NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£1.7m
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1.2m
lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
61
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.3m
Period ending 2026-02-28
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
For this reason, the College Governors have concluded that it is no longer appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
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15 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,787,000 | £4,253,000 | £4,713,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£369,000 | £258,000 | £47,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£370,000 | £355,000 | £188,000 | -£2,315,000 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £355,000 | £188,000 | -£2,315,000 | — | |
| Cash | £204,000 | £42,000 | £51,000 | £1,667,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,538,000 | £6,291,000 | £6,918,000 | £1,291,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £3,423,000 | £3,590,000 | £3,649,000 | £1,219,000 | — | |
| Equity | £3,423,000 | £3,590,000 | £3,649,000 | £1,219,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 70 | 68 | 59 | 61 | — | |
| Wages | — | £1,868,000 | £2,022,000 | £1,299,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £150,000 | £151,000 | £186,000 | — |
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 7 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.7% | 6.1% | 1.0% | — | |
| Net margin | — | 8.3% | 4.0% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -6.7% | 4.1% | 0.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 53.8% | 67.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.15x | 3.72x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | -5.86x | 9.92x | 23.50x | — |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“For this reason, the College Governors have concluded that it is no longer appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Northern College transferred its property, rights and liabilities to Barnsley College on 1 March 2026.”
- “In March 2025 the College approved its 2023/24 Financial Statements with 'full going concern and no material uncertainty' for the first time since intervention”
- “In May 2025 the College won the Educate North Award for Social Mobility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 191 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELLING, Jessica | Secretary | 2026-03-01 | — | — |
| AKEROYD, David George | Director | 2026-03-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
| LAWTON, Laila | Director | 2026-03-01 | Sep 1982 | British |
Show 191 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADDISON, Beverly | Secretary | 2025-12-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| BOULTER, Kathryn Ann | Secretary | 2024-06-17 | 2024-12-12 |
| BURKE, Sandra | Secretary | 2006-03-17 | 2009-12-31 |
| EMMS, John Edward | Secretary | 1991-12-09 | 1994-11-15 |
| FROSDICK, Andrew Christopher | Secretary | 2000-08-04 | 2006-03-17 |
| JOHNSON, Sarah Michelle | Secretary | 2010-02-08 | 2024-06-16 |
| KENNY, Michael Brendan | Secretary | 1994-11-28 | 2000-08-04 |
| KENNY, Michael Brendan | Secretary | — | 1991-12-09 |
| SAUNDERS, Susan | Secretary | 2024-12-12 | 2025-12-01 |
| ABBASI, Mohammad Almas | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2000-07-31 |
| ADAMS, William Paul | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| ANDERSON, Elizabeth Helen | Director | 2008-12-19 | 2017-07-31 |
| ASHURST, Terence Bailey, Dr | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1994-11-28 |
| AYUB, Mohammed | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1996-07-31 |
| BALL, Malcolm, Dr | Director | — | 2014-12-18 |
| BALL, Nigel | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| BEAL, Emma | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-12-17 |
| BEARD, Michael Anthony | Director | 1999-07-31 | 2002-07-31 |
| BELL, Eve | Director | 2023-11-29 | 2024-05-31 |
| BELL, John | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2008-09-30 |
| BENNETT, Ron | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2003-03-28 |
| BEYNON, Huw, Professor | Director | — | 1999-07-31 |
| BILLINGSLEY, Rhiannon, Professor | Director | 2005-09-16 | 2009-07-31 |
| BIRD, Louis, Councillor | Director | — | 1995-08-02 |
| BLACK, Sally | Director | 2006-12-15 | 2007-07-31 |
| BODENHAM, Marcel Antony | Director | 2012-12-14 | 2013-07-31 |
| BOND, Michael Taylor | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2005-07-31 |
| BOWIE, Maria | Director | 2022-09-19 | 2023-01-27 |
| BRADLEY, Michael Carl | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2011-12-16 |
| BRAMHALL, Michael Douglas, Professor | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2022-07-31 |
| BRITTON, Rita | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2000-07-31 |
| BROWN, Richard | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2010-07-31 |
| BURGESS, Linda Mary | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2007-05-22 |
| BURKE, Greg | Director | 2024-10-02 | 2026-03-01 |
| BYATT, Kevin Michael | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| CAIN, Joanna Penelope | Director | 2014-03-21 | 2015-07-16 |
| CAMERON, Robert Andrew Duncan, Professor | Director | 1994-12-20 | 1998-07-31 |
| CHANDLER, Anthony Brian | Director | 1998-07-06 | 2003-03-28 |
| CHAPMAN, Christopher | Director | 1994-02-02 | 2002-12-31 |
| CHAPMAN, John Harold, Dr | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| CLARK, Ian Robertson | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1996-07-01 |
| CLIFTON, Clare | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-02-23 |
| COPLEY, Neil | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2025-02-28 |
