sedbergh school Company Information
Company Number
03946280
Next Accounts
May 2025
Shareholders
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Group Structure
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Industry
Primary education
+2Registered Address
sedbergh school, malim lodge, sedbergh, cumbria, LA10 5RY
Website
www.sedberghschool.orgsedbergh school Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SEDBERGH SCHOOL at £33.7m based on a Turnover of £25.4m and 1.33x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
sedbergh school Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SEDBERGH SCHOOL at £21m based on an EBITDA of £3m and a 6.99x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
sedbergh school Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SEDBERGH SCHOOL at £54.7m based on Net Assets of £19.1m and 2.87x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Sedbergh School Overview
Sedbergh School is a live company located in sedbergh, LA10 5RY with a Companies House number of 03946280. It operates in the primary education sector, SIC Code 85200. Founded in March 2000, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Sedbergh School is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £25.4m with healthy growth in recent years.
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Sedbergh School Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Sedbergh School a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


7 Strong

1 Regular

4 Weak

Size
annual sales of £25.4m, make it larger than the average company (£4.4m)
£25.4m - Sedbergh School
£4.4m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 12%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.3%)
12% - Sedbergh School
7.3% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 52.5%, this company has a comparable cost of product (52.5%)
52.5% - Sedbergh School
52.5% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 7.2% make it more profitable than the average company (4.8%)
7.2% - Sedbergh School
4.8% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 262 employees, this is above the industry average (82)
262 - Sedbergh School
82 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £53k, the company has a higher pay structure (£31.5k)
£53k - Sedbergh School
£31.5k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £97.1k, this is more efficient (£48k)
£97.1k - Sedbergh School
£48k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 14 days, this is later than average (5 days)
14 days - Sedbergh School
5 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 35 days, this is slower than average (20 days)
35 days - Sedbergh School
20 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 3 days, this is less than average (7 days)
3 days - Sedbergh School
7 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 16 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (104 weeks)
16 weeks - Sedbergh School
104 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 43.4%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (17.9%)
43.4% - Sedbergh School
17.9% - Industry AVG
SEDBERGH SCHOOL financials

Sedbergh School's latest turnover from August 2023 is £25.4 million and the company has net assets of £19.1 million. According to their latest financial statements, Sedbergh School has 262 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.4 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 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2016 | Jul 2015 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2013 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2011 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2009 | |
