LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
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Cash
£982k
-67% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2m
-16.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
151
+3.4% highest 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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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-16.
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 | £7,238,107 | £7,898,180 | £7,844,247 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | £117,520 | £267,911 | -£490,059 | -282.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £109,539 | £374,409 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £109,539 | £374,409 | -£397,628 | -206.2% | |
| Cash | £1,978,974 | £2,976,757 | £981,993 | -67% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,055,781 | £3,832,452 | £4,755,469 | +24.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,067,173 | £2,441,582 | £2,043,954 | -16.3% | |
| Equity | £2,067,173 | £2,441,582 | £2,043,954 | -16.3% | |
| Average employees | 143 | 146 | 151 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £3,781,767 | £3,982,307 | £4,476,069 | +12.4% | |
| 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 | 1.6% | 3.4% | -6.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 4.7% | -5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.8% | 7.0% | -10.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 68.8% | 76.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.22x | 1.30x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | 2.31x | 4.43x | -2.90x |
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
- Auditor
- Bates Weston Audit Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governors make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the school has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The most significant factors affecting all independent schools during the 2024-2025 academic year were the introduction of 20% VAT on fees in January 2025, the removal of 80% business rates relief and the increase in employer National Insurance contributions.”
- “At LCS, these unexpected, involuntary financial pressures were compounded by the planned, voluntary purchase of Cathedral House, and the lease and refurbishment of the new performing arts space in Minster Hall.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Catherine Mary | Director | 2025-06-24 | Jan 1958 | British |
| BROWN, David William Prentice | Director | 2023-12-05 | Jun 1963 | British |
| DAWES, Nina Alexandra | Director | 2014-06-20 | Dec 1947 | British |
| EVANS, Claire Victoria | Director | 2023-09-14 | Dec 1973 | British |
| LUNT, Eric John | Director | 2021-07-01 | Dec 1953 | British |
| MASON, Jennifer | Director | 2012-03-16 | Feb 1950 | British |
| MCFARLANE, Janet Elizabeth, The Right Reverend | Director | 2023-07-20 | Nov 1964 | British |
| MORRIS, Joseph David | Director | 2023-01-10 | Oct 1978 | British |
| OAKLEY, Robert James | Director | 2017-04-24 | Dec 1972 | English |
| RICKART, Clive | Director | 2011-12-01 | Nov 1959 | British |
| ROY, Nicola Jane Catherine | Director | 2017-04-24 | May 1976 | British |
| SMITH, Amanda | Director | 2023-12-05 | Nov 1969 | British |
| STEAD, Andrew Michael, Reverend Canon | Director | 2017-05-26 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABBOTT, Catherine Mary | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2019-12-19 |
| BELL, William Wealands, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2014-03-10 |
| BISHOP, Huw Daniel, The Revd | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2017-04-24 |
| BOWEN, Angela | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2013-06-21 |
| DORBER, Adrian John, The Very Rev'D | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2023-03-31 |
| FENDER, Brian, Sir | Director | 2012-03-16 | 2014-09-23 |
| HADLEY- LEONARD, Rachel | Director | 2020-03-06 | 2022-03-10 |
| HAWKINS, Patricia Sally, The Revd Canon | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2019-12-19 |
| HOLLIDAY, Peter Leslie | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2018-05-03 |
| HOPKINS, Colin | Director | 2011-01-19 | 2020-07-14 |
| KILMINSTER, Amanda Jayne, Professor | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2013-01-19 |
| LILEY, Christopher Frank, The Venerable | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2013-03-22 |
| LOCKWOOD, Lyneth | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2011-07-07 |
| MOORE, Anthony Michael, Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2013-06-21 | 2017-04-24 |
| NEVILLE, James William | Director | 2022-04-04 | 2026-03-06 |
| PLATTEN, Gregory Austin David, The Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2021-09-07 | 2023-06-23 |
| PRIMROSE, Alison Frances, Doctor | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2015-04-13 |
| SHARPE, Peter James | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2010-09-02 |
| SHAW, Claire Suzanne | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2023-04-14 |
| TONKS, Claire Jennifer | Director | 2014-06-20 | 2019-06-14 |
| WILCOX, Peter Jonathan, The Reverend Canon Dr | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2012-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-09-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-12 CC01 Notice restriction on company articles
- 2023-09-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-12 | CC01 | change-of-constitution | Notice restriction on company articles | |
| 2023-09-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.