HEADINGTON SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED

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  14 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

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.

1. HEADINGTON SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED 2026-04-10 → present
2. HEADINGTON RYE OXFORD LIMITED 2024-08-30 → 2026-04-10
3. HEADINGTON SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED 1915-07-23 → 2024-08-30

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

CROWE U.K. LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The merger of Headington with Rye St Antony in 2024 has strengthened the overall financial position of the School. In parallel, the Directors receive detailed financial forecasts based on a range of different scenarios. Despite the financial pressures caused by the introduction of VAT on fees and the loss of charitable relief on Business Rates, the School remains in a healthy financial position. This is further strengthened by the ability of the Directors to consider consolidating operations onto two sites from three in subsequent years and increasing revenue from a greater range of commercial operations. As a result, the Directors are confident that the School remains in a strong financial position, capable of dealing with any additional strategic shocks. Consequently, after due consideration, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future and have therefore considered it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”

Group structure

1. HEADINGTON SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED · parent
   1. Headington School Services Limited 100% · UK · provision of lettings and other trading activities / provides sports facilities to the School.
   2. Headington School Hong Kong Foundation Limited 100% · Hong Kong · dormant

Significant events

• “On the 15 September 2023, the Directors of both Headington School and Rye St Antony announced that, following detailed due diligence and legal advice, a decision had been taken to merge the schools in the best interests of both charities to form Headington Rye Oxford Limited. Legal completion took place on the 19 March 2024. As a result, the school's combined on the 30 August 2024 to form a single, all-though School for boys and girls from Nursery to Year 6, and girls only from Years 7 to 13.”
• “The midyear introduction of VAT on school fees presented a significant operational and financial challenge for independent schools. In this case, the School also faced the concurrent withdrawal of Business Rate Relief and changes to National Insurance Contributions, creating a compounded financial burden.”
• “Following a detailed review of pay and benefits, and in light of the financial pressures facing the independent education sector, the Directors announced that the School would enter Phased Withdrawal from the TPS as at 1st September 2025.”

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

Filings

20

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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