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Turnover | 25,449,000 | 21,947,000 | 17,879,000 | 17,898,000 | 19,732,000 | 18,844,000 | 17,691,000 | 16,406,000 | 15,063,000 | 18,236,000 | 13,320,027 | 11,493,841 | 11,210,876 | 11,046,545 | 10,033,059 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 112,000 | 176,000 | 240,000 | 263,000 | |||||||||||
Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 898,000 | 502,000 | -847,000 | -398,000 | 726,000 | -347,000 | 518,000 | 265,000 | -276,000 | 3,992,000 | 65,754 | 507,568 | 893,289 | 1,135,375 | -272,424 |
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 898,000 | 502,000 | -847,000 | -398,000 | 726,000 | -347,000 | 518,000 | 265,000 | -276,000 | 3,992,000 | 65,754 | 507,568 | 893,289 | 1,135,375 | -272,424 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 898,000 | 502,000 | -847,000 | -398,000 | 726,000 | -347,000 | 518,000 | 265,000 | -276,000 | 3,992,000 | 65,754 | 507,568 | 893,289 | 1,135,375 | -272,424 |
Employee Costs | 13,874,000 | 12,334,000 | 11,515,000 | 11,462,000 | 11,066,000 | 11,080,000 | 9,680,000 | 9,108,000 | 8,385,000 | 7,803,000 | 7,663,729 | 6,262,383 | 6,127,321 | 6,046,410 | 6,063,829 |
Number Of Employees | 262 | 257 | 236 | 229 | 230 | 235 | 230 | 378 | 373 | 371 | 370 | 327 | 321 | 315 | 306 |
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 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 | 25,237,000 | 22,939,000 | 22,359,000 | 22,304,000 | 22,463,000 | 22,569,000 | 19,006,000 | 18,189,000 | 19,058,000 | 18,010,000 | 18,018,758 | 13,620,354 | 13,784,937 | 13,208,649 | 14,394,368 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 3,767,000 | 4,744,000 | 4,633,000 | 3,421,000 | 3,280,000 | 3,351,000 | 4,317,000 | 4,915,000 | 4,634,000 | 4,922,000 | 2,114,662 | 1,570,121 | 1,568,495 | 1,386,223 | 1,236,748 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 29,004,000 | 27,683,000 | 26,992,000 | 25,725,000 | 25,743,000 | 25,920,000 | 23,323,000 | 23,104,000 | 23,692,000 | 22,932,000 | 20,133,420 | 15,190,475 | 15,353,432 | 14,594,872 | 15,631,116 |
Stock & work in progress | 125,000 | 119,000 | 141,000 | 233,000 | 304,000 | 998,000 | 326,000 | 344,000 | 307,000 | 232,000 | 100,020 | 79,452 | 58,914 | 45,672 | 31,637 |
Trade Debtors | 1,013,000 | 674,000 | 798,000 | 560,000 | 1,378,000 | 787,000 | 1,139,000 | 1,117,000 | 883,000 | 872,762 | 611,566 | 585,094 | 484,933 | ||
Group Debtors | 27,000 | 25,000 | 22,000 | 71,000 | 4,000 | 112,000 | 125,000 | 21,000 | |||||||
Misc Debtors | 1,108,000 | 737,000 | 398,000 | 606,000 | 347,000 | 343,000 | 615,000 | 935,000 | 875,000 | 2,218,000 | 216,076 | 207,769 | 127,877 | 92,421 | 520,172 |
Cash | 2,404,000 | 2,532,000 | 1,804,000 | 3,891,000 | 3,601,000 | 980,000 | 891,000 | 812,000 | 1,323,000 | 2,194,000 | 2,186,367 | 408,951 | 386,913 | 356,283 | 846,080 |
misc current assets | 997,000 | 1,537,000 | |||||||||||||
total current assets | 4,677,000 | 4,087,000 | 3,163,000 | 5,361,000 | 5,634,000 | 3,108,000 | 4,080,000 | 4,870,000 | 3,409,000 | 4,644,000 | 3,375,225 | 1,307,738 | 1,158,798 | 979,309 | 1,397,889 |
total assets | 33,681,000 | 31,770,000 | 30,155,000 | 31,086,000 | 31,377,000 | 29,028,000 | 27,403,000 | 27,974,000 | 27,101,000 | 27,576,000 | 23,508,645 | 16,498,213 | 16,512,230 | 15,574,181 | 17,029,005 |
Bank overdraft | 165,000 | 221,000 | 896,093 | 968,220 | 1,600,838 | ||||||||||
Bank loan | 360,000 | 564,000 | 564,000 | 343,000 | 82,000 | 4,568,000 | 1,324,000 | 314,000 | 305,000 | 100,131 | 246,899 | 207,177 | 213,923 | 175,927 | |
Trade Creditors | 1,167,000 | 693,000 | 390,000 | 631,000 | 506,000 | 372,000 | 558,000 | 391,000 | 492,000 | 1,470,565 | 506,350 | 696,073 | 487,156 | 657,098 | |
