CHAPTER HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
+139.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
2
-93.9% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.7M
+598.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,453,870 | £1,655,347 | £1,867,774 | £1,958,094 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£381,736 | -£333,938 | -£359,453 | -£744,638 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£412,187 | -£389,322 | -£500,322 | -£744,638 | £3,712,894 | +598.6% | |
| Net profit | -£424,947 | -£389,650 | -£377,924 | -£597,852 | £3,712,894 | +721% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£1,567,750 | -£1,986,140 | -£2,584,392 | £1,047,502 | +140.5% | |
| Net assets | — | -£1,689,616 | -£2,067,540 | -£2,665,392 | £1,047,502 | +139.3% | |
| Equity | -£1,299,966 | -£1,689,616 | -£2,067,540 | — | £1,047,502 | — | |
| Average employees | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 2 | -93.9% | |
| Wages | £847,014 | £883,668 | £984,135 | £1,122,508 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £11,712 | £13,556 | £32,243 | £51,029 | — | — |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -26.3% | -20.2% | -19.2% | -38.0% | — | |
| Net margin | -29.2% | -23.5% | -20.2% | -30.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 331.9% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.00x | 0.01x | — | |
| Interest cover | -12.54x | -6.03x | -2.55x | — | — |
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
- CHAPTER HOUSE PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED 1993-11-26 → present
- THORPE UNDERWOOD HALL CO. LIMITED 1983-10-06 → 1993-11-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Watson Buckle Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the trade and assets of the company have been transferred to Queen Ethelburga's College Limited, a fellow subsidiary company and the company has ceased to trade.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Christopher James | Secretary | 2014-01-31 | — | — |
| HALL, Christopher James | Director | 2014-01-31 | Apr 1969 | British |
| MARTIN, Amy Katherine | Director | 2010-01-08 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFIN, Christopher Alan | Secretary | — | 2014-01-31 |
| GRIFFIN, Christopher Alan | Director | 1992-11-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| MARTIN, Brian Richard | Director | — | 2015-10-23 |
| MARTIN, Elizabeth | Director | — | 2015-10-23 |
| MARTIN, Francis David | Director | 1992-11-01 | 2019-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Collegiate Formation Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| The Collegiate Formation Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.