THE GRYPHON TRUST
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Cash
£0
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£0
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
173
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-01
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
On 1 December 2025, The Arnewood School and The Eaglewood School transferred from The Gryphon Trust to Bourne Education Trust. The Charitable Company subsequently became dormant. Therefore the going concern basis of accounting has not been used.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-01
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | 2025-12-01 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,330,298 | £10,768,538 | £2,812,080 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£502,597 | -£1,459,922 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£494,824 | -£1,441,478 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£494,824 | -£1,441,478 | -£20,820,046 | — | |
| Cash | £1,222,888 | £1,606,630 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,341,245 | £20,918,195 | £0 | — | |
| Net assets | £22,260,524 | £20,871,046 | £0 | — | |
| Equity | £22,260,524 | £20,871,046 | £0 | — | |
| Average employees | 181 | 165 | 173 | — | |
| Wages | £5,747,463 | £5,602,478 | £1,516,531 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 covers about 3 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | 2025-12-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.9% | -13.6% | — | |
| Net margin | -4.8% | -13.4% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | -7.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.6% | 4.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 1.88x | — | |
| Interest cover | -71.80x | — | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE GRYPHON TRUST 2015-12-21 → present
- THE ARNEWOOD SCHOOL 2011-03-01 → 2015-12-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Hopper Williams & Bell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“On 1 December 2025, The Arnewood School and The Eaglewood School transferred from The Gryphon Trust to Bourne Education Trust. The Charitable Company subsequently became dormant. Therefore the going concern basis of accounting has not been used.”
Significant events
- “On 1 December 2025, The Arnewood School and The Eaglewood School transferred from The Gryphon Trust to Bourne Education Trust.”
- “The Charitable Company subsequently became dormant.”
- “Outdoor gym equipment was fitted during October 2025 half term. This equipment is a vital part of supporting pupils with their mental health and regulation when finding times difficult.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKENS, Helena Mary | Director | 2020-03-31 | Apr 1953 | British |
| HUNTER, James | Director | 2025-02-11 | Mar 1990 | British |
| RICHARDS, David John, Professor | Director | 2011-03-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| WILKINS, Roy George | Director | 2011-03-01 | Jul 1951 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHWORTH, Suzanne | Secretary | 2023-10-10 | 2024-01-18 |
| BALDOCK, Barbara Ann | Secretary | 2022-08-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| WOODS, Valerie | Secretary | 2011-03-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| ALLINSON, Susan Marie | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2011-09-20 |
| BECK, Godfrey Charles | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2015-09-11 |
| BYRNE, Mark | Director | 2015-09-16 | 2019-03-26 |
| BYRNE, Susan Dawn | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2013-02-27 |
| CASTLE, Roger | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2023-03-04 |
| COBURN, Dominic Edmund Robert | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2020-06-09 |
| COOK, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2026-02-26 |
| CRAZE, Keith Edward | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2021-10-05 |
| ENGLAND, Sarah Louise | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2017-07-05 |
| FARMER, Robert Stephen | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2012-01-27 |
| GILLMON, Eveleen Patricia | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| HAYES, Stephen David | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2015-09-14 |
| HORSWELL, Michael, Dr | Director | 2015-09-15 | 2018-05-01 |
| HUGHES, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2015-09-11 |
| HUMMERSTONE, Christopher Charles | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2016-05-04 |
| MAUGHAM, Alan Bryan | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2019-07-18 |
| MCCARTHY, Martyn Gerald | Director | 2020-07-14 | 2021-12-15 |
| NASH, Harold Christopher | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Alan Dennis | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2018-12-11 |
| PARKER, Daniel Frank | Director | 2020-03-31 | 2025-01-31 |
| PRESSNELL, Nigel Martyn | Director | 2023-01-24 | 2024-03-31 |
| PRESSNELL, Nigel Martyn | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2018-12-11 |
| REED, Elaine | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2015-09-11 |
| WALKER, Malcolm Edward George | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2020-02-02 |
| WESTON, Martin | Director | 2025-02-11 | 2026-02-26 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Alexander | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2016-02-02 |
| WRIGHT, Mark | Director | 2023-10-17 | 2025-01-31 |
| YOUNG, Joanne | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2015-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Malcolm Richard Hall | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2018-12-19 | Ceased 2020-01-24 |
| Mr Alan Bryan Maugham | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2018-12-19 | Ceased 2020-01-24 |
| Mr John Evans | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2018-12-19 | Ceased 2020-01-24 |
| Mr Alan Bryan Maugham | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-19 |
| Mr Leonard Daniels | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-19 |
| Mr Robert Stephen Farmer | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary 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
- 2
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.