OAK TREE SCHOOLS HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
Cash
£30K
-72% vs 2023
Net assets
£10M
+0.2% vs 2023
Employees
271
+0.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£82K
+1,319.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to note 2.3 and note 14 in the financial statements, which describes circumstances that have impacted the preparation basis of the accounts. As stated in this note, the school is due to close at the end of the Summer Term, July 2025. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter but it does affect the schools ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £11,788,870 | £12,534,655 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £27,276 | £267,484 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£6,700 | £81,689 | |
| Net profit | £57,850 | — | £35,345 | — | -£798,396 | — | £1,413,366 | — | -£109,265 | £18,748 | |
| Cash | £43,702 | — | £5,300 | — | £110,526 | — | £113,412 | — | £105,975 | £29,719 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,743,826 | — | £10,739,222 | — | £9,737,115 | — | £7,549,618 | — | £11,738,090 | £11,709,786 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £10,389,317 | £10,408,065 | |
| Equity | £7,376,683 | £7,376,683 | £7,412,028 | £7,412,028 | £6,609,632 | £6,609,632 | £7,486,998 | £7,486,998 | £10,389,317 | £10,408,065 | |
| Average employees | 3 | — | 28 | — | 29 | — | 29 | — | 269 | 271 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,986,680 | £7,451,433 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £100,000 | £100,000 |
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
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Turnover
+6.3%
£11,788,870 £12,534,655
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Cash
-72%
£105,975 £29,719
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Net assets
+0.2%
£10,389,317 £10,408,065
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Employees
+0.7%
269 271
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+880.7%
£27,276 £267,484
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Profit before tax
+1,319.2%
-£6,700 £81,689
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Wages
+6.7%
£6,986,680 £7,451,433
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 | 2021-09-01 | 2022-08-31 | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.9% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.25x | 0.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.68x | 1.33x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- OAK TREE SCHOOLS HOLDINGS LIMITED 2010-07-07 → present
- COOPERSALE HALL SCHOOL LIMITED 2008-11-05 → 2010-07-07
- OAK TREE SCHOOLS LIMITED 2006-10-27 → 2008-11-05
- COOPERSALE HALL SCHOOL LIMITED 1995-03-15 → 2006-10-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Haslers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 2.3 and note 14 in the financial statements, which describes circumstances that have impacted the preparation basis of the accounts. As stated in this note, the school is due to close at the end of the Summer Term, July 2025. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter but it does affect the schools ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- OAK TREE SCHOOLS HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Oaklands School Limited 0.8%
- Coopersale Hall School Limited 0.8%
- Normanhurst School Limited 1%
- Braeside School Limited 1%
Significant events
- “At the end of the period, the Group learned that the premises leased to Braeside School had been sold to a third party following a process of sealed bids. Post-year end, on exchange of contracts with the new landlord the school learned that the new proposed lease would be unachievable given the consistent size of the school, and that the new landlord was looking for an alternative use. The school had no alternative but to announce the closure at the end of academic/financial year 2024/25 with the relocation of pupils and staff to other schools in the Group.”
- “The new Labour government carried out its election proposal to add 20% VAT to school fees from January 2025. The Group secured a group registration from HMRC and announced in November 2024 that although VAT would need to be added to invoices for tuition and other activities from the Spring Term 2025, the Group would be subsidising invoices for the remainder of the academic year by reducing the fees by 4%.”
- “On 5th November 2024, the Directors' issued a letter to the parents of the pupils at Braeside School stating that the school will stop operating at the end of the Summer Term, July 2025. This is due to the lease on the property coming to an end and a new agreement on a new lease not being reached.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAGGER, Matthew | Secretary | 2017-10-19 | — | — |
| HAGGER, Madeline Ann | Director | 1995-03-15 | Jul 1950 | British |
| HAGGER, Matthew | Director | 2010-05-20 | Oct 1974 | British |
| HAGGER, Nicholas Osborne | Director | 1995-03-15 | May 1939 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAGGER, Nicholas Osborne | Secretary | 1995-03-15 | 2017-10-19 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-03-15 | 1995-03-15 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-03-15 | 1995-03-15 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-03-15 | 1995-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Hagger | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Osborne Hagger | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Madeline Ann Hagger | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.