AMESBURY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
-13.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.3M
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
98
+1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£106K
+11% vs 2024
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
Amesbury School Trust Ltd will be wound up as part of this merger process and therefore the accounts have not been prepared on a going concern basis.
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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 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,375,404 | £5,746,698 | £6,000,548 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | £101,676 | £73,617 | -27.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £95,170 | £105,599 | +11% | |
| Net profit | £216,223 | £95,170 | £105,599 | +11% | |
| Cash | £517,789 | £1,686,053 | £1,456,540 | -13.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,787,764 | £6,406,679 | £6,089,820 | -4.9% | |
| Net assets | £5,105,240 | £5,200,410 | £5,306,009 | +2% | |
| Equity | £5,105,240 | £5,200,410 | £5,306,009 | +2% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 97 | 98 | +1% | |
| Wages | £2,977,534 | £3,258,796 | £3,344,301 | +2.6% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.8% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 1.7% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.6% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.52x | 1.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.77x | 4.23x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Amesbury School Trust Ltd will be wound up as part of this merger process and therefore the accounts have not been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- AMESBURY SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Amesbury Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 16th March 2026, the Board announced that Amesbury School would be merging with Charterhouse School (Charity number 312054) on 1st August 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2022-08-31 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Karen Lynn | Director | 2019-05-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| DECKER, Craig Kenneth | Director | 2023-07-06 | Jan 1967 | British |
| FERGUSON, Ian Duncan | Director | 2022-06-09 | Apr 1968 | British |
| GORROD, David Edward | Director | 2024-06-05 | Oct 1975 | British |
| MUNDY, Pamela | Director | 2024-05-24 | Nov 1959 | British |
| PERRETT, Susanna Mary | Director | 2020-04-20 | Jul 1971 | British |
| STURGES, Hugh Francis Dering | Director | 2022-02-21 | Oct 1957 | British |
| TAIT-HARRIS, Jill | Director | 2023-09-22 | Feb 1962 | British |
| WELHAM, James Robert | Director | 2022-10-14 | Dec 1978 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Linda | Secretary | 2001-09-11 | 2009-04-01 |
| BURNS, Robert Roy | Secretary | — | 1997-04-14 |
| BURRAGE, Yvonne Lisa | Secretary | 2009-04-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| LUCKHAM, Anthony Arthur | Secretary | 2001-04-01 | 2001-09-11 |
| LUCKHAM, Anthony Arthur | Secretary | 1997-04-14 | 2000-06-01 |
| WAITE, Michael Peak | Secretary | 2000-06-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| APPELBOAM MEADOWS, Alison Margaret | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2021-12-17 |
| BENNIE, Christopher Paul | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2024-07-05 |
| BONNEYWELL, Sally | Director | 2001-11-10 | 2012-11-23 |
| BRYAN, Matthew Robert | Director | 2020-01-27 | 2024-03-25 |
| BUCHANAN, Laura Armelle | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2025-05-15 |
| CHARLES, Benjamin Patrick Harries | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2021-02-04 |
| CHILTON, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2012-01-05 |
| COOPER, Susan Rebecca, Dr | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2020-04-10 |
| CRESSWELL, Dorcas Elizabeth | Director | 1993-12-04 | 2001-06-09 |
| CURL, Andrew Robert | Director | 1993-06-26 | 2004-07-10 |
| DREYFUS, Sebastian Charles Heddon | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2016-08-31 |
| DUMAS, Markham Cresswell | Director | — | 2000-06-10 |
| DUNNE, Michael John | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| DWYER, Philip Harris | Director | — | 1993-12-04 |
| ESSEX, Nigel Owen | Director | — | 1998-06-06 |
| GODDING, Geoffrey Stephen | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2009-01-01 |
| GREEN, Richard Paul | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2022-03-31 |
| GRILLO, Thomas Woodd | Director | 1995-03-25 | 2004-06-03 |
| HENDERSON, Tarquin Gordon | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2022-10-14 |
| HIGSON, Anne Louise | Director | 2016-01-14 | 2018-06-13 |
| HOUSTON, Lois Mary | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2018-11-20 |
| HOWARD, Christine, Councillor | Director | 2000-06-10 | 2007-07-07 |
| KANANI-JONES, Divya | Director | 2022-01-26 | 2023-03-23 |
| KIRKHAM, Rachelle Sian, Dr | Director | 2022-06-09 | 2025-06-19 |
| LAGO, Justine Sarah | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| LE COUILLIARD, Jo Susan | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-11-23 |
| LIVSEY, Deborah Jane | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2024-06-16 |
| MACNAIR, Patricia Ann | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2013-09-04 |
| MCKENDRICK, Emma Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2005-11-09 |
| MEEHAN, Andrew John | Director | 1996-03-09 | 2003-11-01 |
| MILLER, Simon Charles | Director | 2006-06-09 | 2021-11-16 |
| MILLIKEN-SMITH, Mark Gordon | Director | 2013-12-16 | 2021-12-31 |
| PATEL, Sandip Vikram | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2026-06-18 |
| PHILIP, Julian James Nowell | Director | 1992-12-05 | 2000-03-04 |
| PLATFORD, Richard John | Director | 1992-03-14 | 2005-02-25 |
| PRIORY, James Edwin | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2013-09-04 |
| ROBERTS, Clive, Colonel | Director | — | 1993-12-04 |
| ROBERTS, Peter John Martin | Director | 2003-09-10 | 2014-03-06 |
| RUBIO, Andrew | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2012-03-02 |
| SHATTOCK, Gillian Mary, Dr | Director | — | 1993-06-26 |
| SMART, Emma | Director | 2019-04-09 | 2020-07-01 |
| SMITH, Peter Bruce | Director | — | 2003-08-31 |
| SNELLING, Robert Edward Charles | Director | — | 1994-12-30 |
| STARMER, Omeed John | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| THOMAS, Alan Richard Havelock | Director | 2009-01-02 | 2021-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Alan Richard Havelock | Director | 1993-06-26 | 2004-02-28 |
| TOMS, Mark Edwin, Dr | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2022-03-31 |
| VAN HASSELT, Marc | Director | — | 1994-12-30 |
| WARD, Robert Jonathan | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2023-07-07 |
| WENMAN, David Harold | Director | 2001-06-09 | 2013-09-01 |
| WHITBY, Mark Hindhaugh | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2023-07-07 |
| WIGLEY, Francis Spencer | Director | — | 1995-12-09 |
| WILLCOCKS, Alison Ann | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-06-09 |
| WILSON, Julian | Director | 2004-06-12 | 2013-09-03 |
| WOOD, Gregory Mark | Director | 1999-11-06 | 2008-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 246 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2026-06-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.