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Cash

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£10K

0% vs 2024

Employees

Average over period

Profit before tax

£640K

-11% vs 2024

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover
Operating profit £506,000£719,000£640,000 -11%
Profit before tax £506,000£719,000£640,000 -11%
Net profit £506,000£719,000£640,000 -11%
Cash
Total assets less current liabilities £7,753,000£7,541,000£7,374,000 -2.2%
Net assets £10,000£10,000£10,000 0%
Equity £10,000£10,000£10,000 0%
Average employees
Wages
Directors' remuneration

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Return on capital employed 6.5%9.5%8.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 99.9%99.9%99.9%
Current ratio 19.79x17.66x19.36x
Interest cover 0.52x0.74x0.68x

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

  1. WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE SCHOOLS PPP LIMITED 2007-07-23 → present
  2. WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2007-06-22 → 2007-07-23

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. As the Company is a holding company and does not trade, the directors have reviewed the cash flow forecasts and projections of the Company's and its trading subsidiary, West Dunbartonshire Schools Limited. The directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue to meet its current and future obligations.”

Group structure

  1. WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE SCHOOLS PPP LIMITED · parent
    1. West Dunbartonshire Schools Limited 100% · Scotland · providing, under a PFI agreement, the design, construction, finance and maintenance of four schools

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

4 active · 16 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
POWELL, Tanisha Juliette Secretary 2025-06-20
GALLAGHER, Declan Director 2025-07-30 Nov 1973 Irish
HARRIS, Iain Director 2021-07-19 Dec 1970 British
STEWART, Alison Director 2022-11-28 May 1972 British
Show 16 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DIPPENAAR, Sarah Secretary 2016-07-01 2017-10-16
GILLESPIE, Michael John Secretary 2024-12-19 2025-06-20
GILLESPIE, Michael John Secretary 2017-10-16 2024-06-03
GILLESPIE, Michael John Secretary 2015-06-01 2016-07-01
HALLETT, Anne-Marie Secretary 2024-06-03 2024-12-19
MCATEER, Sarah Secretary 2008-10-31 2015-06-01
MCATEER, Sarah Secretary 2007-06-22 2007-08-31
STEWART, Wendy Secretary 2007-08-31 2008-10-31
DUNCAN, Harry Director 2007-06-22 2012-03-01
FIELDER, Richard John Director 2007-06-29 2007-11-21
HARKINS, William Duncan Director 2017-12-11 2021-07-19
HESKETH, Tim Director 2018-08-13 2020-02-03
MEADE, Kieron Gerard Director 2007-11-21 2012-03-01
MOORE, Nicholas William Director 2012-03-01 2022-11-28
WHITE, Barry Edward Director 2007-11-21 2009-04-30
YOUNG, Robert James Director 2012-03-01 2017-12-11

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 83 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-06-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-07-30 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-07-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-06-20 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2025-06-20 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-12-23 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-12-19 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-07-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-06-11 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-06-11 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-05-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-10-13 AAMD accounts Accounts amended with accounts type full
2023-07-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-05-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full
2022-11-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-11-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-07-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-05-05 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-07-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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