THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS
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Cash
£13m
-19.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£23m
+6.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
530
+2.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+12.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,058,000 | £30,332,000 | £29,195,000 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,053,000 | £3,179,000 | £2,495,000 | -21.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,324,000 | £1,278,000 | £1,434,000 | +12.2% | |
| Net profit | £6,324,000 | £1,278,000 | £1,434,000 | +12.2% | |
| Cash | £12,724,000 | £16,073,000 | £12,889,000 | -19.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,164,000 | £56,057,000 | £52,879,000 | -5.7% | |
| Net assets | £20,233,000 | £21,511,000 | £22,945,000 | +6.7% | |
| Equity | £20,233,000 | £21,511,000 | £22,945,000 | +6.7% | |
| Average employees | 472 | 518 | 530 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | £14,946,000 | £15,754,000 | £16,010,000 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 10.5% | 8.5% | |
| Net margin | 21.8% | 4.2% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.1% | 5.7% | 4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 71.6% | 67.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.99x | 1.09x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 3.18x | 1.67x | 2.35x |
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
- THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS 2005-08-31 → present
- LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1995-07-04 → 2005-08-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After consideration of the charity's risks, the Governors believe that the charity is well placed to operate successfully in the future and the banking covenants will be met. Accordingly, the Governors have determined that the financial statements should be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS · parent
- GSAL Enterprises Limited 100%
- GSAL Transport Limited 100%
Significant events
- “GSAL Enterprises Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary, ceased trading on 31 August 2025. Following the closure, all trading activities previously undertaken by GSAL Enterprises Ltd have been transferred to The Grammar School at Leeds, effective from 01 September 2025.”
- “The Cryer was completed ahead of schedule and handed over to the school in November 2024. It came into full operational use from January 2025 with its official launch event in June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KINGSTON, Stephen | Secretary | 2017-07-07 | — | — |
| AHYE, Peter David | Director | 2024-09-20 | May 1965 | British |
| ASHBY, Beverley Dawn | Director | 2023-09-21 | Sep 1958 | British |
| BRITTON, Philip John | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| CURLE, Mark Richard | Director | 2018-09-27 | May 1980 | British |
| HARPER, Jacqueline Alethea | Director | 2018-03-22 | Oct 1962 | British |
| HOWSE, Robert James | Director | 2023-09-23 | Dec 1970 | British |
| KHAN, Almas Latif, Dr | Director | 2018-11-29 | Aug 1973 | British |
| LYONS, Charlene | Director | 2016-09-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| SEMPLE, Joanne | Director | 2017-09-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| SIMPSON, Paul Simon | Director | 2025-05-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| SINGH, Jasjit, Professor | Director | 2024-10-04 | May 1972 | British |
| SOWA, Patricia Jacqueline | Director | 2023-03-23 | Dec 1965 | British |
| VILARRUBI, Claire | Director | 2018-01-18 | Feb 1973 | British |
| WALSH, Anthony John | Director | 2014-12-11 | Oct 1966 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTT, Gregory Lovering | Secretary | 2005-06-15 | 2008-12-31 |
| DICKSON, John Andrew Jamieson | Secretary | 1995-07-04 | 1999-08-12 |
| NAYLOR, David Jonathan | Secretary | 2008-12-31 | 2017-07-07 |
| NAYLOR, David Jonathan | Secretary | 1999-09-01 | 2005-06-27 |
| AHMED, Naveen Nazir | Director | 2008-06-18 | 2013-12-31 |
| ARCHBOLD, David Stuart | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1996-03-13 |
| BAILEY, Elizabeth Enid | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2023-03-23 |
| BARKER, Alan Douglas | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2012-12-13 |
| BELLWIN, Irwin Norman, Lord | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2001-02-11 |
| BROWN KCVO, Stephen David Reid, Sir | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2023-03-23 |
| BURKINSHAW, Stephen Martin, Dr | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1996-12-05 |
| CHADWICK, Peter Robert Procter | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2005-06-15 |
| CROSS, Jeremy David | Director | 2012-12-13 | 2025-09-19 |
| DOWD, Peter Alan | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2004-06-09 |
| DUCKWORTH, Ann | Director | 2000-03-13 | 2005-06-15 |
| EVANS, David Vernon | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1998-04-30 |
| GRAVELLS, David Peter Anthony | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2019-01-24 |
| GREENHALGH, Colin Ayton | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2014-12-11 |
| HARRISON MOORE, Abigail Louise, Professor | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2025-01-17 |
| HARTRIDGE, Peter | Director | 1995-07-04 | 2005-06-15 |
| JONES, Ian Martin Lloyd | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2023-01-19 |
| KENNY, Deborah Wendy | Director | 2010-10-14 | 2023-08-31 |
| KIBLER, Kathryn | Director | 2023-11-17 | 2024-06-21 |
| LAWRENCE, Paul David | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2010-06-24 |
| LEIGH PALMER, Christine Mary, Professor | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2014-12-11 |
| LOSOWSKY, Monty Seymour, Professor | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2005-06-15 |
| LUSCOMBE, Hilary Caroline | Director | 2008-06-18 | 2018-07-06 |
| MARTIN, Angus Matthew | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2025-11-03 |
| MORTON, Kenneth | Director | 2008-03-17 | 2016-01-14 |
| NEALE, Barbara | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2009-12-10 |
| OBANK, Charles Richard | Director | 2009-06-18 | 2018-07-06 |
| PARKINSON, John | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2010-11-28 |
| PORTLOCK, Alison Frances Blake | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2008-06-30 |
| RICHARDSON, David William | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2009-12-10 |
| RICHMOND, Geoffrey | Director | 1995-11-10 | 1998-12-09 |
| RIGGALL, Peter Anthony | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2000-03-15 |
| SALKELD, David John | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2005-06-15 |
| SOLYOM, Susan Anne | Director | 2014-06-26 | 2019-06-26 |
| SPARLING, Peter Norman | Director | 1995-07-04 | 2016-01-14 |
| SUGDEN, David Alan, Professor | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2018-01-18 |
| TIDEMAN, Christopher Charles Siddons | Director | 2002-03-20 | 2005-06-15 |
| WALDRON, Mark Ashley | Director | 2019-09-24 | 2022-08-31 |
| WALSH, Brian | Director | 1995-11-10 | 2000-09-23 |
| WOODWARD, John Anthony | Director | 2009-12-11 | 2023-03-23 |
| WORSLEY, Paul Frederick, His Hon Judge | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2007-09-26 |
| ZIFF, Edward Max | Director | 1998-06-24 | 2018-01-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlene Lyons | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2025-11-03 | Active |
| Mr Angus Matthew Martin | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-25 | Ceased 2025-11-03 |
| Mr David Peter Anthony Gravells | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.