CHATSWORTH TOPCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-17 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-40.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£38M
-28.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
572
+10.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£10M
-25.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £26,348,928 | £31,523,677 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£2,270,137 | -£3,435,944 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£7,836,612 | -£9,860,117 | |
| Net profit | -£46,443 | -£15,288 | — | -£8,437,435 | -£9,864,364 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £4,086,297 | £2,416,555 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,323,293 | £22,785,175 | — | £26,897,818 | £23,246,885 | |
| Net assets | £948,708 | £953,420 | — | -£29,416,563 | -£37,912,702 | |
| Equity | — | — | £936,848 | -£29,416,563 | -£37,912,702 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | 516 | 572 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | £13,600,978 | £16,181,181 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £773,874 | £552,577 |
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
-
Turnover
+19.6%
£26,348,928 £31,523,677
-
Cash
-40.9%
£4,086,297 £2,416,555
-
Net assets
-28.9%
-£29,416,563 -£37,912,702
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+10.9%
516 572
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-51.4%
-£2,270,137 -£3,435,944
-
Profit before tax
-25.8%
-£7,836,612 -£9,860,117
-
Wages
+19%
£13,600,978 £16,181,181
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -8.6% | -10.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -32.0% | -31.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -8.4% | -14.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 164.9% | 191.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.77x | 0.58x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -0.41x | -0.53x |
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
- CHATSWORTH TOPCO LIMITED 2019-01-08 → present
- PLAY TOPCO LIMITED 2018-09-04 → 2019-01-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors are of the opinion that no material uncertainty exists in relation to the Group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements and therefore the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CHATSWORTH TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Chatsworth Midco Limited 100%
- Chatsworth Bidco Limited 100%
- Pattison College Limited 100%
- Chatsworth Schools (Village Prep) Limited 100%
- The Marylebone Village Nursery Limited 100%
- Hall School Wimbledon Limited 100%
- Chatsworth Opco 1 Limited 100%
- Benedict House School Limited 100%
- Bassetsbury Manor School Limited 100%
- Griffin House School Limited 100%
- Swinbrook House Nursery Schools Limited 100%
- Beau Peeps Nurseries Limited 100%
- Chatsworth Schools (Highfield Preparatory) Ltd 100%
- Chatsworth Newco 4 Limited T/A Tiny Toes 100%
- Beech Hall Schools (UK) Limited 100%
- Riverston Group Limited 100%
- Riverston Schools (UK) Limited 100%
- Riverston Properties Limited 100%
- Beech Hall School Limited 100%
- Riverston School Limited 100%
- Broughton Manor Prep School Ltd 100%
- Blenheim Schools Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 December 2024 the group completed on the sale of Hall School Wimbledon Limited (formerly Chatsworth Schools (HSW) Limited), Pattison College Limited (formerly Chatsworth Schools (Pattison College) Limited), Beech Hall School Ltd, Beech Hall Schools (UK) Limited and Blenheim Schools Limited.”
- “At the end of the Summer 2025 term the group has decided to close Chatsworth Schools (Village Prep) Ltd and Chatsworth Schools (Highfield Prep) Ltd.”
- “VAT has been introduced on independent school fees for periods from 1 January 2025. The group has VAT registered the relevant entities impacted by this as well as Chatsworth Bidco Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLIN, Timothy James West | Director | 2018-09-04 | Nov 1977 | British |
| KNIPE, Frederick Robin | Director | 2018-12-21 | Oct 1968 | British |
| SILVERTON-PARKER, Daniel Benjamin | Director | 2025-04-08 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, Robert | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2023-06-06 |
| COLVIN, William | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| DALE, Charles David | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2018-12-21 |
| DELANEY, Anita Debra | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2024-12-31 |
| FAIRLIE, Scott | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2021-08-01 |
| RAE-REEVES, Victor Simon | Director | 2018-12-21 | 2019-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synova Capital Gp 5 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-04 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-07-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-04 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-07-04 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-04 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.