ARNOLD HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£6.7M
+4.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
85
+3.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£892K
+54.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £8,858,140 | £9,475,146 | £9,532,046 | +0.6% | |
| Operating profit | £764,559 | £756,146 | £909,968 | +20.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £544,721 | £578,784 | £892,467 | +54.2% | |
| Net profit | £544,721 | £578,784 | £892,467 | +54.2% | |
| Cash | £4,213,074 | £6,428,690 | £6,746,627 | +4.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,374,502 | £16,355,812 | £16,592,338 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £10,852,318 | £11,431,102 | £12,323,569 | +7.8% | |
| Equity | £10,852,318 | £11,431,102 | £12,323,569 | +7.8% | |
| Average employees | 81 | 82 | 85 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £3,674,093 | £4,032,625 | £3,915,427 | -2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 8.6% | 8.0% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | 6.1% | 9.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.56x | 1.72x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | 2.95x | 2.82x | 4.26x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the funding facilities available to the School together with the expected ongoing demand for places and the School's future projected cash flows, the Governors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis. The Governors do not consider there to be any material uncertainties relating to going concern.”
Significant events
- “completed a full refurbishment of the theatre at our Canons Park facility”
- “The purchase was financed partly through reserves and partly through a £4,900,000 bank loan.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINTER, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2024-02-08 | — | — |
| BURGESS, Hanah Munzer | Director | 2021-03-09 | Apr 1976 | British |
| DE FREITAS, Eleanor Judith | Director | 2018-03-13 | May 1974 | British |
| DOUGLASS, Claudia Mary Seton | Director | 2017-10-10 | May 1968 | British |
| GRENIER, Michael Anthony | Director | 2022-06-21 | Nov 1969 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Thomas Arthur | Director | 2023-10-17 | Nov 1972 | British |
| SAHNI, Monish Ajab | Director | 2021-06-15 | Dec 1963 | British |
| SAVAGE, Gary John, Dr | Director | 2021-03-09 | Dec 1970 | British |
| ZEHNER, Jon Hamilton | Director | 2018-10-02 | Jun 1957 | American,British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKMAN, Peter David Joseph | Secretary | 1995-02-28 | 1999-03-20 |
| DAVIS, Matthew John | Secretary | 2023-08-31 | 2024-02-07 |
| FLETCHER, Richard Gilbert | Secretary | 2008-09-01 | 2015-08-28 |
| HARVEY, Terence Stanley | Secretary | 1992-08-21 | 1995-02-28 |
| HOADLEY, John | Secretary | — | 1992-08-21 |
| SIMM, Geoffrey William Grainger | Secretary | 1999-03-16 | 2008-08-31 |
| VANNINEN, Paula Helena | Secretary | 2015-08-28 | 2023-08-31 |
| BADENOCH, Michele Patricia | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2022-10-10 |
| BEARD, Mark John | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2019-07-01 |
| BECKMAN, Peter David Joseph | Director | 1993-06-22 | 2013-03-31 |
| BERGQUIST, Anders Karim, Revd Dr | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2026-03-24 |
| DANCEY, Roger Michael | Director | 1996-06-26 | 1998-03-18 |
| DERHAM, Patrick Sibley Jan | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2020-07-09 |
| DURHAM, Kenneth | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| ENGLISH, Mark Terence | Director | 2019-10-08 | 2022-07-07 |
| FAFALIOS, Anastassis Nicolas John | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2020-07-09 |
| GRABINER, Anthony Stephen, Lord | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2014-02-07 |
| HALL, Janice Elizabeth | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2012-11-20 |
| HARRISON, Sarah Louise | Director | 2014-03-04 | 2018-07-05 |
| HEARNDEN, Josephine Honor | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| HEARNDEN, Josephine Honor | Director | 1997-03-19 | 2007-08-31 |
| HONEY, Sumita | Director | 2022-10-10 | 2026-01-14 |
| JONES-PARRY, Tristram | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2005-12-31 |
| LAMONT NEWTON, Laura | Director | 2024-10-15 | 2025-12-31 |
| LIPSCOMB, David Alan Cary | Director | — | 2000-11-28 |
| MACAULAY, David John | Director | — | 1993-02-24 |
| MAXWELL, John Douglas Etheridge | Director | — | 2007-08-31 |
| O'BRIEN, Barry John | Director | 2005-09-19 | 2018-07-05 |
| PARRITT, Clive Anthony | Director | 2003-05-13 | 2010-08-31 |
| PATON, John David Marshall, Reverend | Director | — | 2006-08-31 |
| PROSSER, John Bowen | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2020-12-16 |
| RAINGOLD, Howard Peter | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2011-03-08 |
| RIFKIND, Charles Gabriel | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2014-02-07 |
| RONEY, John Howard Barham | Director | 1993-06-22 | 1997-08-31 |
| RONEY, Richard Esmond Barham | Director | — | 1995-06-23 |
| SAINSBURY, Susan Carroll, Lady | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2008-05-16 |
| SAVAGE, Victoria Jane | Director | 2020-03-10 | 2022-07-07 |
| SETHER, Stewart Craig | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2016-07-07 |
| SKIPPER, David John | Director | — | 1995-07-07 |
| SMART, George Milne | Director | — | 1995-03-02 |
| SOUTHWARD, Nigel Ralph, Doctor | Director | — | 2002-06-18 |
| SPURR, Michael Stephen | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2014-08-31 |
| ST JOHNSTON, Colin David | Director | — | 2005-08-31 |
| STOWELL, Janet Mair | Director | 2023-10-17 | 2026-03-25 |
| SUMMERSCALE, David Michael | Director | — | 1998-06-23 |
| SUTER, Timothy John | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2008-05-27 |
| WALLIS, Clarrie Elizabeth | Director | 2014-03-04 | 2018-07-05 |
| WARNER, Alan Tristram Nicholas | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2013-08-31 |
| WIDDICOMBE, Daniel | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2022-07-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Martin Gwynne | Director | — | 1998-06-23 |
| WINSER, Colin Richard | Director | — | 2006-08-31 |
| WOOLF, Andrew James David | Director | 2018-10-02 | 2023-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.