hereford cathedral school Company Information
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General secondary education
+2Registered Address
old deanery, the cathedral close, hereford, herefordshire, HR1 2NG
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www.herefordcs.comhereford cathedral school Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL at £13.9m based on a Turnover of £12.7m and 1.1x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
hereford cathedral school Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL at £7.6m based on an EBITDA of £1.4m and a 5.56x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
hereford cathedral school Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL at £20.8m based on Net Assets of £7.5m and 2.76x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Hereford Cathedral School Overview
Hereford Cathedral School is a live company located in hereford, HR1 2NG with a Companies House number of 02081261. It operates in the pre-primary education sector, SIC Code 85100. Founded in December 1986, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Hereford Cathedral School is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £12.7m with healthy growth in recent years.
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Hereford Cathedral School Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Hereford Cathedral School a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


4 Strong

3 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £12.7m, make it larger than the average company (£4m)
£12.7m - Hereford Cathedral School
£4m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 9%, show it is growing at a faster rate (4.4%)
9% - Hereford Cathedral School
4.4% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 48.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (48.7%)
48.7% - Hereford Cathedral School
48.7% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 5.7% make it as profitable than the average company (6.5%)
5.7% - Hereford Cathedral School
6.5% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 225 employees, this is above the industry average (85)
225 - Hereford Cathedral School
85 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £32.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£32.2k)
£32.4k - Hereford Cathedral School
£32.2k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £56.4k, this is more efficient (£44.5k)
£56.4k - Hereford Cathedral School
£44.5k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 3 days, this is later than average (2 days)
3 days - Hereford Cathedral School
2 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 7 days, this is quicker than average (17 days)
7 days - Hereford Cathedral School
17 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Hereford Cathedral School
- - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 35 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (104 weeks)
35 weeks - Hereford Cathedral School
104 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 34.4%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (14.6%)
34.4% - Hereford Cathedral School
14.6% - Industry AVG
HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL financials

Hereford Cathedral School's latest turnover from July 2023 is £12.7 million and the company has net assets of £7.5 million. According to their latest financial statements, Hereford Cathedral School has 225 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Jul 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2009 | |
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Turnover | 12,682,901 | 11,266,738 | 10,227,055 | 9,673,289 | 9,484,771 | 8,997,556 | 8,882,575 | 8,718,742 | 8,692,015 | 8,504,245 | 8,329,361 | 8,080,582 | 8,221,786 | 7,862,394 | 7,514,970 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 95,046 | 94,276 | 96,856 | 110,160 | 112,704 | 115,594 | 119,061 | 120,165 | 95,710 | ||||||
Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 378,847 | 509,774 | 696,746 | 183,023 | 54,614 | 59,359 | 129,602 | 145,124 | 8,558,973 | 256,680 | 342,647 | 233,329 | 524,325 | 364,019 | 283,740 |
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 378,847 | 509,774 | 696,746 | 183,023 | 54,614 | 59,359 | 129,602 | 145,124 | 8,558,973 | 256,680 | 342,647 | 233,329 | 524,325 | 364,019 | 283,740 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 378,847 | 509,774 | 696,746 | 183,023 | 54,614 | 59,359 | 129,602 | 145,124 | 8,558,973 | 256,680 | 342,647 | 233,329 | 524,325 | 364,019 | 283,740 |
