BROCKHURST & MARLSTON HOUSE SCHOOLS LIMITED
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Cash
£126K
-12.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.6M
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
82
-8.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£67K
+63.4% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £4,991,961 | £5,237,732 | £5,261,240 | +0.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£89,558 | -£183,934 | -£69,737 | +62.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£92,160 | -£182,919 | -£66,869 | +63.4% | |
| Net profit | -£129,341 | -£179,798 | -£99,049 | +44.9% | |
| Cash | £955 | £144,859 | £126,132 | -12.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,905,094 | £5,725,296 | £5,626,247 | -1.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,905,094 | £5,725,296 | £5,626,247 | -1.7% | |
| Equity | £5,905,094 | £5,725,296 | £5,626,247 | -1.7% | |
| Average employees | 85 | 90 | 82 | -8.9% | |
| Wages | £2,334,758 | £2,499,701 | £2,633,026 | +5.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £197,616 | £108,258 | £142,664 | +31.8% |
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 | -1.8% | -3.5% | -1.3% | |
| Net margin | -2.6% | -3.4% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.5% | -3.2% | -1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.0% | 33.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x | 0.80x | 0.78x | |
| Interest cover | -24.46x | — | — |
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
- BROCKHURST & MARLSTON HOUSE SCHOOLS LIMITED 2006-02-24 → present
- DECKFLIGHT LIMITED 2005-12-16 → 2006-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- C B Heslop And Company Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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
- “During the period, pupil numbers remained stable with a small decrease from 2024 following the imposition of VAT.”
- “The outlook for the business and the independent sector arising from the new government's sector specific tax rises and the wider economic climate is the most challenging it has been for the last 30 years, and widely reported.”
- “The School is applying to extend its age range in the nursery years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINN, Michael John | Secretary | 2009-11-05 | — | British |
| CALDERINI, Giancarlo | Director | 2006-01-04 | Oct 1962 | Italian |
| FLEMING, David James William | Director | 2006-01-04 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLEMING, David James William | Secretary | 2006-01-04 | 2009-11-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-12-16 | 2006-01-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-12-16 | 2006-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David William Fleming | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-09-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-18 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.