WITHINGTON GIRLS' SCHOOL
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Cash
£4m
-13.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£15m
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
150
+1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£127k
+203.1% 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 | £8,540,951 | £9,299,166 | £9,801,781 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £41,891 | £126,961 | +203.1% | |
| Net profit | -£266,796 | £68,322 | £126,654 | +85.4% | |
| Cash | £1,849,569 | £4,570,724 | £3,954,616 | -13.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,898,559 | £14,900,859 | £14,982,351 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £14,707,455 | £14,775,777 | £14,902,431 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £14,707,455 | £14,775,777 | £14,902,431 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 151 | 148 | 150 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £5,418,525 | £5,906,866 | £6,341,957 | +7.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £695,380 | £947,294 | £1,004,170 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -3.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.25x | 1.43x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WITHINGTON GIRLS' SCHOOL 2014-06-12 → present
- WITHINGTON GIRL'S SCHOOL 2014-06-12 → 2014-06-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered the School's financial position, approved budgets, cash flow forecasts, and associated sensitivities, the Governors and Senior Leadership Team are satisfied that the School has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Descendants of a founder, Jane Louisa Lejeune, launched a bursary fund in her honour in April 2025.”
- “In March 2025, Withington hosted its second Iftar in support of the Marjorie Hulme Bursary Fund, raising £10,000.”
- “Over summer 2025, the Memories and Milestones direct mail appeal was launched, raising over £30,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, Carl | Secretary | 2025-05-01 | — | — |
| ALLRED, Jane Patricia, Dr | Director | 2015-08-31 | Nov 1953 | British |
| CHICKEN, Andrew Hamilton | Director | 2018-09-01 | Jun 1960 | British |
| GRIFFIN, Martin James | Director | 2021-06-14 | May 1961 | British |
| HAWKINS, Diane Mary | Director | 2017-09-01 | Dec 1956 | British |
| LEIGH, David, Professor | Director | 2020-01-13 | May 1963 | British |
| MAYNARD-ATEM, Louise, Dr | Director | 2022-12-12 | Jan 1986 | British |
| PATHAK, Ashvin Rao | Director | 2015-08-31 | Sep 1950 | British |
| PIKE, Malcolm John | Director | 2014-06-12 | Aug 1959 | British |
| POSTON, Christopher Michael | Director | 2019-08-28 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SINCLAIR, Howard Philip | Director | 2015-08-31 | Dec 1958 | British |
| STUFFINS, Sally Jane | Director | 2018-01-05 | Nov 1979 | British |
| TANNA, Shivani, Dr | Director | 2026-01-01 | Oct 1981 | British |
| TOREVELL, Martyn Philip | Director | 2023-03-23 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COHEN, Anna Catherine | Secretary | 2021-09-01 | 2025-05-01 |
| SENN, Sharon | Secretary | 2014-06-12 | 2021-08-31 |
| ADLESTONE, Mark Isaac | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2020-11-23 |
| BYROM, Gwen Marie | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2018-08-31 |
| DEV-JAIRATH, Rashmi, Dr | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-06-09 |
| EL-GHONEMY, Malak | Director | 2020-01-13 | 2022-05-22 |
| EVANS, Carole Haldora | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2016-05-13 |
| FURBER, Stephen Byram | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2017-06-19 |
| GRIGORIEVA, Irina, Professor | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2019-08-30 |
| ILLINGWORTH, David Jeremy | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2019-08-30 |
| JOHNSON MANNING, Sasha Perdita Elizabeth | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2017-11-13 |
| KINNEY, Joanne Frances | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2020-08-31 |
| KIRKHAM, Anne, Dr | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2017-08-31 |
| LEE, Elisabeth Lindsay | Director | 2014-06-12 | 2017-08-31 |
| MCVEIGH, Anita Merna | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2016-03-21 |
| MICHAEL, Melanie Sarah | Director | 2018-01-05 | 2023-10-31 |
| SABBAGH, Lena | Director | 2015-08-31 | 2017-11-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.