THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOLS,CROSBY
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Cash
£3.5m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£28m
Equity attributable
Employees
256
Average over period
Profit before tax
£368k
Period ending 2023-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,038,302 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £367,913 | — | |
| Net profit | £101,327 | — | |
| Cash | £3,469,509 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,226,765 | — | |
| Net assets | £28,226,765 | — | |
| Equity | £28,226,765 | — | |
| Average employees | 256 | — | |
| Wages | £7,833,399 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £546,864 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 8.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governors have also considered the cash requirements of the School for at least 12 months from the date of this report and are satisfied that sufficient funds are available to meet the liabilities as they fall due taking into account the strength of the balance sheet and levels of cash and unrestricted investments currently held, as well as access to an arranged overdraft of £1m. As a result, the Governors believe that, whilst uncertainty exists, this does not pose a material uncertainty that would cast doubt on the School's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOLS,CROSBY · parent
- Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Jonathan | Secretary | 2023-04-17 | — | — |
| FLETCHER, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-08-10 | May 1978 | British |
| GREEN, Chris Stuart | Director | 2020-10-14 | Dec 1968 | British |
| KING, Matthew | Director | 2024-12-18 | Nov 1990 | British |
| KIRBY, Ian Albert | Director | 2026-02-26 | Feb 1973 | British |
| KROL, Simon | Director | 2026-06-30 | Jan 1975 | British |
| MARSHALL, Philip John | Director | 2019-09-17 | Oct 1966 | British |
| MAWDSLEY, Gareth Richard | Director | 2022-06-29 | Nov 1978 | British |
| O'BRIEN, Anthony Lee | Director | 2024-03-19 | Dec 1978 | British |
| QUARTERMAIN, Jeremy Alexander | Director | 2024-11-08 | May 1977 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Natalie | Secretary | 2020-12-31 | 2022-08-31 |
| GAUNT, Philip Stephen | Secretary | 2008-07-23 | 2010-09-01 |
| NORTON, Andrew David | Secretary | 2022-09-12 | 2023-04-14 |
| NORTON, Andrew David | Secretary | 2016-12-08 | 2020-12-31 |
| POPE, Alison Patricia | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2016-09-09 |
| AGARWAL, Manoj, Dr | Director | 2019-09-12 | 2025-09-12 |
| BATEY, Peter William James, Professor | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| BELL, Beverley Claire | Director | 2013-03-12 | 2020-07-12 |
| BELL, Beverley Claire | Director | 2009-04-23 | 2011-07-06 |
| CARTWRIGHT, John Paul | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2020-06-21 |
| COLIGAN, Leo Clive | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2011-06-28 |
| COWLING, Charles Anthony | Director | 2017-06-21 | 2026-06-21 |
| CREWE-READ, Kathryn Anne | Director | 2017-02-03 | 2019-10-10 |
| DOBIE, Anne Marjorie | Director | 2009-02-18 | 2017-03-07 |
| EVANS, David Stephen | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2019-03-16 |
| EVANS, Peter James Roderick | Director | 2008-07-23 | 2013-08-31 |
| FAY, Emma Elizabeth | Director | 2022-06-29 | 2025-06-29 |
| FOWLER, Simon Jeffrey | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2023-10-15 |
| FOX, Jennifer Ann, Dr | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| GASCOIGNE, Sandra Jane | Director | 2018-11-16 | 2024-12-18 |
| GERVASONI, Anna Gabriella | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2025-12-18 |
| GREGORY, Stephen Raymond | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2023-01-25 |
| HARTLEY, George Jonathon | Director | 2020-05-14 | 2023-05-14 |
| HAWKINS, Judith Lindsay | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2016-07-07 |
| HEPWORTH, John Hunter | Director | 2018-11-16 | 2021-11-16 |
| HETHERINGTON, Sheelagh | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOWE, Joseph Mark | Director | 2020-10-14 | 2022-10-26 |
| HUGHES, Mark Ivor, Dr | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2010-03-16 |
| JACKS, David Robert | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2012-10-25 |
| JOHNSON, Veronica Alberta Ponsonby | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2013-01-08 |
| JOHNSTON, Glynis Steen | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2026-06-15 |
| MAGILL, Peter Godfrey | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2017-07-31 |
| MARTIN-WRIGHT, Lesley Carol | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| MERCER, Francis Charles | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| POOLE, Claire | Director | 2023-06-26 | 2025-01-22 |
| SINCLAIR, Colin Duncan | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2026-04-30 |
| SUTCLIFFE, John Anthony, The Estate Of Mr | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2016-12-04 |
| THIND, Rani, Dr | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| WALKER, Roderick James | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2016-06-23 |
| WARNE, Sandy Jayne | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2017-03-12 |
| WILKINSON, Stephen Alan | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2018-06-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Clive Robert | Director | 2014-12-04 | 2018-06-13 |
| YIP, David | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2019-10-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.