GOSFIELD SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-32.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£16m
+1.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
108
+5.9% 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 | £4,252,446 | £5,730,203 | £5,971,353 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £241,176 | £214,447 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £180,656 | £163,623 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £180,656 | £163,622 | £207,804 | +27% | |
| Cash | £4,436 | £1,730,650 | £1,160,819 | -32.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,557,711 | £16,908,256 | £17,824,077 | +5.4% | |
| Net assets | £15,794,446 | £15,958,069 | £16,165,873 | +1.3% | |
| Equity | £15,794,446 | £15,958,069 | £16,165,873 | +1.3% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 102 | 108 | +5.9% | |
| Wages | £2,790,810 | £3,092,308 | £3,354,203 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £162,750 | £248,778 | £202,846 | -18.5% |
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 | 5.7% | 3.7% | — | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 1.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.21x | 0.44x | 0.47x | |
| Interest cover | 3.15x | 2.49x | — |
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
- Affinia (Colchester)
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“For these reasons, and the continued support of GFM Holdings Ltd, the Trustees believe there are sufficient funds available within the School to continue to operate as a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on this basis. No material uncertainties exist.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Christopher Robert | Director | 2022-05-10 | Feb 1968 | British |
| CORRALL, Jon | Director | 2024-10-07 | Nov 1948 | British |
| JACKSON, Roderick | Director | 2021-09-01 | Dec 1966 | British,Australian |
| MAKAROFF, Katherine | Director | 2024-10-07 | Sep 1980 | Canadian |
| SHIELDS, Lauren | Director | 2025-10-14 | Jun 1989 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVENPORT, Joan Christine | Secretary | 2003-09-18 | 2013-09-30 |
| GAGE, Michael Gordon | Secretary | 2000-02-17 | 2001-10-31 |
| HOLDER, Jimmy Joseph | Secretary | 2002-05-31 | 2002-09-18 |
| PERRY, Stanley George | Secretary | — | 1998-08-31 |
| SENDALL, John | Secretary | 2001-10-31 | 2002-05-31 |
| WILKIN, Paul Guy Foster | Secretary | 1998-11-26 | 2000-02-17 |
| BROWN, Carole Amy | Director | 1994-11-02 | 1997-11-26 |
| CAME, Deborah | Director | 2022-05-10 | 2024-04-05 |
| DALE, Thomas Edward | Director | — | 2012-09-27 |
| DONALDSON, Rex Keith | Director | — | 1997-11-26 |
| DOYLE, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2008-10-06 | 2013-09-30 |
| FREAKLEY, Brian | Director | — | 1992-01-04 |
| FULLER, Jacqueline | Director | — | 1993-11-03 |
| GRAY, Ruth Jennifer | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2002-05-23 |
| HOLDER, Jimmy Joseph | Director | 1994-11-02 | 2002-09-15 |
| KEMPSTER, Donald John | Director | 2012-09-27 | 2014-05-19 |
| LAMBERT, Simon James | Director | 2018-01-04 | 2018-12-18 |
| LETTS, Simon | Director | — | 1994-05-04 |
| MAGNESS, Philip Francis | Director | — | 1993-11-03 |
| MARTYN, Guy Louis | Director | 2018-01-04 | 2021-08-31 |
| OSWICK, David | Director | — | 1996-11-12 |
| PAVYER, Nicholas Antony | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2015-09-28 |
| PERRY, Stanley George | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2003-08-31 |
| PHILPOTT, Daniel | Director | 2007-10-10 | 2012-09-27 |
| PINEGAR, Peter Maurice | Director | — | 2001-11-20 |
| RUTHERFORD, Michael William | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2001-11-20 |
| SAKAL, Peter Andrew | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2024-05-31 |
| SCOTT, John Richard | Director | — | 1996-11-12 |
| SIMMONS, Richard | Director | — | 1992-11-04 |
| TOWSON, Nigel | Director | — | 1995-11-01 |
| WATERS, Robert | Director | — | 1998-11-26 |
| WELCH, Sarah Jane, Dr | Director | 2012-09-27 | 2017-12-31 |
| WOODCOCK, Brian Donald | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2008-10-06 |
| YOUNG, Anne Maria | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2007-10-10 |
| YOUNG, Anne Maria | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2002-05-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Andrew Sakal | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2024-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-10 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.