ACKWORTH SCHOOL
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Cash
£309K
-20.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.1M
-16% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
176
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£960K
-1,271.7% 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 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,499,297 | £10,230,982 | £10,255,170 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£770,944 | £81,939 | -£960,062 | -1,271.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£778,584 | £81,939 | -£960,062 | -1,271.7% | |
| Net profit | -£787,031 | £183,528 | -£972,429 | -629.9% | |
| Cash | £774,626 | £389,221 | £309,268 | -20.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,572,011 | £6,775,381 | £5,909,039 | -12.8% | |
| Net assets | £5,908,301 | £6,091,829 | £5,119,400 | -16% | |
| Equity | £5,908,301 | £6,091,829 | £5,119,400 | -16% | |
| Average employees | 167 | 173 | 176 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £4,192,631 | £4,158,097 | £4,678,093 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £613,163 | £620,428 | £697,970 | +12.5% |
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 | -8.1% | 0.8% | -9.4% | |
| Net margin | -8.3% | 1.8% | -9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.7% | 1.2% | -16.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 46.7% | 53.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.77x | 0.63x | |
| Interest cover | -19.32x | 1.73x | -24.77x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' 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 over the group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ACKWORTH SCHOOL · parent
- Ackworth School 1950 Trust
- Ackworth and Freshfield Educational Foundation
- Ackworth School Estates
- Wennington School Bursary Fund
Significant events
- “A significant development this year has been the signing of a new partnership with Paris Saint-Germain Academy UK, which will take effect from September 2026.”
- “The opening of the Garden Villa Health and Wellbeing Centre in September 2024 marked a significant development in our pastoral provision.”
- “The introduction of VAT on fees dominated the 2024/25 financial story.”
- “The schoolwide boiler programme is the most significant project in recent years, and it is now complete.”
- “the Senior School launched a soft trial before the approach became established policy and practice in September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEER, Martyn Julian | Director | 2024-04-12 | Jun 1973 | British |
| CARSON, Neil Spence | Director | 2024-09-30 | Sep 1967 | British |
| HARTSHORNE, Mary Vipont | Director | 2024-02-02 | Jul 1961 | British |
| PENMAN, Andrew Clive | Director | 2024-02-02 | Aug 1957 | British |
| RAPHAEL, Susan Claire | Director | 2024-02-02 | Feb 1954 | British |
| RAYNER, Carol | Director | 2017-06-14 | May 1960 | British |
| WHITELEY, Andrew John | Director | 2017-06-14 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, Susan Winfred | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2024-09-30 |
| ALLEN, Christopher | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-11-01 |
| BARBARACHILD, Zephyrine | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2019-08-31 |
| BROWN, Edward Vipont | Director | 2017-01-13 | 2017-07-14 |
| BUNNEY, David Joseph | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2024-11-01 |
| LINCOLN, Robert | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2024-02-02 |
| MAREE, Anton Adriaan | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2024-04-12 |
| NAPIER, Kate | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| NAPIER, Kate | Director | 2017-06-14 | 2018-08-31 |
| SEED, Charles Nicholas | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2022-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Bunny | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2022-04-04 |
| Mr Edward Vipont Brown | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-01-13 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.