WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-07 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-24
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+33.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£26M
+0.1% vs 2023
Employees
368
-3.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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6 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION·Consumer Discretionary median
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WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION·Consumer Discretionary median
WAKEFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,577,048 | £19,250,411 | £23,259,000 | £23,396,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£275,412 | -£623,132 | -£931,000 | -£807,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£175,757 | -£539,410 | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,056,000 | £19,000 | |
| Cash | £10,177,624 | £9,182,886 | £5,680,000 | £7,565,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,496,490 | £27,970,119 | £26,721,000 | £28,137,000 | |
| Net assets | £26,773,665 | £26,323,244 | £25,820,000 | £25,839,000 | |
| Equity | £26,773,665 | £26,323,244 | £25,820,000 | £25,839,000 | |
| Average employees | 438 | 466 | 382 | 368 | |
| Wages | — | — | £13,405,000 | £13,062,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+0.6%
£23,259,000 £23,396,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Cash
+33.2%
£5,680,000 £7,565,000
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Net assets
+0.1%
£25,820,000 £25,839,000
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Employees
-3.7%
382 368
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+13.3%
-£931,000 -£807,000
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Wages
-2.6%
£13,405,000 £13,062,000
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2020-07-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | -3.2% | -4.0% | -3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -4.5% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.0% | -2.2% | -3.5% | -2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 22.9% | 29.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.94x | 1.03x |
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
“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 group or the parent 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
- 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.”
- “The introduction of VAT on school fees from 1 January 2025 and the loss of business rates relief was confirmed in the Government's budget statement on 30 October 2024.”
- “The impact of VAT on school fees and other changes in either charitable status or charitable reliefs including the removal of business rates relief”
- “The affordability of school fees for parents and the impact on student numbers”
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 | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-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-or-control-as-trust | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2020-10-15 |
| Mrs Caroline Mary Gorton | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-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 | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-03-23 | Ceased 2018-03-23 |
| Miss Alison Jane Tetley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-10-13 | Ceased 2023-12-01 |
| Reverend Leah Beverley Vasey-Saunders | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-10-13 | Ceased 2021-06-26 |
| Mr Simon Mark Chamberlain | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-27 |
| Mr Laurence Perry | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-25 |
| Mr David Gareth Jenkins | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-13 |
| Mr David Craig | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mrs Louise Ann Gray | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mrs Rachel Edwards | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Dr Mahendra Gulabbhai Patel | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
| Mr Malcolm Golightly | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-20 |
| Mrs Diane Carole Watson | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-23 |
| Mr John Patrick Mcleod | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Mr Jason Lee Brook | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Mr Michael David Hird | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Dr Deven Harshad Vani | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-18 |
| Mrs Nina Gunson | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Mrs Gemma Falconer | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-08 |
| Mr David Andrew Young | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-12 |
| Ms Susan Margaret Brown | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-07 |
| Miss Marie Green | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-07 |
| Mr George Holmes | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-13 |
| Mr Colin Ronald Blair | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-13 |
| Mrs Angela Byram | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-10-13 |
| Mrs Penelope Jane Plumpton | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 299 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.