BARNARDISTON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£425K
+197% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.3M
+38.1% vs 2024
Employees
164
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£811K
+293.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The group breached an interest cover covenant in respect of the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024. The group's principal banker subsequently issued a reservation of rights letter to the company in respect of its borrowings. The directors recognise that due the above circumstances, the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt over the group's ability to continue as a going concern exists.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £6,325,983 | £8,139,727 | £8,877,429 | +9.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £393,461 | -£148,100 | £1,041,568 | +803.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £81,479 | -£418,972 | £811,421 | +293.7% | |
| Net profit | -£382,029 | -£132,965 | £117,826 | £69,224 | -£532,989 | £656,350 | +223.1% | |
| Cash | -£322,367 | £1,136 | £1,355 | £41,699 | £143,069 | £424,849 | +197% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £308,393 | £105,971 | £203,122 | £2,673,390 | £2,023,042 | £2,565,043 | +26.8% | |
| Net assets | — | £6,573 | £24,299 | £2,331,317 | £1,630,160 | £2,250,474 | +38.1% | |
| Equity | £229,628 | £6,573 | £24,299 | £2,331,317 | £1,630,160 | £2,250,474 | +38.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 161 | 164 | +1.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,532,055 | £4,074,192 | £4,372,328 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £49,772 | £42,333 | £26,021 | -38.5% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.2% | -1.8% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.1% | -6.5% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 14.7% | -7.3% | 40.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 81.4% | 76.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.08x | 0.10x | 0.19x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1.26x | -0.55x | 4.52x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BARNARDISTON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED 1999-10-20 → present
- BARNARDISTON HALL SERVICES LIMITED 1995-03-02 → 1999-10-20
- GAG36 LIMITED 1995-01-03 → 1995-03-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Whitings LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The group breached an interest cover covenant in respect of the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024. The group's principal banker subsequently issued a reservation of rights letter to the company in respect of its borrowings. The directors recognise that due the above circumstances, the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt over the group's ability to continue as a going concern exists.”
Group structure
- BARNARDISTON HALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED · parent
- Broadlands Hall Limited 100%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDSON, Rebecca Alice | Secretary | 2008-12-09 | — | British |
| BOULTER, Keith Anthony, Lt Col | Director | 1995-01-09 | Apr 1950 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Rebecca Alice | Director | 2010-10-22 | Feb 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOULTER, Gail Corrine | Secretary | 1995-01-09 | 2008-12-09 |
| METCALF, David John | Nominee Secretary | 1995-01-03 | 1995-01-09 |
| BOULTER, Gail Corrine | Director | 2001-02-05 | 2008-12-09 |
| METCALF, David John | Nominee Director | 1995-01-03 | 1995-01-09 |
| THOMSON, Christopher John | Director | 1995-01-03 | 1995-01-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lt Col Keith Anthony Boulter | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-26 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.