THE ROCHE SCHOOL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+10.8% vs 2024
Employees
87
-7.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£858K
+52% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £5,521,159 | £5,503,862 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £522,044 | £791,279 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £564,736 | £858,142 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £414,010 | £634,862 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,859,493 | £2,077,316 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £7,895,176 | £8,156,680 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,895,176 | £6,530,038 | |
| Equity | £3,856,853 | — | — | — | — | £5,895,176 | £6,530,038 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 87 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,777,736 | £2,632,744 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £45,700 | £145,235 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
-0.3%
£5,521,159 £5,503,862
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Cash
-27.4%
£2,859,493 £2,077,316
-
Net assets
+10.8%
£5,895,176 £6,530,038
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Employees
-7.4%
94 87
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Operating profit
+51.6%
£522,044 £791,279
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Profit before tax
+52%
£564,736 £858,142
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Wages
-5.2%
£2,777,736 £2,632,744
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 14.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.5% | 11.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 6.6% | 9.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.98x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 24.10x | 157.16x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE ROCHE SCHOOL LIMITED 2000-03-21 → present
- VELOCITY 242 LIMITED 1999-09-30 → 2000-03-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bryden Johnson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The freehold property in the accounts underwent a formal valuation in January 2025 and as a result the property has been revalued in these accounts. The valuation was made on an open market valuation basis by reference to market evidence of transaction prices for similar properties.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCHE, James Alexander | Secretary | 2000-03-22 | — | British |
| HIDALGO FIERA DE ROCHE, Maria Carmen | Director | 2000-03-14 | Mar 1948 | Spanish |
| ROCHE, James Alexander | Director | 2000-03-14 | Nov 1943 | British |
| ROCHE, Sophie | Director | 2021-12-06 | Nov 1992 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VELOCITY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-09-30 | 2000-03-22 |
| VELOCITY COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-09-30 | 2000-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sophie Roche | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-03-06 | Active |
| Mrs Maria Carmen Roche | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-30 | Ceased 2025-03-06 |
| Mr James Alexander Roche | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-30 | Ceased 2025-03-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.