THE BISHOPS' BLUE COAT CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+62.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
+13.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
187
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-46.1% vs 2024
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 | — | £8,021,000 | £8,433,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£353,000 | -£254,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £4,480,000 | £2,414,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,480,000 | £2,414,000 | |
| Cash | — | £1,549,000 | £2,523,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £17,869,000 | £20,204,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,499,000 | £17,869,000 | £20,204,000 | |
| Equity | — | £17,869,000 | £20,204,000 | |
| Average employees | 177 | 176 | 187 | |
| Wages | — | £5,108,000 | £5,329,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £712,650 | £785,943 |
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
-
Turnover
+5.1%
£8,021,000 £8,433,000
-
Cash
+62.9%
£1,549,000 £2,523,000
-
Net assets
+13.1%
£17,869,000 £20,204,000
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+6.3%
176 187
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+28%
-£353,000 -£254,000
-
Profit before tax
-46.1%
£4,480,000 £2,414,000
-
Wages
+4.3%
£5,108,000 £5,329,000
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 | — | -4.4% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 55.9% | 28.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -2.0% | -1.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | -1.00x | 5.43x | |
| Interest cover | — | -88.25x | -14.11x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School underwent a two-day ungraded Ofsted inspection in April 2025. Inspectors highlighted that the strategic changes and the review of the school vision in 2023 are having a demonstrably positive impact.”
- “The 2024-25 academic year was positive, but challenges remain as the school continues to address the lingering effects of the "Covid hangover."”
- “achieving the Diana Respect Award again”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Alison | Secretary | 2012-01-04 | — | — |
| BIRD, Michael, Doctor | Director | 2021-09-06 | Sep 1971 | British |
| CAIRNS, Helen | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jan 1981 | British |
| CORLEY, Steven David | Director | 2023-04-01 | Sep 1970 | British |
| EDWARDS, Laura Elizabeth, Doctor | Director | 2021-09-06 | Feb 1980 | British |
| EMES-YOUNG, Sarah Kate | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jan 1977 | British |
| HARDMAN, Andrew | Director | 2022-10-31 | Jun 1993 | British |
| HEMMINGS, Elaine Margaret | Director | 2016-12-18 | Oct 1962 | British |
| JONES, Fiona Elizabeth | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jul 1970 | British |
| MAINARD, Ralph Ian | Director | 2018-09-24 | Sep 1952 | British |
| PRICE, Jonathan | Director | 2022-10-31 | Nov 1961 | British |
| STINSON, Andrew James, Revd Canon Mr | Director | 2024-03-01 | Oct 1980 | British |
| STRATFORD, Jennifer | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jan 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, Alex Iain | Director | 2023-09-04 | Jul 1982 | British |
| WALSH, David | Director | 2013-12-11 | Nov 1965 | Irish |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSS, Andrew | Secretary | 2011-03-18 | 2011-07-01 |
| ABRAHAM, David Kenneth | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2019-03-31 |
| ANNISON, Julian David | Director | 2015-06-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| ARNOLD, Jane | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2012-08-31 |
| BLACKMORE, David Richard, Canon Dr | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2020-09-07 |
| BLAKEBROUGH, Justin Eric | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2015-08-31 |
| BRYANT, Justine | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2022-07-22 |
| CARSTENS, Lynn | Director | 2017-11-22 | 2020-11-22 |
| COATES, Peter Norman | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| COFFEY, Eamonn | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2022-08-31 |
| DAVIES, John Cecil | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2021-11-21 |
| EBBRELL, Haydn Michael | Director | 2017-09-05 | 2019-07-19 |
| ELLOY, Adrienne Elizabeth | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2015-04-01 |
| GRUNDY, Lindsay Anne | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2019-03-31 |
| HART, Mark | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2014-04-04 |
| HIGH, Sonja | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2023-10-05 |
| HILL, Jacqueline | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2015-03-31 |
| HINNIGAN, John | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2019-03-31 |
| HOOPER, Lynne Barbara, Dr | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2014-07-23 |
| INGRAM, Lesley Jane | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2018-12-19 |
| JOHN, Nigel William, Professor | Director | 2019-03-11 | 2023-10-14 |
| JONES, Jane | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2021-07-21 |
| MARCROFT, Keith Alan | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| MCGARVA, Tracey Marie | Director | 2011-10-05 | 2017-07-26 |
| NOAKES, Timothy Charles Quentin, Dr | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| PHILLIPS, Jonathan Richard, Reverend | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2018-03-28 |
| RENSHAW, Elizabeth, Canon | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-04-25 |
| ROBSON, Linda | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2014-09-19 |
| ROWLAND, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| SINCLAIR, Gordon Keith, Rt Revd | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2016-06-15 |
| SMITH, Helen | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-07-26 |
| SWETTENHAM, Robert Edward | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2019-03-31 |
| TOWNER, Paul, Reverend Prebendary | Director | 2020-11-02 | 2024-11-02 |
| WILSON, Ian | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| WOODS, Christopher Anthony | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| WRIGHT, Timothy Gregory Arthur, Dr | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2019-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.