RISHWORTH SCHOOL
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Cash
£2.2m
+219.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£2.6m
-9.6% vs 2023
Employees
115
+2.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,131,955 | £5,399,642 | +5.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£414,264 | -£278,857 | +32.7% | |
| Cash | £695,718 | £2,224,463 | +219.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,269,996 | £3,838,062 | +17.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,912,316 | £2,633,459 | -9.6% | |
| Equity | £2,912,316 | £2,633,459 | -9.6% | |
| Average employees | 112 | 115 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £3,501,562 | £3,733,390 | +6.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £191,567 | £200,333 | +4.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -8.1% | -5.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.71x | 1.04x |
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
- Streets Spenser Wilson (Yorkshire) Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these developments and ongoing strategic initiatives, the Governors are confident that the School will continue its operations for the foreseeable future. They confirm that there are no material uncertainties affecting the School's ability to continue as a going concern and that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate.”
Group structure
- RISHWORTH SCHOOL · parent
- Rishworth School Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 marked a historic milestone for Rishworth School as we celebrated 300 years of Res Non Verba-an enduring legacy of excellence, tradition, and community.”
- “A grand and dignified occasion, the 300th Anniversary Service at Halifax Minster was a key highlight of the celebrations.”
- “Efforts have been dedicated to the development and implementation of the Rishworth International Football Academy (RIFA) which launched in September 2023.”
- “We have spent the academic year preparing Slitheroe House as a new Sixth Form facility, opening in September.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Hilary John, The Revd Canon | Director | 2016-09-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| DAVIES, Elisa Wilhelmina | Director | 2025-05-23 | Sep 1979 | British |
| GARBETT, Maxine | Director | 2017-10-01 | Sep 1957 | British |
| HANDLEY, Oliver | Director | 2025-03-05 | Oct 1980 | British |
| KAYE, Joanne Carolyn | Director | 2025-05-23 | Sep 1973 | British |
| MOORE, Barrie Haley | Director | 2019-07-01 | Sep 1954 | British |
| O'TOOLE, Raymond | Director | 2026-03-03 | Jul 1955 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAGUE, Joanne | Secretary | 2013-01-01 | 2020-05-07 |
| SCHOFIELD, Richard Michael | Secretary | 2006-06-22 | 2012-12-31 |
| WALSH, Catherine | Secretary | 2020-05-07 | 2024-08-31 |
| ALLAN, Graham Christopher Whiteley | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2017-03-28 |
| BARBER, Hilary John, Revd. | Director | 2007-11-27 | 2012-03-20 |
| BELL, Christopher | Director | 2018-03-13 | 2025-06-20 |
| BROOKS, Charles Andrew Gilchrist, Dr | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2018-10-10 |
| DAVIES, Elisa Wilhelmina | Director | 2022-08-09 | 2022-08-09 |
| DINNIS, Emma Louise | Director | 2025-05-23 | 2026-02-09 |
| DINNIS, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-06-13 | 2024-06-13 |
| ELLAM, Fiona Jayne | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2025-10-06 |
| GLEDHILL, Michael William | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2013-03-19 |
| GLOAG, Alastair | Director | 2013-01-10 | 2017-12-01 |
| GUPTA, Abhishek, Dr | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-08-16 |
| HODGSON, William Philip | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-11-30 |
| HUDSON, Philip John | Director | 2017-10-05 | 2023-05-03 |
| MITCHELL, Edward Walter | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2014-11-24 |
| RILEY, Angela Kathryn | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2011-07-13 |
| RINGLAND, Michelle Lorraine | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-03-08 |
| ROBINSON, Tony, The Right Revd | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2009-06-02 |
| SEERY, Peter | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-01-06 |
| SILVERWOOD, Paul Richard, Dr | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2020-10-31 |
| SLIM, Jean Catherine | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2020-09-02 |
| STEVENS, Valerie Isabel | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-03-26 |
| SWINHOE, Terence Leslie, Reverend | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-08-21 |
| VINEY, Roger David, Dr | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2024-02-16 |
| WHEELWRIGHT, John George | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2017-03-28 |
| WHEELWRIGHT, Thomas Michael | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2025-05-22 |
| WHITAKER, Dilys Margaret | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2023-09-13 |
| WHITTAKER, John Stephen | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2015-12-01 |
| WILBY, Wendy Ann, Rev Canon | Director | 2006-06-30 | 2006-11-14 |
| WILKINS, Anthony Mark | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2021-09-29 |
| WOOD, David Francis Andrew | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2020-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.