CRAWLEY SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2M
+296% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.8M
+11.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.1M
-4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,023,000 | £10,977,000 | £11,675,000 | +6.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,116,000 | £1,248,000 | £1,308,000 | +4.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,996,000 | £2,193,000 | £2,106,000 | -4% | |
| Net profit | £1,527,000 | £1,645,000 | £1,579,000 | -4% | |
| Cash | £1,640,000 | £800,000 | £3,168,000 | +296% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,516,000 | £32,498,000 | £31,605,000 | -2.7% | |
| Net assets | £7,238,000 | £8,774,000 | £9,765,000 | +11.3% | |
| Equity | £7,238,000 | £8,774,000 | £9,765,000 | +11.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.4% | 11.4% | 11.2% | |
| Net margin | 16.9% | 15.0% | 13.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.8% | 79.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 4.43x | 4.37x | 3.65x | |
| Interest cover | 0.64x | 0.74x | 0.84x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CRAWLEY SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2003-06-27 → present
- LYCIDAS (391) LIMITED 2003-05-22 → 2003-06-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“We have concluded that the directors' use of a going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group's or parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for the period of 12 months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- CRAWLEY SCHOOLS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Crawley Schools Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The various rights on termination of the Project Agreement are typical and standard for a PFI deal of this nature and are as per the project and finance agreements in place with all counterparties. There were no contingent liabilities as at 31 December 2025 (2024: Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWELL, Tanisha Juliette | Secretary | 2025-04-07 | — | — |
| COVINGTON, Nicola | Director | 2018-11-19 | May 1977 | British |
| GRACE, Mathew Jake | Director | 2022-05-10 | Jul 1991 | British |
| GROTE GANSEY, Marcelino Hermanus Bernardus | Director | 2022-05-10 | Mar 1969 | Dutch |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON, Myra Stevenson | Secretary | 2003-11-24 | 2006-08-23 |
| DIPPENAAR, Sarah | Secretary | 2016-07-01 | 2017-10-16 |
| GILLESPIE, Michael John | Secretary | 2024-12-19 | 2025-04-07 |
| GILLESPIE, Michael John | Secretary | 2017-10-16 | 2022-12-22 |
| GILLESPIE, Michael John | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| HALLETT, Anne-Marie | Secretary | 2022-12-22 | 2024-12-19 |
| MCATEER, Sarah | Secretary | 2008-10-31 | 2015-06-01 |
| MCATEER, Sarah | Secretary | 2006-08-23 | 2007-08-31 |
| STEWART, Wendy | Secretary | 2007-08-31 | 2008-10-31 |
| LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-05-22 | 2003-11-24 |
| BALFOUR, Ion Bruce | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2021-12-31 |
| BLAASSE, Wim | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2008-05-23 |
| BROOKS, Peter Barry | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2005-06-17 |
| CAMERON, Myra Stevenson | Director | 2004-06-23 | 2005-06-17 |
| COVINGTON, Nicola | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2017-09-30 |
| DUNCAN, Harry | Director | 2004-05-06 | 2008-01-01 |
| FIELDER, Richard John | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2008-01-01 |
| FREEMAN, Andrew Derek | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2013-05-24 |
| GREGORY, Richard Alan | Director | 2004-04-30 | 2005-06-17 |
| JOHNSTONE, Benjamin Maurice Edward | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2012-08-24 |
| KOOLHAAS, Engel Johan Roelof | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2011-12-01 |
| KUN-DARBOIS, Fabrice Etienne Marie | Director | 2014-11-20 | 2016-04-21 |
| MAY, Brian Ward | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2004-04-30 |
| MEADE, Kieron Gerard | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-12-10 |
| NASH, Paul William | Director | 2008-05-23 | 2011-12-01 |
| ROSHIER, Angela Louise | Director | 2013-01-25 | 2013-01-25 |
| ROSHIER, Angela Louise | Director | 2013-01-25 | 2014-11-20 |
| SIMPSON, Kenneth John | Director | 2017-09-30 | 2022-06-30 |
| WADDINGTON, Adam George | Director | 2013-05-24 | 2014-11-20 |
| WHITE, Barry Edward | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher Edward Ingouville | Director | 2009-04-30 | 2009-12-10 |
| LYCIDAS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-05-22 | 2003-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smbc Bank International Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Aberdeen Infrastructure Ii Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.