THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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Cash
£4.5M
-41.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£22M
-3.8% vs 2024
Employees
319
-10.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£861K
-179.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL·Consumer Discretionary median
THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL·Consumer Discretionary median
THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL·Consumer Discretionary median
THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL·Consumer Discretionary median
THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL·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 | £20,114,035 | £18,718,658 | £17,270,354 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,252,351 | -£980,177 | -178.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £138,474 | £1,079,231 | -£861,083 | -179.8% | |
| Net profit | £138,474 | £1,079,231 | -£861,083 | -179.8% | |
| Cash | £4,309,597 | £7,683,329 | £4,482,523 | -41.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £27,330,002 | £30,641,170 | £27,966,666 | -8.7% | |
| Net assets | £21,850,378 | £22,929,609 | £22,068,526 | -3.8% | |
| Equity | £21,850,378 | £22,929,609 | £22,068,526 | -3.8% | |
| Average employees | 346 | 357 | 319 | -10.6% | |
| Wages | £10,603,907 | £10,393,574 | £10,290,272 | -1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £956,994 | £1,072,180 | +12% |
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 | — | 6.7% | -5.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 5.8% | -5.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.1% | -3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.6% | 34.8% | 30.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.89x | 1.98x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.63x | -2.91x |
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 have not disclosed in the financial statements any identified material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the group's or the Charitable Company's ability to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE PORTSMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL · parent
- PGS Promotions Limited 100%
- The Portsmouth Grammar School Endowment Trust
- The Arthur Darby Nock Trust
Significant events
- “On 10th November 2025 the school exchanged contracts for the sale of the Upper Junior School site that was held as a fixed asset at the reporting date. The property was sold for £2.005m with completion due in the summer of 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
19 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Clare Louise | Secretary | 2025-10-02 | — | — |
| READ, Richard John | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | — | — |
| AVES, Alexandra Louise | Director | 2025-10-09 | Apr 1970 | British |
| BURDEN, Thomas William | Director | 2020-04-21 | Nov 1971 | British |
| CANE, Anthony William Nicholas | Director | 2019-03-16 | Aug 1961 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Vivienne Mary | Director | 2021-03-19 | Jul 1961 | British |
| DREVER, Rebecca Jayne | Director | 2025-10-09 | Aug 1970 | British |
| GINGELL, Sally | Director | 2018-02-03 | Dec 1968 | British |
| HARDWICK, Philippa Anne | Director | 2025-10-14 | Jan 1970 | British |
| HARRIES, Caroline Madeleine Jean | Director | 2023-12-08 | Jan 1980 | British |
| LODDER, Peter Norman | Director | 2013-07-05 | Feb 1958 | British |
| MAZAS, Philippe Marc Marie | Director | 2025-02-07 | Apr 1961 | French |
| MILLAR, John | Director | 2024-10-18 | Dec 1969 | British |
| MOYLER, Ross Daniel | Director | 2024-08-31 | Apr 1976 | British |
| MURPHIE, John Dermot Douglas | Director | 2025-06-20 | Feb 1958 | British |
| PASCOE, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2024-10-18 | Feb 1967 | British |
| ROSS, Sally Joanne, Dr | Director | 2018-02-03 | Apr 1962 | British |
| SIGALET, Lisa Marie | Director | 2025-12-05 | May 1983 | British |
| WEAVER, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-10-09 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENT, Donald James | Secretary | 2006-09-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| MERRIAM, Simon Robert | Secretary | 2018-12-07 | 2022-08-31 |
| SULLIVAN, Alexander Patrick, Commander | Secretary | 1997-07-09 | 2006-08-31 |
| ANDREYEV, Constance Catherine Laura, Dr | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2003-11-28 |
| AYLING, Mary Laidman | Director | 1997-08-05 | 1999-03-12 |
| BAKER, Elaine, Councillor | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2003-05-13 |
| BAKER, Susannah Judith | Director | 2020-03-23 | 2023-12-08 |
| BAWTREE, David Kenneth | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2009-07-16 |
| BISHOP, Kathy Lee Carol | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2025-12-05 |
| BLAIR, Thomas Patrick | Director | 2003-05-13 | 2004-06-21 |
| BLAKE, Michael John | Director | 2007-05-30 | 2009-05-18 |
| BORLEY, Kim John | Director | 2004-09-07 | 2007-06-29 |
| BOULTON, Fiona Jane | Director | 2011-01-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| BRINDLEY, David Charles, The Very Reverend | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2018-04-30 |
