MONKTON COMBE SCHOOL
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Cash
£7.3m
-20.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£27m
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
436
-1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | £19,669,916 | £20,700,043 | £19,634,080 | -5.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,675,950 | £749,989 | -55.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £339,833 | £1,675,950 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £251,001 | £1,899,012 | £714,682 | -62.4% | |
| Cash | £1,447,395 | £9,196,186 | £7,341,879 | -20.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,186,913 | £33,563,207 | £32,140,079 | -4.2% | |
| Net assets | £24,527,561 | £26,426,573 | £27,141,255 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £24,527,561 | £26,426,573 | £27,141,255 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | — | 443 | 436 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £11,248,110 | £11,596,072 | £11,588,468 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | — | 8.1% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.3% | 9.2% | 3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 5.0% | 2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.6% | 37.7% | 37.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.32x | 1.16x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.37x | 2.29x |
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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Governors' 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 Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MONKTON COMBE SCHOOL · parent
- Monkton Combe School Enterprises Limited 100%
- Monkton International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Looking ahead, two significant fundraising campaigns will be launched in September 2025: The Monkton Chaplaincy Centenary Campaign, which will raise funds to support Christian bursaries and enable enhancements to the Chapel. The Julian Bewick Memorial Fund, which will support rowing at Monkton and provide a bursary for pupils who demonstrate exceptional talent in Mathematics, Computer Science or Rowing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 64 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKE, Vanessa | Secretary | 2022-10-14 | — | — |
| BESTER, Jan Johannes | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jan 1984 | South African |
| HUBBARD, Elisabeth Sarah Kingerley | Director | 2018-06-29 | Oct 1970 | British |
| LYTTLE, Alexander Thomas | Director | 2019-03-15 | Sep 1978 | British |
| ROSSER, David John | Director | 2016-11-12 | Jul 1967 | British |
| SHAW, Edward Jonathan James | Director | 2017-12-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| SILVER, Mark James | Director | 2024-08-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
| THOMAS, Mervyn Lloyd Samuel | Director | 2018-11-30 | May 1952 | British |
| WRIGHT, Joanna Ruth | Director | 2024-06-26 | Mar 1968 | British |
| YOUNG, Stephen Burchell Martin | Director | 2016-03-11 | Jul 1958 | British |
Show 64 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACKHOUSE, Richard Paul | Secretary | 2006-04-05 | 2006-07-25 |
| BREMNER, Patricia Louise | Secretary | 2001-01-30 | 2006-04-04 |
| CRACKNELL, Amanda Louise | Secretary | 2006-07-25 | 2016-03-23 |
| GLASGOW, Ian Harvey | Secretary | 1996-07-23 | 1998-01-02 |
| KEMPTON, James Daniel | Secretary | 2020-07-31 | 2022-10-14 |
| SARGISON, Terence David | Secretary | 1998-01-02 | 2000-12-13 |
| ALEXANDER, Christopher James Bernard | Director | 2010-11-14 | 2020-06-26 |
| ARGYLE, Josephine Margery | Director | 2003-03-02 | 2010-11-26 |
| BAGNALL-OAKELEY, John Michael, Lt Col | Director | 1996-08-12 | 1996-11-23 |
| BALDOCK, Richard Stephen | Director | 2003-03-02 | 2015-12-31 |
| BARNES, Simon, Reverend | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2024-12-07 |
| CARLIER, Anthony Neil, Major General (Retd) | Director | 1996-08-13 | 2004-07-31 |
| COATES, Rosie | Director | 2011-11-15 | 2023-07-31 |
