EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED)
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Cash
£11m
-24.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£53m
+6.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
430
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED)·Consumer Discretionary median
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED)·Consumer Discretionary median
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED)·Consumer Discretionary median
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED)·Consumer Discretionary median
EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED)·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 | £27,705,000 | £29,418,000 | £28,722,000 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £238,000 | £483,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £58,000 | £1,417,000 | £3,051,000 | +115.3% | |
| Cash | £5,334,000 | £14,615,000 | £11,057,000 | -24.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £58,004,000 | £65,237,000 | £64,830,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £48,456,000 | £49,873,000 | £52,924,000 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | £48,456,000 | £49,873,000 | £52,924,000 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 445 | 451 | 430 | -4.7% | |
| Wages | £11,633,000 | £12,267,000 | £12,713,000 | +3.6% | |
| 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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.9% | 1.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 4.8% | 10.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.4% | 0.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.3% | 37.7% | 34.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.48x | 1.08x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | 0.51x | 1.08x | — |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board is satisfied that the Charity has sufficient resources to fund its ongoing operations and to service the long-term debt. Accordingly, the Board is satisfied that there are no material uncertainties surrounding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern and the accounts have been prepared on that basis.”
Group structure
- EASTBOURNE COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) · parent
- Eastbourne College Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Pupil numbers for the year under review were slightly down year on year, consistent with trends seen in the wider sector, owing to the government's decision to charge VAT on school fees.”
- “The Charity held its first ever Giving Day in March 2025, which generated additional donations in support of this goal.”
- “the launch of the cross-charity choir from September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 67 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTLEY-MAWER, Christopher Mark | Secretary | 2018-12-15 | — | — |
| BURROWS, Charles Edgar | Director | 2020-09-11 | Feb 1964 | British |
| COMPTON, Jeremy Richard Ernest | Director | 2018-07-06 | Jun 1964 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Louise Angela | Director | 2023-02-06 | Oct 1975 | British |
| DAVIDSON-HOUSTON, Richard | Director | 2016-03-11 | Sep 1972 | British |
| DENNIS, Charles Frederick | Director | 2021-09-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
| ECKERT, Nicola Lindsey | Director | 2010-02-04 | May 1958 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Nicholas James Philip | Director | 2017-03-10 | Jun 1973 | British |
| FOK, Chun Kit James | Director | 2021-02-03 | Feb 1984 | British |
| GOMBERA, Peter Pachipano, Dr | Director | 2023-09-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| HENLEY, Victoria Jane | Director | 2003-11-28 | Jun 1959 | British |
| KITSON, Matthew James | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| LONG, Ian Edward, Dr | Director | 2023-09-01 | Aug 1959 | British |
| MAIDENS, William Henry John | Director | 2019-03-25 | Jul 1960 | British |
| MEEK, Darren Lindsey | Director | 2013-12-06 | Apr 1969 | British |
| ROWE, Helen Jane | Director | 2021-12-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| WICKS, Robert Mackenzie, Dr | Director | 2019-08-12 | Jul 1961 | British |
Show 67 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEECHAM, Robert Seymour, Group Captain | Secretary | — | 1994-02-14 |
| LOWER, Michael Raymond Hamilton | Secretary | 1998-06-24 | 2007-08-24 |
| MEADE, Carol | Secretary | 2007-08-24 | 2018-12-15 |
| SIMPKIN, Michael Lloyd, Group Captian | Secretary | 1994-02-14 | 1998-06-28 |
| AGUTTER, Lesley Anne | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2002-09-25 |
| ALFILLE, Tanya, Dr | Director | 2004-11-26 | 2011-12-09 |
