WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
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Cash
£4.5m
-41% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23m
-11.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
345
-6.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.9m
-14,740% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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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 | £23,259,000 | £26,636,000 | £25,263,000 | -5.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£931,000 | -£808,000 | -£3,224,000 | -299% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £20,000 | -£2,928,000 | -14,740% | |
| Net profit | -£1,056,000 | £20,000 | -£2,928,000 | -14,740% | |
| Cash | £5,680,000 | £7,565,000 | £4,460,000 | -41% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,721,000 | £26,721,000 | £24,097,000 | -9.8% | |
| Net assets | £25,820,000 | £25,839,000 | £22,902,000 | -11.4% | |
| Equity | £25,820,000 | £25,839,000 | £22,902,000 | -11.4% | |
| Average employees | 382 | 368 | 345 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £13,405,000 | £13,062,000 | £13,257,000 | +1.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £584,000 | £594,000 | — | — |
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 | -4.0% | -3.0% | -12.8% | |
| Net margin | -4.5% | 0.1% | -11.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.5% | -3.0% | -13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 22.9% | 29.1% | 29.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 1.03x | 0.78x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. Governors consider there to be no material uncertainty which casts doubt on the Foundation's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION · parent
- W.I.S. (Education) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 29 April 2024, Governors unanimously voted to restructure the Foundation into a single school, to be named Queen Elizabeth's School, Wakefield. Queen Elizabeth's School will be operational from 1 September 2026 governed, as the current schools are, by Wakefield Grammar School Foundation.”
- “On 1 January 2025, VAT was imposed on school fees. The rapid mid-academic year introduction of VAT provided significant financial and operational challenges. On 1 April 2025, the operating costs of the Foundation were impacted by the removal of charitable business rates tax relief from independent school charities.”
- “An impairment loss of £1.7m has been recognised in the year following a review of the estate. The buildings in question have been valuable assets to the schools for generations of pupils.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 75 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCKER, Jennifer | Secretary | 2022-07-25 | — | — |
| ALI, Amarah Surraya | Director | 2025-06-18 | Jan 1993 | British |
| BUTTERWORTH, Samuel | Director | 2019-04-25 | Nov 1980 | British |
| GALBRAITH, Frances | Director | 2019-09-17 | Feb 1977 | British |
| GOLDSMITH, Kathryn Jane Alexandra, Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2025-01-08 | Dec 1978 | British |
| HARRISON, Caroline | Director | 2018-12-05 | Dec 1963 | British |
| JEFFRIES, Jonathan David | Director | 2017-10-12 | Jul 1959 | British |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2021-06-17 | Oct 1984 | British |
| MCKINLAY, Ian Alistair | Director | 2018-11-29 | Aug 1972 | British |
| MORGAN, Kathryn | Director | 2021-06-17 | Jan 1974 | British |
| PLUMPTON, Penelope Jane | Director | 2015-06-25 | Feb 1958 | British |
| SHEVILL, Martin John | Director | 2021-10-20 | May 1955 | British |
Show 75 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMSLEY, Richard Colwyn | Secretary | 2001-07-24 | 2007-08-13 |
| PERRY, Laurence | Secretary | 2007-08-13 | 2022-07-25 |
| ANDERSON, Joanne | Director | 2024-06-24 | 2024-09-27 |
| ANNABLE, Ray, Dr | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2010-02-11 |
| AYRE, Diane Frances | Director | 2010-02-11 | 2011-03-30 |
| BAXTER, Stephen Michael | Director | 2019-10-17 | 2021-02-24 |
| BLAIR, Colin Ronald | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2016-10-13 |
| BOUSFIELD, Martin Richard | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2006-01-07 |
| BROOK, Jason Lee | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2018-10-18 |
| BROWN, Susan Margaret | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2017-07-07 |
| BYRAM, Angela | Director | 2010-05-06 | 2016-10-13 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Simon Mark | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2024-11-27 |
| CHAPMAN, Ernest | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2003-10-16 |
| CHARLESWOTH, Allan | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2002-10-17 |
| CLAIRE, Jane Emily | Director | 2018-12-11 | 2022-03-03 |
| CROWSON, Emily | Director | 2021-06-17 | 2023-05-13 |
| CULLEN, Connie Jean | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2003-10-16 |
| DALTON, Irene | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2011-10-13 |
| DANDY, Nigel | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2014-10-09 |
| DOMAILLE, Mark | Director | 2002-10-03 | 2007-06-21 |
| ELLIS, Lorraine Betty, Dr | Director | 2001-10-19 | 2009-05-01 |
| FALCONER, Gemma | Director | 2016-02-04 | 2018-05-08 |
| FOOT, Sarah Rosamund Irvine, Dr | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2001-10-16 |
| GAGE, Robert Edward, Canon | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2005-10-20 |
| GARNER, Thomas Ian | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2015-01-22 |
| GOLIGHTLY, Malcolm | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2019-06-20 |
| GORTON, Caroline Mary | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2020-06-22 |
| GREEN, Marie | Director | 2011-10-13 | 2017-06-07 |
| HAIGH, Christine | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2005-10-20 |
| HANNAN, Rachel Louise | Director | 2012-10-11 | 2015-02-12 |
| HARCUS, Helen Frances | Director | 2017-03-23 | 2018-03-23 |
| HARRISON, Michael Edward | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2009-10-15 |
| HIRD, Michael David | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2018-10-18 |
| HOFBAUER, Andrea Martina, Canon | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2016-02-12 |
| HOLMES, George | Director | 2012-06-21 | 2016-10-13 |
| JEFFERY, Denise Margaret, Councillor | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2002-10-17 |
| JENKINS, David Gareth | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2022-04-13 |
| JUBB, George Barrie | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2002-01-12 |
| KHAN, Sharif | Director | 2021-03-04 | 2025-02-14 |
| KRLIC, Marija, Dr | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2015-10-15 |
| LAWTON, Claire Louise | Director | 2002-10-17 | 2014-10-09 |
| LEACH, John Timothy | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2010-05-06 |
