SIBFORD SCHOOL
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Cash
£373k
-64.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.6m
-10.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
176
-0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-07-31
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 the disclosures made in note 2.2 to the financial statements concerning the School's ability to continue as a going concern. The School continues to face challenges, including the impact of the introduction of VAT on school fees and maintaining pupil numbers.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,174,003 | £6,842,938 | £6,011,782 | -12.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£334,984 | -£13,262 | -£543,362 | -3,997.1% | |
| Cash | £276,722 | £1,052,709 | £373,492 | -64.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,560,677 | £5,807,466 | £4,925,083 | -15.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,187,678 | £5,174,416 | £4,631,054 | -10.5% | |
| Equity | £5,187,678 | £5,174,416 | £4,631,054 | -10.5% | |
| Average employees | 148 | 177 | 176 | -0.6% | |
| Wages | £3,415,066 | £3,802,499 | £4,097,852 | +7.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £403,025 | £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 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -4.7% | -0.2% | -9.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.9% | 30.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.52x | 0.90x | 0.60x |
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
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to the disclosures made in note 2.2 to the financial statements concerning the School's ability to continue as a going concern. The School continues to face challenges, including the impact of the introduction of VAT on school fees and maintaining pupil numbers.”
Group structure
- SIBFORD SCHOOL · parent
- Sibford Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Introduction of a Head of Year 7 role, designed to ensure a fully supported transition from Junior to Senior School.”
- “Full rebrand and new website ready to launch for August 2025.”
- “Comprehensive redesign of the "shape of the day" planned for implementation in September 2025.”
- “Introduction of a new role within the Marketing and Admissions team to strengthen pupil recruitment and sustainability.”
- “Appointment of a Director of Co-curricular and Enrichment for strategic approach to co-curricular life.”
- “Implementation of the School's strategic response to the introduction of VAT to ensure financial resilience.”
- “Delivery of a full programme to enhance the educational offer, including expansion of boarding as a flexible option.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 90 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNCH, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | — | — |
| CHAPMAN, Roger Alan | Director | 2016-01-01 | Apr 1944 | British |
| DARK, Jacqueline | Director | 2024-05-24 | Dec 1978 | British |
| FOWLER, Stuart Peter, Mr. | Director | 2014-03-22 | Aug 1975 | English |
| GASKELL, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 2022-03-19 | Apr 1948 | British |
| GOSLING, Nadia Mary Margherita | Director | 2026-03-20 | Aug 1980 | British |
| GUY, Margaret Virginia Morrow | Director | 2019-03-02 | Mar 1952 | American |
| MARCH, Anita Jayne | Director | 2019-03-02 | Apr 1967 | British |
| SWANWICK, Edward Neil | Director | 2024-05-24 | May 1978 | Australian |
| WHITAKER, Bethan | Director | 2024-03-01 | Dec 1996 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREESTONE, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 1998-10-10 | 1999-03-20 |
| MORPHY, Richard Brian | Secretary | 1997-12-31 | 1998-04-30 |
| ROBINSON, Peter | Secretary | 2006-03-19 | 2017-12-31 |
| URQUHART, Ian Algar Neil | Secretary | 2018-01-02 | 2018-08-31 |
| WEEKS, Judith | Secretary | 1999-03-20 | 2010-01-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Kathleen Mary | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1998-12-31 |
| BAINTON, Alastair John Charles | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BARDEN, Ronald | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2007-03-17 |
| BARLOW, Ulla Maria | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-06-08 |
| BARRACLOUGH, Jennifer Claire | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-06-26 |
| BARRETT, Jane, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| BEE, Richard James | Director | 2014-03-22 | 2021-12-31 |
| BENNETT, Andrew Nicholas Reeve | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| BICHENO, Sarah | Director | 2008-10-11 | 2020-01-01 |
| BOUCHER, Jill, Professor | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| BRAITHWAITE, Nigel Francis Jonathon Lloyd | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| BROOKE, Sharon Karima, Dr | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-11-28 |
| BROWN, Amanda Jane | Director | 2017-11-24 | 2019-12-10 |
| BROWN, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2005-01-29 | 2015-12-31 |
| BUNNEY, George | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| BUNNEY, Stephen | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BURCH, Elisabeth Helen | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| CARD, Robert Morgan | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| CLARK, Ann Noel | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-12-31 |
