HALLIFORD SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£7.7m
-9% vs 2024
Net assets
£17m
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
110
+5.8% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £9,491,776 | £9,853,705 | £11,436,786 | +16.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £778,729 | £1,000,866 | £1,618,617 | +61.7% | |
| Cash | £4,605,593 | £8,446,938 | £7,685,945 | -9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,110,007 | £22,463,356 | £22,776,709 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £13,302,606 | £15,415,959 | £17,034,576 | +10.5% | |
| Equity | £13,302,606 | £15,415,959 | £17,034,576 | +10.5% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 104 | 110 | +5.8% | |
| Wages | £3,769,818 | £3,969,740 | £4,432,310 | +11.7% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 8.2% | 10.2% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 40.0% | 41.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.93x | 2.77x | 1.81x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis as there are no material uncertainties surrounding the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In December 2024 the charity registered for VAT and this has been added at 20% to all tuition fees.”
- “Since April 2025 the School no longer benefits from Business Rate Relief (BRR).”
- “The construction of the new Drama Studio and The Forum commenced in Summer 2024, and the refurbishment of the school kitchen and the creation of additional dining facilities continued until it was opened in November 2024. In Summer 2025 the refurbishment of the Design and Technology Workshop, Prep Room and storage areas commenced, completed in September 2025.”
- “The substantial difference in parent debtors between 2025 and 2024 was due to the introduction of VAT and invoices being raised in June 2025 for the Autumn Term of the following academic year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDERS, Elspeth Wilson Mackie | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | — | — |
| CROSBY, Michael Anthony | Director | 1994-01-11 | Sep 1948 | British |
| GREEN, Kay Jackie | Director | 2025-03-18 | Mar 1969 | British |
| HARRIS, Brian Thomas | Director | 1995-06-19 | May 1951 | British |
| HORNER, Pamela Ann | Director | 1995-03-15 | Jan 1952 | British |
| LENOEL, Alex | Director | 2016-12-02 | Jul 1974 | British |
| RABETT, Simon James | Director | 2024-03-19 | Sep 1961 | British |
| SACHANIA, Millan, Doctor | Director | 2008-02-18 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SHARP, Jeremy Richard Carling | Director | 2023-06-15 | Mar 1967 | British |
| SQUIRE, Colin Stuart | Director | — | Aug 1936 | British |
| STARK, Annette Michelle | Director | 2024-03-19 | Jun 1963 | British |
| WALLACE, Amy Louise | Director | 2023-01-01 | Dec 1980 | British |
| WOODWARD, Kenneth Harry | Director | 2002-11-05 | Oct 1944 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GODFREY, Philip Michael | Secretary | 2007-06-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| SIMMONS, Wendy | Secretary | — | 2007-06-30 |
| BAKER, Norman Charles | Director | — | 1994-11-30 |
| BOLE, Rodney Kenneth Crossley | Director | 1997-06-24 | 2002-11-28 |
| BUSBY, Ian Herman Geoffrey | Director | 1997-02-25 | 2008-02-18 |
| BUSBY, Jean Jervis | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1997-10-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Deborah Margaret | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2002-07-05 |
| CLANCHY, James Sherry | Director | — | 1992-08-24 |
| COOK, Norma Frances | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2022-12-31 |
| CROSSEN, Robert Mervyn | Director | 1992-11-11 | 1998-12-08 |
| DAVIES, Glenn William | Director | 2001-02-26 | 2002-07-05 |
| DAVISON, Richard Cowper | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2024-08-31 |
| ESPLEY, Dennis | Director | 1992-11-11 | 1996-07-05 |
| GLYN JONES, Alun | Director | 1995-03-15 | 2003-06-03 |
| GRUNDY, Max | Director | — | 1994-11-25 |
| GULLIVER, Katherine | Director | 2012-11-05 | 2021-11-30 |
| HARGAN, William John | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2017-06-06 |
| HARRISON, Tamara | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2015-11-30 |
| HIRST, Andrew Philip | Director | 2016-12-02 | 2023-11-21 |
| JONES, Peter Eldon | Director | 1992-07-02 | 1994-12-01 |
| KIY, Harry Herbert Ernest | Director | — | 1992-06-12 |
| KNOWLES, Keith Watkis | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1998-12-08 |
| MAUD, Nigel Jonathan | Director | 2016-12-02 | 2019-12-31 |
| MILES, Basil Patrick | Director | — | 1996-12-02 |
| MILES, Penelope Ann | Director | 1992-11-11 | 1997-02-17 |
| MONGER, Peter Alan | Director | 1995-03-15 | 2002-02-24 |
| NOBLE, Graham Edward | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2007-11-05 |
| OSBORNE, James Langford | Director | 1992-07-02 | 1994-11-30 |
| PARSONS, Richard James | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2019-07-31 |
| PARSONS, Richard James | Director | 1997-02-25 | 1998-12-08 |
| PEACOCK, Brian George | Director | 1993-02-24 | 2001-11-27 |
| PEACOCK, Brian George | Director | — | 1991-12-06 |
| PHILLIPS, Jonathan Pitt, Professor | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2019-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Nigel Howard | Director | — | 1992-08-01 |
| ROBERTS, Peter | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2022-08-31 |
| ROGERS, Anthony Peter Vernon | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2015-11-30 |
| RUSSELL, Kenneth Alexander | Director | — | 1992-07-02 |
| STARRITT, Lynda Jane | Director | 2002-11-05 | 2005-11-28 |
| TANNER, Clifford John | Director | — | 1994-12-01 |
| WHITE JONES, John Dale | Director | 1993-11-29 | 2009-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 209 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.