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Company Number

00187251

Next Accounts

May 2025

Industry

General secondary education

Directors

Christopher Tate

Simon Creedy Smith

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Registered Address

stowe school stowe, buckingham, buckinghamshire, MK18 5EH

Website

www.stowe.co.uk

stowe school limited Estimated Valuation

£117.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STOWE SCHOOL LIMITED at £117.7m based on Net Assets of £55.9m and 2.11x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Stowe School Limited is a live company located in buckinghamshire, MK18 5EH with a Companies House number of 00187251. It operates in the general secondary education sector, SIC Code 85310. Founded in January 1923, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Stowe School Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £42m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Stowe School Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3.5out of 5

4 Strong

4 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £42m, make it larger than the average company (£8.7m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 18%, show it is growing at a faster rate (6.4%)

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Stowe School Limited's latest turnover from August 2023 is £42 million and the company has net assets of £55.9 million. According to their latest financial statements, Stowe School Limited has 728 employees and maintains cash reserves of £10.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Turnover	41,972,151	40,509,607	35,167,701	25,332,339	27,418,880	26,080,882	26,029,855	27,304,645	23,686,648	25,408,251	24,499,730	21,644,032	19,996,886	20,804,525	19,744,347
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	20,776,552	20,869,787	18,302,083	13,289,666	13,997,244	13,215,822	13,146,927	13,880,323	12,340,223	12,985,651	12,246,322	10,635,762	9,613,531	10,359,135	0
Gross Profit	21,195,599	19,639,820	16,865,618	12,042,673	13,421,636	12,865,060	12,882,928	13,424,323	11,346,425	12,422,600	12,253,408	11,008,270	10,383,355	10,445,390	0
Admin Expenses	21,824,390	17,265,876	10,932,892	11,492,444	10,252,662	9,621,081	8,837,729	6,400,909	10,746,045	6,078,337	5,125,327	6,636,225	7,191,578	5,983,532	-3,025,485
Operating Profit	-628,791	2,373,944	5,932,726	550,229	3,168,974	3,243,979	4,045,199	7,023,414	600,380	6,344,263	7,128,081	4,372,045	3,191,777	4,461,858	3,025,485
Interest Payable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	182,886	218,405	253,167	280,517	313,722	307,250
Interest Receivable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pre-Tax Profit	-72,604	2,076,180	4,697,084	335,029	2,600,823	2,663,234	3,221,077	5,515,719	389,291	4,889,441	5,337,169	3,142,429	2,155,058	2,979,351	2,053,805
Tax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Profit After Tax	-72,604	2,076,180	4,697,084	335,029	2,600,823	2,663,234	3,221,077	5,515,719	389,291	4,889,441	5,337,169	3,142,429	2,155,058	2,979,351	2,053,805
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	-72,604	2,076,180	4,697,084	335,029	2,600,823	2,663,234	3,221,077	5,515,719	389,291	4,889,441	5,337,169	3,142,429	2,155,058	2,979,351	2,053,805
Employee Costs	24,983,649	23,469,302	20,127,111	15,978,278	14,673,761	14,122,534	13,719,660	13,429,372	13,575,900	12,054,313	11,684,392	10,989,471	10,878,926	10,266,617	9,816,843
Number Of Employees	728	734	734	517	517	508	500	488	467	459	686	670	671	638	621
EBITDA*	2,248,994	5,220,773	8,553,236	3,091,327	5,474,404	5,411,678	6,025,321	7,023,414	600,380	7,788,214	8,386,798	5,443,839	4,202,422	5,357,515	3,880,401

