THE JOHNSON TRUST LIMITED
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Cash
£4m
-46.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+2.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
278
-0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | £20,948,713 | £21,199,114 | £20,704,650 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,317,293 | £1,226,923 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,092,194 | £1,012,423 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,092,194 | £1,012,423 | £419,276 | -58.6% | |
| Cash | £4,759,046 | £7,528,824 | £4,022,838 | -46.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,533,669 | £26,395,164 | £22,767,674 | -13.7% | |
| Net assets | £18,717,231 | £19,729,654 | £20,148,930 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £18,717,231 | £19,729,654 | £20,148,930 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 270 | 279 | 278 | -0.4% | |
| Wages | £8,252,604 | £9,166,583 | £9,830,367 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,155,660 | £1,171,238 | +1.3% |
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 | 6.3% | 5.8% | — | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 4.8% | 2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 4.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.7% | 40.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.18x | 1.30x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | 4.88x | 3.57x | — |
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
- THE JOHNSON TRUST LIMITED 1996-03-11 → present
- SAXON WELFARE TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1980-01-25 → 1996-03-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the Governors consider that the going concern basis remains appropriate for the preparation of the College's accounts.”
Group structure
- THE JOHNSON TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Seabuild Limited 100%
- Park Life Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the Headmaster's announcement of his retirement, the Board has been carrying out an extensive search for a successor. With an exceptionally strong field of candidates, attracted by the high profile of Seaford College, the Chairman was delighted to announce in December 2025 that Matt Williams will take up the Headship from September 2026.”
- “The College's rolling three-year development plan is in place and at the end of 2024 has seen completion of the sports hall extension. In October 2026, an eight court tennis facility was completed which also provides hard surface play area to Prep-School.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDING, Andrew Peter | Secretary | 2011-01-12 | — | — |
| BELL, Catherine | Director | 2024-04-26 | Mar 1959 | French |
| COOPER, James Edwin Tilney | Director | 2014-06-23 | Sep 1958 | British |
| DOWLEN, Mitch | Director | 2024-04-26 | Jan 1961 | British |
| GORDON-THOMSON, Genevieve Matilda | Director | 2023-10-13 | Jun 1977 | British |
| HALL, Jennifer | Director | 2022-12-02 | Dec 1956 | British |
| HAYES, Andrew Philip | Director | 2016-06-24 | Mar 1962 | British |
| KARONIAS, Nicolas Peter | Director | 2012-06-25 | Oct 1950 | British |
| NORTON, Robert Paul | Director | 2014-06-23 | Jan 1956 | British |
| PADGHAM, Victoria | Director | 2019-02-01 | Nov 1975 | British |
| SCRASE, Jonathan Michael | Director | 2017-03-24 | Sep 1964 | British |
| STANIFORTH, Matthew, Dr | Director | 2024-04-26 | Nov 1974 | British |
| TILLEY, Charles Basil | Director | 2023-03-24 | Dec 1950 | British |
| VENABLES KYRKE, Richard Henry Julian | Director | 2000-12-04 | Jul 1951 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWPER, Ian Rutherford | Secretary | — | 1995-05-29 |
| DAVIES, Jonathan Charles | Secretary | 1999-09-13 | 2000-07-03 |
| HARRIS, John Clement | Secretary | 1995-08-07 | 1999-09-13 |
| HARRIS SHAW, Anne May Verrill | Secretary | 2008-12-01 | 2010-09-20 |
| MULLINS, Toby Jonathan | Secretary | 2010-09-20 | 2011-01-12 |
| SMITH, Charlotte | Secretary | 2000-07-03 | 2009-06-15 |
| ALLEN, Isobel | Director | 1995-09-29 | 1997-06-20 |
| AVERY, David Allan | Director | 1999-05-10 | 2008-12-01 |
| AVON, Humphrey Ernest | Director | 1995-09-29 | 2001-03-30 |
| BALAAM, Ronald Douglas | Director | 1995-09-29 | 2004-12-03 |
| BALDWIN, Samuel Balthazar | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2016-01-22 |
| BEVAN, Nicholas Vaughan | Director | 2004-12-03 | 2009-12-31 |
| COWELL, Andrew | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2001-03-30 |
| CROSLAND, John, Colonel | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2016-06-24 |
| EVANS, Handel Erfyl | Director | — | 1992-05-08 |
| GAINER, David St Clair | Director | 1995-09-29 | 2001-01-26 |
| GILROY, Sarah Isobel, Dr | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2014-03-23 |
| HADLEY, Penelope Anne | Director | 1995-09-29 | 2013-01-21 |
| HALL, John Roderick | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2022-07-04 |
| HARRIS-SHAW, Anne May Verrill | Director | 2007-12-03 | 2008-11-21 |
| HETHERINGTON, Peter Andrew | Director | — | 1993-03-10 |
| IVORY, Christopher Richard | Director | — | 1999-11-28 |
| JOHNSON, Charles Edmund, Rev Canon | Director | — | 1997-09-29 |
| KITTERMASTER, John Harold | Director | 2010-02-05 | 2011-06-20 |
| KLINGE, Erwin Ludwig | Director | — | 1992-11-28 |
| KOWSZUN, Susan Ann | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2022-12-02 |
| KOWSZUN, Susan Ann | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2015-09-25 |
| KYD, Andrew John Caldwell | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2013-09-23 |
| LANGMEAD, Keith William | Director | 1997-09-29 | 2000-07-03 |
| LAWRENCE, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2022-12-02 |
| MASON, Anthony Graham | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2017-09-29 |
| NUNN, Antony Stuart | Director | 1995-09-29 | 1997-09-29 |
| PEEL, Jennie | Director | 1999-07-05 | 2010-06-21 |
| PHILLIPS, Hugh Alexander | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2024-06-21 |
| SAYER, Richard John | Director | — | 1996-05-13 |
| SAYER, Susan Jocelyn | Director | 2010-02-05 | 2022-10-14 |
| SINCLAIR, Graeme Fram | Director | 1997-09-29 | 2013-01-21 |
| SLATER, Jonathan Charles, Dr | Director | 2021-02-05 | 2025-06-20 |
| WADEY, Alan Nigel Charles | Director | — | 1997-02-28 |
| WELLINGS, Jack Alfred, Sir | Director | 1995-09-29 | 1997-09-29 |
| WILSON, Roger John | Director | 1995-09-29 | 2001-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 271 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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