THE QUEEN'S SCHOOL CHESTER
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Cash
£3.2m
-30% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
-1.2% vs 2024
Employees
128
-4.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-25.
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4 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 | £6,687,370 | £6,482,256 | £6,397,400 | -1.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,007,990 | £585,398 | -£130,057 | -122.2% | |
| Cash | £4,130,016 | £4,632,407 | £3,244,739 | -30% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,665,727 | £11,354,759 | £11,050,183 | -2.7% | |
| Net assets | £10,374,348 | £10,959,746 | £10,829,689 | -1.2% | |
| Equity | £10,374,348 | £10,959,746 | £10,829,689 | -1.2% | |
| Average employees | 101 | 134 | 128 | -4.5% | |
| Wages | £3,591,414 | £3,859,334 | £3,762,989 | -2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | 15.1% | 9.0% | -2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 9.8% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | 5.47x | 6.16x | 2.84x |
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
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the School's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The net deficit for the year after depreciation and bad debt provision was £130,057 (2024: surplus of £585,398). A combination of economic pressures, policy changes and unavoidable cost increases created a financial environment that was more challenging than anything seen in recent years. The deficit therefore reflects a temporary set of circumstances rather than any underlying weakness in the School's financial position.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Lesley Elizabeth | Director | 2021-05-12 | Aug 1949 | British |
| COOPER, Lindsay Jane | Director | 2026-03-19 | Sep 1963 | British |
| DANBY, Susan Claire | Director | 2021-05-12 | Mar 1970 | British |
| DANDY, Adam Jonathan | Director | 2021-09-23 | May 1979 | British |
| DANIELS, Razia, Councillor | Director | 2026-01-14 | Aug 1959 | British |
| FEARNALL, Laura Jane | Director | 2021-05-12 | Jul 1979 | British |
| JAFFRI, Qaisar Murtaza | Director | 2024-03-21 | Aug 1973 | British |
| JOHNSON, Eleanor Mary | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jun 1955 | British |
| LEES-SMITH, Anthony James, Canon | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1977 | British |
| MCKELVEY, Hayley Joan | Director | 2023-06-22 | Dec 1980 | British |
| POWNALL, Neil | Director | 2025-09-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| RIDGWAY, Rowena Jane | Director | 2025-09-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
| WHITELEY, Kirsty Jean | Director | 2021-05-12 | Jul 1955 | British |
| WILDES, Paul Edward | Director | 2023-09-28 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUCK, Mollie Joanne | Secretary | 2023-07-31 | 2024-04-09 |
| BENTON, Juliette | Director | 2024-01-22 | 2025-08-31 |
| BROOKE, Rosemary Jane, Canon | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2024-01-08 |
| BROOKS, Catherine Eleanor | Director | 2023-09-28 | 2026-01-12 |
| CANNING, Nicholas | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-09-30 |
| CHESTERS, David, Father | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-05-30 |
| DANIELS, Razia, Councillor | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2024-12-05 |
| DEMPSEY, Krista Nyree | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2021-05-21 |
| JACKSON, Virginia Dawn | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Helena Jane Harley | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2021-05-12 |
| MCBURNEY, Jane Sarah | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2024-08-31 |
| MOSLEY, Caroline Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2024-08-31 |
| PAYMASTER, Asha Justine | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2023-11-09 |
| PFAFFENZELLER, Stephan Boris | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2021-09-28 |
| PIDDINGTON, Samantha Jane | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2021-07-09 |
| ROOCHOVE, Felicity | Director | 2023-03-30 | 2026-01-12 |
| SPENCER, Julia Margaret Eileen | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2021-05-12 |
| TANNER, Mark, Rev | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2023-06-02 |
| TURNER, Randal George William | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-06-30 |
| UNETT, Anna Louise | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2025-08-31 |
| WALMSLEY, Adrian Peter | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2021-05-12 |
| WOOD, Anna Francesca, Dr | Director | 2021-09-23 | 2023-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.