BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED
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Cash
£6.4M
+12.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+11.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
87
0% 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 | £6,532,035 | £7,248,989 | £7,678,774 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £632,246 | £1,666,660 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £633,986 | £1,666,660 | £1,204,765 | -27.7% | |
| Cash | £4,406,589 | £5,708,936 | £6,425,885 | +12.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,568,060 | £10,382,090 | £11,385,086 | +9.7% | |
| Net assets | £8,515,626 | £10,180,321 | £11,385,086 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £8,515,626 | £10,180,321 | £11,385,086 | +11.8% | |
| Average employees | 79 | 87 | 87 | 0% | |
| Wages | £2,976,239 | £3,548,704 | £3,737,032 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £633,296 | £722,363 | +14.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 9.7% | 23.0% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.0% | 23.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 2.00x | 2.46x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BUTE HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LIMITED 1992-03-31 → present
- ST.PAUL'S GIRL'S PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED 1956-09-21 → 1992-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and is able to meet its objectives. The Governors believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the School's ability to continue to operate. The accounts have therefore been prepared on the basis that the School is a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATKISS, Julia Claire | Secretary | 2023-08-01 | — | — |
| BARRON, Amanda | Director | 2018-09-04 | Feb 1966 | British |
| BECKITT, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2018-02-21 | Aug 1960 | British |
| BROUGH, Jonathan | Director | 2021-04-22 | Feb 1971 | British |
| FARQUHARSON, Joanna Sarah | Director | 2025-04-24 | Nov 1970 | British |
| GOGNA, Reena, Dr | Director | 2025-07-26 | Feb 1983 | British |
| GREEN, Karen Ann | Director | 2025-09-08 | Jun 1967 | British |
| HAUGER, Matthias Erich Herbert | Director | 2024-03-07 | Jan 1967 | German |
| MCANDREW, Polly Mary Ruth | Director | 2018-02-21 | Dec 1962 | British |
| PAILLASSE, Sandrine Nathalie | Director | 2023-03-09 | Oct 1977 | French,British |
| PIERCE-BURGESS, Dianna | Director | 2023-03-09 | Jun 1964 | American,British |
| PROUDFOOT, Laura, Dr | Director | 2025-08-20 | Jan 1978 | British |
| SAMUEL, Vernee Arul Keys | Director | 2024-03-07 | Jul 1970 | British |
| SCOTT, Daniel Fitzroy | Director | 2024-06-20 | Sep 1987 | British |
| SNOWBALL, Oliver | Director | 2025-04-24 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMPSTER, Ellen Mary | Secretary | 2007-08-10 | 2008-12-31 |
| FARLEY, Joy | Secretary | 1996-05-01 | 1997-08-31 |
| GOODFELLOW, Nicola | Secretary | 2013-06-17 | 2017-11-29 |
| GREENWOOD, Katharyn Hilary Maire | Secretary | 1997-09-01 | 1998-11-26 |
| KING, Charles Louis | Secretary | 2008-12-31 | 2009-02-18 |
| RIMMER, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2017-11-29 | 2023-08-02 |
| TAYLOR, John | Secretary | 2009-02-01 | 2013-06-17 |
| TRUELOVE, Howard William | Secretary | — | 1998-02-01 |
| WALL, Rachel Virginia | Secretary | 1994-12-14 | 1996-04-30 |
| WILSON, James Lawrence | Secretary | 2000-10-16 | 2007-08-10 |
| CEP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-11-26 | 2000-10-16 |
| ANDERSON, Elizabeth Jean | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2015-12-15 |
| AUGHWANE, Jane Ann | Director | 2016-01-05 | 2019-10-14 |
| BAILES, Susan | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2021-12-15 |
| BALDOCK, Janet Elizabeth, Dr | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| BLOFELD, Charlotte Anne | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2012-09-30 |
| BROCKMANN, Elisabeth Mary | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2017-07-14 |
| CASSELL, Richard Alexander | Director | 1997-06-16 | 2015-12-15 |
| CLARKE, William Oliver | Director | — | 2010-04-07 |
| CLAYTON, Christopher Sands | Director | — | 1997-03-06 |
| CLEMENTI, Tom | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2019-09-09 |
| CULLIS, Laura Frances Harriet | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| DEWE MATHEWS, Bernard Piers | Director | — | 1993-04-21 |
| DIGGORY, Elizabeth Mary | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2006-06-12 |
| EDMONDS, Frances Eileen | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-10-10 |
| FARR, Clarissa Mary | Director | 2006-11-14 | 2014-08-31 |
| GOUGH, Janet Anne | Director | 1993-11-17 | 1998-04-29 |
| HEARNDEN, Josephine Honor | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2012-08-31 |
| JERRIT, Giles Zachary Hay | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2017-07-14 |
| JONES, Christopher Philip | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2018-09-04 |
| KERR, Katharine Jane Scott | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2023-03-09 |
| KOOROS, Sneha Manhar Pancholi | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2023-06-22 |
| LINDSELL, William Martin | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| LINEHAN, Roberta Margaret | Director | 2014-03-19 | 2015-03-25 |
| MURRAY, Jacqueline Patricia | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2013-08-31 |
| NETTELTON, Louise Jane | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2020-06-25 |
| NISSEN, George Maitland | Director | — | 1995-06-19 |
| OWEN, Patricia | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| PAYNE, Katherine Anne | Director | 1996-12-03 | 2007-08-31 |
| PEARS, Andrew Roger | Director | 1996-05-01 | 2011-11-21 |
| PERRY, Mark | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2025-04-17 |
| PUGH-THOMAS, Anthony | Director | — | 1993-11-12 |
| RYAN, Diane | Director | — | 2002-11-19 |
| SHERMAN, Michelle Marie, Dr | Director | 2018-03-14 | 2025-04-17 |
| SPENCER, Margaret Diston | Director | — | 2000-07-05 |
| SWEENEY, Mark Gerard, Dr | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2018-04-25 |
| THOMSON, Alice Mary Rose | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2022-11-24 |
| TILLETT, Richard William | Director | 2025-02-25 | 2025-09-12 |
| VERMONT, Charles Henry David | Director | 2002-03-06 | 2010-05-17 |
| WAKEFORD, Geoffrey Michael Montgomery, Sir | Director | — | 2001-10-31 |
| WATHEN, Simon Walter Julian | Director | — | 2019-09-09 |
| WATNEY, Robert Gerard | Director | 2021-08-25 | 2025-07-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Helen Elizabeth Webber | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.