| BUGGY, Cheryl | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2012-05-31 |
| CARRUTHERS, Ian Alistair | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2010-12-10 |
| CHA, Walter Jen Bang | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2025-08-20 |
| CHADWICK, John, Rear Admirl | Director | 1998-07-23 | 2001-07-31 |
| CHARLTON, Frederick William, Councillor | Director | 2006-05-16 | 2007-05-16 |
| COCKCROFT, Deborah Susan Jane | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2013-12-06 |
| COFFIN, Michael Robert | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2025-06-27 |
| DAVIES, Peter Roland, Rear Admiral | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2004-09-06 |
| DUFF, Rachel | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2018-03-16 |
| EMMS, David Ackfield | Director | 1997-08-05 | 1998-11-06 |
| EVANS, Christopher John Lucas | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2005-11-25 |
| FAZACKARLEY, Jason, Councillor | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2005-05-17 |
| GAUNTLETT, Bruce Nigel | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2005-11-25 |
| GOLDS, Tony, Councilor | Director | 1997-08-05 | 1998-05-12 |
| GROSSEL, Martin Christopher, Dr | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2023-12-08 |
| HALL, Cynthia Lesley | Director | 2004-11-26 | 2005-11-25 |
| HORNE, David Ratcliffe | Director | 1999-05-18 | 2000-05-16 |
| ILIFFE, Neil | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2010-11-03 |
| JOHNS, Richard, Air Chief Marshal Sir | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2010-12-10 |
| JONAS, Frank Edward | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2017-01-31 |
| JONAS, Frank Edward | Director | 2012-05-16 | 2013-05-20 |
| LARKMAN, Brian Stewart | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2017-12-08 |
| LATHAM, Neil Degge, Rear Admiral | Director | 2006-03-10 | 2025-06-27 |
| MAIN QC, John Roy, Judge | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2000-11-03 |
| MAINE, Barry, Councillor | Director | 2000-05-16 | 2001-05-15 |
| MARKS, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2010-06-25 |
| MARTIN, Barry Robert | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2018-03-16 |
| MCANALLY, John Henry Stuart, Rear Admiral | Director | 1997-08-05 | 1998-07-23 |
| MIAH, Sadak | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2024-08-31 |
| NEWEY, Edmund James, Reverend Canon | Director | 2017-03-17 | 2020-03-27 |
| NICHOLLS, Jonathan Clive | Director | 2017-12-15 | 2021-12-03 |
| NIVEN, Colin Harold Roberton, Dr | Director | 1998-11-06 | 2003-06-27 |
| PARKINSON, Philip Gerald | Director | 2010-11-10 | 2025-06-27 |
| PEACH, Leonard Harry, Sir | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2001-11-09 |
| PELLING, Christopher, Professor | Director | 2004-07-02 | 2017-01-31 |
| PIPES, Michael John | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2017-01-31 |
| POULTON, Jacob Dennis | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2026-03-13 |
| PRIVETT, Frank Simon Kenneth | Director | 1997-07-09 | 2011-11-25 |
| QUAIL, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2014-12-05 |
| RADAKIN, Anthony David, Comodore | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2014-03-13 |
| RESOULY, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 1997-08-05 | 2014-12-05 |
| RICHES, Paula Irene | Director | 2010-05-18 | 2011-05-31 |
| RIGBY, Jeremy, Commodore | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2017-08-10 |
| SCOTT, Margaret | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2021-12-03 |
| SPARSHATT, Robin Frederick | Director | 2005-05-17 | 2006-05-16 |
| STAGG, Lynne, Lord Mayor | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2014-06-03 |
| STANFORD, Anne | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2020-03-20 |
| STEEL, David George, Commodore | Director | 2007-09-01 | 2008-11-25 |
| TAYLOR, William Henry, The Revd | Director | 2000-09-16 | 2002-03-31 |
| THOMPSON, Robert, Commodore | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2011-10-06 |
| TOBIN, Patrick Francis | Director | 2001-11-09 | 2013-12-06 |
| TUCKETT, Howard William Gordon | Director | 2015-01-29 | 2018-12-14 |
| WEBB, Pamela, Councillor | Director | 1998-05-12 | 1999-05-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Caroline Ann | Director | 2003-06-27 | 2005-11-01 |
| WYLIE, Steven Edward, Lord Mayor Of Portsmouth | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2015-05-19 |
| YORKE, Michael Leslie, The Very Reverend | Director | 1997-08-05 | 1999-11-12 |
| YOUNG, Brian Walter, Professor | Director | 2022-03-16 | 2023-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Margaret Scott | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-16 |
| Mr Neil Degge Latham | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-16 |
| Mr Walter Jen Bang Cha | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-16 |
| Mr James Edwin Priory | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Mr Donald James Kent | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-07-31 |
| Mr Brian Stewart Larkman | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 262 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 6
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.