
Company Number
07475515
Next Accounts
May 2026
Shareholders
-
Group Structure
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Industry
General secondary education
Registered Address
reading school erleigh road, reading, berkshire, RG1 5LW
Website
www.reading-school.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of READING SCHOOL at £8.7m based on a Turnover of £10.7m and 0.81x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of READING SCHOOL at £5.1m based on an EBITDA of £954.9k and a 5.36x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of READING SCHOOL at £37m based on Net Assets of £15.4m and 2.4x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Reading School is a live company located in berkshire, RG1 5LW with a Companies House number of 07475515. It operates in the general secondary education sector, SIC Code 85310. Founded in December 2010, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Reading School is a established, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £10.7m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Reading School a 4.5 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
4 Strong
4 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £10.7m, make it in line with the average company (£9.6m)
£10.7m - Reading School
£9.6m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 9%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.4%)
9% - Reading School
7.4% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 53%, this company has a comparable cost of product (53%)
53% - Reading School
53% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 4% make it less profitable than the average company (6%)
4% - Reading School
6% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 147 employees, this is similar to the industry average (153)
147 - Reading School
153 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £46.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£43.2k)
£46.4k - Reading School
£43.2k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £72.7k, this is more efficient (£62.2k)
£72.7k - Reading School
£62.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 8 days, this is later than average (0 days)
8 days - Reading School
0 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 31 days, this is slower than average (22 days)
31 days - Reading School
22 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Reading School
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 128 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (97 weeks)
128 weeks - Reading School
97 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 13.6%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (6.2%)
13.6% - Reading School
6.2% - Industry AVG
Reading School's latest turnover from August 2024 is £10.7 million and the company has net assets of £15.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Reading School has 147 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2011 | |
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Turnover | 10,687,882 | 10,121,092 | 9,126,625 | 8,177,530 | 7,504,925 | 7,220,414 | 6,514,000 | 6,023,237 | 7,756,991 | 7,965,468 | 6,302,314 | 6,617,137 | 6,859,079 | 13,704,131 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | ||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | ||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | ||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 13,801 | 8,951 | 8,043 | 7,436 | 4,939 | 6,895 | ||||||||
Interest Receivable | ||||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 463,473 | 688,007 | -324,815 | 2,447 | -914,630 | -146,467 | -291,280 | -406,712 | 1,264,951 | 1,664,197 | 225,641 | 473,069 | 789,607 | 10,314,428 |
Tax | 11,696 | |||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 463,473 | 688,007 | -324,815 | 14,143 | -914,630 | -146,467 | -291,280 | -406,712 | 1,264,951 | 1,664,197 | 225,641 | 473,069 | 789,607 | 10,314,428 |
Dividends Paid | ||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 463,473 | 688,007 | -324,815 | 14,143 | -914,630 | -146,467 | -291,280 | -406,712 | 1,264,951 | 1,664,197 | 225,641 | 473,069 | 789,607 | 10,314,428 |
Employee Costs | 6,822,824 | 6,249,538 | 6,057,874 | 5,622,158 | 4,951,537 | 4,364,389 | 4,137,605 | 3,978,409 | 3,853,627 | 3,821,000 | 3,730,265 | 3,826,995 | 3,825,574 | 2,223,273 |
Number Of Employees | 147 | 142 | 148 | 134 | 115 | 113 | 109 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 84 | 90 | 89 | 87 |
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2011 | |
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Tangible Assets | 12,825,485 | 12,533,865 | 12,866,238 | 13,080,943 | 13,425,824 | 13,986,604 | 14,383,990 | 14,788,986 | 14,242,414 | 12,272,335 | 11,423,561 | 11,142,648 | 11,413,878 | 10,524,094 |
Intangible Assets | ||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | ||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 12,825,485 | 12,533,865 | 12,866,238 | 13,080,943 | 13,425,824 | 13,986,604 | 14,383,990 | 14,788,986 | 14,242,414 | 12,272,335 | 11,423,561 | 11,142,648 | 11,413,878 | 10,524,094 |
Stock & work in progress | ||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 251,053 | 268,093 | 250,052 | 257,602 | 226,007 | 213,976 | 192,751 | 181,213 | 234,776 | 305,420 | 232,304 | 162,674 | 186,008 | 188,345 |
Group Debtors | ||||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 752,521 | 450,850 | 221,231 | 173,200 | 114,151 | 116,258 | 102,883 | 102,280 | 105,753 | 231,559 | 227,355 | 61,714 | 65,987 | 107,219 |
