SOUTHEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-21 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-07
Watchouts
Cash
£306K
-16.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£13M
-3% vs 2024
Employees
157
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£333K
+23.8% vs 2024
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
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,532,258 | £9,420,465 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£432,134 | -£316,872 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£437,705 | -£333,494 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£437,705 | -£333,494 | |
| Cash | £1,005,698 | £1,103,567 | — | — | £364,995 | £305,799 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,632,142 | £10,477,888 | — | — | £14,242,921 | £14,079,427 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £13,347,203 | £12,942,709 | |
| Equity | £10,632,142 | £10,477,888 | — | — | £13,347,203 | £12,942,709 | |
| Average employees | 135 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 154 | 157 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,435,355 | £5,544,625 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £90,000 | £280,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+10.4%
£8,532,258 £9,420,465
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Cash
-16.2%
£364,995 £305,799
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-3%
£13,347,203 £12,942,709
-
Employees
+1.9%
154 157
highest in 6 filed years
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Operating profit
+26.7%
-£432,134 -£316,872
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Profit before tax
+23.8%
-£437,705 -£333,494
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Wages
+2%
£5,435,355 £5,544,625
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -5.1% | -3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -5.1% | -3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -3.0% | -2.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 10.2% | 11.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.18x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -72.02x | -18.64x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Governing Body has a reasonable expectation that the Academy Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The 2024/25 academic year saw some of the strongest academic outcomes in the school's long and distinguished history.”
- “The introduction of our first-ever Culture Day, led by the School Council, proved to be a joyful and unifying celebration of diversity, empathy, and community.”
- “The Drama Department staged a superb production of Romeo and Juliet, showcasing the creativity, collaboration, and confidence of our students.”
- “The establishment of the Southend High School for Boys Charitable Trust made an immediate and meaningful impact, raising significant funds to support the school's development and future ambitions.”
- “Our international outlook was further strengthened through a cultural exchange with students from Shanghai, which included a robotics competition and a series of family-hosted celebrations.”
- “The Science Department received a Prince's Teaching Institute Award and was ranked among the top three science departments nationally.”
- “The Music Department was selected as the Lead Secondary School Music Department in Essex, supporting and mentoring colleagues across the county.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN, Janet Enid | Director | 2018-05-18 | Aug 1961 | British |
| BRIGGS, Christopher Jon | Director | 2018-05-18 | Apr 1973 | British |
| DE RUITER, Thomas | Director | 2023-09-27 | Sep 1980 | Dutch |
| FILEV, Boyan | Director | 2022-05-10 | Jun 1979 | British,Bulgarian |
| HUSSELBEE, Paul, Dr | Director | 2017-03-27 | Apr 1961 | British |
| MASHAKADA, Jameson | Director | 2022-05-10 | Sep 1978 | British |
| MITCHELL, Jason | Director | 2022-07-18 | Aug 1974 | American |
| MOINUDDIN, Syed Ali Akber | Director | 2017-03-27 | Apr 1973 | British |
| O'RYAN, Sharon | Director | 2017-03-27 | Oct 1962 | British |
| SPENCELEY, Keith Alan | Director | 2023-09-27 | Apr 1962 | British |
| WALSH, Ann Margaret | Director | 2024-02-26 | Dec 1968 | Irish |
| WATTS, Alan Thomas | Director | 2017-03-27 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WHITTINGTON, Tracey Ann, Ms. | Director | 2017-03-27 | Apr 1971 | British |
| WORTH, Rachel Verity | Director | 2024-09-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGGARWAL, Mukesh | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2022-11-10 |
| ALABASTER, Susan Janet | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2020-07-31 |
| BADGER, Andrew Charles | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2018-03-23 |
| BALDWIN, Steven Robert | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2017-10-21 |
| BARRETT, Anthony John | Director | 2011-01-07 | 2017-03-27 |
| BEVAN, Robin Meredith, Dr | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2024-08-31 |
| BUMPUS, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2018-12-31 |
| BURNS, Julie Eizabeth | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-10-21 |
| CASS, Alex | Director | 2018-12-20 | 2025-12-03 |
| CAVALIER, Verena Margarete | Director | 2020-02-27 | 2023-12-31 |
| COLDERWOOD, Darren Michael | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-08-13 |
| CROW, Peter Tyson | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2023-12-31 |
| CURRINGTON, Susan Denise | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-10-21 |
| DA SILVA, Jessica | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2018-11-11 |
| HADDEN, Paul | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2023-06-21 |
| HENDRY, William John | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2021-09-10 |
| HILL, Darryl James | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-12-03 |
| LAMMERT, Karen | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2025-08-22 |
| LAYCOCK, Karen | Director | 2019-04-30 | 2022-05-06 |
| MADDISON, Richard Glyn | Director | 2011-01-07 | 2017-03-27 |
| MATHER, Godfrey Bratherton | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2019-12-31 |
| OLSON, Richard Nicholas | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2018-11-12 |
| PERRYMAN, Brian David | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2017-12-31 |
| RICHARDS, Paul Kevin | Director | 2011-01-07 | 2017-03-27 |
| SAINSBURY, Edward Krishan | Director | 2024-02-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| SCROXTON, Timothy | Director | 2022-07-18 | 2025-07-22 |
| VAN DEVENTER, Johannes Marinus | Director | 2019-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
| WALDEN, Daniel | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2019-11-07 |
| WARDEN, Arabella Lilly | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2022-05-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.