| CRAIG, Robert | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2025-02-09 |
| CRAKER, David Alan, Cllr | Director | 1995-08-21 | 1996-07-31 |
| CRAMPTON, Margaret Eva | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| CROMAR, Jean Margaret | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| DAVIE, Edward Keith | Director | 1994-11-28 | 1997-12-08 |
| DAVISON, Donald Howard | Director | 1995-01-09 | 2003-07-31 |
| DEAN, Carolyn Phyllis | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| DRAYTON, Mervyn Norman | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| DUCKER, Andrew Leslie | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2001-03-12 |
| EASTALL, Richard John, Councillor | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| EDWARDS, John Albert | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| ELLIS, Pennant | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| ESSOP, Mohamed Salim, Dr | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1996-12-02 |
| EVANS, Brendan James, Professor | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2001-07-31 |
| EVERARD, John Frank | Director | 2010-12-18 | 2011-07-31 |
| FARRELL, Patricia | Director | 2002-12-13 | 2008-07-31 |
| FISHER, Geraldine | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| FISHER, June Rosemary | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| FLEMING, Kathleen Sheelagh Mary | Director | 2012-03-16 | 2020-07-10 |
| FLOWERS, Paul John, Rev | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2006-07-31 |
| FORREST, Colin, Dr | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| FRYER, Robert Harold, Professor | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| GALLIMORE, Gordon | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| GANT, Robert | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2016-09-26 |
| GIBBINS, Jake | Director | 2017-12-14 | 2018-05-18 |
| GIBSON, Jill Cameron | Director | 1996-12-02 | 2002-07-31 |
| GLASBY, Brian Edward | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2020-01-30 |
| GODDARD, Bernard George | Director | — | 1997-03-24 |
| GOODALL, Andrew James | Director | — | 1992-07-03 |
| GOODRIDGE, Jean | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2009-07-31 |
| GOULBOURN, Anthony Paul | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2001-03-24 |
| GOULDING, Nesta | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-05-25 |
| GUEST, Rhiannon | Director | 2018-12-13 | 2019-05-25 |
| HAIGH, Robert | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| HAMPTON, William | Director | 1995-12-04 | 2009-07-07 |
| HAMPTON, William | Director | — | 1994-11-28 |
| HARRISON, Charles William, Councillor | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2001-05-31 |
| HARRISON, Robert William | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2022-06-30 |
| HARRISON, Royden John | Director | — | 1994-11-28 |
| HARTLEY, Clive | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2005-01-01 |
| HARTLEY, Edward James | Director | — | 2004-07-31 |
| HAWKES, Colin, Professor | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2005-07-31 |
| HENDERSON, David Gino | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2002-09-13 |
| HORNER, Susan Margaret, Dr | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| HOUSTON, Nicholas James | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2015-04-28 |
| HOWSON, David | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| JAMES, Neil | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2026-03-01 |
| JENKIN, Jonathan | Director | 2009-12-18 | 2010-07-31 |
| JENNINGS, Bernard | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| JINKINSON, Alan Raymond | Director | — | 1997-12-08 |
| JOHNSON, Pamela | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2014-03-20 |
| JOHNSON, Pamela Jean | Director | 2003-03-28 | 2009-07-31 |
| JONES, Ernest Edward | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| JONES, John | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2009-07-31 |
| JORDAN, William Thomas | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1999-08-09 |
| JOWITT, John Anthony | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2003-12-12 |
| KEMP, Andrew Peter Edward | Director | 2010-12-18 | 2011-04-06 |
| KNIGHT, John Simon | Director | 1999-08-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| LAIRD, Barbara | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2008-07-31 |
| LAVENDER, Howard | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| LAVERACK, Anne | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2019-03-14 |
| LAWRENCE, Catharyn | Director | 2018-07-12 | 2020-10-30 |
| LAYDEN, John, Sir | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| LIENARD, Ann Teresa | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| LORD, Frank Douglas | Director | 2002-12-13 | 2021-12-31 |
| LOW, Raymond | Director | 2023-11-29 | 2026-03-01 |
| MACDONALD, Clive | Director | 2002-09-13 | 2022-06-30 |
| MACREDIE, Patricia Ann | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2008-07-31 |
| MAHONEY, Kevin | Director | — | 1992-08-01 |
| MALEHAM, Carole | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2008-01-03 |
| MANN, Robert John | Director | 2008-12-19 | 2009-07-31 |
| MAY, Kerry Elizabeth | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2009-04-21 |
| MCBANE, John Joseph | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2002-09-13 |
| MCKAY, Allen | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2002-07-31 |
| MCKAY, Allen | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| MCKENNA, James, Councillor | Director | — | 2015-11-20 |
| MCKENZIE, Roger Andrew | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2018-03-15 |
