THE NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
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Cash
£20m
-48.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£56m
+5.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
337
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
-52.1% vs 2024
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,248,399 | £25,324,107 | £26,185,284 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,252,536 | £5,501,222 | £3,539,565 | -35.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,811,639 | £3,260,955 | -52.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,535,878 | £6,811,639 | £3,260,955 | -52.1% | |
| Cash | £19,926,345 | £39,297,227 | £20,172,764 | -48.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £63,799,882 | £83,335,417 | £81,516,393 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | £46,151,793 | £52,634,432 | £55,501,387 | +5.4% | |
| Equity | £46,151,793 | £52,634,432 | £55,501,387 | +5.4% | |
| Average employees | 309 | 315 | 337 | +7% | |
| Wages | £12,645,339 | £13,397,329 | £13,881,905 | +3.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,289,090 | £1,364,827 | +5.9% |
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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.8% | 21.7% | 13.5% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 26.9% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 6.6% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.0% | 49.9% | 46.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.61x | 2.20x | 1.49x | |
| Interest cover | 6.78x | 11.48x | 7.38x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governors are of the opinion that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future, being not less than one year from the date of approval of these financial statements. For this reason, the Governors believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE NORTH LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL · parent
- Canons Enterprises Limited
- Canons Transport Limited
- NLCS Enterprises Limited
- NLCS International Limited
- NLCS Enterprises Dubai Limited
- NLCS Enterprises Singapore Limited
- Canons Park Consulting Limited
- NLCS Pearl Limited
- NLCS Gold Limited
- NLCS Jade Limited
Significant events
- “In February 2025 the School suffered a fire which resulted in the destruction of the boiler house which housed both the main incoming electric and gas.”
- “The International Board approved a restructure of the current international entity structure on the 8th of December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOGHANI-NATHOO, Munira Nashir | Director | 2024-03-18 | Jan 1980 | British |
| BOULTON, Fiona Jane | Director | 2024-07-10 | Apr 1964 | British |
| GODFREY, Vivien Patricia | Director | 2019-03-27 | Jan 1961 | British |
| GOWER, Gabrielle Lisa Kruger | Director | 2022-12-06 | Feb 1976 | British |
| HERDMAN-SMITH, Rowena Kirsten Sonia Heather | Director | 2019-03-27 | Oct 1964 | British |
| JOGIA, Ameet | Director | 2022-12-06 | Jan 1987 | British |
| KINGSMILL MOORE, Nina Arleen | Director | 2022-12-06 | Nov 1971 | British |
| MARTEN, Charlotte Jane | Director | 2020-06-30 | Aug 1957 | British |
| NEEDLEMAN, Peter David | Director | 2016-06-29 | Mar 1955 | British |
| NEWMAN, Stephanie Kate | Director | 2025-03-25 | Jul 1986 | British,German |
| NORRISH, Dominic | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jul 1976 | British,Irish |
| PATEL, Roma, Dr | Director | 2025-03-25 | Nov 1977 | British |
| SHERIDAN, John | Director | 2024-07-10 | Apr 1981 | British,Australian |
| THOMAS, Thomas Nicholas | Director | 2022-12-06 | Mar 1982 | British |
| TOH, Dorothy, Dr | Director | 2019-03-27 | Mar 1972 | British |
| UTERMANN, Andreas Ernst Ferdinand | Director | 2022-10-11 | Jan 1966 | German,British |
| WATFORD, Emma Judith Sophia | Director | 2021-03-22 | Sep 1977 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEIKLE, Susan Margaret | Secretary | 1993-05-17 | 1996-04-30 |
| PARTINGTON, Graham David | Secretary | 2003-11-27 | 2015-12-31 |
| WALL, Rachel Virginia | Secretary | 1996-05-07 | 2003-09-01 |
| ABBOTT, Donald | Director | 1993-05-28 | 2004-03-04 |