| CZIBORRA, Richard | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2020-12-31 |
| DANNAHY, Patricia Ann | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| DAVIDSON STEINHARDT, Jeanne | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2005-12-31 |
| DAVISON, Katherine Anne | Director | 2014-03-22 | 2020-11-20 |
| ESCHER, Elisabeth | Director | 2019-11-30 | 2020-07-31 |
| EVANS, Sarah Hauldys | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| FINCHAM, Andrew James, Dr | Director | 2025-03-21 | 2026-03-20 |
| FORD, David Stuart | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| FOX, David | Director | 2022-03-19 | 2023-11-14 |
| FOX, Sarah Annabel | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| FULLER, Alistair | Director | 2014-03-15 | 2017-12-31 |
| GIBBINS, Jennifer Mary | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| GOULD, John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| GREENFIELD, Christopher John | Director | 2019-11-30 | 2021-11-28 |
| GREENHOW, Ingrid Elisabeth | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| GRIMES, Patricia Emily | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| GRIMSHAW, Gill Margaret, Dr | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| HALL, Jolyon Dean Sutherland | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-12-31 |
| HAYES, Elizabeth Clare | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOLMES, David William | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-07-31 |
| HUGHES, Richard John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HULSE, Peg | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2004-12-31 |
| HUNTINGTON, Zara Heather | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2002-12-31 |
| JEFFREY, David Fredrick | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| JONES, Philip | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-11-30 |
| KAIM-CAUDLE, Stephen | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| LANE, Sarah Christina | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| LAWSON, Christopher Gillman | Director | 1998-12-21 | 2002-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Cheryl | Director | 2019-03-02 | 2021-06-19 |
| LINGHAM, Jonathan | Director | 2019-11-30 | 2023-07-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| MCFARLANE, Valerie | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1999-12-31 |
| MCLEAN, Iain Sinclair, Professor | Director | 2006-11-25 | 2011-03-26 |
| MERRY, Catherine | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2019-03-01 |
| MILLAR, Richard | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MOLLAND, Ralph | Director | 2002-06-14 | 2006-12-31 |
| MORRISON SMITH, Diana Margaret | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-06-26 |
| NEIGHBOUR, Peter | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Arthur David | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1999-12-31 |
| OWEN, Richard | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| PENSOM, Barbara Lesley | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2002-12-31 |
| PHIPPS, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2005-12-31 |
| PIERCY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| PLANT, Jean Roberta | Director | 1997-12-31 | 1997-12-31 |
| PONCINI, Holly Louise | Director | 2020-06-20 | 2022-07-14 |
| POULTON, Lucinda Jean | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| PRAGER, Madeline Joyce | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-03-12 |
| QUINTON, Hedley Lloyd | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2001-12-01 |
| RANDALL, Kathleen | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| REES, Julian | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-03-01 |
| RICHARDS, Ann Lesley, Dr | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| RISLEY, Simon Crescent | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-12-03 |
| RISLEY, Simon Crescent | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Lesley Ralph | Director | 2014-03-22 | 2019-11-30 |
| ROBINSON, Leslie | Director | 2023-03-13 | 2024-04-07 |
| ROWLANDS, Helen Harvey | Director | 2002-06-15 | 2006-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Helena Verity Quartermaine | Director | 2009-06-20 | 2020-01-01 |
| SESSA, Alfred Moorhouse | Director | 2018-03-17 | 2022-07-02 |
| SESSA, Alfred Moorhouse | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2004-12-31 |
| SHARMAN, Derry | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| SHELLEY, Margaret | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| SKIDMORE, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SOUTHALL, Donald Hilary Dale | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| STEED, Russell Clifford | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2003-12-31 |
| ULLATHORNE, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 1997-12-31 | 2000-12-31 |
| WALKER-MOLLINGTON, Christopher | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-01-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 280 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.