OCTAVIA HOUSE SCHOOLS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+1,349.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+11.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
59
-10.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£525K
+6.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-09-01 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £4,452,190 | £5,186,739 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £610,583 | £613,351 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £493,499 | £525,309 | |
| Net profit | — | £665,866 | — | — | — | £354,949 | £294,381 | |
| Cash | — | £452,978 | £939,732 | £100,515 | £21,305 | £210,061 | £3,043,944 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,369,359 | £1,836,274 | £3,912,543 | £4,173,578 | £3,950,502 | £3,917,949 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,344,122 | £1,812,786 | £2,397,003 | £2,343,800 | £2,598,749 | £2,893,130 | |
| Equity | £778,256 | £1,344,122 | £1,812,786 | £2,397,003 | £2,343,800 | £2,598,749 | £2,893,130 | |
| Average employees | — | 52 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 66 | 59 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,069,222 | £2,430,160 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | £141,648 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+16.5%
£4,452,190 £5,186,739
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Cash
+1,349.1%
£210,061 £3,043,944
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+11.3%
£2,598,749 £2,893,130
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-10.6%
66 59
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Operating profit
+0.5%
£610,583 £613,351
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Profit before tax
+6.4%
£493,499 £525,309
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Wages
+17.4%
£2,069,222 £2,430,160
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 | 2018-09-01 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7% | 11.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 5.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 15.5% | 15.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 62.7% | 59.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.10x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4.00x | 6.26x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Andrew Warner | Director | 2024-05-17 | May 1963 | British |
| GOODWIN, William David | Director | 2026-05-05 | Mar 1967 | British |
| LUPSON, Fiona Claire | Director | 2025-12-17 | Aug 1965 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWLER, Michael | Secretary | 2012-04-26 | 2017-09-08 |
| ABABIO, Kwame | Director | 2017-02-15 | 2018-06-08 |
| DOMFEH, Peter | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2018-06-08 |
| DONKOR, Michael | Director | 2018-06-08 | 2024-05-17 |
| KING, David | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2018-06-08 |
| LAWLER, Michael John | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2017-09-08 |
| LEONARD, Richard John | Director | 2018-06-08 | 2026-01-05 |
| WAITE, James, Dr | Director | 2024-05-17 | 2025-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-05-17 | Active |
| Mr Richard John Leonard | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-08 | Ceased 2024-05-17 |
| Mr Michael Donkor | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-08 | Ceased 2024-05-17 |
| Mr Kwame Ababio | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-27 | Ceased 2018-06-08 |
| Mr David King | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 88 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-05-07 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.