ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, MELROSE
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-11 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-24% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-3% vs 2024
Employees
54
-3.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£188K
-241.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £2,486,286 | £2,313,111 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £100,829 | -£207,735 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £132,832 | -£187,911 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £170,264 | -£159,597 | |
| Cash | — | £1,643,425 | £1,705,835 | £1,296,553 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,117,487 | £5,287,751 | £5,128,154 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,117,487 | £5,287,751 | £5,128,154 | |
| Equity | — | — | £5,287,751 | £5,128,154 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | 56 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | £1,287,871 | £1,372,716 | £1,397,444 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
-7%
£2,486,286 £2,313,111
-
Cash
-24%
£1,705,835 £1,296,553
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-3%
£5,287,751 £5,128,154
-
Employees
-3.6%
56 54
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-306%
£100,829 -£207,735
-
Profit before tax
-241.5%
£132,832 -£187,911
-
Wages
+1.8%
£1,372,716 £1,397,444
highest in 3 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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.1% | -9.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.8% | -6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 1.9% | -4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 7.6% | 2.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 32.61x | 4.24x | 10.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 65.64x | -123.36x |
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
- ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, MELROSE 2004-12-03 → present
- ST. MARY'S SCHOOL (MELROSE) LIMITED 1945-11-08 → 2004-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomson Cooper Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the next twelve months. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Bang Goes the Borders returned to the campus in September 2024 with a full programme of engaging workshops for youngsters from across the Borders.”
- “The Eco Committee spent time at Faldonside re-wilding some area of the grounds and created a wild space with habitats, bug hotels, and a pond.”
- “Our Form 7 participated in a project throughout the Summer Term at The Haining, Selkirk where through hands-on learning and environmental stewardship, students gained valuable experience and knowledge about biodiversity, habitat restoration, and ecological data collection.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAIT, Fiona Margaret | Secretary | 2011-10-17 | — | — |
| ADAMSON, Gillian Leslie | Director | 2023-05-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| AITKENHEAD, Geoffrey | Director | 2019-06-25 | Sep 1954 | British |
| ARMSTRONG, Alastair John | Director | 2019-06-25 | Aug 1974 | British |
| GARDEN, Alexander Kenneth | Director | 2025-06-25 | May 1974 | British |
| MACDONALD, Philip James, Stuart | Director | 2024-02-21 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MACLAY, Flora Xaviere Herron | Director | 2019-06-25 | Dec 1975 | British |
| MURPHY, Ross, Dr | Director | 2022-10-05 | Jan 1971 | British |
| O'NEILL, John | Director | 2025-08-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| TROTTER, Rosie Catriona | Director | 2024-02-21 | Sep 1982 | British |
| WEIR, Bruce Calder | Director | 2024-02-21 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERR, Thomas Blackhall | Secretary | 1992-10-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| MCDOUGALL, Alexander Blair, Professor | Secretary | 1991-11-01 | 1992-10-01 |
| MILLER, Neil Wilson | Secretary | 2000-09-01 | 2006-08-07 |
| SLEIGH, Charles Frederick | Secretary | — | 1992-03-06 |
| SWINTON, Ewen Catanach | Secretary | 2006-08-07 | 2011-08-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Adrienne Christine | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2013-10-28 |
| ASHBY, Lawrence Adrian Clive | Director | 1997-05-08 | 2015-02-18 |
| BAIRD, Gareth Thomas Gilroy | Director | 1994-05-05 | 2025-07-31 |
| BAIRD, Roger G | Director | — | 1992-03-06 |
| BEGG, William Kirkwood | Director | — | 1991-03-15 |
| BROWNLIE, Alexander John | Director | — | 1992-11-06 |
| BRUCE, Julia Margaret | Director | 2005-03-07 | 2011-12-06 |
| BRYCE, William Edward Gillespie | Director | — | 1994-01-08 |
| BURN, Neil Christison | Director | — | 1993-02-19 |
| CAMERON, John Alastair | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2012-12-04 |
| CASSON, Jeffrey Derek | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2024-05-09 |
| CRAWFORD, Esther | Director | — | 1991-11-01 |
| DE BOLLE, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2023-05-08 |
| DOBIE, Victoria Jean Scott | Director | 2001-06-15 | 2005-08-31 |
| DRUMMOND, Norman | Director | — | 1995-08-16 |
| EDWARDSON, Sonya Naomi | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2019-02-26 |
| FARR, George Nelson | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2009-11-30 |
| FLECK, Andrew Arthur Peter | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| FRASER, Patricia Ann | Director | — | 1991-05-21 |
| GODFREY-FAUSSETT, Christopher Bryan | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2016-07-01 |
| GRANT, Andrew Seafield | Director | 1996-09-05 | 2000-12-01 |
| GRANT, Caroline Dawn | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2019-02-26 |
| HARDIE, Penelope Mary | Director | 1997-11-13 | 2004-07-02 |
| HOGG, Colin Grant Ogilvie, Lt.Col. | Director | 1992-05-28 | 1997-11-13 |
| HOGG, Elizabeth Jane Sheila | Director | 1994-05-05 | 2000-12-01 |
| HOWELL, Julian David, Dr | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2015-10-01 |
| HUTCHISON, James Murray | Director | 1994-01-06 | 1997-11-13 |
| JACK, Alister William | Director | 1997-06-05 | 1999-12-20 |
| LEGGATE, Peter James Arthur | Director | 1990-10-31 | 1997-11-13 |
| LOWLES, Ian Edward, Dr | Director | 1990-05-11 | 1995-09-17 |
| MARTIN, Margaret Joy | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| MCGREGOR, Colin Sharp | Director | 1994-05-05 | 1996-09-05 |
| MOLLART, Rachel Anne, Dr | Director | 2016-02-18 | 2022-10-06 |
| MURRAY, Paul | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2018-02-21 |
| ONSLOW, Lucinda Caroline | Director | 2000-03-24 | 2003-11-13 |
| POLLOCK, Nigel James | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2019-02-26 |
| REES, Anthony John David | Director | 1993-04-22 | 1995-07-01 |
| ROBERTSON, John | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| SANDERSON, Charles Russell, Lord | Director | 1998-07-10 | 2004-07-02 |
| SCOTT, John Philip Henry Schomberg | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2007-05-17 |
| SCOTT-WATSON, George Everard | Director | 1991-05-21 | 1998-12-20 |
| SMITH, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2018-02-21 |
| SMITH, James Aird | Director | — | 1991-05-21 |
| SPAWFORTH, David Meredith | Director | 1996-09-05 | 2004-07-02 |
| STURROCK, David Percival | Director | 2000-06-16 | 2023-02-22 |
| SWAN, Richard Gilroy | Director | 1994-05-05 | 2000-12-01 |
| SWAN, William Bertram, Sir | Director | — | 1991-05-21 |
| TAYLOR, Sean Kenneth | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2022-10-05 |
| TWEEDIE, Robert John | Director | — | 1994-11-03 |
| WATT, Graham Burgher Aird | Director | 1994-05-05 | 1998-07-10 |
| WHALLEY, Deborah Mary | Director | 1995-11-16 | 2004-07-02 |
| WILSON, Ian Dunn | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2011-12-06 |
| WOODS, Emma Louise | Director | 2006-03-13 | 2013-12-05 |
| WRIGHT, Ann Amos | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2018-08-31 |
| YOUNGER, David, Dr | Director | 2004-02-27 | 2012-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 238 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.