Group/Directors Accounts | 16,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | |||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 35,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 17,000 | 26,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 8,000 | 75,000 | 67,443 | |||||
other current liabilities | 6,240,000 | 6,236,000 | 5,546,000 | 5,613,000 | 6,414,000 | 5,267,000 | 3,647,000 | 3,323,000 | 2,823,000 | 3,659,000 | 3,040,329 | 1,928,218 | 1,895,606 | 1,912,803 | 2,145,176 |
total current liabilities | 7,802,000 | 7,493,000 | 6,508,000 | 6,252,000 | 7,280,000 | 5,763,000 | 8,971,000 | 5,289,000 | 3,643,000 | 4,039,000 | 4,678,468 | 2,681,467 | 3,694,949 | 3,582,102 | 4,579,039 |
loans | 6,721,000 | 5,970,000 | 6,534,000 | 7,098,000 | 6,099,000 | 5,882,000 | 531,000 | 5,507,000 | 7,167,000 | 7,454,000 | 6,519,869 | 2,996,929 | 2,492,753 | 2,713,179 | 4,073,352 |
hp & lease commitments | 95,000 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 33,000 | 62,000 | 76,000 | 45,000 | 53,000 | 119,944 | ||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 7,000 | 65,000 | |||||||||||||
provisions | |||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 6,816,000 | 5,970,000 | 6,534,000 | 7,106,000 | 6,115,000 | 5,915,000 | 593,000 | 5,643,000 | 7,309,000 | 7,507,000 | 6,639,813 | 3,042,929 | 2,509,753 | 2,756,179 | 4,082,352 |
total liabilities | 14,618,000 | 13,463,000 | 13,042,000 | 13,358,000 | 13,395,000 | 11,678,000 | 9,564,000 | 10,932,000 | 10,952,000 | 11,546,000 | 11,318,281 | 5,724,396 | 6,204,702 | 6,338,281 | 8,661,391 |
net assets | 19,063,000 | 18,307,000 | 17,113,000 | 17,728,000 | 17,982,000 | 17,350,000 | 17,839,000 | 17,042,000 | 16,149,000 | 16,030,000 | 12,190,364 | 10,773,817 | 10,307,528 | 9,235,900 | 8,367,614 |
total shareholders funds | 19,063,000 | 18,307,000 | 17,113,000 | 17,728,000 | 17,982,000 | 17,350,000 | 17,839,000 | 17,042,000 | 16,149,000 | 16,030,000 | 12,190,364 | 10,773,817 | 10,307,528 | 9,235,900 | 8,367,614 |
Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 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 | 1,166,000 | 956,000 | 924,000 | 873,000 | 831,000 | 866,000 | 738,000 | 896,000 | 989,000 | 936,000 | 694,250 | 616,149 | 609,111 | 581,500 | 558,961 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | |||||||||||||||
Stock | 6,000 | -22,000 | -92,000 | -71,000 | -694,000 | 672,000 | -18,000 | 37,000 | 75,000 | 131,980 | 20,568 | 20,538 | 13,242 | 14,035 | 31,637 |
Debtors | 712,000 | 218,000 | -19,000 | -492,000 | 599,000 | -736,000 | -311,000 | 398,000 | -439,000 | 1,129,162 | 269,503 | 106,364 | 135,617 | 57,182 | 520,172 |
Creditors | 474,000 | 303,000 | -241,000 | 125,000 | 134,000 | -186,000 | 167,000 | -101,000 | 492,000 | -1,470,565 | 964,215 | -189,723 | 208,917 | -169,942 | 657,098 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 4,000 | 690,000 | -67,000 | -801,000 | 1,147,000 | 1,620,000 | 324,000 | 500,000 | -836,000 | 618,671 | 1,112,111 | 32,612 | -17,197 | -232,373 | 2,145,176 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -3,316,000 | -48,000 | -985,000 | -1,112,000 | -190,000 | -1,590,405 | -408,915 | -1,196,114 | 805,025 | -1,429,724 | |||||
Change in Investments | -977,000 | 111,000 | 1,212,000 | 141,000 | -71,000 | -966,000 | -598,000 | 281,000 | -288,000 | 2,807,338 | 544,541 | 1,626 | 182,272 | 149,475 | 1,236,748 |
cash flow from investments | 977,000 | -111,000 | -1,212,000 | -141,000 | 71,000 | -2,350,000 | 550,000 | -1,266,000 | -824,000 | -2,997,338 | -2,134,946 | -410,541 | -1,378,386 | 655,550 | -2,666,472 |
