THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
+24.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.5m
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
162
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED·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 | £7,198,744 | £7,431,716 | £7,439,157 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £297,735 | £138,146 | £44,447 | -67.8% | |
| Cash | £2,018,991 | £2,225,409 | £2,763,553 | +24.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,800,416 | £7,743,939 | £7,650,932 | -1.2% | |
| Net assets | £7,300,379 | £7,438,525 | £7,482,972 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £7,300,279 | £7,438,525 | £7,482,972 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 160 | 166 | 162 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £4,259,423 | £4,667,205 | £4,705,550 | +0.8% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.1% | 1.9% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.21x | 1.57x | 1.35x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED 2010-03-19 → present
- PETERBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL LIMITED 2005-11-03 → 2010-03-19
- WOODARD SCHOOLS (EASTERN DIVISION) LIMITED 1974-09-02 → 2005-11-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered all factors and after reviewing the available evidence, the Governors have a reasonable expectation that the company will be able to continue operating for the foreseeable future and the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “VAT applied to school fees from 1st January 2025 and loss of Business Rate Relief from 1st April 2025 due to government changes.”
- “Increased Employers' National Insurance Contribution due to Chancellor's Autumn Statement.”
- “Increased financial pressure on the independent school sector due to VAT on school fees and removal of business rates relief.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 65 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDALL, Nicola Rose | Secretary | 2025-11-06 | — | — |
| ALBAN JONES, Timothy Morris, Canon | Director | 2022-03-21 | Mar 1964 | British |
| AYRES, Lynne | Director | 1997-11-12 | Jun 1947 | British |
| CHAKRABORTY, Kanchan | Director | 2022-05-05 | Jan 1970 | British |
| CLAYTON-FISH, Rachael | Director | 2025-07-07 | Apr 1988 | British |
| CRAIG, Kenneth Peter | Director | 2018-09-28 | Oct 1966 | British |
| DIXON, Sarah Ann | Director | 2020-10-13 | Aug 1955 | British |
| GIFFORD, Ruth Ellen Rutherford | Director | 2021-08-20 | Sep 1978 | British,Australian,Canadian |
| HART, Kate Caroline | Director | 2010-07-16 | Dec 1974 | British |
| HYNES, Gavin Patrick | Director | 2022-12-06 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MILLIGAN-SMITH, Helen Louise, Mrs. | Director | 2015-10-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| ROACH, John Glenn | Director | 2024-06-19 | Nov 1965 | British |
| SIMMONS, Paul Thomas | Director | 2014-02-24 | Aug 1955 | British |
Show 65 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILLS, David Trevor | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| CHARLTON, Christopher Robin Alistair Macgaw | Secretary | 2007-09-01 | 2016-08-15 |
| DHARAMRAJ, Stephen John | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | 2025-11-10 |
| JOHNSON, Nigel Alan | Secretary | 2016-08-15 | 2018-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Stanley John | Secretary | — | 2004-01-01 |
| SIMMONS, Paul Thomas | Secretary | 2018-12-28 | 2019-09-30 |
| ADAMS, John Gilbert | Director | — | 2004-07-26 |
| AINSWORTH, Maurice | Director | — | 1993-03-10 |
| ARCULUS, Alana Tamsin | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2017-11-06 |
| AUSTEN, Glyn, The Reverend | Director | 1996-11-14 | 2001-03-15 |
| BEARD, Christopher John | Director | 2003-11-13 | 2009-11-07 |
| BIRKBECK, William, Major | Director | — | 1992-03-11 |
| BLACK, Ian Christopher, Reverend Canon | Director | 2018-04-26 | 2021-03-10 |