| LEES, John, Canon | Director | 2006-02-10 | 2009-02-12 |
| MASSEY, Helen Janette | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2024-05-13 |
| MCLEOD, John Patrick | Director | 2006-10-19 | 2018-10-18 |
| METCALFE, Douglas Roland | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2014-05-13 |
| MOODY, Jane, Dr | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2008-10-16 |
| MORDUE, Michael | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2007-10-18 |
| NEARY, Geoffrey | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2003-10-16 |
| PADLEY, Andrew John | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2001-10-16 |
| PATEL, Hitenkumar Hirabhai | Director | 2022-11-30 | 2024-01-22 |
| PATEL, Mahendra Gulabbhai, Dr | Director | 2007-10-18 | 2019-10-17 |
| PECKETT, David Arthur | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2006-07-18 |
| PECKETT, Elizabeth Claire | Director | 2019-01-08 | 2024-06-19 |
| PLATTS, John Stephen | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2002-10-17 |
| POLLARD, Roger David, Professor | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2002-10-17 |
| RHODES, Jayson Donal, Canon | Director | 2022-03-03 | 2023-06-15 |
| SAMPSON, John Colin | Director | 2005-10-20 | 2008-02-07 |
| SETTLE, Elizabeth Grace | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2004-10-14 |
| SHAWCROSS, Carol Joan, Dr | Director | 2004-10-14 | 2010-05-06 |
| SHEVILL, Martin John | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2020-10-15 |
| SIMONS, Penelope Caroline, Dr | Director | 2009-10-15 | 2014-10-09 |
| STARK, Patricia Ann, Professor | Director | 2009-07-31 | 2009-09-18 |
| STEPHENSON, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2002-10-17 | 2006-08-25 |
| TETLEY, Alison Jane | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2023-12-01 |
| TURNER, Robert Malcolm | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2010-10-14 |
| VANI, Deven Harshad, Dr | Director | 2014-10-09 | 2018-10-18 |
| VASEY-SAUNDERS, Leah Beverley, Reverend | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2021-06-26 |
| WALKER, Martyn Austin, Dr | Director | 2011-10-13 | 2013-10-10 |
| WATSON, Diane Carole | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2019-01-23 |
| WAUGH, Megan Mary | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2009-10-15 |
| WELTON, Timothy George | Director | 2018-01-17 | 2021-10-14 |
| WHEATLEY, Dennis | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2012-10-11 |
| WOODHEAD, Michael John | Director | 2001-07-24 | 2002-10-17 |
| YOUNG, David Andrew | Director | 2005-10-20 | 2017-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amarah Surraya Ali | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-06-18 | Active |
| Mrs Joanne Anderson | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-24 | Ceased 2024-09-27 |
| Mrs Jennifer Cocker | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-07-25 | Active |
| Canon Jayson Donal Rhodes | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-03-03 | Ceased 2023-06-15 |
| Mr Martin John Shevill | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-10-20 | Active |
| Dr Richard Michael Brookes | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-09-01 | Active |
| Miss Emily Crowson | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-17 | Ceased 2023-06-15 |
| Kathryn Morgan | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-17 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Richard Lewis | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-17 | Active |
| Mr Sharif Khan | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-03-04 | Ceased 2025-02-14 |
| Mrs Frances Galbraith | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-09-17 | Active |
| Mr Samuel Butterworth | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-04-25 | Active |
| Ms Elizabeth Claire Peckett | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-08 | Ceased 2024-06-19 |
| Ms Jane Emily Claire | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-11 | Ceased 2022-03-03 |
| Mrs Caroline Harrison | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-12-05 | Active |
| Mr Ian Alistair Mckinlay | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-11-29 | Active |
| Ms Heidi-Jayne Boyes | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2024-12-18 |
| Mr Timothy George Welton | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2018-01-17 | Ceased 2021-10-14 |
| Mrs Helen Janette Massey | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2024-05-17 |
| Mr Martin John Shevill | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2020-10-15 |
| Mrs Caroline Mary Gorton | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2020-06-22 |
| Mr Jonathan David Jeffries | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-10-12 | Active |
| Mrs Helen Frances Harcus | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2017-03-23 | Ceased 2018-03-23 |
| Miss Alison Jane Tetley | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-10-13 | Ceased 2023-12-01 |
| Reverend Leah Beverley Vasey-Saunders | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-10-13 | Ceased 2021-06-26 |
| Mr Simon Mark Chamberlain | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-27 |
| Mr Laurence Perry | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-25 |
| Mr David Gareth Jenkins | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-13 |
| Mr David Craig | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mrs Louise Ann Gray | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mrs Rachel Edwards | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Dr Mahendra Gulabbhai Patel | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
| Mr Malcolm Golightly | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-20 |
| Mrs Diane Carole Watson | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-23 |
| Mr John Patrick Mcleod | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Mr Jason Lee Brook | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Mr Michael David Hird | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Dr Deven Harshad Vani | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Mrs Nina Gunson | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Mrs Gemma Falconer | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-08 |
| Mr David Andrew Young | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-12 |
| Ms Susan Margaret Brown | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-07 |
| Miss Marie Green | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-07 |
| Mr George Holmes | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-13 |
| Mr Colin Ronald Blair | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-13 |
| Mrs Angela Byram | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-13 |
| Mrs Penelope Jane Plumpton | Individual | Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 300 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.