| MCNALLY, Eileen, Councillor | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| MCNALLY, Eileen, Councillor | Director | 1997-07-07 | 2000-07-31 |
| MELLOR, Yultan Yazmin | Director | 2018-08-20 | 2023-02-28 |
| MORGAN, Margaret, Cllr. | Director | 1997-03-24 | 2006-07-31 |
| MORRISON, Angus Peter | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| MORTON, Sheila | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2002-07-31 |
| MORTON, Sheila | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| MOTTERSHAW, Brian Edward | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2010-09-20 |
| MYERS, Roy | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2009-07-31 |
| NICHOLLS, Doug James | Director | 2012-03-16 | 2014-07-31 |
| NORTON, Emma | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2023-06-15 |
| OTULAKOWSKI, Henry John | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-06-06 |
| OWEN, John | Director | 2002-03-12 | 2003-09-25 |
| OWEN, William | Director | — | 1992-09-24 |
| PARR, Fiona Maria | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-11-20 |
| PILLINGER, Jane | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| PUTMAN, Hilary Anne, Mrs. | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2005-07-31 |
| QUICK, Robert Joseph | Director | 2005-12-16 | 2015-07-16 |
| RAFIQ, Nesar Ahemad | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2006-07-31 |
| RHODES, Cheryl | Director | 2025-03-17 | 2025-07-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Kenneth | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2022-07-31 |
| ROBERTS, Aiden | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2022-05-31 |
| ROEBUCK, Tom | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| ROEBUCK, Tracy Gisselle | Director | 2013-12-12 | 2014-07-31 |
| ROSE, Helen | Director | 2003-12-12 | 2008-12-19 |
| RUDDY, Neil Alexander | Director | 2011-12-16 | 2012-07-31 |
| RUSSELL, Christopher Noel | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-10-16 |
| RUSSELL, Richard Scott, Councillor Jp | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2007-05-31 |
| RYAN, John | Director | 1996-08-30 | 1997-07-07 |
| SALT, Hedley Stephen | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| SANDERS, Mark Henry | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2026-03-01 |
| SARGISON, Trevor George | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2013-04-24 |
| SAUNDERS, Susan | Director | 2025-12-18 | 2026-03-01 |
| SAXTON, Patricia | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| SCHMOLLER, Seb | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2026-03-01 |
| SCHMOLLER, Seb | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2018-07-31 |
| SHARMAN, Terence Richard, Councillor | Director | — | 1999-07-15 |
| SHIELDS, Esther | Director | 2003-09-19 | 2007-05-09 |
| SMITHSON, John Ralph, Councillor | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2002-01-15 |
| SOCKETT, Anthony | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2011-03-18 |
| SPRY, Ann Marie | Director | 2024-10-02 | 2026-03-01 |
| STAFFORD, John Joseph | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| STANLEY, Elizabeth | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2023-12-31 |
| STANLEY, Hannah | Director | 2011-12-16 | 2012-07-31 |
| STEPHENS, Matthew David | Director | 2023-11-29 | 2026-03-01 |
| STOKES, Michael John, Cllr | Director | 2007-08-01 | 2010-09-21 |
| STONE, Roger | Director | 2001-03-27 | 2002-06-17 |
| STUBBS, Jacqueline | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2013-07-31 |
| SUTHERLAND, James | Director | 1995-08-21 | 1998-07-31 |
| SUTHERLAND, James | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| TAYLOR, Andrew Anthony Thomas | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2014-07-31 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Kenneth Stanley, Professor | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2004-07-31 |
| THORNTON, Timothy John, Prof | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2026-02-26 |
| THORNTON, Timothy John, Professor | Director | 2009-07-16 | 2021-05-06 |
| TOWLER, Philip James | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| TURNER, Keith Leonard | Director | — | 1992-08-31 |
| TYLER, Sarah Joyce | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2019-07-01 |
| VENNARD, Jill | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| WAITE, Deborah | Director | 2010-12-18 | 2012-09-06 |
| WALKER, Alexandra Ann | Director | 2004-09-17 | 2012-07-31 |
| WALTERS, Malcolm | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| WALTON, Molly, Councillor | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2009-07-31 |
| WALTON, Molly, Councillor | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| WEBB, Susan Christine, Professor | Director | 2009-07-17 | 2010-07-16 |
| WEST, Ian | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2017-01-13 |
| WESTERMAN, Jill | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2018-07-31 |
| WILBY, Mary | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| WILKINSON, Linda Grace | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2005-08-04 |
| WILLCOCKS, Dianne Marie, Professor | Director | 1993-09-01 | 1999-07-31 |
| WINDER, William | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| WINTER, Paul | Director | 2009-09-25 | 2015-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 454 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-07 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2026-03-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-03-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-03-07 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2026-03-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 15
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.