DERWEN COLLEGE
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Cash
£2m
+87.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2m
+12.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
444
+5.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £12,263,533 | £14,510,221 | £17,909,486 | +23.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £830,215 | £44,324 | £685,078 | +1,445.6% | |
| Cash | £1,600,511 | £1,056,982 | £1,980,000 | +87.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,465,298 | £5,531,966 | £6,198,757 | +12.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,465,298 | £5,509,622 | £6,194,700 | +12.4% | |
| Equity | £5,465,298 | £5,509,622 | £6,194,700 | +12.4% | |
| Average employees | 380 | 422 | 444 | +5.2% | |
| Wages | £8,404,727 | £9,437,491 | £11,028,556 | +16.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £466,482 | £482,760 | £0 | -100% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.8% | 0.3% | 3.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 16.2% | 20.5% | 39.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.44x | 1.98x | 1.47x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2025 no material uncertainties existed that would impact the going concern basis that these financial statements are prepared upon.”
Group structure
- DERWEN COLLEGE · parent
- Derwen College Consulting Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Carol Denise Novello | Secretary | 2019-03-12 | — | — |
| COURT, Ruth Louise | Director | 2025-03-20 | Apr 1967 | British |
| COWAN, Michael Reilly | Director | 2013-07-25 | Nov 1952 | British |
| COX, Helen Victoria | Director | 2018-10-11 | Aug 1953 | British |
| GROVE, Andrew John | Director | 2023-03-23 | Sep 1967 | British |
| KIMBER, Kathleen | Director | 2013-07-18 | Apr 1944 | British |
| LEAH, Tracy | Director | 2026-02-03 | May 1972 | British |
| LEIGH, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 2021-03-25 | Feb 1964 | British |
| OWEN, Daniel Jack | Director | 2025-03-20 | Jul 1990 | British |
| PLOWDEN, Abigail Louise | Director | 2024-03-20 | May 1985 | British |
| WARD, James Edward | Director | 2015-03-26 | Feb 1960 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROOM, Lesley Elizabeth | Secretary | 2013-07-18 | 2014-07-21 |
| BEAUMONT, Caroline Susan | Director | 2021-03-25 | 2024-01-31 |
| BELL, Robert Matthew, Dr | Director | 2026-02-03 | 2026-08-09 |
| BUDD, Ian | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2016-12-01 |
| BURNS, Louise Mary | Director | 2022-07-15 | 2025-10-27 |
| CARLILE, Lezley Janet | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2017-02-09 |
| CHILDS, Krista Lucia, Councillor | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2021-01-12 |
| COURT, Barbara Lynn | Director | 2018-05-23 | 2024-10-17 |
| EDWARDS, John Wyn | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2015-03-26 |
| EVISON, David Paul | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2024-11-25 |
| GEORGE, Karen | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2016-01-28 |
| GRIFFITHS, Karen | Director | 2015-10-29 | 2017-07-10 |
| GULL, Irene Patricia | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2018-07-19 |
| HINCHLIFF, Andrew Richard, Cllr | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2018-10-11 |
| JONES, Peter David | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2020-03-12 |
| KENDALL, David John | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2015-12-01 |
| KENYON, Lloyd, Councillor | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2019-05-16 |
| LANGFIELD, Barry | Director | 2024-03-20 | 2025-07-12 |
| LLOYD, David Glyn, Councillor | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2017-04-06 |
| LORD, Stephen Mark | Director | 2021-03-25 | 2026-05-20 |
| MACEY, Robert | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2018-10-11 |
| MCCOMBE, Katie | Director | 2014-05-22 | 2015-07-23 |
| MILNER, David Paul, Councillor | Director | 2017-06-28 | 2022-07-15 |
| MORTEN, John | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2019-05-16 |
| MOSS, Erica Wyn | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2014-10-09 |
| NORTH, David Roland, The Reverend Prebendary | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2015-07-23 |
| OWEN, June | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2014-05-22 |
| OWENS, Helen Christine | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2022-08-30 |
| PRESTON, David John | Director | 2023-03-23 | 2024-01-30 |
| RICHARDS, Gillian Patricia | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2020-04-25 |
| SHEPPARD, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2015-11-30 |
| SMITH, Helen | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2022-07-15 |
| WOODWARD, Mark Haddon | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2017-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.