LEWISHAM SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE HOLDINGS 4 LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6m
+15.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£21k
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£595k
-24.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,741,000 | £4,649,000 | £4,583,000 | -1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £858,000 | £790,000 | £630,000 | -20.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £820,000 | £789,000 | £595,000 | -24.6% | |
| Net profit | £615,000 | £592,000 | £446,000 | -24.7% | |
| Cash | £2,895,000 | £2,217,000 | £2,560,000 | +15.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,353,000 | £36,706,000 | £34,287,000 | -6.6% | |
| Net assets | £19,000 | £20,000 | £21,000 | +5% | |
| Equity | £19,000 | £20,000 | £21,000 | +5% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 17.0% | 13.7% | |
| Net margin | 13.0% | 12.7% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 99.9% | |
| Current ratio | 11.05x | 11.02x | 10.19x | |
| Interest cover | 0.31x | 0.30x | 0.26x |
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
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having regards to the above and after enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- LEWISHAM SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE HOLDINGS 4 LIMITED · parent
- Lewisham Schools for the Future SPV 4 Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOODS, Amanda Elizabeth | Secretary | 2017-06-01 | — | — |
| DU PLESSIS, Jacobus Geytenbeek | Director | 2023-04-14 | Dec 1977 | British |
| NIDD, Katharine | Director | 2021-10-05 | Oct 1979 | British |
| SAVJANI, Kalpesh | Director | 2019-12-02 | Apr 1980 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKS, Clive Leonard | Secretary | 2010-10-15 | 2011-05-31 |
| WOOD, Tracey Alison | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| BARRETT, Stephen Phillip | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2015-02-04 |
| BRAND, Susan Heather Charlotte | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2013-06-10 |
| DOCKSEY, Alan | Director | 2013-10-03 | 2016-02-05 |
| FLAHERTY, Kate Louise | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2019-12-02 |
| HALL, Conrad | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2013-09-03 |
| HANDFORD, Alistair John | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2016-02-04 |
| HOILE, Richard David | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2010-12-08 |
| LAMSTAES, Pierre Gaetan | Director | 2016-02-04 | 2018-12-19 |
| LANDREY, Steven | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2012-12-10 |
| LEWIS, Austin Spencer | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2010-11-23 |
| MARSH, James Peter | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2023-04-14 |
| MILLS, Gary William | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2021-11-30 |
| MISELL, Neal Gregory | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2010-11-23 |
| OLNEY, David Ian | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2015-04-17 |
| PALMER, Philip Garry | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2015-04-17 |
| PLESTER, David Frank | Director | 2010-10-15 | 2012-12-10 |
| SAMPSON, Lorna Margaret | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2015-04-17 |
| SHAH, Sinesh Ramesh | Director | 2015-04-17 | 2018-03-29 |
| THOMPSON, Selwyn Hugh | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2021-10-05 |
| WARD, Daniel Colin | Director | 2015-04-17 | 2021-04-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Two Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-17 |
| Building Schools For The Future Investments Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-01 | 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.