ABC SCHOOLS LIMITED
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Cash
£18m
+5.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£9.7m
+11.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.7m
+6.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,057,127 | £7,694,762 | £7,747,749 | £8,811,274 | +13.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,304,131 | £1,341,458 | £1,589,368 | +18.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £907,587 | £1,362,267 | £1,569,348 | £1,668,161 | +6.3% | |
| Net profit | £735,146 | £1,043,081 | £1,177,010 | £1,251,120 | +6.3% | |
| Cash | £13,491,299 | £14,827,928 | £16,848,093 | £17,834,199 | +5.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £59,918,579 | £55,965,010 | -6.6% | |
| Net assets | £6,386,162 | £6,921,343 | £8,649,784 | £9,674,918 | +11.9% | |
| Equity | £6,386,162 | £6,921,343 | £8,649,784 | £9,674,918 | +11.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 16.9% | 17.3% | 18.0% | |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 13.6% | 15.2% | 14.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 2.2% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 87.2% | 84.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | 9.39x | 8.78x | 7.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.30x | 0.33x | 0.41x |
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
- ABC SCHOOLS LIMITED 2005-04-11 → present
- MACROCOM (914) LIMITED 2005-03-22 → 2005-04-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-08-24 | — | — |
| CAVILL, John Ivor | Director | 2009-10-14 | Oct 1972 | British |
| DIX, Carl Harvey | Director | 2023-01-31 | Jan 1966 | British |
| KNIGHT, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2023-10-31 | Oct 1974 | British |
| RAMSAY, Peter John | Director | 2005-09-23 | Jan 1955 | British |
| WATT, Moray David | Director | 2024-10-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-07-25 | 2009-08-24 |
| MACROBERTS - (FIRM) | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-03-22 | 2008-07-25 |
| ASHBROOK, Philip Peter | Director | 2016-02-09 | 2018-06-29 |
| BREMNER, Alexander George | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2011-01-25 |
| CAMERON, Uilleam Fraser | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| EASTON, Clare | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2009-06-17 |
| ELLIOT, John Christian | Director | 2006-04-28 | 2007-07-06 |
| ELLIOT, John Christian | Director | 2005-08-23 | 2006-01-27 |
| EXFORD, Colin Michael | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2010-12-22 |
| EXFORD, Colin Michael | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2009-02-11 |
| GILMOUR, David Fulton | Director | 2011-03-04 | 2021-11-02 |
| HOGG, Frederick Graeme | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2014-10-31 |
| JACK, Ronald Gilfillan | Director | 2005-08-23 | 2006-11-28 |
| LANCASTER, Keith David | Director | 2009-02-11 | 2009-06-26 |
| LOVE, Jan Karen, Doctor | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2007-11-20 |
| MACKINTOSH, William James | Director | 2005-08-23 | 2006-11-28 |
| PECK, Simon James Edward | Director | 2012-07-30 | 2018-08-01 |
| PECK, Simon James Edward | Director | 2010-12-22 | 2012-03-27 |
| PILLAY, Trusha | Director | 2009-06-26 | 2009-12-01 |
| RITCHIE, Alan Campbell | Director | 2007-07-06 | 2009-10-14 |
| RITCHIE, Alan Campbell | Director | 2005-08-23 | 2006-04-28 |
| SHELDRAKE, Peter John | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2023-10-31 |
| WATSON, William Iain | Director | 2006-11-28 | 2009-10-01 |
| WRINN, John | Director | 2021-11-02 | 2023-01-31 |
| BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-12-22 | 2016-02-09 |
| MACROBERTS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-03-22 | 2005-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project & Export Finance (Nominees) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Abc Schools (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-12-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.