Phase 1a Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.