| ANDERSON, Adele Helen | Director | 2007-06-08 | 2012-12-07 |
| ATKINSON, Jane | Director | 1997-11-27 | 2009-11-27 |
| BALL, Peter John, Right Reverend | Director | — | 1992-03-26 |
| BARFORD, Michael Thomas | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2018-03-09 |
| BARKER, Anne, Dame | Director | 1994-11-18 | 2006-10-25 |
| BARKSHIRE, Robert Renny St John | Director | — | 1995-03-03 |
| BENNION, Carolyn | Director | 2012-12-15 | 2016-01-05 |
| BROADLEY, Philip Arthur John | Director | 2000-11-24 | 2024-06-30 |
| BROWN, Alexander James Gore | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2021-05-21 |
| BUSH, Charles Martin Peter | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2022-03-11 |
| CAFFYN, Robert James Morris | Director | — | 1994-03-04 |
| CAVENDISH, Andrew Robert Buxton, The Duke Of Devonshire | Director | — | 2004-05-03 |
| COXEN, Amanda Claire | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2021-03-12 |
| CRACKNELL, Christopher David | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2015-09-01 |
| CRAWSHAW, John | Director | — | 2004-03-12 |
| CUNDY, Ian Patrick Martyn | Director | 1994-03-04 | 1996-07-31 |
| DARLEY, Charles, Dr | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2017-06-23 |
| DAVIES, Colin Michael | Director | 2011-02-25 | 2022-03-11 |
| DAVIES JONES, Hugh | Director | 2000-11-24 | 2009-11-27 |
| EVERETT, Christopher Harris Doyle | Director | — | 2004-06-20 |
| FORBES, Ian Andrew, Sir | Director | 2004-11-26 | 2013-12-06 |
| GULL, Keith, Professor | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2024-06-14 |
| HOPKINS, John Alan | Director | — | 1999-02-01 |
| IRELAND, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-10-26 |
| JEFFERY, Paul Francis | Director | 1994-03-04 | 2004-06-24 |
| LEAVER, Christopher, Sir | Director | — | 2005-03-11 |
| LOCHER, Claire Phillippa | Director | 2014-12-06 | 2023-12-08 |
| MACKAY, Andrew Owen | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2011-03-24 |
| MARSH, George | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2022-03-11 |
| MARSH, George | Director | 2009-06-12 | 2009-12-20 |
| MASEFIELD, Charles Beech Gordon, Sir | Director | 1997-11-27 | 2012-12-07 |
| MCNEILLY, Robert Andrew, Dr | Director | 2006-12-01 | 2019-03-08 |
| NOAKES, Sheila Valerie, Baroness | Director | 2000-03-10 | 2004-06-11 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Kevin, Sir | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2017-06-23 |
| ORNSBY, Suzanne Doreen | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2024-03-05 |
| PIPER, James William Steuart | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2023-06-09 |
| PRICE, Margaret Louise, Dr | Director | 1998-11-27 | 2006-12-01 |
| RADWAN, Cherine | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2019-06-17 |
| RAEBURN, John Douglas | Director | — | 1997-06-09 |
| RICHARDS, David Julian, Lieutenant General | Director | 2004-11-26 | 2015-01-02 |
| RICHARDS, Melanie Jane | Director | 2012-03-16 | 2018-12-07 |
| RICHARDSON, Michael John De Rougement, Sir | Director | — | 1995-03-03 |
| RICHARDSON, Thomas Shepherd | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2020-06-12 |
| RICHARDSON, Thomas Shepherd | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2015-01-31 |
| ROBINSON, Andrew Mark | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2022-03-11 |
| RODGERS, Fionnuala Anne | Director | 2020-09-10 | 2023-02-13 |
| ROOSE, Edward Glynne Stephen | Director | — | 2011-12-07 |
| RYLEY, John Hamilton | Director | 2008-03-07 | 2021-03-12 |
| SAUNDERS, Alison | Director | 2008-06-06 | 2014-12-05 |
| SMITH, David Lawrence, Doctor | Director | 1994-03-04 | 2015-07-29 |
| SPENCER, Andrew Mark, Dr | Director | 2015-06-19 | 2017-06-23 |
| THOMPSON, Michael, Sir Professor | Director | — | 1997-03-14 |
| TOOLE, Helen Jane | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2019-03-08 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Richard John | Director | — | 2003-03-14 |
| WATMOUGH, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2011-12-09 | 2024-11-04 |
| WATT, Ian Glendinning | Director | — | 1999-03-12 |
| WHEELDON, Julie Ann | Director | 2017-12-08 | 2022-06-08 |
| WICKS, Janet Mary | Director | — | 1997-03-14 |
| WINN, David | Director | — | 2015-07-29 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, Andrew William Lewis | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2015-12-31 |
| YORKE, Stephen Justin | Director | 1996-11-01 | 2012-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-09 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-09 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.