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | -204,000 | 564,000 | -343,000 | 261,000 | -4,486,000 | 3,244,000 | 1,010,000 | 9,000 | 204,869 | -146,768 | 39,722 | -6,746 | 37,996 | 175,927 | |
Group/Directors Accounts | -16,000 | 11,000 | 3,000 | -4,000 | 6,000 | ||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | 751,000 | -564,000 | -564,000 | 999,000 | 217,000 | 5,351,000 | -4,976,000 | -1,660,000 | -287,000 | 934,131 | 3,522,940 | 504,176 | -220,426 | -1,360,173 | 4,073,352 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 130,000 | -8,000 | -8,000 | -17,000 | -26,000 | -31,000 | -14,000 | 51,000 | -75,000 | -59,387 | 187,387 | ||||
other long term liabilities | -7,000 | -58,000 | 65,000 | ||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -112,000 | -176,000 | -240,000 | -263,000 | |||||||||||
cash flow from financing | 535,000 | 120,000 | 224,000 | 783,000 | 342,000 | 591,000 | -1,647,000 | -273,000 | -150,000 | 927,249 | 4,914,352 | 502,619 | -48,833 | -1,589,266 | 12,889,317 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -128,000 | 728,000 | -2,087,000 | 290,000 | 2,621,000 | 89,000 | 79,000 | -511,000 | -871,000 | 7,633 | 1,777,416 | 22,038 | 30,630 | -489,797 | 846,080 |
overdraft | -165,000 | -56,000 | 221,000 | -896,093 | -72,127 | -632,618 | 1,600,838 | ||||||||
change in cash | -128,000 | 728,000 | -2,087,000 | 290,000 | 2,621,000 | 254,000 | 135,000 | -732,000 | -871,000 | 7,633 | 1,777,416 | 918,131 | 102,757 | 142,821 | -754,758 |
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sedbergh school Ownership
SEDBERGH SCHOOL group structure
Sedbergh School has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
SEDBERGH SCHOOL
03946280
1 subsidiary
sedbergh school directors
Sedbergh School currently has 11 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Adrian Bedford (Nov 2012) and Mr Richard Gledhill (Nov 2012).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Adrian Bedford | 57 years | Nov 2012 | - | Director | |
Mr Richard Gledhill | 70 years | Nov 2012 | - | Director | |
Mr John Warburton-Lee | United Kingdom | 61 years | Mar 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Richard Papworth | 40 years | Mar 2015 | - | Director | |
Mr John Campbell | England | 65 years | Mar 2015 | - | Director |
Lt Gen Sir Andrew Gregory | United Kingdom | 67 years | Sep 2016 | - | Director |
Mr Ian Durrans | 67 years | Mar 2018 | - | Director | |
Mr Michael Piercy | 62 years | Mar 2018 | - | Director | |
Mr Timothy Davies | 62 years | Sep 2021 | - | Director | |
Revd Mathew Ineson | 56 years | Sep 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
August 2023turnover
25.4m
+16%
operating profit
1.8m
0%
gross margin
52.5%
-1.82%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
August 2023net assets
19.1m
+0.04%
total assets
33.7m
+0.06%
cash
2.4m
-0.05%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
sedbergh school company details
company number
03946280
Type
Private Limited by guarantee without Share Capital Exempt from using Limited
industry
85310 - General secondary education
85200 - Primary education
85510 - Sports and recreation education
incorporation date
March 2000
age
25
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
August 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
HAYSMACINTYRE LLP
address
sedbergh school, malim lodge, sedbergh, cumbria, LA10 5RY
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
VEALE WASBROUGH VIZARDS
sedbergh school Charges & Mortgages
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We found 24 charges/mortgages relating to sedbergh school. Currently there are 13 open charges and 11 have been satisfied in the past.
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