PYRAMID SCHOOLS (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-19 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-05
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+17.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+25.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£392K
-55.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis and acknowledge the EoD which gave rise to a material uncertainty and may have caused significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Given that a formal waiver had not been agreed at the year end date, the Company may have been unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,581,000 | £4,909,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £952,000 | £465,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £853,000 | £575,000 | £878,000 | £392,000 | |
| Net profit | £685,000 | £448,000 | £646,000 | £294,000 | |
| Cash | £2,112,000 | £2,680,000 | £3,928,000 | £4,602,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,787,000 | £1,761,000 | £1,979,000 | £2,490,000 | |
| Equity | £1,787,000 | £1,761,000 | £1,979,000 | £2,490,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
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Turnover
+7.2%
£4,581,000 £4,909,000
-
Cash
+17.2%
£3,928,000 £4,602,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+25.8%
£1,979,000 £2,490,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
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Operating profit
-51.2%
£952,000 £465,000
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Profit before tax
-55.4%
£878,000 £392,000
lowest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 20.8% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.1% | 6.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.28x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 0.84x | 0.48x |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis and acknowledge the EoD which gave rise to a material uncertainty and may have caused significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Given that a formal waiver had not been agreed at the year end date, the Company may have been unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Significant events
- “On 5 October 2023, Interserve Group Limited (IGL) appointed liquidators under a Creditors Voluntary Liquidation, triggering a technical default in the Loan Facilities Agreement and meaning the lender could recall senior debt.”
- “Subsequent to the year end, a replacement Parent Company Guarantee was agreed with Mitie and signed on 23 December 2025, waiving historic breaches and clearing the Event of Default.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESOLIS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-02-16 | — | — |
| GORDON, John Stephen | Director | 2023-03-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. | Director | 2023-02-09 | Apr 1969 | British |
| JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2023-12-20 | Sep 1965 | British |
| LAMERTON, Ian David, Mr. | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LODGE, Matthew Sebastian, Mr. | Secretary | 2012-09-30 | 2014-01-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Judith Carlyon | Secretary | 2015-11-17 | 2017-11-30 |
| RAPLEY, Wendy Lisa, Mrs. | Secretary | 2018-02-20 | 2022-02-16 |
| ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa | Secretary | 2014-02-01 | 2014-11-06 |
| ROBERTS, Wendy Lisa | Secretary | 2007-12-19 | 2012-09-30 |
| SMERDON, Leigh | Secretary | 2014-11-06 | 2015-07-31 |
| SMERDON, Leigh | Secretary | 2007-02-13 | 2007-12-19 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-02-12 | 2007-02-13 |
| CLAPP, Andrew David | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-07-04 |
| CLAPP, Andrew David | Director | 2014-05-08 | 2015-11-01 |
| FALERO, Louis Javier | Director | 2011-08-04 | 2013-03-18 |
| FIELD, Christopher Richard | Director | 2009-07-23 | 2017-09-01 |
| GORDON, John Stephen | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2017-09-01 |
| HARRIS, John David | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2015-10-19 |
| HEPBURN, Paul Robert, Mr. | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2009-07-23 |
| JOHNSTONE, Peter Kenneth | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2023-02-09 |
| LAMERTON, Ian David, Mr. | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2023-02-09 |
| LOMAS, David James | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2010-10-01 |
| MATTHEWS, Andrew | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2011-08-04 |
| MCDONAGH, John | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2023-12-20 |
| MCDONAGH, John | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2014-05-08 |
| VINCE, Robert David | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2013-03-18 |
| BEIF II CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-11-11 | 2013-03-18 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-02-12 | 2007-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Schools (Plymouth) Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-03-21 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-03-21 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.