| BRANT, Margaret Watt | Director | 1999-09-23 | 2004-07-26 |
| BULL, Elizabeth Shires | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| BUSSEY, William Malcolm | Director | 2001-03-17 | 2004-07-26 |
| CHINN, David Larry, Dr | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2010-11-08 |
| CHRISTIE, Thomas Richard | Director | — | 2005-01-31 |
| CLOVER, Brendan David, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2013-03-23 |
| COVINGTON, Michael William, Reverend | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2004-07-26 |
| DALGLIESH, Pamela Jane | Director | 2010-07-08 | 2020-06-22 |
| DARROCH, Alasdair Malcolm | Director | — | 1996-03-08 |
| DYSON, Jacqueline Diana | Director | 1996-11-14 | 2004-07-26 |
| FAWCETT, Ann Isabel, Doctor | Director | 1993-03-10 | 1996-06-14 |
| FRISBY, Lydia Margaret | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2019-09-20 |
| HALFORD, Norma | Director | 1993-03-10 | 1999-03-11 |
| HARVEY, Steven Charles, The Revd | Director | 2003-09-01 | 2006-04-16 |
| HATCHER, John George | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2003-11-13 |
| HAYES, Philip Anthony | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2024-02-26 |
| HEMINGRAY, Raymond, Reverend | Director | 2006-02-20 | 2016-02-17 |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, John Eagle | Director | 1996-09-25 | 2004-07-26 |
| HOWE, Christopher Jonathan, Professor | Director | 1994-03-16 | 2023-02-28 |
| HOWELL, Samuel Robert | Director | 1997-11-12 | 2003-11-13 |
| HUNTER, Michael Oram, Reverend | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| JAMES, David Wynne, Dr | Director | 1997-02-04 | 2004-07-26 |
| KING, Malcolm Charles, Revd | Director | 1996-03-14 | 1999-03-11 |
| LORD, Pamela Ann | Director | — | 2001-11-15 |
| MARK, Janet Mary | Director | 2008-07-16 | 2013-07-03 |
| MENON, Nainika Suresh, Dr | Director | 2022-03-21 | 2026-01-26 |
| MENON, Suresh Gopinathan | Director | 2009-07-22 | 2015-07-14 |
| MOORE, Peter Clement, The Very Reverend The Dean Of St Albans | Director | — | 1994-07-15 |
| ORRELL, Kenneth Jackson | Director | — | 1999-03-11 |
| PAYNE, Elizabeth | Director | 2006-02-20 | 2023-12-10 |
| PAYTON, Barry Arnold | Director | 1996-02-07 | 2000-03-09 |
| PRYOR, Derek John, The Reverend | Director | — | 1993-03-10 |
| RATCLIFFE, Frederick William | Director | — | 1997-03-13 |
| RICKETTS, Michael Rodney | Director | — | 1994-11-16 |
| RIDDINGTON, Jane Caroline Susan | Director | 1993-03-10 | 2001-11-15 |
| RIDDINGTON, William Ralph | Director | — | 2001-11-15 |
| RUDDOCK, Reginald Bruce, Reverand Canon | Director | 2006-02-20 | 2017-05-08 |
| SANDBACH, Richard Paul Stainton | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2018-12-11 |
| SCOTT, David, The Venerable | Director | — | 1994-11-16 |
| SIMMONS, John, Reverend | Director | 1995-11-15 | 2000-04-03 |
| SMITH, Gordon Walkerley | Director | — | 2004-07-26 |
| SOUTHERN, Peter Henry William | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2022-10-13 |
| SPENCE, Philip Arthur, Revd | Director | 1996-11-14 | 2001-01-01 |
| SPINLEY, Colin William | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2022-02-08 |
| STONE, Patrick Phillip Dennant, Major General | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2004-07-26 |
| SWAIN, Patricia | Director | — | 1999-03-11 |
| TALBOT, Nicholas Lawrence | Director | 1992-03-11 | 2004-01-31 |
| THOMPSON, Jacqueline Susan | Director | 2013-07-25 | 2024-07-31 |
| VIVIAN, Frank George | Director | 1993-06-09 | 2002-02-28 |
| WARD, Donna Jacqueline | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2011-01-07 |
| WILSON, Martin Clive Gatenby, Air Commodore | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2013-07-03 |
| YATES, Rodney Brooks | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2004-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Woodard Corporation | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 260 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.