MARYLEBONE SCHOOL LTD
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Cash
£441K
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£33M
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
82
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-01-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
For this reason, the governors do not deem it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern.
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9 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,779,000 | £7,925,000 | £3,149,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£305,000 | -£635,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£287,000 | -£558,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£287,000 | -£558,000 | -£469,000 | — | |
| Cash | £523,000 | £973,000 | £441,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,693,000 | £33,138,000 | £32,637,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £33,693,000 | £33,138,000 | £32,637,000 | — | |
| Equity | £33,693,000 | £33,138,000 | £32,637,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 94 | 86 | 82 | — | |
| Wages | £3,966,000 | £3,910,000 | £1,701,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £945,473 | £180,000 | £85,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 5 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.9% | -8.0% | — | |
| Net margin | -3.7% | -7.0% | -14.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.9% | -1.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.4% | 1.6% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.70x | 3.95x | 2.84x |
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
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“For this reason, the governors do not deem it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “In December 2025, governors appointed a new Principal, Mr Lee Thomas, who will join us in September 2026 taking over from founding Headteacher, Mr Richard Ardron, who is retiring from headship.”
- “With effect from 1 February 2026, in accordance with a legal transfer of undertakings, all assets, liabilities and activities associated with Marylebone School Limited transferred to United Learning Trust, including, following consultation, all staff under the Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations.”
- “The academy joined United Learning, a multi-academy trust, on 1st February 2026. United Learning (UL) is the largest trust in the UK and being a member brings many training and development opportunities for staff, with the aim to further improve academic attainment for all students. With the academy having joined UL, the trust will be wound down in early summer 2026.”
- “On 1 February 2026, the trust ceased to operate. The assets, liabilities and activities of the trust transferred to United Learning Trust on that date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Andrew John | Director | 2019-03-29 | Apr 1964 | British |
| GOLDSOBEL, Howard | Director | 2020-11-02 | Oct 1945 | British |
| MOUNTFORD, Margaret Rose, Dr | Director | 2018-12-06 | Nov 1951 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROYDE, Laura Dorothy | Secretary | 2012-12-21 | 2015-07-17 |
| ABRAHAMSON, Charlotte | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2017-07-21 |
| ALKHOEE, Zainab | Director | 2022-11-08 | 2025-07-10 |
| ALVAREZ YU, Monica | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2022-05-19 |
| ARDRON, Richard Charles | Director | 2014-06-20 | 2026-02-05 |
| ARNDT, Susan Pratt | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2020-02-23 |
| BAILEY, Andrew Frederick David | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2019-08-09 |
| BETTRIDGE, Max | Director | 2024-09-23 | 2026-02-05 |
| BRADLEY, Gary, Father | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2023-07-13 |
| BRENDLOR, Sarah | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2020-10-02 |
| CARNEGIE, Timothy Charles | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2019-10-10 |
| CLIFFORD, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2018-12-12 |
| COX, Antonia Mary | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2020-07-25 |
| DURKIN, Scott | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2016-01-25 |
| ESSEN, Blerina | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2024-12-13 |
| EVANS, Robert | Director | 2021-01-14 | 2025-01-13 |
| FRASER, Hugh | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2013-06-22 |
| HOWELLS, Gary, Dr | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2019-05-24 |
| JOHNSON, William David | Director | 2022-11-08 | 2024-08-31 |
| JORDAN, Peter Andrew | Director | 2022-05-24 | 2026-02-05 |
| KHAN, Aslam | Director | 2021-05-20 | 2025-05-09 |
| MCFADDEN, David Andrew | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2015-08-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2014-03-13 | 2018-01-17 |
| ROGERS, Sophie | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2018-10-11 |
| ROYDE, Laura Dorothy | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2015-07-17 |
| SARGENT, Emily | Director | 2019-03-07 | 2022-07-14 |
| SHARPE, Troy | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2026-02-05 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Todd | Director | 2025-02-12 | 2026-02-05 |
| UDDIN, Mohsena | Director | 2025-11-05 | 2026-02-05 |
| UYANNEH, Ifeanyi | Director | 2021-01-14 | 2026-02-05 |
| WILSON, Jane | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2026-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 9
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.