| CUNDY, Ian Patrick Martyn | Director | 1996-08-13 | 1997-11-22 |
| DUDLEY-SMITH, Timothy, The Right Rev Bishop | Director | 1996-07-23 | 1996-11-23 |
| ELLIS, Laurence Edward | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2002-11-23 |
| FILLINGHAM, Charles Benedict | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| GOUGH, Lesley Ann | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2005-11-30 |
| GREEN, Charles Frederick | Director | 1996-08-13 | 1996-11-23 |
| HALDEN, Angus Robert | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2001-11-24 |
| HEPWORTH, Janet | Director | 1996-08-13 | 2006-07-27 |
| HOLT, Kathleen Ann | Director | 1998-11-28 | 2010-11-26 |
| HOUSTON, Peter Richard Vivian | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2005-11-11 |
| HOWELL, Jean Lilian | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2000-11-25 |
| JENKINS, John Andrew | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2007-05-08 |
| JOHNS, Timothy Rowland | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2016-04-11 |
| JOHNSTONE BURT, Charles Anthony, Commodore | Director | 2004-06-11 | 2011-03-21 |
| KAJUMBA, Daniel, Venerable | Director | 2004-06-11 | 2013-01-08 |
| KEIGHLEY, Michael Robert Burch, Professor | Director | 2002-11-22 | 2014-06-20 |
| KEIGHLEY, Michael Robert Burch, Professor | Director | 1996-08-13 | 1999-11-26 |
| KIDD, Alison Lesley, Dr | Director | 1996-08-13 | 2002-12-11 |
| KIMBER, Charles Peter | Director | 1997-11-22 | 2001-11-24 |
| LANGTON, Helen Eileen, Professor | Director | 2011-07-04 | 2022-08-31 |
| LEE, Peter Wilton | Director | 1996-08-13 | 2001-11-24 |
| LUCAS, Diana Mary | Director | 1996-08-13 | 2003-11-15 |
| MARTIN, Brian Wardley, Doctor | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2012-06-15 |
| MATTHEWS, John Gilbert Wynne | Director | 2003-03-02 | 2015-06-19 |
| MCKENDRICK, Ewan Gordon, Professor | Director | 2022-06-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| METTERS, John Edmund De Vahl | Director | 2003-03-02 | 2009-03-23 |
| MYERS, John Richard | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2018-04-15 |
| ORR, Mary Rachel | Director | 1996-08-13 | 1998-11-28 |
| OWEN, Alfred David | Director | 1996-11-22 | 2010-11-26 |
| PANES, Christopher Francis | Director | 1996-08-13 | 1998-11-28 |
| PERRY, Jenny Jane | Director | 2013-06-07 | 2023-07-31 |
| PERRY, John Freeman, Rt Rev | Director | 2004-03-08 | 2009-03-23 |
| POULSOM, Philip Christopher | Director | 1997-03-03 | 2011-03-21 |
| PRINGLE, Robert Julian | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2025-06-27 |
| QUAYLE, Robert Brisco Macgregor | Director | 1999-11-26 | 2008-03-16 |
| REID, Alastair John | Director | 2019-03-15 | 2025-06-27 |
| RICHARDSON, Averon Joy | Director | 1996-08-13 | 1998-11-28 |
| SANDERSON, Paul William | Director | 2016-03-11 | 2016-07-04 |
| SANDERSON, Tom Stuart | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2014-09-24 |
| SAYER, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2012-11-06 |
| SILVER, Mark | Director | 2024-08-01 | 2024-12-10 |
| SIMMONS, John Harold, Reverend | Director | 1996-07-23 | 2000-11-25 |
| STEWART, William Allen, Rt Reverend | Director | 1997-11-22 | 1998-03-26 |
| SWITHINBANK, Kim Stafford, Revd | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2016-07-04 |
| THOMPSON, Janet Ruth | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2016-06-25 |
| TOWNSEND, Melanie Karen | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2019-11-29 |
| WEBSPER, Nigel Gordon Forsyth | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2013-07-12 |
| WHITE, Margaret Rosemary | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2024-06-30 |
| WILSHER, Simon | Director | 2000-11-25 | 2013-07-07 |
| WOMERSLEY, Mark Richard Arthur | Director | 2008-03-16 | 2018-06-30 |
| WYNTER, Michael Pallant, Rev | Director | 1999-06-15 | 2003-11-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-15 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-15 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.