UPPINGHAM SCHOOL
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Cash
£7.1m
-47.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£73m
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
600
-0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£35m
-1.1% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,758,000 | £41,641,000 | £41,260,000 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £36,008,000 | £35,245,000 | -2.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,000,000 | £35,893,000 | £35,496,000 | -1.1% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,655,000 | -£2,620,000 | -258.3% | |
| Cash | £6,167,000 | £13,433,000 | £7,087,000 | -47.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £104,804,000 | £109,108,000 | £103,063,000 | -5.5% | |
| Net assets | £73,814,000 | £75,354,000 | £72,734,000 | -3.5% | |
| Equity | £73,383,000 | £75,354,000 | £72,734,000 | -3.5% | |
| Average employees | 582 | 604 | 600 | -0.7% | |
| Wages | £16,398,000 | £17,860,000 | £18,465,000 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £2,492,000 | £2,706,000 | +8.6% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 86.5% | 85.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.0% | -6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 33.0% | 34.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 42.1% | 39.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 43.65x | 36.91x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the funding facilities available to the School together with the expected ongoing demand for places and the School's future projected cash flows, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future and consider that there were no material uncertainties over the School's financial viability. Accordingly, they also continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements as outlined in the Statement of Trustee Responsibilities on page 8.”
Group structure
- UPPINGHAM SCHOOL · parent
- Uppingham School Enterprises Limited 100%
- Uppingham School (Construction) Limited 100%
- Uppingham School International Limited 100%
- Uppingham School (Asia) Limited 100%
- Uppingham School (Selwyn) Limited 100%
- Uppingham School (Reddall) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Uppingham Cairo, the Group's first overseas school, opened in September 2024 in New Giza, Egypt, in collaboration with the School's partners New Era Education Ltd, and was strongly subscribed.”
- “The closure of Maidwell Hall was announced in January 2025 and the School closed in July 2025, with all employees made redundant on 31 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
20 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Stephen Charles | Secretary | 2012-03-30 | — | — |
| ALERS, Cynthia Helena | Director | 2026-04-13 | Feb 1957 | Dutch,American |
| BUDGE, Keith Joseph | Director | 2019-09-03 | May 1957 | British |
| COLACICCHI, Clare Elizabeth Vivienne | Director | 2021-10-05 | Aug 1958 | British |
| DALLISTON, Christopher Charles, Very Revd | Director | 2018-03-17 | Apr 1956 | British |
| FAIRFAX, Michelle | Director | 2022-05-21 | Aug 1971 | British |
| FURNESS, Sarah Haddon, Dr | Director | 2018-06-16 | Jun 1956 | British |
| GAINE, Katharine Jane | Director | 2020-09-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| JACKSON, Nicholas Robert | Director | 2024-05-03 | Jun 1970 | British |
| JAGGS, Juliet Zelie | Director | 2023-02-03 | Jan 1964 | British |
| JONES, Dylan Glynn | Director | 2023-05-26 | Jan 1960 | British |
| KING, Christopher Peter Morgan | Director | 2019-06-15 | Nov 1955 | British |
| LEWIS, Charles Brooke | Director | 2024-10-09 | Mar 1975 | British |
| MATTHEWS, Barbara Mary | Director | 2014-12-06 | Oct 1956 | British |
| POULTER, Adam Willis George | Director | 2024-05-24 | Apr 1964 | British |
| PRICE, Geoffrey Sebastian Christopher | Director | 2025-05-16 | Sep 1960 | British |
| SCOTT, Jonathan James Anthony | Director | 2018-03-17 | Jul 1957 | English |
| TIMPSON, Anthony Edward | Director | 2020-06-13 | Dec 1973 | British |
| WALLIS, Dominic Laurence Carden | Director | 2018-06-16 | May 1969 | British |
| WOMACK, Lucy Jane | Director | 2020-02-08 | May 1966 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Matthew Charles | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-03-21 |
| ALLISTER, Donald Spargo, The Right Reverend | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2019-06-15 |
| BLACK, Carol Mary, Professor Dame | Director | 2014-03-22 | 2018-12-01 |
| CAZALET, Charles Julian | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2017-06-17 |
| CHADWICK, Priscilla, Dr | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2019-06-15 |
| DORRELL, Stephen James | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2017-06-17 |
| DUNCAN, Alan James Carter, Sir | Director | 2016-06-25 | 2019-11-30 |
| EWBANK, Christopher Francis | Director | 2017-06-17 | 2022-03-19 |
| FOTHERGILL, John Donald Read | Director | 2018-11-16 | 2023-06-30 |
| GAINE, Katharine Jane | Director | 2018-06-16 | 2018-08-31 |
| GAINE, Katharine Jane | Director | 2017-03-18 | 2018-06-16 |
| GLATMAN, Mark Lewis | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2014-06-21 |
| GOSS, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2021-03-20 |
| GREENAWAY, David, Sir | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2016-09-23 |
| HANCOCK, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-12-03 |
| HANSON-SMITH, Julian Christopher | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2017-06-17 |
| HILL, David Neil, Dr | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2017-06-17 |
| HOWARD, Laurence, Dr | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2018-03-17 |
| HULLAH, Peter Fearnley, Right Reverend | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| HUMPHREY, Sandra Ann | Director | 2016-06-25 | 2024-06-29 |
| KOTECHA, Nikesh Rasiklal, Dr | Director | 2022-05-21 | 2022-11-23 |
| LANDMAN, Rory Buchanan | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2017-03-18 |
| LOCKE, Alasdair James Dougall | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2021-06-19 |
| MASON, Sophie Harriet | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2018-06-16 |
| MORRIS, Rosemary Jane | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2015-12-05 |
| PEARSON, Stephen Brian | Director | 2024-04-09 | 2026-06-13 |
| PEEL, Roger | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2020-06-13 |
| PEEL, Roger Victor | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2017-12-02 |
| PICKETT, John Anthony, Professor | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2012-12-01 |
| PRICE, Russell Nicholas John Samworth | Director | 2014-06-21 | 2024-03-23 |
| RICHARDSON, Averon Joy | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2013-06-22 |
| ROSS, David Peter John | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2019-03-16 |
| SMITH, Anthony Edward Pennington | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2016-12-03 |
| TAYLOR, Charles William, Reverend | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-10-02 |
| THORNTON, Dora Frieda | Director | 2015-12-05 | 2020-06-13 |
| TICE, Richard James Sunley | Director | 2013-11-30 | 2024-06-15 |
| TIMPSON, William John Anthony | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2015-10-30 |
| TRACE, Anthony John | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2014-06-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-13 | 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
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.