Employee Costs | 7,300,378 | 6,618,015 | 6,315,341 | 6,375,754 | 6,116,919 | 5,703,651 | 5,602,207 | 5,359,711 | 5,275,438 | 5,194,220 | 5,129,831 | 5,098,708 | 5,036,836 | 4,894,134 | 4,816,788 |
Number Of Employees | 225 | 211 | 211 | 220 | 209 | 201 | 193 | 137 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 142 |
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Jul 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 8,732,724 | 8,543,038 | 8,290,165 | 8,283,085 | 8,175,507 | 6,824,230 | 5,401,509 | 5,442,629 | 5,266,165 | 4,535,819 | 4,296,865 | 4,109,832 | 4,102,216 | 4,173,203 | 4,313,010 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 1,361,327 | 1,360,022 | 1,466,785 | 1,245,768 | 1,320,168 | 1,272,666 | 1,200,505 | 1,071,532 | 1,143,939 | 1,087,543 | 739,185 | 598,959 | 418,252 | 224,927 | 190,334 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 10,094,051 | 9,903,060 | 9,756,950 | 9,528,853 | 9,495,675 | 8,096,896 | 6,602,014 | 6,514,161 | 6,410,104 | 5,623,362 | 5,036,050 | 4,708,791 | 4,520,468 | 4,398,130 | 4,503,344 |
Stock & work in progress | 1,720 | 1,725 | 2,665 | 6,681 | 9,060 | 10,093 | 6,017 | 11,724 | |||||||
Trade Debtors | 136,925 | 102,866 | 219,121 | 260,809 | 556,032 | 500,819 | 407,575 | 366,050 | 407,619 | ||||||
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 164,269 | 117,193 | 73,988 | 217,034 | 651,056 | 655,819 | 690,913 | 826,866 | 691,574 | 72,997 | 96,286 | 122,473 | 88,633 | 119,867 | 440,215 |
Cash | 1,106,606 | 2,060,015 | 1,466,311 | 181,616 | 453,312 | 107,870 | 1,221,323 | 660,761 | 302,545 | 711,619 | 641,132 | 891,152 | 806,731 | 509,426 | 377,884 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 1,407,800 | 2,280,074 | 1,759,420 | 659,459 | 1,104,368 | 763,689 | 1,912,236 | 1,489,347 | 995,844 | 1,343,313 | 1,244,918 | 1,430,260 | 1,271,507 | 1,042,929 | 829,823 |
total assets | 11,501,851 | 12,183,134 | 11,516,370 | 10,188,312 | 10,600,043 | 8,860,585 | 8,514,250 | 8,003,508 | 7,405,948 | 6,966,675 | 6,280,968 | 6,139,051 | 5,791,975 | 5,441,059 | 5,333,167 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | 335,732 | 462,563 | 396,410 | 233,349 | 253,534 | 755,131 | 153,761 | 144,561 | 135,072 | 127,303 | 103,277 | 96,757 | 90,759 | 103,552 | 135,045 |
Trade Creditors | 137,657 | 264,012 | 214,857 | 73,938 | 65,304 | 153,677 | 108,732 | 132,999 | 112,285 | 238,224 | 93,071 | 130,593 | 105,935 | 95,047 | 71,368 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,168,117 | 1,475,317 | 993,325 | 1,244,985 | 1,544,325 | 969,549 | 1,072,983 | 1,002,795 | 602,963 | 639,781 | 504,159 | 619,996 | 427,448 | 507,767 | 623,036 |
total current liabilities | 1,641,506 | 2,201,892 | 1,604,592 | 1,552,272 | 1,863,163 | 1,878,357 | 1,335,476 | 1,280,355 | 850,320 | 1,005,308 | 700,507 | 847,346 | 624,142 | 706,366 | 829,449 |
loans | 2,131,015 | 2,462,234 | 2,923,796 | 2,316,262 | 2,480,683 | 761,053 | 1,016,547 | 1,170,308 | 1,314,869 | 1,450,087 | 1,392,399 | 1,495,676 | 1,592,433 | 1,678,627 | 1,773,811 |
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 180,385 | 351,033 | 228,110 | 482,121 | 519,002 | 583,206 | 652,724 | 297,326 | 314,450 | 458,184 | 427,024 | 471,315 | 495,673 | 524,940 | 590,844 |
provisions | |||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 2,311,400 | 2,813,267 | 3,151,906 | 2,798,383 | 2,999,685 | 1,344,259 | 1,669,271 | 1,467,634 | 1,629,319 | 1,908,271 | 1,819,423 | 1,966,991 | 2,088,106 | 2,203,567 | 2,364,655 |
total liabilities | 3,952,906 | 5,015,159 | 4,756,498 | 4,350,655 | 4,862,848 | 3,222,616 | 3,004,747 | 2,747,989 | 2,479,639 | 2,913,579 | 2,519,930 | 2,814,337 | 2,712,248 | 2,909,933 | 3,194,104 |
net assets | 7,548,945 | 7,167,975 | 6,759,872 | 5,837,657 | 5,737,195 | 5,637,969 | 5,509,503 | 5,255,519 | 4,926,309 | 4,053,096 | 3,761,038 | 3,324,714 | 3,079,727 | 2,531,126 | 2,139,063 |
total shareholders funds | 7,548,945 | 7,167,975 | 6,759,872 | 5,837,657 | 5,737,195 | 5,637,969 | 5,509,503 | 5,255,519 | 4,926,309 | 4,053,096 | 3,761,038 | 3,324,714 | 3,079,727 | 2,531,126 | 2,139,063 |
Jul 2023 | Jul 2022 | Jul 2021 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 653,980 | 479,028 | 406,266 | 370,056 | 283,071 | 225,185 | 213,292 | 225,715 | 224,108 | 197,916 | 266,267 | 177,047 | 177,664 | 207,877 | 174,709 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Stock | -1,720 | -5 | -940 | -4,016 | -2,379 | -1,033 | 4,076 | -5,707 | 11,724 | ||||||
