RENDCOMB COLLEGE
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Cash
£635k
-68.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£156k
-1.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
179
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11k
+95.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
Subsequent to the reporting date, on 22 January 2026, the Governors resolved that Rendcomb College ("the College") will close at the end of the summer term in July 2026. The decision was based on the deteriorating financial position of the College, the projected increase in the operating deficit, and the conclusion that continued support from the Rendcomb Foundation was no longer feasible. As a result, the Governors have determined that the College will not continue its operations beyond the end of the 2025/26 academic year. Accordingly, the Governors do not consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. In ceasing to apply the going concern basis of accounting, this includes, where applicable, writing the College's assets down to their net realisable value and making provisions against contracts that have become onerous at the reporting date. No significant adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis of accounting.
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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 | £8,032,547 | £8,071,462 | £7,745,372 | -4% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£303,557 | -£79,090 | +73.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,361 | -£239,231 | -£11,011 | +95.4% | |
| Net profit | £26,361 | -£171,231 | -£2,623 | +98.5% | |
| Cash | £973,830 | £2,019,937 | £634,665 | -68.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £329,578 | £158,347 | £155,724 | -1.7% | |
| Net assets | £329,578 | £158,347 | £155,724 | -1.7% | |
| Equity | £329,578 | £158,347 | £155,724 | -1.7% | |
| Average employees | 162 | 168 | 179 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £4,199,351 | £4,787,671 | £5,270,350 | +10.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £663,728 | £785,781 | +18.4% |
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 | — | -3.8% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.3% | -2.1% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -191.7% | -50.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 96.2% | 94.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.56x | 0.65x | 0.89x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“Subsequent to the reporting date, on 22 January 2026, the Governors resolved that Rendcomb College ("the College") will close at the end of the summer term in July 2026. The decision was based on the deteriorating financial position of the College, the projected increase in the operating deficit, and the conclusion that continued support from the Rendcomb Foundation was no longer feasible. As a result, the Governors have determined that the College will not continue its operations beyond the end of the 2025/26 academic year. Accordingly, the Governors do not consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. In ceasing to apply the going concern basis of accounting, this includes, where applicable, writing the College's assets down to their net realisable value and making provisions against contracts that have become onerous at the reporting date. No significant adjustments arose as a result of ceasing to apply the going concern basis of accounting.”
Group structure
- RENDCOMB COLLEGE · parent
- Rendcomb Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the year end, on 22 January 2026, and after an exceptionally difficult period of reflection the Governors announced their decision that Rendcomb College will cease operations at the end of the 2025/26 academic year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHRYANE, Nicholas Anthony | Secretary | 2026-04-17 | — | — |
| ARKLE, Elizabeth Sara | Director | 2011-02-08 | May 1957 | British |
| BARON, Vanessa Katy | Director | 2025-02-17 | May 1965 | British |
| BRYANT, Emilie Wharton | Director | 2022-03-24 | Sep 1979 | British |
| FORD, Nicholas John | Director | 2017-06-29 | Oct 1956 | British |
| HORNBY, Prudence Ann | Director | 2006-08-16 | Jul 1944 | British |
| MARCHAND, Anthony Roger | Director | 2011-03-01 | Feb 1951 | British |
| PARSONS, Shaun David Edward | Director | 2006-07-31 | Dec 1944 | British |
| ROBINSON, Henry Claude Winwood | Director | 2006-08-16 | Dec 1953 | British |
| SINGER, Linda Hamilton | Director | 2007-11-20 | Jan 1951 | British |
| WILLS, Richard Henry | Director | 2006-07-31 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT-JONES, Rowan Kathryn | Secretary | 2022-08-31 | 2026-04-17 |
| GREY, Jeremy Francis Alnwick, Lieutenant Colonel | Secretary | 2006-07-31 | 2009-08-31 |
| SHARMAN, Eleanor Louise | Secretary | 2010-04-12 | 2022-08-31 |
| ANGUS, Michael Richardson, Sir | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2010-03-13 |
| ARNISON, Christopher John, Professor | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2010-12-31 |
| CAIRNS, Duncan Philip James | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2008-09-15 |
| CASTLE, Enid | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2007-08-21 |
| DANIELS, Edward John | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2017-11-07 |
| GUNNER, Jane Rosalie | Director | 2011-02-24 | 2015-07-28 |
| HANBURY, Simon | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2020-09-24 |
| HULBERT, Madge Lyman, Dr | Director | 2007-12-09 | 2010-11-01 |
| LANE, Rupert Douglas | Director | 2007-11-22 | 2016-08-31 |
| LAYTON, Ann Janet | Director | 2006-08-22 | 2010-09-20 |
| LEVINGE, Richard St John | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2015-11-30 |
| NETTLETON, Naomi Jessica | Director | 2020-04-21 | 2025-12-08 |
| ORMEROD, Imogen Iarissa Hamilton | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2025-01-17 |
| RICHARDS, Francis Neville, Sir | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| RINGROSE, Hedley Sidney, Venerable | Director | 2006-09-01 | 2021-04-15 |
| SHARMAN, Eleanor Louise | Director | 2010-04-12 | 2010-04-13 |
| SHEPHERD, Tom Richard | Director | 2022-03-24 | 2024-10-31 |
| SINFIELD, Beverley Clare | Director | 2016-01-14 | 2018-12-01 |
| SMAIL, Adam Trevor Kelly | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2009-05-04 |
| SNOW, Adrian John | Director | 2006-08-16 | 2011-01-20 |
| SYMONDSON, Fiona Mary | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2010-04-10 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Gage, Major General | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2025-12-27 |
| WILLS, Michael Thomas Noel Hamilton, Major | Director | 2006-07-31 | 2015-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-31 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-08-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.