THE DULWICH SCHOOL CRANBROOK
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Cash
£744k
+45.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£230k
+10% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
154
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£186k
-34.5% first positive since 2023
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.
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 | £5,445,609 | £5,831,539 | £6,115,776 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | £262,812 | £155,014 | -41% | |
| Profit before tax | -£700,323 | £283,932 | £185,904 | -34.5% | |
| Net profit | -£700,323 | £283,932 | £185,904 | -34.5% | |
| Cash | £246,521 | £512,105 | £744,448 | +45.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£377,760 | -£9,492 | -£95,949 | -910.8% | |
| Net assets | -£377,760 | -£255,728 | -£230,124 | +10% | |
| Equity | -£377,760 | -£255,728 | -£230,124 | +10% | |
| Average employees | 127 | 151 | 154 | +2% | |
| Wages | £3,824,152 | £4,183,164 | £4,483,437 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £377,814 | £571,210 | +51.2% |
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 | — | 4.5% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | -12.9% | 4.9% | 3.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 116.5% | 105.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.31x | 0.52x | 0.79x |
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
- THE DULWICH SCHOOL CRANBROOK 2023-08-30 → present
- DULWICH PREP CRANBROOK 2017-06-12 → 2023-08-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the cash position of the School together with the anticipated growth in demand for places and the School's future projected cash flows, together with support available from the Trust, the Governors 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 continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In September 2024, our first GCSE cohort began Year 10, and they moved into Year 11 in September 2025.”
- “Highlights of the year include; three top 20 finishers at the IAPS Swimming championships, a Kent Schools cross-country champion, a stunning performance of High School Musical, and the celebration of the School's 85th anniversary marked by a series of events throughout the year.”
- “The decision to broaden the School's educational profile up to Year 11 and GCSE has proved to be the right strategic development; necessitating considerable investment in both our property and our people. As we move into the new 2025/26 academic year, the School, with the invaluable support of the Trust, has announced its intention to invest in new classrooms for Years 5 & 6 to be open and ready for the start of the 2026/27 academic year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIMELOW, Andrew | Secretary | 2024-08-13 | — | — |
| BLACK, Robin Kennedy | Director | 2025-03-27 | Mar 1958 | British |
| DURIE, Thomas Michael | Director | 2022-03-24 | Oct 1956 | British |
| GYANE, Naomi | Director | 2022-11-24 | May 1988 | British |
| HALL, Gail Alexandra | Director | 2025-11-12 | Nov 1964 | British |
| HUNT, James | Director | 2022-11-24 | Dec 1964 | British |
| JENKINS, Sonja | Director | 2020-11-25 | Jul 1945 | British |
| MURDOCH, Diana | Director | 2025-11-12 | Jul 1955 | British |
| PAYNE, Nikki | Director | 2018-03-23 | Sep 1969 | British |
| PURVIS, Philip | Director | 2024-09-04 | Jul 1985 | British |
| READ, Matt | Director | 2025-03-28 | Mar 1973 | British |
| SPENCER, Dale | Director | 2026-03-10 | Feb 1980 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, James Edward | Secretary | 2023-07-25 | 2024-08-13 |
| SCANLON, Fintan Patrick | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2023-07-25 |
| ANDERSON II, A. Peter | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2022-07-08 |
| ASHLEY, Michael St John | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2022-10-31 |
| HAYNES, Timothy Hugh Penzer | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2017-06-16 |
| LYNCH, Brian Eric Charles | Director | 2020-11-25 | 2025-11-03 |
| MILLER, Steve | Director | 2019-08-27 | 2022-05-23 |
| MORGAN, Susan Caroline | Director | 2017-06-16 | 2025-08-31 |
| NASH, Catherine Mary | Director | 2022-09-30 | 2025-08-31 |
| NASH, Catherine Mary | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2022-08-01 |
| PEARS, Nicholas Kingdom | Director | 2017-10-11 | 2020-10-12 |
| RYNEHART, Susanna Lesley | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2024-07-05 |
| SHORTLAND, Thomas William Ralph | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2019-08-27 |
| WILLIAMS, Phillip Huw, Dr | Director | 2017-06-12 | 2019-08-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich Preparatory Schools Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-13 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.