HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL
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Cash
£3.6m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14m
Equity attributable
Employees
126
Average over period
Profit before tax
£772k
Period ending 2023-08-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £8,593,234 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £771,818 | — | |
| Net profit | £771,818 | — | |
| Cash | £3,576,103 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,464,370 | — | |
| Net assets | £13,837,420 | — | |
| Equity | £13,837,420 | — | |
| Average employees | 126 | — | |
| Wages | £3,945,136 | — | |
| 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's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 14.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.26x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL 2005-11-16 → present
- LANGTON PROPERTIES LIMITED 1979-12-24 → 2005-11-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL · parent
- Holmewood House Properties Limited 55%
- Holmewood House Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A significant development introduced to parents in February last year was the Scholarship Readiness Programme which has gone from strength to strength.”
- “There have been extensive changes to the boarding house set up. In the Spring term 2025, a new Assistant Houseparent was appointed to live in the Boarding House. In September 2025, after a rigorous selection process, A new Head of Boarding Development was appointed along with their partner as a new Houseparent. Within the boarding house, an extensive refurbishment has also taken place.”
- “ESPORTS has continued to thrive at Holmewood this year, with the school achieving considerable success in competitions.”
- “Finally, the school is proud to have been named a finalist in the Muddy Stilettos Excellence in STEM Awards, and to have been recognised as this year's Talk Education Award Winner for Innovation in Education.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKER, Timothy Edward | Secretary | 2023-11-20 | — | — |
| ALLAN, Nicholas | Director | 2021-11-30 | Oct 1971 | British |
| BARNES, Amanda Jane Burns | Director | 2011-11-22 | Aug 1959 | British |
| PATTON, Alexander Thomas | Director | 2022-11-29 | Dec 1983 | British |
| PRIORY, James Edwin | Director | 2018-11-20 | Feb 1973 | British |
| RINGER, Michael John | Director | 2023-09-01 | Oct 1960 | British |
| THOMPSON, Jeremy John | Director | 2015-05-05 | Jun 1955 | British |
| TILLEY, Lucy Claire | Director | 2024-03-12 | Oct 1971 | British |
| UPCHURCH, Olivia | Director | 2024-12-04 | Mar 1990 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEVONSHIRE, Peter John George, Commander | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| DIX PERKIN, John Edward Elliott | Secretary | 2018-01-24 | 2023-09-30 |
| PRESTON, Suzanne | Secretary | 2012-03-09 | 2018-01-24 |
| RUSSELL, Patrick Francis, Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary | 1994-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| STANESBY, David | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | 2012-03-08 |
| BOWDEN, John Robert | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2011-06-21 |
| BOWMAN, Yvonne Rappel | Director | — | 1999-03-12 |
| BUSH, Charles Martin Peter | Director | 1998-03-10 | 2005-10-31 |
| CARTER, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 1992-11-19 | 2004-08-31 |
| COOK, Brian Ronald | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2012-08-31 |
| COURT, Christopher Gerald | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2004-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Simon Philip | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2016-07-11 |
| DAVIES JONES, Hugh | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2007-03-08 |
| DONORA, Jayne Marie | Director | 2017-03-08 | 2024-06-26 |
| DUKE, Kenneth Frederick De Gory | Director | — | 1997-03-11 |
| EVANS, Michael Albert | Director | — | 2015-08-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Brian | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2015-12-11 |
| HAGGER, Robert Osborne | Director | — | 2000-03-09 |
| HAMMOND, John Martin | Director | — | 2005-03-09 |
| HAMMOND, Nigel Derek | Director | 2011-11-22 | 2021-08-31 |
| HARFOOT, Andrew Colin | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2017-03-21 |
| HAYNES, Timothy Hugh Penzer | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2018-06-21 |
| KILGOUR, Michael Alexander | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2018-03-31 |
| LAWSON, Thomas Nigel Maclear, Hon | Director | 2017-06-27 | 2020-06-23 |
| LONGLEY, Ann Rosamund | Director | 1992-06-18 | 1998-03-11 |
| MARSHALL, Susan | Director | 2003-05-20 | 2016-07-11 |
| MATTHEW TAWO, Chief | Director | — | 1998-03-11 |
| MATTHEWS, Harold James, Rev | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2011-06-21 |
| MILNER, Jill | Director | 2007-03-20 | 2018-06-21 |
| MORGAN, George Lewis Bush | Director | — | 1998-08-01 |
| NEWMAN, Hilary Alice Gibbs, Lady | Director | 1996-11-19 | 2013-07-06 |
| PETTMAN, Mark Christopher | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2019-07-06 |
| PIPER, Graham John | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
| PRICE, Debra | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2004-08-31 |
| PRICHARD, David Colville Mostyn | Director | — | 1998-03-11 |
| RAY, Christopher Paul Nigel | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2016-07-11 |
| RINGER, Michael John | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2023-08-31 |
| ROBERTS, Alexina Fay | Director | — | 1995-03-08 |
| RUDGE, David | Director | 1997-11-10 | 1999-01-29 |
| SANDERSON, Malcolm Nicholas | Director | 2000-03-09 | 2009-01-26 |
| SAUNDERS, Christopher John | Director | — | 1998-03-11 |
| SINCLAIR, Jean Ann, Sister | Director | 1998-03-10 | 2003-03-13 |
| SLOAN, Michael | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2022-11-29 |
| SUMNER, Lucy | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| TUNSTILL, Alan | Director | 1994-11-25 | 2000-03-09 |
| WAKEFIELD, Anne Madeleine | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2024-06-26 |
| WEEKES, Linda Ann | Director | — | 1992-11-19 |
| WILKINSON, Keith Howard, The Rev.Canon | Director | 1998-03-10 | 2003-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy Edward Laker | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-11-20 | Active |
| Mrs Ruth O'Sullivan | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2022-04-25 | Active |
| Mr Scott George Carnochan | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2022-04-30 |
| Mr Nigel Derek Hammond | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Mr James Dudley Bradley Marjoribanks | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
| Mr Jeremy John Thompson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.