| ALLEN, John Malcolm | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2014-03-19 |
| ALPAY, Esat, Doctor | Director | 2004-10-11 | 2005-05-26 |
| AMINOSSEHE, Sherin | Director | 2016-03-09 | 2018-06-08 |
| BARNETT, Ronald Anthony, Professor | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2004-06-15 |
| BAUGHAN, Michael Christopher | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2016-06-08 |
| BRANDENBURGER, Ennis Katherine | Director | 1993-05-17 | 2000-03-16 |
| BRESLAUER, Keith | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2019-03-27 |
| BUNFORD, Margaret Anne | Director | 1993-05-28 | 2006-03-15 |
| CAMPBELL, Ian Duncan Robin | Director | 1993-05-17 | 1995-03-21 |
| CARRINGTON, Nigel Martyn, Sir | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2015-03-18 |
| CARTER, Sophie Christine | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2024-07-10 |
| CATTY, Jon | Director | 1994-03-17 | 2003-03-13 |
| COWAN, Janet Roslyn, Coun | Director | 1998-06-24 | 2007-10-30 |
| DAR, Shumailla Zareen | Director | 2020-06-30 | 2023-06-06 |
| DAVIS, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2024-07-10 |
| DREW, Janet, Prof | Director | 2006-02-14 | 2011-03-16 |
| DYKES, Hugh John | Director | 1993-05-28 | 1998-05-06 |
| EMMANUEL, Anton Vignaraj, Dr | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2021-03-22 |
| FINNING, Denis Robert | Director | 1996-03-21 | 2001-09-17 |
| FOX, Adam Tobias, Professor | Director | 2013-06-19 | 2020-06-30 |
| FROOMBERG, Claire Rosemary | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2014-03-19 |
| GOLDMAN, Lawrence, Dr | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2011-09-20 |
| GREGORY, Mary Barbara, Dr | Director | 1993-05-28 | 1995-03-23 |
| HAMMOND, John Lempriere | Director | 1993-05-28 | 2006-03-15 |
| HARDING, Victoria | Director | 2021-07-06 | 2026-03-27 |
| HERLIHY, John Stuart | Director | 2016-03-09 | 2021-03-22 |
| HILL, Lesley Jane | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2012-03-14 |
| HINGLEY, Robert Charles Anthony | Director | 2020-06-30 | 2024-07-10 |
| JAFFE, Steven Harold | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2021-03-22 |
| JAMES, Sally Ann | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2011-03-16 |
| JOHNSON, Jeri | Director | 1996-03-21 | 2006-03-15 |
| KAMATH, Surendra Narasimha | Director | 1994-03-17 | 2009-03-11 |
| LINTHWAITE, Peter John Nicholas | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2021-03-22 |
| MARUTHAPPU, Thivi, Dr | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2023-05-25 |
| MAULL, David John | Director | 1993-05-28 | 1998-06-19 |
| MAYS, Martin Joshua, Dr | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2008-03-12 |
| MCGREGOR, Ian | Director | 1993-05-28 | 2003-03-13 |
| PHILLIPS, Diana Margaret | Director | 1993-05-28 | 2003-10-07 |
| POPPLEWELL, Debra Ellen, Dr | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2012-06-20 |
| QUINN, Julie Marie | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2018-09-20 |
| RABINOWITZ, Laurence Anton | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2018-03-13 |
| RAPERPORT, Eileen Annabelle | Director | 2006-03-15 | 2019-03-27 |
| RENSHAW, John Arthur | Director | 1993-05-17 | 2003-03-13 |
| RINSLER, Norma Sybil, Prof | Director | 1993-05-28 | 1998-06-24 |
| RIVLIN, Geoffrey, Judge | Director | 1993-05-28 | 2002-11-28 |
| SECTOR, Rosalind | Director | 2008-11-27 | 2011-04-28 |
| SHAH, Dipen Shantilal | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2015-03-18 |
| STERNBERG, Michael Vivian | Director | 1994-03-17 | 2009-03-11 |
| STODDART, Simon Kenneth Fladgate, Dr | Director | 2008-03-12 | 2016-06-29 |
| STONE, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2012-07-11 |
| SUTER, Timothy John | Director | 2012-07-12 | 2019-06-26 |
| TYLER, Lesley Angela | Director | 2021-07-06 | 2022-04-11 |
| WELLER, Adrian Vivian, Dr | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2024-07-10 |
| WIGODER, Charles Francis, The Honorable | Director | 2004-06-15 | 2008-07-31 |
| YOUNG, Brian, Professor | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2024-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.