BANCROFT'S SCHOOL
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Cash
£11M
+64.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£27M
+16.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
243
-1.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.8M
+133% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £21,246,650 | £23,710,033 | £25,739,423 | +8.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £905,477 | £1,621,392 | £3,777,395 | +133% | |
| Net profit | £905,477 | £1,621,392 | £3,777,395 | +133% | |
| Cash | £4,554,631 | £6,941,939 | £11,398,634 | +64.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,164,056 | £22,890,479 | £26,741,785 | +16.8% | |
| Net assets | £21,164,056 | £22,890,479 | £26,741,785 | +16.8% | |
| Equity | £21,164,056 | £22,890,479 | £26,741,785 | +16.8% | |
| Average employees | 245 | 247 | 243 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £10,731,924 | £11,880,051 | £12,161,458 | +2.4% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.3% | 6.8% | 14.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.24x | 1.53x | 1.41x |
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
- HaysMac 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 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
- BANCROFT'S SCHOOL · parent
- Bancroft's Enterprises Limited
Significant events
- “Throughout 2024/25 the following energy saving projects were completed. Solar PV Array Installation - Producing 25.781 MWh since installation 25/05/2025. All 3 strings have collectively now generated 328.92 MWh since first installation in 2023, this is 328,920 Kwh generation; based on current charge rates of 22.84p per kWh this is a saving in costs of c. £75k since March 2023.”
- “The School made one Serious Incident Report to the Charity Commission in the year, which was acknowledged with no further action required.”
- “To complete the mergers with Woodford Green Preparatory School and St Aubyn's Preparatory School later in 2026 to create the Bancroft's Family of Schools.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILSON, Shaun Barrington | Secretary | 2024-09-01 | — | — |
| ABBOT, Duncan James Langlands | Director | 2022-03-21 | Nov 1955 | British |
| DAWSON, Nicola Helen Henderson | Director | 2025-10-06 | Feb 1984 | British |
| JONES, Claire Judith | Director | 2022-03-21 | Sep 1964 | British |
| LADEN, Barry Spencer | Director | 2021-09-06 | Jun 1965 | British |
| SANKEY, Richard Martin | Director | 2023-06-19 | May 1969 | British |
| SATCHITHANANDA, Keshthra, Dr | Director | 2023-01-12 | Aug 1964 | British |
| SAVAGE, Luke | Director | 2025-03-24 | Jun 1961 | British |
| VAN MAANEN, Richard | Director | 2019-01-07 | Oct 1960 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Richard John | Director | 2016-09-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| WINGHAM, Elizabeth Helen | Director | 2026-04-20 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Lionel | Secretary | 2013-06-28 | 2024-08-31 |
| JACKSON, Michael William | Secretary | 2001-08-20 | 2013-06-28 |
| PARTRIDGE, John Richard | Secretary | 1998-09-08 | 2001-04-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard David | Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1998-09-08 |
| ABBOTT, Roberta Joy | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2014-07-04 |
| BARDEN, Ronald Ian | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2013-06-28 |
| BEHARRELL, Richard Wells Pearman | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2001-07-31 |
| BETTINSON, David John | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2004-07-30 |
| BHUMBRA, Rejpaul Singh | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| BHUMBRA, Rejpaul Singh | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2018-01-24 |
| BONNOR MORIS, Caroline Gay | Director | 2004-09-21 | 2014-07-04 |
| BOWE, Mary Colette, Dame | Director | 2010-06-22 | 2016-07-08 |
| BOWE, Mary Colette, Dame | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2010-05-11 |
| CHALK, Jean Graham, Dr | Director | 1998-02-19 | 1998-10-13 |
| CLUTTON, Gareth Edmund | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2009-06-30 |
| CONROY, Bernadette Sarah | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| COUTTS, Anne Jane | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2004-03-16 |
| CROME, Geoffrey Francis | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2005-07-31 |
| FOAKES, Stephen Peter | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2013-06-28 |
| FORD, Andrew Charles, Lt Col Sir | Director | 2022-05-05 | 2025-03-25 |
| FOSSEY, Matthew John, Professor | Director | 2023-06-19 | 2026-03-20 |
| GOODING, Raymond John | Director | 2013-10-08 | 2021-08-31 |
| GOODING, Raymond John | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2013-09-27 |
| GRAHAM, Edgar Barrett, Dr | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2009-04-30 |
| HEARD, William John | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| JONES, Merfyn Berkeley | Director | 2007-06-12 | 2015-06-22 |
| KOPELMAN, Peter Graham, Professor | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2021-08-17 |
| LYONS, Adrian William, Major General | Director | 2003-02-01 | 2008-11-18 |
| MENSAH, Barbara | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2023-02-01 |
| OGDEN, Philip Ernest | Director | 2012-01-16 | 2018-07-01 |
| PAGE, Charles Timothy, Colonel | Director | 2005-08-01 | 2007-03-20 |
| PAPATHOMAS, Anne Rosemary | Director | 2006-11-21 | 2013-06-28 |
| PHILP, Ann Veronica | Director | 2007-06-12 | 2017-08-31 |
| PRIESTLEY, Richard John | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2011-04-04 |
| RATHBONE, John Rankin | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2002-07-12 |
| ROSE, James Michael | Director | 2014-09-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| SAUTTER, Edmund Mark | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2023-08-31 |
| SHERVINGTON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2000-07-20 | 2004-01-01 |
| SIDDIQUI, Saheeda Begum | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2019-12-06 |
| SOUTHERN, Peter, Dr | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2018-07-01 |
| STARK, Michael John, Councillor | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| TALLENTS, Craig Stephen | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2015-01-05 |
| TARRING, Brian William | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2007-07-01 |
| WALLACE, Richard Cecil | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2009-06-16 |
| WINGHAM, Lizzie | Director | 2017-11-16 | 2026-04-20 |
| WOODALL, Antony Edward | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2000-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.