HEATH MOUNT SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6m
-13.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.9m
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
149
-2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£569k
+31.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 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 | £8,684,822 | £9,188,785 | £9,684,933 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £280,194 | £367,057 | £428,870 | +16.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £238,115 | £433,276 | £568,580 | +31.2% | |
| Net profit | £238,115 | £433,276 | £568,580 | +31.2% | |
| Cash | £2,777,918 | £5,372,692 | £4,639,215 | -13.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,849,497 | £9,390,478 | £9,238,648 | -1.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,930,119 | £7,363,395 | £7,931,974 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £6,930,119 | £7,363,395 | £7,931,974 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 148 | 152 | 149 | -2% | |
| Wages | £4,691,548 | £4,916,550 | £5,029,434 | +2.3% | |
| 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 | 3.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 4.7% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.6% | 3.9% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.7% | 40.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 1.99x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 4.25x | 11.09x | 39.24x |
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
“The Governors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate, and no material uncertainties were identified related to the Charitable Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “During the year ended 31 August 2025, the School awarded bursaries worth £146,942 to 18 pupils (2024-173,863 to 21 pupils). The school engaged in other activities that provide benefit to the public, including sharing facilities and staff involvement in local community groups. Various charity fundraising events by pupils and staff raised over £2,000 for Twende Education For All, £995 for Jeans for Genes, £1,340 for Movember, and £1,884 for Isabel Hospice.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL-GRAY, Edward Fergus | Director | 2009-06-09 | Dec 1964 | British |
| FIDDES, Richard Martin | Director | 2023-01-30 | Apr 1962 | British |
| FRIEDLEIN, Annabel Kate | Director | 2024-10-15 | Jan 1973 | British |
| HEARD, Simon | Director | 2024-10-15 | Apr 1979 | British |
| HODGES-JACKSON, Ian | Director | 2022-10-03 | Feb 1969 | British |
| HODSON, Juliette | Director | 2012-09-03 | Sep 1970 | British |
| PILLAY, Lisa Michelle | Director | 2025-05-21 | Mar 1970 | British |
| RAYFIELD, Helen Cecilia | Director | 2016-09-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| RICKARDS, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2023-09-29 | Aug 1963 | British |
| SALLYBANKS, Karen Ann | Director | 2016-09-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| SCROPE, Christopher Richard Adrian | Director | 2022-01-29 | May 1970 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYSEY, Linda Olive, Councillor | Secretary | 2000-09-19 | 2004-08-31 |
| LEACH, Peter Timothy Lionel | Secretary | — | 1996-09-01 |
| PACKMAN, Marilyn | Secretary | 1996-09-01 | 1998-08-31 |
| PURVER, Richard Anthony Mark | Secretary | 1998-09-01 | 2000-09-19 |
| STEEL, James | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| WADE, Gerard Christopher | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2021-10-16 |
| ARNOLD, Philip Roderick | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| ATKINSON, Patrick Charles Edward | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2016-08-31 |
| BANWELL, Caroline Jane | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2009-03-12 |
| BOLTON, Alexia | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2017-12-31 |
| BOULT, Richard De Villeneuve | Director | — | 2004-08-31 |
| BROADIE, Veronica Elizabeth | Director | 1993-03-09 | 2009-06-08 |
| CAPEWELL, Sarah Rose | Director | 2019-09-04 | 2025-08-31 |
| CARNEGIE, Stuart Menzies | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2018-05-11 |
| CHASTEL DE BOINVILLE, David Norman | Director | 2010-09-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| CHASTEL DE BOINVILLE, Gerard Nicolas Pyemont | Director | — | 1998-05-08 |
| COLLIER, Martin Anthony Richard | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2024-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Anthony Deriemer | Director | — | 1997-12-02 |
| DAVIES, Joe | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2017-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Reginald Blair | Director | — | 2005-08-31 |
| DENT, Richard Gordon, Dr | Director | 2009-06-09 | 2024-08-31 |
| EYRE, Royce Nigel | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| HANBURY, Helen Ingrid | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2009-06-08 |
| HAYSEY, Linda Olive, Councillor | Director | 1998-06-16 | 2016-08-31 |
| HOLMES, William | Director | 1993-03-09 | 2001-06-26 |
| JACOBSEN, Anders | Director | 2018-09-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| JEWELL, David John | Director | — | 1996-07-04 |
| KONOTEY- AHULU, Rachel Jane | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2014-06-26 |
| LEACH, Peter Timothy Lionel | Director | — | 2009-06-08 |
| MCKEOWN, Paul Dominic | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| MITCHELL, Alexander John | Director | 2018-05-20 | 2023-12-06 |
| NEALE, Ian James Keith | Director | — | 2022-08-19 |
| PACKMAN, Marilyn | Director | 1991-05-08 | 1998-08-31 |
| PILGRIM, Alan John Templer | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2016-08-31 |
| PURVER, Richard Anthony Mark | Director | — | 2008-11-27 |
| RAIKES, Rosanne Margaret | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| REID, Alexander James, Sir | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| RISLEY, Angela Susan | Director | 2007-06-12 | 2011-06-23 |
| SPROUL, David | Director | 2010-02-04 | 2013-08-31 |
| STEEL, James Thomas Jordan | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| STRACHAN, John Andrew | Director | 1998-06-16 | 2005-08-31 |
| WADE, Gerard Christopher | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2021-10-16 |
| WALLIS, Sarah Valentine, Dr | Director | 1993-03-09 | 2007-06-14 |
| WESTLEY, Stuart Alker | Director | 1996-09-01 | 2009-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-25 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.