THE SCHOOL OF ARTISAN FOOD
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Cash
£712K
+119.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£751K
+24.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
25
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£147K
+233.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £857,664 | £1,017,376 | £1,167,759 | +14.8% | |
| Operating profit | £78,271 | -£110,025 | £146,779 | +233.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £81,572 | -£110,025 | £146,779 | +233.4% | |
| Net profit | £81,572 | -£110,025 | £146,779 | +233.4% | |
| Cash | £570,486 | £324,277 | £712,436 | +119.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,044,568 | £913,588 | £1,021,656 | +11.8% | |
| Net assets | £714,286 | £604,261 | £751,040 | +24.3% | |
| Equity | £714,286 | £604,261 | £751,040 | +24.3% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 23 | 25 | +8.7% | |
| Wages | £437,958 | £437,958 | £535,229 | +22.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 9.1% | -10.8% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | -10.8% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.5% | -12.0% | 14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 46.1% | 50.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.21x | 1.94x | 2.67x |
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
- Affinia Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Awarding bursaries to study for a Higher Diploma in Baking and Business Skills, totalling £40,775 (2023-24 - £61,030)”
- “Summer School bursaries totalling £7,000”
- “Surplus bread produced by students on the Higher Diploma was donated to Rhubarb Farm, a local social enterprise and charity providing life-changing support for people facing challenges such as learning disabilities, mental health issues, addiction recovery and social isolation.”
- “The School's Best Food Forward Programme has worked with thirteen ocal secondary and SEND schools to deliver a variety of practical and theoretical sessions to over 6,000 pupils.”
- “The Food Education Mapping Project Springboard Event was hosted at The School of Artisan Food, welcoming 70 food education stakeholders from across the sector to celebrate the project's achievements and disseminate the findings of this 2-year project.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW, Sarah | Secretary | 2016-05-27 | — | — |
| AMAKU, Susan Aruk | Director | 2010-02-16 | Oct 1970 | British |
| HAMER, Hilary | Director | 2023-12-11 | Mar 1955 | British |
| HATTON, Nicholas Julian | Director | 2019-11-18 | Sep 1973 | British |
| JESSEL, Daniel Philip, Dr | Director | 2010-02-16 | May 1946 | British |
| JONES, Susan Rachel | Director | 2025-02-03 | Aug 1975 | British |
| SWAN PARENTE, Alison Jane | Director | 2008-11-05 | May 1948 | British |
| WARDE, Fran | Director | 2019-11-18 | Jun 1962 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAMLEY, Jenifer Jane | Secretary | 2012-02-16 | 2012-11-23 |
| KENNEDY, Gareth James | Secretary | 2008-11-05 | 2012-02-16 |
| PILIERO, Giuseppe Carlo | Secretary | 2012-11-21 | 2016-05-27 |
| ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 |
| ANDERSON, Martin Phillip | Director | 2023-06-01 | 2025-04-16 |
| ARCHER BELL, Susanne | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2010-02-16 |
| BURKE, Veronica Joan | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2010-02-16 |
| COBHAM-LOWE, Judith Ann | Director | 2019-01-21 | 2021-01-29 |
| HODGSON, Randolph Arthur | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2013-01-11 |
| HOLLOWAY, Vanessa Caroline | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2015-05-20 |
| KENNEDY, Gareth James | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2010-02-16 |
| KING, John Anthony | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 |
| KIRK, John Anthony | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2018-10-27 |
| LE ROY, Anita Jose | Director | 2010-02-16 | 2014-05-09 |
| PARENTE, Daisy | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2019-05-01 |
| RAWLINSON, Sarah Eileen, Dr | Director | 2016-05-27 | 2018-10-30 |
| SCHNEIDER, Joseph John | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2010-02-16 |
| SMITH DUKES, Kevin Adrian | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2010-02-16 |
| WHITLEY, Andrew Michael | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2010-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-06-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-06 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-08-02 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.