PRESTFELDE SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
-£37k
-116.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.4m
-4.1% vs 2024
Employees
103
-1.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
As of 10 October 2025, the school has joined the Shrewsbury family of schools, with the assets, liabilities and business of the school transferring from Prestfelde School to Shrewsbury within the next twelve months at their carrying amounts. Therefore, the Prestfelde School entity has ceased to trade and the accounts have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.
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9 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,355,851 | £5,333,884 | -0.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £92,272 | -£186,142 | -301.7% | |
| Cash | £221,141 | -£37,063 | -116.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,692,367 | £4,509,378 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £4,547,272 | £4,361,130 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £4,547,272 | £4,361,130 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 105 | 103 | -1.9% | |
| Wages | £2,840,891 | £2,903,333 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1.7% | -3.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.6% | 39.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.56x | 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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“As of 10 October 2025, the school has joined the Shrewsbury family of schools, with the assets, liabilities and business of the school transferring from Prestfelde School to Shrewsbury within the next twelve months at their carrying amounts. Therefore, the Prestfelde School entity has ceased to trade and the accounts have been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.”
Group structure
- PRESTFELDE SCHOOL LIMITED · parent
- Prestfelde School Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 10 October 2025, Prestfelde School Limited was acquired by Shrewsbury School registered charity number 528413. Shrewsbury School is an independent school for pupils age 13 to 18, which also encompasses Packwood and Terra Nova Schools, independent prep schools for pupils age 4 to 13, both based in Shropshire. The assets, liabilities and trade were transferred into Shrewsbury within the next twelve months.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEAKMAN, James | Secretary | 2026-03-17 | — | — |
| COOPER, Nicola | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
| SARTAIN, Rex Philip | Director | 2021-04-14 | Dec 1958 | British |
| SHARMAN, John | Director | 2022-09-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| TYACK, David | Director | 2018-10-26 | Nov 1970 | British |
| WINKLEY, Nicholas Leo | Director | 2018-10-26 | Jun 1971 | British |
| WOOD, Philip Anthony | Director | 2024-08-30 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLOTT, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2024-08-27 | 2025-02-18 |
| BEESLEY, Peter Frederick Barton | Secretary | 2004-01-23 | 2004-07-09 |
| CORNELL, Alexandra | Secretary | 2018-01-10 | 2019-12-31 |
| DOUGLAS, Keith Munro | Secretary | 2010-08-02 | 2011-03-28 |
| EDWARDS, Phyllis Elizabeth Mair | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2010-08-02 |
| MATTHEWS, David Paul | Secretary | 2004-07-09 | 2004-12-31 |
| MILLS, Katherine | Secretary | 2020-04-11 | 2024-08-27 |
| WHITE, Richard Ian | Secretary | 2025-02-19 | 2026-03-17 |
| WORTHY, Simon | Secretary | 2011-03-28 | 2018-01-10 |
| BARKER, Anthony John | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| BEESLEY, Peter Frederick Barton | Director | 2004-01-23 | 2004-08-31 |
| CHARRINGTON, Celia Mary | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2011-06-28 |
| CHAVASSE, Margaret Anne Howard | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2017-01-10 |
| CLOVER, Brendan David, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2013-06-26 |
| DALE, Pamela Mary | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2008-07-05 |
| DAVIES, Edward | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-11-21 |
| DELLAR, Howard John | Director | 2004-01-23 | 2004-08-31 |
| DREW, Stephen Gareth | Director | 2012-02-27 | 2017-01-23 |
| FITZGERALD, Holly | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2025-11-21 |
| FRASER, Robert Ashley, Dr | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2009-12-31 |
| GATENBY, Susan Anne | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2012-12-06 |
| GILES, David Robert | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2009-12-31 |
| GOULDING, Jeremy Wynne Ruthven | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2010-08-31 |
| HARTLEY-NEWTON, Cathryn | Director | 2018-10-26 | 2019-10-01 |
| HARVEY, Steven Charles, The Revd | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-06-12 |
| HAY, Stuart Martin | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2022-02-09 |
| HOLYOAKE, Martin Norman | Director | 2017-07-23 | 2025-11-21 |
| HUGHES, Toby | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-04-20 |
| JENKINS, Richard Mark | Director | 2016-11-28 | 2025-11-21 |
| LAMPLUGH, William Blakeman | Director | 2006-02-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| MOIR, James Marcus Henry | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2016-08-31 |
| NEWMAN, Brian Morley | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2017-01-10 |
| NICHOLLS, Joanna Charlotte | Director | 2020-01-21 | 2020-04-10 |
| PARSONS, Timothy Maurice, Dr | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2024-06-24 |
| POOK, Timothy Charles | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-08-08 |
| RICHARDS, Adrian Henry Rainford | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2018-08-31 |
| RICHARDS, Tina Jane | Director | 2004-07-09 | 2013-06-26 |
| RYLANDS, Mark James, The Rt Revd | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| SANDFORD, Matthew John Vavasour | Director | 2011-12-19 | 2019-10-01 |
| STEIN, Jane Mary | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2018-08-31 |
| STUBBS, Abigail | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-11-21 |
| THORN, Amanda Jillian | Director | 2018-10-26 | 2025-11-21 |
| TURNER, Mark | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| VARLEY, Sally | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| WATSON, Claire | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-11-21 |
| WOODS, Gordon Campbell | Director | 2016-01-16 | 2021-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Governing Body Of Shrewsbury School | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-10 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-05-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 9
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.