THE KING'S SCHOOL OTTERY ST MARY
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-25 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-11
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+22.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16M
-1.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
147
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£124K
+48.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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 · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £8,008,966 | £8,508,177 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£239,089 | -£123,623 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£239,089 | -£123,623 | |
| Net profit | — | -£239,089 | -£123,623 | |
| Cash | £598,233 | £1,142,794 | £1,403,614 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,112,264 | £15,820,175 | £15,614,552 | |
| Net assets | £15,772,264 | £15,791,175 | £15,614,552 | |
| Equity | £15,772,264 | £15,791,175 | £15,614,552 | |
| Average employees | 168 | 154 | 147 | |
| Wages | — | £4,727,669 | £4,909,197 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £295,000 | £317,500 |
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
+6.2%
£8,008,966 £8,508,177
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Cash
+22.8%
£1,142,794 £1,403,614
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-1.1%
£15,791,175 £15,614,552
lowest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-4.5%
154 147
lowest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+48.3%
-£239,089 -£123,623
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Profit before tax
+48.3%
-£239,089 -£123,623
-
Wages
+3.8%
£4,727,669 £4,909,197
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -3.0% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -3.0% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.5% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 2.9% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.94x | 2.87x |
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
- Thompson Jenner LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees 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
- “In January 2025, the school was inspected by Ofsted for the first time in 11 years.”
- “A new Ofsted framework will be in place for September 2025.”
- “The confirmed closure of two 6th Forms has also meant that this has changed the choices that students are making for their post 16 education.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAIT, Robert Patrick | Secretary | 2023-03-20 | — | — |
| BATTEN, Marie | Director | 2024-12-13 | Nov 1980 | French |
| BRASSINGTON, Sarah | Director | 2024-02-19 | May 1977 | British |
| DALTON, Louise | Director | 2024-12-03 | Jul 1977 | British |
| DAVIES, Sally-Kay | Director | 2024-11-25 | Jun 1980 | British |
| FILMER-BENNETT, Annie | Director | 2023-07-13 | Jun 1984 | British |
| GAMMON, Robert | Director | 2016-09-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| GREIFENBERG, Tara Zoe Hepburn | Director | 2022-01-28 | Sep 1973 | British |
| HAMMETT, Penny | Director | 2024-05-02 | Apr 1971 | British |
| HILL, Rupert John | Director | 2020-11-19 | Feb 1972 | British |
| HOLLINGSHEAD, Charlotte Louise | Director | 2015-10-16 | Sep 1965 | British |
| KENNAWAY, Lucy Frances, Lady | Director | 2014-12-11 | Jun 1966 | British |
| LAVENDER, John Michael | Director | 2023-11-10 | Aug 1950 | British |
| PARTRIDGE, Elizabeth Henrietta | Director | 2024-11-25 | Apr 1978 | British |
| PENBERTHY, Timothy | Director | 2021-12-14 | Apr 1982 | British |
| ROWLANDS, Oliver | Director | 2024-05-14 | Jun 1998 | British |
| TOMKINS, Lisa | Director | 2022-12-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
| WILSON, Helena | Director | 2022-12-15 | Jul 1972 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Della | Secretary | 2011-03-11 | 2012-01-04 |
| EVANS, Laurence Oliver | Secretary | 2012-01-04 | 2023-03-19 |
| BANHAM, Maria Louise | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2022-07-22 |
| BEBBER, Daniel Patrick, Dr | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2017-09-13 |
| BENNETT, Neil Malcolm | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-09-08 |
| BLOOMFIELD, Edward Philip | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2023-10-19 |
| BOWKER, Lester Bradford | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2016-10-03 |
| BRYANT, Gordon | Director | 2018-05-10 | 2023-07-13 |
| CADE, Susan Alexandra | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2025-08-31 |
| CHARLES, Elizabeth | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2024-10-28 |
| CLAYTON, Susan Jean | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2014-08-28 |
| COULT, Matthew Leslie | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2013-11-01 |
| DAVIS, Michael John | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2016-10-18 |
| DODDS, Paul Michael | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2012-08-31 |
| DUNFORD, Carol Lesley | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| ELLISON, Stephen | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2025-08-31 |
| FALLOWS, Susan | Director | 2011-03-11 | 2019-09-03 |
| FEARN-SMITH, Jason Donald Grant, Dr | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2023-07-13 |
| FRANCIS, Rhian | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2015-05-25 |
| GEORGE, Robert Ian | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2013-05-02 |
| GILES, Arthur Roger, Cllr | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2014-08-31 |
| HAWKINS, Charlotte Kate, Dr | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| HEATHCOTE, Katharine Erica | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2016-11-04 |
| HIGGINSON, Rebecca Margaret | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| HOWL, Susan | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2013-09-01 |
| JACOBS, Rebecca Seymour | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-02-05 |
| JACOBS, Rebecca Seymour | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2014-12-12 |
| JARRETT, Faith Kathleen | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| JOHNSON, Nicholas Timothy | Director | 2019-10-16 | 2022-09-09 |
| KENNAWAY, Lucy Frances, Lady | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2012-11-04 |
| KENNAWAY, Lucy Frances, Lady | Director | 2011-03-11 | 2011-10-05 |
| LAVENDER, John Michael | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2023-07-13 |
| MILES-HAYNES, Ruth Branwen | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2020-10-09 |
| MITCHELL, Robin John | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2020-07-09 |
| MOLLOY, Maurice James | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2018-07-12 |
| NICHOLSON, David Arthur | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2021-12-12 |
| PATERSON, Alan | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2019-06-17 |
| PAUL, Alina | Director | 2020-11-19 | 2023-09-02 |
| PEARSON, Robin | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2013-08-31 |
| PEARSON, Robin | Director | 2011-03-11 | 2011-10-05 |
| RHODES, Hannah Jessica | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| ROWLAND, Ben | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2025-08-31 |
| STARR, Susan Amanda | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2020-10-16 |
| STEEL, Keith Ivan | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2016-07-14 |
| THOMPSON, Mel | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2012-11-19 |
| TIPPING, Petrina Carol Ann | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2021-11-16 |
| UNWIN, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2012-02-07 | 2015-06-27 |
| WEEKS, Sarah Kate | Director | 2020-11-19 | 2023-01-18 |
| WILKES, Nicola | Director | 2020-10-21 | 2024-03-07 |
| WOOD, Susan Caroline | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2022-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department For Education | Corporate entity | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-08-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-08-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.