CHEADLE HULME SCHOOL
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Cash
£7.3M
-3.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
327
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£538K
-41.1% lowest 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 | £17,920,000 | £18,631,000 | £19,736,000 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | £751,000 | £661,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £823,000 | £914,000 | £538,000 | -41.1% | |
| Net profit | £823,000 | £914,000 | £538,000 | -41.1% | |
| Cash | £4,025,000 | £7,558,000 | £7,314,000 | -3.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,749,000 | £24,077,000 | £22,993,000 | -4.5% | |
| Net assets | £19,066,000 | £19,980,000 | £20,518,000 | +2.7% | |
| Equity | £19,066,000 | £19,980,000 | £20,518,000 | +2.7% | |
| Average employees | 323 | 320 | 327 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £10,359,000 | £11,108,000 | £11,006,000 | -0.9% | |
| 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 | 4.2% | 3.5% | — | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 4.9% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 2.7% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.4% | 32.5% | 30.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.30x | 1.58x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | 9.05x | 7.51x | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on current financial resources, rigorous contingency planning, and proactive management, the Directors believe that the School is well-positioned to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CHEADLE HULME SCHOOL · parent
- Cheadle Hulme School Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The School registered for VAT in November 2024 ahead of the government introduction of VAT on education from 1 January 2025.”
- “On 1st October 2025, the Company established a new defined contribution pension scheme with APTIS for those members of teaching staff who choose to move from The TPS (The Teachers Pension Scheme).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Christina Ann | Secretary | 2025-03-03 | — | — |
| ABRAHAM, Stuart George | Director | 2020-04-30 | Mar 1976 | British |
| BIRKETT, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2017-04-25 | Aug 1975 | British |
| BOLINGBROKE, Michael James | Director | 2018-02-15 | Oct 1965 | British |
| MATLOW, Nici | Director | 2025-04-22 | Sep 1970 | British |
| OMAN, Richard | Director | 2021-10-13 | Dec 1976 | British |
| RILEY, David Noel | Director | 2001-11-29 | Jun 1958 | British |
| ROBERTS, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2010-03-02 | Sep 1971 | British |
| THOMSON, Claire Louise | Director | 2020-10-12 | Sep 1974 | British |
| TYLEY, Martin Gavin | Director | 2017-04-25 | Feb 1974 | British |
| WALMSLEY, Belinda | Director | 2022-02-15 | Dec 1975 | British |
| WRIGHT, Graeme Alcwyn | Director | 2021-02-08 | Dec 1969 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTON, Anne | Secretary | 2006-09-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| GODFREY, Alan | Secretary | 1999-08-10 | 2006-04-07 |
| JAMES, Warren Austin William | Secretary | 2021-07-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| KERSHAW, Sue | Secretary | 2014-03-31 | 2021-06-30 |
| ANDERSON, James Martin | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2012-08-31 |
| BASRAN, Kamal | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2019-04-29 |
| BIRCHALL, Michael John | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2020-12-10 |
| BOYD, Catherine Jane | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2024-01-15 |
| BRADLEY, Anne | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BROWN, Barnaby Rees | Director | 2011-10-11 | 2016-07-08 |
| BUTLER, Stella Vera Frances, Dr | Director | 2006-02-09 | 2015-03-09 |
| CRIDLAND, Robin James Scott | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| DRIVER, Peter John | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2020-12-11 |
| JOHNSON, Philip Robert | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2020-12-11 |
| JONES, Samuel Llanddwyn | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2006-12-31 |
| KENYON, Margaret | Director | 2001-09-12 | 2012-10-31 |
| LANGRISH, John, Dr | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2001-11-29 |
| LEIGH, Cynthia Ann | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2001-11-29 |
| MARSHALL, Kay Marie | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-03-28 |
| MEADOWCROFT, Norman Russell | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2001-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Len | Director | 2006-03-22 | 2009-06-24 |
| O'BRIEN, Teresa, Dr | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2002-11-28 |
| OGLESBY, Christopher George | Director | 2003-02-12 | 2009-06-30 |
| PROSSER, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| SHIPLEY, David Charles | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2017-12-31 |
| SIDWELL, Peter John Whiteman | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2012-08-31 |
| SIMON, Richard | Director | 2002-01-12 | 2011-11-05 |
| SQUIRE, Joanne | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2023-12-11 |
| STOREY, Richard George | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2006-07-07 |
| TEASDALE, Eric Leslie, Dr | Director | 1999-08-10 | 2001-09-12 |
| VAN MOURIK BROEKMAN, Johannes Bernadus | Director | 2013-06-04 | 2018-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.