SANDROYD SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£9k
-92.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£4m
-3.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
138
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | £5,158,994 | £5,290,671 | £4,902,092 | -7.3% | |
| Operating profit | £133,538 | £69,223 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £28,799 | £1,035 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £28,799 | £1,035 | -£153,941 | -14,973.5% | |
| Cash | £1,442 | £120,940 | £9,043 | -92.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,482,232 | £5,516,697 | £5,043,923 | -8.6% | |
| Net assets | £4,199,704 | £4,200,739 | £4,046,798 | -3.7% | |
| Equity | £4,199,704 | £4,200,739 | £4,046,798 | -3.7% | |
| Average employees | 128 | 139 | 138 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £2,840,264 | £2,961,617 | £2,980,567 | +0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £250,836 | £251,522 | +0.3% |
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 | 2.6% | 1.3% | — | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 0.0% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.4% | 1.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.53x | 0.54x | 0.52x | |
| Interest cover | 1.27x | 1.02x | — |
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
- Auditor
- Fawcetts LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the ISAs (UK) require us to report to you where: the Governors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is not appropriate; or the Governors have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the cha”
Significant events
- “Environmental sustainability continues to be a priority for the school. A significant proportion of the school's heat and light now comes from renewable. Two existing solar arrays provide around 20% of the school's electricity.”
- “During the past year a total of £180,158 was rebated in the form of bursaries. Over the last year, two children were in receipt of 100% bursaries.”
- “It has been a challenging year for the sector following the government decision to introduce VAT at 20% to independent school fees from 1 January 2025, to remove the mandatory business rates relief from 1 April 2025 and to increase employer National Insurance contributions from 1 April 2025.”
- “The Governors made the collective decision not to pass the full 20% fee increase onto pupils in January 2025, resulting therefore in a decrease in fees receivable for the financial year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNELL-NUGENT, Rupert Michael | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Guy Geoffrey Francis | Director | 2024-06-21 | Feb 1981 | British |
| BALERI, Casidhe Hannah Alice | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jan 1989 | British |
| BARBER, Simon William Theodore | Director | 2014-10-04 | Feb 1970 | British |
| BIRD, Paul Reginald Kenneth | Director | 2019-11-29 | Aug 1984 | British |
| BOURKE, Peter John Castleman | Director | 2012-02-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| FORD, Genevieve | Director | 2023-10-16 | Oct 1976 | British |
| MCVEIGH III, Charles Senff | Director | 2013-06-01 | Jul 1942 | British |
| MILES, Laura | Director | 2017-11-24 | May 1970 | British |
| STANLEY, Oliver Hugh | Director | 2010-03-19 | Jun 1959 | British |
| THOMAS, Rhodri Glyn Lougher | Director | 2009-07-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| VESSEY, Benjamin Alastair Martin | Director | 2024-02-19 | Nov 1967 | British |
| WHITEFIELD, George William | Director | 2017-06-23 | Mar 1983 | British |
| WILSON, Felicity Anne | Director | 2014-10-04 | Oct 1971 | British |
| ZINGG, Philippa Louise | Director | 2016-04-01 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Paul Frank | Secretary | 2004-07-19 | 2010-04-30 |
| OLLERHEAD, John Gilmour | Secretary | — | 1992-03-31 |
| STEWART, Christopher Joseph | Secretary | 2010-11-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| VERNON JP, Paul Andrew, Sqn Ldr | Secretary | 1992-04-01 | 2004-07-31 |
| WATSON, Alison Tessa | Secretary | 2010-05-01 | 2010-11-01 |
| BAINSFAIR, Paul Jeffrey | Director | 2002-06-28 | 2009-12-31 |
| BAROT, Jaideep Mahendrakumar | Director | 2017-03-10 | 2023-12-01 |
| BELL, Hannah | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2023-06-16 |
| BREWER, Penelope Ann | Director | 2005-03-18 | 2014-03-14 |
| BRIERLEY, Elizabeth | Director | 2014-10-04 | 2023-12-01 |
| BROOKS, Neil Richard | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| CAHILL, John David | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2011-12-02 |
| CARD, Timothy Stormont Bardsley | Director | — | 2001-09-13 |
| COOPER, Raymond Arthur | Director | — | 1992-06-12 |
| DUFFELL, Peter Royson, Sir | Director | 1995-11-18 | 2009-06-19 |
| EVERS, Christopher Claude | Director | 1998-06-12 | 2005-08-31 |
| FULLER, Karon | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| GOULD, Edward John Humphrey | Director | 1998-06-12 | 2003-12-31 |
| GREGG, David Milby | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HEXTALL, Timothy Charles | Director | 1998-06-12 | 2014-12-31 |
| HILLARY, William Robert | Director | 1992-02-14 | 2012-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Penelope Mary | Director | — | 1998-12-08 |
| MACKWORTH PRAED, Philip Julian | Director | — | 1997-06-13 |
| MACNAGHTEN, Robin Donelly | Director | — | 1998-06-12 |
| MARLAND, Penelope Mary, Lady | Director | 1997-03-10 | 2005-08-31 |
| MAXLOW-TOMLINSON, Paul Christian | Director | — | 2011-12-02 |
| MCALPINE, Andrew William, Sir | Director | — | 1994-11-18 |
| MCKENDRICK, Emma Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2022-12-03 |
| MOSSE, Peter Silvain | Director | — | 1995-06-13 |
| O'MALLEY, Simon Timothy Patrick | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2017-06-23 |
| OZANNE, David Maingey | Director | — | 1996-06-14 |
| OZANNE, Kathleen Jane | Director | — | 1993-11-05 |
| PALMER, Michael Joseph, Major General Sir | Director | — | 1999-06-18 |
| PARNELL THE LORD CONGLETON, Christopher Patrick, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | — | 1992-06-12 |
| PAYNE, Catriona Janet | Director | 1998-12-08 | 2006-06-23 |
| THOMPSON, James Gerald | Director | — | 2001-08-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.