COLFE'S SCHOOL
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Cash
£6.7m
-20.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£25m
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
376
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+30.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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 | £23,674,000 | £26,912,000 | £27,745,000 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,278,000 | £1,671,000 | +30.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £869,000 | £1,278,000 | £1,671,000 | +30.8% | |
| Net profit | £767,000 | £1,549,000 | £1,788,000 | +15.4% | |
| Cash | £4,128,000 | £8,326,000 | £6,651,000 | -20.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,547,000 | £26,672,000 | £28,923,000 | +8.4% | |
| Net assets | £21,438,000 | £22,987,000 | £24,775,000 | +7.8% | |
| Equity | £21,438,000 | £22,987,000 | £24,775,000 | +7.8% | |
| Average employees | 364 | 378 | 376 | -0.5% | |
| Wages | £11,714,000 | £12,599,000 | £13,178,000 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,245,514 | £1,349,999 | +8.4% |
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 | — | 4.7% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 5.8% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.8% | 5.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.6% | 31.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.38x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | 60.86x | — |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustee'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 charitable company's or the group'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
- COLFE'S SCHOOL · parent
- Colfe's Leisure Centre (CLS) 100%
Significant events
- “The consolidated group's funds increased by £1,788,000 in the year. Revenue fee growth of £814,000 was offset by repricing for VAT recovery effective for Spring term 2025 due to VAT imposition on School fees.”
- “Operating expenditure increased by £527k due to increased salaries. Realised and Unrealised investment gains were £126,000. Trading gains from Colfe's Leisure Services were £705,000.”
- “Total capital expenditure was £4.7m, including £0.9m on existing estate/IT, £3.0m on Russell building classrooms/SEN centre, and £0.78m on Girls changing room development. Funded partly by borrowing, with £2.5m drawn from a £4.85m facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMSON, Max | Secretary | 2020-07-15 | — | — |
| BRADLEY, Julie Anne | Director | 2016-10-11 | Jan 1962 | British |
| COULSON, Daniel George | Director | 2016-10-11 | May 1981 | British |
| DE WET, Heidi, Professor | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1972 | British |
| DOVE, Edward Alexander William | Director | 2022-09-02 | Sep 1967 | British |
| DOVE, Martin David John | Director | 2025-07-23 | Apr 1959 | British |
| GARDINER, Serena Helen | Director | 2019-11-05 | Nov 1985 | British |
| HEDLEY, Nicholas Giles Foster | Director | 2023-10-10 | May 1968 | British |
| JONES, Nicola Katherine, Dr | Director | 2020-12-01 | Aug 1981 | British |
| KING, Damian Adam Paul | Director | 2025-08-28 | Apr 1979 | British |
| LISTER, Timothy Norman Bramham | Director | 2016-10-11 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MAFE, Joseph Olabayo | Director | 2021-05-18 | Dec 1995 | British |
| PELLEREAU, Matthew Peter Ettiene | Director | 2014-10-13 | Jul 1951 | British |
| PRESTON, Nicholas Oliver | Director | 2025-08-28 | Feb 1968 | British |
| RUSSELL, James Paul Kingsley | Director | 2017-10-17 | Jul 1964 | British |
| RUSSELL, Mark Edwin | Director | 2022-09-02 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Jonathan Gervaise Fitzpatrick | Secretary | 2005-02-04 | 2005-06-28 |
| LERBECH, Julie Elizabeth | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2020-07-15 |
| MEADE, Carol | Secretary | 2005-06-28 | 2007-08-31 |
| WHITE, Stephen Noel, Commander | Secretary | 2007-10-01 | 2010-02-26 |
| ABAYASEKARA, Dilkush Robert Ephrm, Dr | Director | 2015-10-12 | 2020-06-15 |
| ANDERSON, Peter Scott, Reverend | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2011-12-06 |
| BACON, George Gavin | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-07-01 |
| BARROW, Antony Andrew | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-07-18 |
| BARROW, Charles Peter | Director | 2009-05-20 | 2010-07-13 |
| BARROW, Christopher Colin | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2020-07-21 |
| BINYON, Michael Roger | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2009-05-20 |
| BISCOE, Michael | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2009-09-30 |
| BRADLY-RUSSELL, Michael John | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2019-07-17 |
| BRUEGGEMANN, Angela, Dr | Director | 2010-12-07 | 2022-12-06 |
| CANHAM, Belinda Wendy | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2025-07-01 |
| CHENG, Serena | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| COLLINSON, Anthony Ralph | Director | 2007-07-18 | 2008-07-23 |
| CURTIS, David Richard | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2008-05-20 |
| DANIELS, Tim John | Director | 2006-07-19 | 2007-07-18 |
| DOBBIN, Andrew High | Director | 2007-05-22 | 2010-10-05 |
| EMLEY, Miles Lovelace Brereton | Director | 2011-07-31 | 2012-07-31 |
| FULLER, Stuart Russell | Director | 2016-10-11 | 2017-08-31 |
| GARLICK, David, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2007-06-23 |
| GRANT, Andrew Robert | Director | 2013-03-12 | 2016-08-31 |
| GUYATT, John Baikie | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2023-05-16 |
| HOOLEY, Richard John Alexander | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2010-10-05 |
| JONES, Gregory Percy | Director | 2008-05-20 | 2013-03-12 |
| LENNON, Clare Jane | Director | 2022-07-20 | 2023-07-19 |
| LISTER, Anthony Charles Bramham | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2005-07-20 |
| MARDON, Helen Jayne, Prof | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2010-10-05 |
| MUIRHEAD, Jonathan | Director | 2020-07-21 | 2021-09-01 |
| NEWTON, John Garnar, Sir | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2014-07-16 |
| NEWTON, John Garnar, Sir | Director | 2005-07-20 | 2006-07-20 |
| OWEN, Sara, Dr | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2015-09-03 |
| PEBODY, Martin William | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2014-07-16 |
| PELLEREAU, Matthew Peter Ettienne | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2013-07-18 |
| PICKERING, Janet Dolton | Director | 2005-06-28 | 2008-05-20 |
| POLITO, Simon William | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2016-08-31 |
| PULLMAN, Nigel Reginald | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2016-08-31 |
| RAMSEY, Christopher David | Director | 2017-10-11 | 2024-12-03 |
| RUSSELL, Ian Anthony | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2017-08-31 |
| SHEPPARD, David Brendon | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-12-01 |
| SPURR, Margaret Anne, Doctor | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2008-05-20 |
| STRONG, Andrew Brian | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2019-08-31 |
| TEMPLEMAN, Rodney Mark | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2006-01-25 |
| THORNTON, Anthony | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2016-07-20 |
| THORNTON, Anthony Christopher Lawrence | Director | 2005-02-04 | 2012-08-31 |
| TUNBRIDGE, Laura, Professor | Director | 2022-12-06 | 2025-07-01 |
| TUSTING, Robert Nicholas | Director | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-23 |
| WATSON, Anthony, Dr | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2015-07-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Graham | Director | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Mark Graham | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2022-08-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Sean Mountford Graham | Director | 2010-10-05 | 2022-08-30 |
| WINTER, Peter John | Director | 2008-09-23 | 2012-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Worshipful Company Of Leathersellers | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 194 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-15 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.