OLD BUCKENHAM HALL(BRETTENHAM)EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2026-01-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The Governors have confirmed that the Charity has no ongoing educational activities or future trading intentions, and the entity will ultimately be wound down. Accordingly, the Governors do not consider the going concern basis of accounting to be appropriate in the preparation of these financial statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £4,033,601 | £4,067,091 | £5,444,300 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£162,722 | -£138,542 | — | — | |
| Cash | £22,775 | £172,392 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,110,911 | £2,092,834 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,051,877 | £1,913,335 | — | — | |
| Equity | £2,051,877 | £1,913,335 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 82 | 86 | — | — | |
| Wages | £2,110,253 | £2,275,678 | — | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 17 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -4.0% | -3.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.9% | 60.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.35x | 0.35x | — |
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
- Larking Gowen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The Governors have confirmed that the Charity has no ongoing educational activities or future trading intentions, and the entity will ultimately be wound down. Accordingly, the Governors do not consider the going concern basis of accounting to be appropriate in the preparation of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “OBH formally announced its intention to join the Rugby School Group on 22nd September 2025.”
- “The merger transaction was formally completed on 5 January 2026.”
- “Following a formal consultation process with teaching staff, the school withdrew from the Teachers' Pension Scheme with effect from 30 April 2025.”
- “From 1 May 2025, the school established a new defined contribution pension scheme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALNAN, Penny Clare | Director | 2019-06-22 | Aug 1966 | British |
| EWART, Camilla Adele | Director | 2019-06-22 | Aug 1976 | British |
| FERGUSON, Paul | Director | 2024-01-09 | Nov 1972 | British |
| FOX, Hannah Ruth | Director | 2023-09-15 | Feb 1972 | British |
| GREENLEES, Sally Helen | Director | 2023-04-24 | Sep 1962 | British |
| HOWELL, Phillip Luard | Director | 2024-08-01 | Nov 1955 | British |
| MOORE, James | Director | 2023-09-16 | Dec 1963 | British |
| WELLS, Fergus | Director | 2023-01-09 | Feb 1978 | British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Anita Margaret | Secretary | 2001-06-15 | 2002-05-10 |
| GORMAN, James John Stuart | Secretary | 2002-05-10 | 2009-11-27 |
| TAVENER, Nicholas John Willett | Secretary | — | 2000-06-16 |
| THOMAS, Richard James | Secretary | 2000-06-16 | 2001-05-07 |
| ANGELA, Mark David | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2016-06-10 |
| BENNETT, Joanna Caroline | Director | 2007-06-15 | 2012-07-07 |
| BIRD, Joseph Andrew | Director | — | 1997-11-06 |
| BLAGDEN, Susan | Director | 1999-03-05 | 2003-06-13 |
| BOWMAN, John Edward Beck | Director | — | 1994-11-08 |
| BROWNING, Mary Grace Ann | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| BUCKLE, James Kennedy | Director | 2003-11-21 | 2012-07-07 |
| BUCKMASTER, Simon John | Director | 2000-11-10 | 2013-06-14 |
| BULLEN, Nicholas Francis | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2019-08-05 |
| BUSH, Charles Martin Peter | Director | 2006-11-10 | 2015-05-20 |
| CALNAN, Penny Clare | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2019-04-10 |
| COLES, Sharon Amanda | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2023-06-30 |
| COXON, Anne Veronica | Director | 1995-06-16 | 1999-11-12 |
| CRAWSHAY, Claire Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2018-12-12 |
| CUSTODIO, Emma Catherine | Director | 2016-03-04 | 2017-01-27 |
| DERRICK, Hugh Geoffrey Byrne | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2017-06-12 |
| DIXON-SMITH, Adam William George | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2022-02-23 |
| DOWIE, Miranda | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2016-06-10 |
| DYSON, Richard Anthony | Director | 1994-11-08 | 2002-11-22 |
| EDWARDS, Anita Margaret | Director | 1993-06-03 | 2002-05-10 |
| EDWARDS, Margaret Alice | Director | 1998-03-03 | 2005-03-04 |
| EWART, Camilla Adele | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2019-04-10 |
| GORMAN, James John Stuart | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2009-11-27 |
| HARRISON, Nicola Jane | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2020-04-02 |
| HARVEY, Philippa Ruth | Director | 1992-11-05 | 1996-11-07 |
| HEINRICH, Christian St John Salter | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2009-11-27 |
| HOLLAND, Wendy Hope | Director | 2003-06-13 | 2007-11-09 |
| HUGHES, David Michael Goldney | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2009-11-27 |
| JOHNSON, Charles Peter | Director | — | 1997-06-13 |
| KEOGHANE, Stephen | Director | 2020-11-22 | 2022-11-07 |
| KERR-DINEEN, Sarah Jane | Director | 2022-06-08 | 2025-07-05 |
| KERR-DINEEN, Sarah Jane | Director | 2017-03-03 | 2021-02-15 |
| KHAYAT, Jana Ruth | Director | 2000-03-03 | 2007-03-02 |
| LIDDELL, Duncan James Macduff | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2024-06-24 |
| MACASKILL, Innes | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2020-08-31 |
| MARTIN, Louise Helen | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2021-07-19 |
| MASON, Edward Geoffrey | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2020-03-13 |
| MCGREGOR, Andrew Roy | Director | 2019-06-22 | 2024-08-01 |
| MCGREGOR, Andrew Roy | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2019-04-10 |
| MCMURRAY, David Bruce | Director | 1991-11-04 | 1999-06-18 |
| MEACOCK, Rosalind Joan Russell | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| MEADOWS-SMITH, Wendy Alice, Ms. | Director | 2019-03-15 | 2020-08-31 |
| MINTER, Christopher John | Director | 2015-05-29 | 2022-04-07 |
| MOORE, William George Ashton | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2016-06-10 |
| NICHOLLS, Mark William | Director | 2000-03-03 | 2011-06-24 |
| PAGE, John Michael | Director | 1994-06-02 | 1997-06-13 |
| PAGE, Nicholas | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2024-06-24 |
| PEROWNE, Robert William | Director | 2002-05-10 | 2003-11-21 |
| PEROWNE, Robert William | Director | 1994-11-08 | 2001-06-15 |
| PRYKE, Helen Kate Weir | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2020-08-31 |
| QUICK, James | Director | 2020-03-13 | 2023-04-13 |
| RIPMAN, Hujohn Armstrong | Director | — | 1993-06-03 |
| RODGER-BROWN, Donald | Director | — | 1999-06-18 |
| ROSS-STEWART, Charles Denholm | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2015-05-29 |
| SEWELL, David John Elliott | Director | 1997-03-04 | 2017-06-12 |
| SHALLOW, Michael St John | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2015-05-29 |
| SHELLEY, Emily Louisa | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2017-06-12 |
| SPINNEY, Michael William | Director | 2011-06-24 | 2014-03-14 |
| TAVENER, Nicholas John Willett | Director | — | 2000-06-16 |
| THOMAS, Richard James | Director | 1997-03-04 | 2001-05-07 |
| TOWNSEND, Ralph Douglas, Dr | Director | 1999-11-12 | 2006-06-16 |
| WALKER, Michael Gerald | Director | — | 1997-11-06 |
| WALKER, Rosemary Jean Winter | Director | 2008-02-28 | 2012-03-16 |
| WATSON, Emma Louise | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2019-03-29 |
| WELLER-POLEY, Melissa Katharine | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2018-12-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 250 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-01 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-06-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.