KEDLESTON SCHOOLS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.5M
+74.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15M
+14.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
762
-4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.6M
+720.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £52,637,998 | £55,947,067 | £58,625,875 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £7,592,487 | £5,417,495 | £9,023,645 | +66.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£161,938 | -£573,085 | £3,556,867 | +720.7% | |
| Net profit | -£6,171,843 | -£37,712 | -£1,624,262 | £1,821,667 | +212.2% | |
| Cash | — | £4,769,381 | £4,866,127 | £8,508,785 | +74.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,069,497 | £80,743,430 | £78,102,681 | £81,652,797 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | -£35,186,056 | £14,579,510 | £12,955,248 | £14,776,915 | +14.1% | |
| Equity | -£35,186,056 | £14,579,510 | £12,955,248 | £14,776,915 | +14.1% | |
| Average employees | 44 | 762 | 799 | 762 | -4.6% | |
| Wages | £2,668,769 | £25,960,423 | £27,914,677 | £29,450,139 | +5.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £826,374 | £540,500 | £390,500 | -27.8% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 14.4% | 9.7% | 15.4% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.1% | -2.9% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.4% | 6.9% | 11.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.08x | 0.71x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.98x | 0.90x | 1.65x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- KEDLESTON SCHOOLS LIMITED 2012-11-05 → present
- KEDLESTON UK LIMITED 2007-02-05 → 2012-11-05
- BLAKEDEW 599 LIMITED 2006-04-12 → 2007-02-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis as the directors have prepared detailed budgets for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the accounts which show that the group is expected to be able to meet all its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- KEDLESTON SCHOOLS LIMITED · parent
- Kedleston (High Peak School) Limited 100%
- Kedleston Wings Holdco Limited 100%
- Kedleston (Wings Education) Limited 100%
- Kedleston (OS Education) Limited 100%
- Kedleston Schools (London) Limited 100%
- Rockhopper Children's Services Limited 100%
- Kedleston (Olsen House Holdings) Limited 100%
- Kedleston (Olsen House) Limited 100%
- Kedleston (Real Estate) Limited 100%
- Kedleston (Brookways School) Limited 100%
- Kedleston (Ivytree) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Exceptional items in the current year consist of redundancy costs and property search fees.”
- “After the year end, the Group acquired a freehold property for £3,774,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HURRAN, Anthony Robert | Secretary | 2006-05-08 | — | British |
| BROSNAN, Paul | Director | 2006-05-08 | Aug 1975 | Irish |
| HURRAN, Anthony Robert | Director | 2006-05-08 | Jul 1976 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HATHER, Jon | Secretary | 2006-12-06 | 2011-09-29 |
| BLAKELAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-04-12 | 2006-05-08 |
| BROSNAN, Denis | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2020-12-30 |
| COLE, David John | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2008-09-25 |
| MCELROY, Eamon Francis | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2012-09-10 |
| MCGARTOLL, Owen Raphael | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2007-10-04 |
| MURPHY, Paul Edward | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2012-09-10 |
| OAKES, Peter | Director | 2008-09-25 | 2009-07-31 |
| PARSONS, Michael Dennis | Director | 2006-05-08 | 2012-09-10 |
| YETZES, Robert | Director | 2007-02-21 | 2010-07-30 |
| BLAKELAW DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-04-12 | 2006-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kedleston Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.