WALSINGHAM COLLEGE TRUST ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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Cash
£1M
-10.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23M
+3.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
83
-3.5% vs 2024
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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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,215,175 | £3,386,094 | £3,219,350 | -4.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£190,299 | -£154,183 | -£407,321 | -164.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£152,852 | £289,010 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£152,852 | £289,010 | £838,072 | +190% | |
| Cash | £1,324,373 | £1,121,335 | £1,005,580 | -10.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,969,709 | £22,258,719 | £23,096,791 | +3.8% | |
| Net assets | £21,969,709 | £22,258,719 | £23,096,791 | +3.8% | |
| Equity | £21,969,709 | £22,258,719 | £23,096,791 | +3.8% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 86 | 83 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £1,271,747 | £1,420,700 | £1,495,819 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £85,518 | £88,969 | +4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.6% | -4.6% | -12.7% | |
| Net margin | -6.9% | 8.5% | 26.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.9% | -0.7% | -1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | |
| Current ratio | 7.27x | 6.56x | 4.02x | |
| Interest cover | -10.76x | -8.21x | -20.89x |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of this assessment, the Directors have concluded that they have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and they therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- WALSINGHAM COLLEGE TRUST ASSOCIATION LIMITED · parent
- Shrine Trading Limited 100%
- Walsingham College (Yorkshire Properties) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Fr Edward Gunn left his ministry as Shrine Priest in June 2025 and has been succeeded by Fr Graeme Rowlands on an interim basis. The Guild's resident Chantry Priest post became vacant towards the end of the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD, Ruth Suzanne | Secretary | 2021-08-16 | — | — |
| BARNES, Philip Richard, The Reverend | Director | 2020-09-01 | Jun 1973 | British |
| DORE, Sonia Onome, Dr | Director | 2024-04-30 | Oct 1978 | British |
| DOWNING, John Sayer | Director | 2019-04-30 | Aug 1955 | British |
| READ, Christopher Martin | Director | 2022-10-11 | Jan 1969 | British |
| ROWLANDS, Graeme Charles, The Revd Preb. | Director | 2018-05-01 | May 1953 | British |
| SHEEHY, Jeremy Patrick, The Revd Dr | Director | 2024-10-15 | Oct 1956 | British |
| STOKER, Howard Charles, Revd Canon | Director | 2024-10-15 | Dec 1962 | British |
| THORNE, Mary Teresa | Director | 2023-04-25 | May 1973 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSON, Brian John Taylor, Dr | Secretary | 2009-05-05 | 2021-08-16 |
| KONTOCHRISTOS, Marisa | Secretary | 2008-07-21 | 2009-05-05 |
| LANE, Peter William | Secretary | 1998-05-05 | 2008-04-15 |
| SMITH, Stanley Patrick | Secretary | — | 1998-05-05 |
| ADDERLEY, John Arden, The Lord Norton | Director | — | 1993-09-24 |
| BAKER, Jonathan Mark Richard, The Reverend | Director | 2011-05-10 | 2020-09-01 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2024-04-30 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 2005-05-04 | 2014-04-29 |
| BRAITHWAITE, John Ambrose, Doctor | Director | — | 1995-03-18 |
| CAREFULL, Alan Vincent, The Reverend | Director | — | 1992-06-09 |
| COBB, Peter George, Reverend Canon | Director | 1996-05-08 | 2006-05-03 |
| COLVEN, Christopher George, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1996-04-13 |
| DAVISON, Roger William, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1993-09-24 |
| DOWNING, John Sayer | Director | 1998-05-06 | 2015-04-28 |
| EATON, Ellen Margaret, Baroness | Director | 2015-04-28 | 2017-06-01 |
| GARDEN, Ian Harrison | Director | 1997-05-07 | 2011-05-10 |
| HANSON, Brian John Taylor | Director | — | 2009-05-05 |
| HOPE, David Michael, The Most Rev And The Rgt Hon The Lord Arch Of York | Director | — | 2005-05-03 |
| KING, Patrick Whittenham, Major | Director | 1995-05-03 | 2003-03-21 |
| KLYBERG, Charles John, Reverend | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1996-10-14 |
| MANTLE, Richard John | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2015-04-28 |
| MARLOW, Barbara Anne | Director | 1998-05-06 | 2012-01-27 |
| MCINTYRE, Amanda | Director | 2017-10-03 | 2024-10-15 |
| MITCHAM, Andrew Mark, The Reverend | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2017-10-19 |
| NORTH, Philip John, The Right Revd | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2024-10-15 |
| ROBERTS, Andrew John | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2023-04-25 |
| SMITH, Kevin, Reverend | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2016-10-04 |
| SMITH, Stanley Patrick | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1997-09-08 |
| STOKER, Howard Charles, The Reverend | Director | 2012-10-02 | 2022-10-11 |
| WARD, Ruth Suzanne | Director | 2009-05-05 | 2019-04-30 |
| WARNER, Martin Clive, The Right Reverend Dr | Director | 2006-05-03 | 2016-10-04 |
| WARNER, Martin Clive, Canon | Director | 1993-05-05 | 1997-09-11 |
| WHITEHEAD, Michael Hutton, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 2009-05-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Revd Kevin Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-05 | Ceased 2024-07-16 |
| The Right Revd Philip John North | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-04 | Ceased 2024-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.