GARDENER SCHOOLS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-28 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£18M
+41.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£32M
+4.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
367
+7.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
-5% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £35,406,291 | £38,199,382 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £5,617,185 | £5,564,544 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,715,159 | £4,477,414 | |
| Net profit | — | £5,077,156 | — | £3,585,933 | £3,159,421 | |
| Cash | — | £2,254,083 | — | £12,789,604 | £18,059,200 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £22,026,212 | — | £51,529,030 | £52,511,469 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £30,450,776 | £31,810,197 | |
| Equity | £17,369,339 | £21,846,495 | £21,846,495 | £30,450,776 | £31,810,197 | |
| Average employees | — | 159 | — | 341 | 367 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £13,557,243 | £15,448,985 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £632,083 | £657,398 |
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 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
-
Turnover
+7.9%
£35,406,291 £38,199,382
-
Cash
+41.2%
£12,789,604 £18,059,200
highest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.5%
£30,450,776 £31,810,197
-
Employees
+7.6%
341 367
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-0.9%
£5,617,185 £5,564,544
-
Profit before tax
-5%
£4,715,159 £4,477,414
-
Wages
+14%
£13,557,243 £15,448,985
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 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 15.9% | 14.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 10.1% | 8.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 10.9% | 10.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 5.59x | 3.96x |
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
- GARDENER SCHOOLS GROUP LIMITED 2015-12-03 → present
- LONDON PREPARATORY SCHOOLS LIMITED 2003-03-13 → 2015-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Warrener Stewart
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis as they consider the financial and operational situation sufficiently stable such that the company will be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for payment for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signature of this report.”
Group structure
- GARDENER SCHOOLS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Kew House School Limited 100%
- Maida Vale School Limited 100%
- Gardener Nurseries Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “As at 31 July 2024, the implementation of VAT on tuition fees continues to affect our parents at our preparatory and senior schools. School fee rises were mitigated by a reduction in tuition fees, so the parents did not bear the full rise of 20%.”
- “The rise in Employer's National Insurance from 13.8% to 15% will also have an impact on the Group's operating costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREHONY, Theo | Director | 2008-01-01 | Jul 1974 | British |
| CHEN, Jessen | Director | 2015-02-09 | Aug 1973 | British |
| GARDENER, Maria | Director | 2003-03-13 | Dec 1949 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERINGTON, Michael John | Secretary | 2003-03-13 | 2023-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-03-13 | 2003-03-13 |
| GARDENER, Edward John | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2013-08-13 |
| HERINGTON, Michael John | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2023-07-31 |
| PHILPOTTS, Robert | Director | 2003-03-13 | 2008-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jessen Chen | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-10-26 | Active |
| Mrs Maria Gardener | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Theo Brehony | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.