ST. JOHN'S PREPARATORY & SENIOR SCHOOL LIMITED

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

• Turnover

  +0.5%

  £7,470,538 → £7,506,516

• Cash

  -3.4%

  £10,279,402 → £9,934,535

• Net assets

  +12.1%

  £11,064,163 → £12,408,317

  highest in 6 filed years

• Employees

  +4.7%

  86 → 90

  highest in 6 filed years

• Operating profit

  -3.4%

  £1,669,809 → £1,612,394

• Profit before tax

  +10.8%

  £1,790,907 → £1,983,852

  highest in 6 filed years

• Wages

  +5.9%

  £2,906,878 → £3,079,817

  highest in 6 filed years

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

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.

1. ST. JOHN'S PREPARATORY & SENIOR SCHOOL LIMITED 2004-06-28 → present
2. ACORNMILLS LIMITED 2004-02-04 → 2004-06-28

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Sopher + Co LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 introduction of VAT on private school fees with effect from January 2025 and the changes to Employer's National Insurance from April 2025 have both had a significant impact on the school's budget and financial planning.”
• “The current published fees were discounted by 5% for 3 terms commencing with Spring Term 2025 and including Summer Term 2025 and Autumn Term 2025.”
• “Fees for the 25/26 Academic Year have been frozen at 24/25 levels.”
• “During the year, the school received a VAT refund of £109,484 in respect of capital expenditure incurred in prior years following the change in VAT treatment for independent schools.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.