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Tangible Assets	54,814,907	54,970,327	54,674,413	48,774,432	50,798,465	47,891,617	43,379,439	39,467,799	34,793,692	33,406,676	30,111,294	25,119,800	23,180,613	21,829,409	20,307,059
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	1,772,117	2,494,001	2,568,900	2,758,387	3,714,596	3,722,379	3,875,222	3,897,031	4,081,984	3,867,865	3,490,639	3,208,081	2,760,110	2,735,792	2,482,018
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	56,587,024	57,464,328	57,243,313	51,532,819	54,513,061	51,613,996	47,254,661	43,364,830	38,875,676	37,274,541	33,601,933	28,327,881	25,940,723	24,565,201	22,789,077
Stock & work in progress	240,783	269,382	178,280	204,077	233,056	235,526	215,734	194,750	228,612	224,577	209,239	201,668	194,553	190,647	160,322
Trade Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	530,917	475,764	494,406	433,684	353,234	424,192
Group Debtors	307,601	207,724	124,068	64,458	197,927	165,938	58,104	0	0	0	0	0	9,239	36,589	92,647
Misc Debtors	12,184,020	11,415,997	9,277,615	7,135,258	792,258	787,884	690,006	549,545	776,076	238,991	237,484	197,662	140,030	174,389	382,081
Cash	10,630,734	10,557,342	11,070,241	8,451,204	5,557,868	5,620,543	6,103,214	7,520,747	6,619,923	6,987,454	6,084,719	5,371,719	4,875,680	4,083,399	3,373,223
misc current assets	0	0	221,667	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	23,363,138	22,450,445	20,871,871	15,854,997	6,781,109	6,809,891	7,067,058	8,265,042	7,624,611	7,981,939	7,007,206	6,265,455	5,653,186	4,838,258	4,432,465
total assets	79,950,162	79,914,773	78,115,184	67,387,816	61,294,170	58,423,887	54,321,719	51,629,872	46,500,287	45,256,480	40,609,139	34,593,336	31,593,909	29,403,459	27,221,542
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	1,103,452	1,364,094	2,074,931	464,756	852,943	654,240	685,448	864,005	610,579	335,930	582,643	866,559	774,519	512,190	428,122
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20,825	29,174	20,301	19,813	20,797	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	4,708,775	0	0	0	1,369,445	577,778	577,778	577,778	577,777	577,776	623,623	510,313
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	22,257,976	21,347,440	20,729,834	11,504,377	9,294,280	9,064,470	7,830,549	6,903,617	6,716,640	5,452,278	5,109,853	3,922,247	3,882,782	3,544,201	3,070,331
total current liabilities	23,361,428	22,711,534	22,804,765	16,677,908	10,147,223	9,718,710	8,515,997	9,157,892	7,934,171	6,386,287	6,290,087	5,387,380	5,235,077	4,680,014	4,008,766
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,369,445	1,369,445	2,022,224	2,600,002	3,177,780	3,755,557	4,333,333	5,071,567
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	670,791	1,201,121	1,369,194	1,423,892	2,044,800	2,153,855	1,876,869	327,062	2,051,923	1,962,939	1,766,139	1,537,096	1,530,075	1,470,470	2,210,418
provisions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total long term liabilities	687,545	1,229,676	1,523,288	1,620,069	2,278,706	2,548,976	2,326,403	2,193,928	3,829,368	3,985,163	4,366,141	4,714,876	5,285,632	5,803,803	7,281,985
total liabilities	24,048,973	23,941,210	24,328,053	18,297,977	12,425,929	12,267,686	10,842,400	11,351,820	11,763,539	10,371,450	10,656,228	10,102,256	10,520,709	10,483,817	11,290,751
net assets	55,901,189	55,973,563	53,787,131	49,089,839	48,868,241	46,156,201	43,479,319	40,278,052	34,736,748	34,885,030	29,952,911	24,491,080	21,073,200	18,919,642	15,930,791
total shareholders funds	55,901,189	55,973,563	53,787,131	49,089,839	48,868,241	46,156,201	43,479,319	40,278,052	34,736,748	34,885,030	29,952,911	24,491,080	21,073,200	18,919,642	15,930,791

	Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Aug 2019	Aug 2018	Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Aug 2015	Jul 2014	Jul 2013	Jul 2012	Jul 2011	Jul 2010	Jul 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-628,791	2,373,944	5,932,726	550,229	3,168,974	3,243,979	4,045,199	7,023,414	600,380	6,344,263	7,128,081	4,372,045	3,191,777	4,461,858	3,025,485
Depreciation	2,877,785	2,846,829	2,620,510	2,541,098	2,305,430	2,167,699	1,980,122	0	0	1,443,951	1,258,717	1,071,794	1,010,645	895,657	854,916
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stock	-28,599	91,102	-25,797	-28,979	-2,470	19,792	20,984	-33,862	4,035	15,338	7,571	7,115	3,906	30,325	160,322
Debtors	867,900	2,222,038	2,201,967	6,209,531	36,363	205,712	198,565	-226,531	6,168	56,660	21,180	109,115	18,741	-334,708	898,920
Creditors	-260,642	-710,837	1,610,175	-388,187	198,703	-31,208	-178,557	253,426	274,649	-246,713	-283,916	92,040	262,329	84,068	428,122
Accruals and Deferred Income	910,536	617,606	9,225,457	2,210,097	229,810	1,233,921	926,932	186,977	1,264,362	342,425	1,187,606	39,465	338,581	473,870	3,070,331
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash flow from operations	2,059,587	2,814,402	17,212,698	-1,267,315	5,869,024	6,388,887	6,554,147	7,724,210	2,129,188	7,811,928	9,261,737	5,459,114	4,780,685	6,219,836	6,319,612
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	0	0	0	0	0	-5,392,638	-5,366,149	-1,865,754	-2,713,027	-1,817,905	-2,598,813	-1,644,720	-1,242,744	-784,125	-3,144,598
Change in Investments	-721,884	-74,899	-189,487	-956,209	-7,783	-152,843	-21,809	-184,953	214,119	377,226	282,558	447,971	24,318	253,774	2,482,018
cash flow from investments	721,884	74,899	189,487	956,209	7,783	-5,239,795	-5,344,340	-1,680,801	-2,927,146	-2,195,131	-2,881,371	-2,092,691	-1,267,062	-1,037,899	-5,626,616
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	-20,825	-8,349	8,873	488	-984	20,797	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	-4,708,775	4,708,775	0	0	-1,369,445	791,667	0	0	1	1	-45,847	113,310	510,313
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,369,445	0	-652,779	-577,778	-577,778	-577,777	-577,776	-738,234	5,071,567
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	-530,330	-168,073	-54,698	-620,908	-109,055	276,986	1,549,807	-1,724,861	88,984	196,800	229,043	7,021	59,605	-739,948	2,210,418
share issue	230	110,252	208	-113,431	111,217	13,648	-19,810	25,585	-537,573	42,678	124,662	275,451	-1,500	9,500	13,876,986
interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-182,886	-218,405	-253,167	-280,517	-313,722	-307,250
cash flow from financing	-530,100	-57,821	-4,763,265	3,974,436	2,162	290,634	-1,229,718	-915,958	-1,092,495	-520,698	-443,461	-527,674	-846,035	-1,669,094	21,362,034
cash and cash equivalents
cash	73,392	-512,899	2,619,037	2,893,336	-62,675	-482,671	-1,417,533	900,824	-367,531	902,735	713,000	496,039	792,281	710,176	3,373,223
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	73,392	-512,899	2,619,037	2,893,336	-62,675	-482,671	-1,417,533	900,824	-367,531	902,735	713,000	496,039	792,281	710,176	3,373,223

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STOWE SCHOOL LIMITED group structure

Stowe School Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

STOWE SCHOOL LIMITED

00187251

3 subsidiaries

STOWE QATAR LIMITED

08993533

STOWE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

07662208

STOWE ENTERPRISES LIMITED

01378711

STOWE SCHOOL LIMITED Shareholders

Stowe School Limited currently has 20 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Christopher Tate (Nov 2002) and Mr Simon Creedy Smith (Jun 2005).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Christopher Tate	United Kingdom	71 years	Nov 2002	-	Director
Mr Simon Creedy Smith	United Kingdom	65 years	Jun 2005	-	Director
Mrs Andrea Johnson	United Kingdom	64 years	Jun 2013	-	Director
The Revd Canon Peter Ackroyd		64 years	Nov 2013	-	Director
Mrs Catriona Lloyd		57 years	Apr 2015	-	Director
Mr John Frost		58 years	Jan 2017	-	Director
Her Honour Judge Rebecca Brown		58 years	Jan 2021	-	Director
Mr Rupert Fordham		64 years	Jan 2021	-	Director
Mr Chaminda Jayawardena		47 years	Jan 2021	-	Director
Mr Patrick Bradshaw	England	55 years	Jan 2021	-	Director

P&L

August 2023

turnover

42m

+4%

operating profit

-628.8k

gross margin

50.5%

+4.16%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

August 2023

net assets

55.9m

total assets

80m

cash

10.6m

+0.01%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

00187251

Type

Private Ltd By Guarantee w/o Share Cap

industry

85310 - General secondary education

incorporation date

January 1923

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

stowe school,limited (December 2020)

address

stowe school stowe, buckingham, buckinghamshire, MK18 5EH

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