WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£4.6m
+16.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£15m
+1.9% vs 2024
Employees
183
-3.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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8 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 | £10,487,000 | £10,456,000 | £10,338,000 | -1.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£226,000 | £115,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£340,000 | £44,000 | £278,000 | +531.8% | |
| Cash | £5,438,000 | £3,942,000 | £4,594,000 | +16.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,685,000 | £14,632,000 | £14,913,000 | +1.9% | |
| Net assets | £20,311,000 | £14,632,000 | £14,913,000 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £20,311,000 | £14,632,000 | £14,913,000 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 195 | 190 | 183 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £5,517,000 | £5,701,000 | £6,065,000 | +6.4% | |
| 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. 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 | -2.2% | 1.1% | — | |
| Net margin | -3.2% | 0.4% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.1% | 0.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 1.45x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | -1.55x | 0.86x | — |
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
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In 2025, WGS was shortlisted and later a finalist for the prestigious Independent School of the Year Award in the category of Outstanding Educational Partnerships.”
- “Capital projects undertaken during the year included re-laying the Junior School roof, upgrading cricket nets, track system and mats, resurfacing the Infant School play area, completing the first phase of a window replacement programme, and replacing three boilers and refurbishing toilets.”
- “The School exited the Teachers' Pension Scheme on 1st May 2024 and served notice on the West Midlands Pension Fund and the Independent Schools' Pension Scheme on 31st August 2024.”
- “The charity club has organized a series of successful fundraising events for local, national, and international causes, including the 150th Bursary Appeal and the Coast 2 Coast Challenge.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETERS, Daniel Lee | Secretary | 2026-01-23 | — | — |
| ALDIS, Shaun Adrian | Director | 2021-03-10 | Aug 1961 | British |
| BURKE, Stephen | Director | 2025-10-17 | Oct 1976 | British |
| CHANDEL, Jasper Ramnath Tulsi | Director | 2025-10-25 | Apr 1986 | British |
| DHAMI, Sukhjot | Director | 2024-03-04 | Sep 1982 | English |
| GILBERT, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2025-11-11 | Dec 1972 | British |
| HOPWOOD, Geoffrey Thomas | Director | 2025-10-25 | Aug 1965 | British |
| HYMER, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2023-12-05 | Nov 1964 | English |
| JONES, Bruce Wendell | Director | 2024-11-14 | Jan 1961 | British |
| SOHAL, Jaspal Singh | Director | 2025-10-25 | Nov 1977 | British |
| SUMMERS, Faye | Director | 2025-10-17 | Jun 1984 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Martin Nicholas | Secretary | 2012-02-24 | 2014-05-31 |
| HEMMINGS, Shona | Secretary | 2020-09-01 | 2024-11-14 |
| MARSDEN, Simon Peter, Mr. | Secretary | 2009-10-07 | 2011-09-01 |
| RAPER, Samantha | Secretary | 2024-11-14 | 2025-11-10 |
| ROWLAND, Thomas James | Secretary | 2025-11-10 | 2026-01-22 |
| RUDGE, Penelope Clare | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| WILMOT, Mary Elizabeth | Secretary | 2008-06-03 | 2009-10-07 |
| ANDERSON, Mark Ian | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2012-03-20 |
| ARMSTRONG, Matthew Gavin | Director | 2018-10-19 | 2019-08-11 |
| BERRIMAN, Nicholas Clark | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2024-04-29 |
| BILL, Christopher Ian | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2025-10-17 |
| BLOCH, Ewa | Director | 2020-04-09 | 2025-06-01 |
| BRENNAN, Anne-Marie | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2016-06-15 |
| BROOKER, Mervyn Edward William | Director | 2012-12-07 | 2018-10-19 |
| CAWDELL, Sarah Helen Louise, Reverend | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2022-10-21 |
| CRISP, Tazmina | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-06-17 |
| FORDE, Evelyn Helen | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2023-09-18 |
| GOWAN-GOPAL, Manisha, Dr | Director | 2018-10-19 | 2024-11-14 |
| GRAINGER, Rodney Stuart | Director | 2016-10-12 | 2019-10-18 |
| GRIFFITHS, Carol Ann, Dr | Director | 2015-10-16 | 2018-10-19 |
| HARPER, John Alan | Director | 2018-10-19 | 2025-10-17 |
| HAWTHORNE, Peter Anthony | Director | 2012-12-07 | 2025-10-17 |
| HOLLES, Adrian Peter | Director | 2021-10-22 | 2025-10-17 |
| HUGHES, David John | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2013-12-07 |
| JOHNS, Nina, Dr | Director | 2024-11-14 | 2026-06-04 |
| MADELIN, Keith Benjamin, Professor | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2019-12-30 |
| MALIK, Yusuf Jabbar | Director | 2017-10-20 | 2023-10-20 |
| MUMFORD, John Dean | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2012-12-07 |
| ORLEDGE, Jacqueline, Dr | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2011-12-02 |
| PATEL, Jitendra | Director | 2012-12-07 | 2021-10-22 |
| PURSHOUSE, Robert Graham | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2018-04-01 |
| SAGE, James Emmet | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2025-10-17 |
| SERGEANT, Edward Anthony | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2012-12-07 |
| SIMS, Philip | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2018-10-19 |
| TATTON, Carl | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2017-10-20 |
| WALFORD, Geoffrey Simon, Dr | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2013-12-07 |
| WARD, Malcolm Beverley, His Honour | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2011-12-02 |
| WOOD, Christine | Director | 2008-06-03 | 2014-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Grammar School Foundation | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 8
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.