QUEEN ETHELBURGA'S COLLEGE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
+25.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£4M
-81.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
232
+8.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-75% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,963,752 | £18,371,554 | £18,818,243 | £22,355,159 | |
| Operating profit | -£921,245 | -£1,537,909 | -£719,387 | -£1,903,602 | |
| Profit before tax | -£947,976 | -£1,649,695 | -£1,136,463 | -£1,988,637 | |
| Net profit | -£1,982,776 | -£1,395,872 | -£1,015,809 | -£1,628,931 | |
| Cash | £10,375,333 | £11,088,033 | £16,289,311 | £20,472,153 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£501,373 | -£1,517,813 | -£3,202,816 | |
| Net assets | — | -£982,704 | -£1,998,513 | -£3,627,444 | |
| Equity | £413,168 | -£982,704 | -£1,998,513 | -£3,627,444 | |
| Average employees | 219 | 213 | 213 | 232 | |
| Wages | £5,920,371 | £6,309,337 | £6,720,158 | £7,917,460 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £132,081 | £143,059 | £266,632 | £487,213 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+18.8%
£18,818,243 £22,355,159
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+25.7%
£16,289,311 £20,472,153
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-81.5%
-£1,998,513 -£3,627,444
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+8.9%
213 232
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-164.6%
-£719,387 -£1,903,602
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-75%
-£1,136,463 -£1,988,637
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+17.8%
£6,720,158 £7,917,460
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.1% | -8.4% | -3.8% | -8.5% | |
| Net margin | -11.0% | -7.6% | -5.4% | -7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 306.7% | 47.4% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.68x | 0.68x | |
| Interest cover | -34.46x | -13.76x | -1.72x | -22.39x |
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
- QUEEN ETHELBURGA'S COLLEGE LIMITED 1991-04-23 → present
- COUNTHILL COMPUTERS LIMITED 1991-01-15 → 1991-04-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- 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 for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2024, the trade and assets of Faculty of Queen Ethelburga's Limited, KM School Limited and Chapter House Preparatory School Limited were transferred to Queen Ethelburga's College Limited and the companies 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 · 7 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 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFIN, Christopher Alan | Secretary | 1991-02-12 | 2014-01-31 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-01-15 | 1991-02-12 |
| COHEN, Violet | Nominee Director | 1991-01-15 | 1991-02-12 |
| GRIFFIN, Christopher Alan | Director | 1992-11-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| MARTIN, Brian Richard | Director | 1991-02-12 | 2015-10-23 |
| MARTIN, Elizabeth | Director | 1991-02-12 | 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% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | 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 | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.