Debtors | 81,135 | -73,050 | -184,734 | -173,213 | -4,763 | -35,094 | -135,953 | 135,292 | 62,545 | 31,924 | 67,057 | 75,365 | -72,803 | 87,271 | 440,215 |
Creditors | -126,355 | 49,155 | 140,919 | 8,634 | -88,373 | 44,945 | -24,267 | 20,714 | -125,939 | 145,153 | -37,522 | 24,658 | 10,888 | 23,679 | 71,368 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -307,200 | 481,992 | -251,660 | -299,340 | 574,776 | -103,434 | 70,188 | 399,832 | -36,818 | 135,622 | -115,837 | 192,548 | -80,319 | -115,269 | 623,036 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -408,893 | -485,796 | -1,637,239 | -1,650,959 | -176,763 | -148,386 | -273,035 | -749,850 | -499,850 | -353,712 | -275,726 | -74,619 | -1,919,383 | ||
Change in Investments | 1,305 | -106,763 | 221,017 | -74,400 | 47,502 | 72,161 | 128,973 | -72,407 | 56,396 | 348,358 | 140,226 | 180,707 | 193,325 | 34,593 | 190,334 |
cash flow from investments | -1,305 | 106,763 | -629,910 | -411,396 | -1,684,741 | -1,723,120 | -305,736 | -75,979 | -329,431 | -1,098,208 | -640,076 | -534,419 | -469,051 | -109,212 | -2,109,717 |
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -126,831 | 66,153 | 163,061 | -20,185 | -501,597 | 601,370 | 9,200 | 9,489 | 7,769 | 24,026 | 6,520 | 5,998 | -12,793 | -31,493 | 135,045 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -331,219 | -461,562 | 607,534 | -164,421 | 1,719,630 | -255,494 | -153,761 | -144,561 | -135,218 | 57,688 | -103,277 | -96,757 | -86,194 | -95,184 | 1,773,811 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -170,648 | 122,923 | -254,011 | -36,881 | -64,204 | -69,518 | 355,398 | -17,124 | -143,734 | 31,160 | -44,291 | -24,358 | -29,267 | -65,904 | 590,844 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -95,046 | -94,276 | -96,856 | -110,160 | -112,704 | -115,594 | -119,061 | -120,165 | -95,710 | ||||||
cash flow from financing | -626,575 | -374,157 | 742,053 | -304,048 | 1,198,441 | 250,419 | 335,219 | -62,386 | -8,053,799 | 38,092 | -160,075 | -219,053 | -223,039 | -284,702 | 4,259,313 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -953,409 | 593,704 | 1,284,695 | -271,696 | 345,442 | -1,113,453 | 560,562 | 358,216 | -409,074 | 70,487 | -250,020 | 84,421 | 297,305 | 131,542 | 377,884 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -953,409 | 593,704 | 1,284,695 | -271,696 | 345,442 | -1,113,453 | 560,562 | 358,216 | -409,074 | 70,487 | -250,020 | 84,421 | 297,305 | 131,542 | 377,884 |
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HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL group structure
Hereford Cathedral School has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
02081261
2 subsidiaries
hereford cathedral school directors
Hereford Cathedral School currently has 12 directors. The longest serving directors include Canon Andrew Teale (Mar 2011) and Mr William Hanks (Sep 2013).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Canon Andrew Teale | 53 years | Mar 2011 | - | Director | |
Mr William Hanks | 61 years | Sep 2013 | - | Director | |
Mr Jonathan Sheldon | 69 years | Mar 2016 | - | Director | |
Jonathan Preece | 64 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director | |
Ms Jacqueline Millar | England | 63 years | Nov 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Christian Jones | 61 years | Jul 2020 | - | Director | |
Mrs Jacquelyne Deval-Reed | 61 years | Nov 2021 | - | Director | |
The Rev Prebendary Nicholas Lowton | 71 years | Mar 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Jonathan Storey | 41 years | Jun 2022 | - | Director | |
Mrs Lorraine Atkins | 58 years | Sep 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
July 2023turnover
12.7m
+13%
operating profit
722.5k
0%
gross margin
48.7%
+2.14%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
July 2023net assets
7.5m
+0.05%
total assets
11.5m
-0.06%
cash
1.1m
-0.46%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
hereford cathedral school company details
company number
02081261
Type
Private Ltd By Guarantee w/o Share Cap
industry
85200 - Primary education
85310 - General secondary education
85100 - Pre-primary education
incorporation date
December 1986
age
39
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
July 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
CROWE UK LLP
address
old deanery, the cathedral close, hereford, herefordshire, HR1 2NG
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC, LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
HUMFRYS & SYMONDS
hereford cathedral school Charges & Mortgages
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