Cash | 3,986,228 | 3,818,941 | 2,936,535 | 2,416,801 | 2,020,760 | 1,939,099 | 1,619,998 | 1,237,734 | 1,888,099 | 2,033,128 | 1,230,835 | 1,359,036 | 542,565 | 718,552 |
misc current assets | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 4,989,802 | 4,537,884 | 3,407,818 | 2,847,603 | 2,360,918 | 2,269,333 | 1,915,632 | 1,521,227 | 2,228,628 | 2,570,107 | 1,690,494 | 1,583,424 | 794,560 | 1,014,116 |
total assets | 17,815,287 | 17,071,749 | 16,274,056 | 15,928,546 | 15,786,742 | 16,255,937 | 16,299,622 | 16,310,213 | 16,471,042 | 14,842,442 | 13,114,055 | 12,726,072 | 12,208,438 | 11,538,210 |
Bank overdraft | ||||||||||||||
Bank loan | ||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 436,847 | 228,070 | 219,703 | 125,241 | 141,268 | 110,328 | 132,507 | 132,070 | 167,700 | 150,376 | 87,196 | 112,057 | 121,752 | 81,196 |
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||||||||||
other short term finances | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | ||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,177,289 | 1,058,001 | 1,075,682 | 919,819 | 1,091,131 | 851,175 | 935,214 | 861,962 | 710,449 | 464,624 | 562,114 | 461,911 | 466,151 | 653,086 |
total current liabilities | 1,614,136 | 1,286,071 | 1,295,385 | 1,045,060 | 1,232,399 | 961,503 | 1,067,721 | 994,032 | 878,149 | 615,000 | 649,310 | 573,968 | 587,903 | 734,282 |
loans | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | ||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 29,000 | 29,500 | 32,000 | 28,000 | 26,500 | 28,500 | ||||||||
provisions | ||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 816,000 | 772,000 | 1,072,000 | 3,641,000 | 3,057,000 | 2,294,000 | 1,768,000 | 1,933,000 | 1,856,000 | 1,048,500 | 974,000 | 913,000 | 789,500 | 503,500 |
total liabilities | 2,430,136 | 2,058,071 | 2,367,385 | 4,686,060 | 4,289,399 | 3,255,503 | 2,835,721 | 2,927,032 | 2,734,149 | 1,663,500 | 1,623,310 | 1,486,968 | 1,377,403 | 1,237,782 |
net assets | 15,385,151 | 15,013,678 | 13,906,671 | 11,242,486 | 11,497,343 | 13,000,434 | 13,463,901 | 13,383,181 | 13,736,893 | 13,178,942 | 11,490,745 | 11,239,104 | 10,831,035 | 10,300,428 |
total shareholders funds | 15,385,151 | 15,013,678 | 13,906,671 | 11,242,486 | 11,497,343 | 13,000,434 | 13,463,901 | 13,383,181 | 13,736,893 | 13,178,942 | 11,490,745 | 11,239,104 | 10,831,035 | 10,300,428 |
Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2011 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 532,017 | 481,340 | 450,278 | 449,485 | 474,881 | 482,411 | 487,102 | 454,876 | 493,373 | 419,998 | 376,717 | 363,347 | 337,567 | 190,643 |
Amortisation | ||||||||||||||
Tax | 11,696 | |||||||||||||
Stock | ||||||||||||||
Debtors | 284,631 | 247,660 | 40,481 | 90,644 | 9,924 | 34,600 | 12,141 | -57,036 | -196,450 | 77,320 | 235,271 | -27,607 | -43,569 | 295,564 |
Creditors | 208,777 | 8,367 | 94,462 | -16,027 | 30,940 | -22,179 | 437 | -35,630 | 17,324 | 63,180 | -24,861 | -9,695 | 40,556 | 81,196 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 119,288 | -17,681 | 155,863 | -171,312 | 239,956 | -84,039 | 73,252 | 151,513 | 245,825 | -97,490 | 100,203 | -4,240 | -186,935 | 653,086 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | ||||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | ||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -59,312 | -979,486 | -810,023 | -659,431 | -120,249 | -1,224,087 | -310,446 | |||||||
Change in Investments | ||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -59,312 | -979,486 | -810,023 | -659,431 | -120,249 | -1,224,087 | -310,446 | |||||||
Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||
Bank loans | ||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | ||||||||||||||
Long term loans | ||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | ||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -29,000 | -500 | -2,500 | 4,000 | 1,500 | -2,000 | 28,500 | |||||||
share issue | ||||||||||||||
interest | -13,801 | -8,951 | -8,043 | -7,436 | -4,939 | -6,895 | ||||||||
cash flow from financing | -92,000 | 419,000 | 2,989,000 | -269,000 | -588,461 | -317,000 | 358,199 | 15,049 | -715,543 | 14,064 | 25,061 | -70,395 | -261,000 | 14,500 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||
cash | 167,287 | 882,406 | 519,734 | 396,041 | 81,661 | 319,101 | 382,264 | -650,365 | -145,029 | 802,293 | -128,201 | 816,471 | -175,987 | 718,552 |
overdraft | ||||||||||||||
change in cash | 167,287 | 882,406 | 519,734 | 396,041 | 81,661 | 319,101 | 382,264 | -650,365 | -145,029 | 802,293 | -128,201 | 816,471 | -175,987 | 718,552 |
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READING SCHOOL group structure
Reading School has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
READING SCHOOL
07475515
2 subsidiaries
Reading School currently has 15 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr David Fisher (Mar 2011) and Mr Robert Kenwrick (Mar 2011).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr David Fisher | 69 years | Mar 2011 | - | Director | |
Mr Robert Kenwrick | 69 years | Mar 2011 | - | Director | |
Mr Ashley Robson | England | 60 years | Sep 2012 | - | Director |
Mr Mark Faulkner | 65 years | Mar 2014 | - | Director | |
Mrs Karen Ross Mbe | 70 years | Apr 2016 | - | Director | |
Mr Terence Follen | England | 71 years | Dec 2017 | - | Director |
Mr David Hudson | 59 years | Dec 2018 | - | Director | |
Mr Timothy Tuggey | 64 years | Dec 2021 | - | Director | |
Mrs Emma Fallon | 45 years | Jan 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Gareth Sellwood | United Kingdom | 46 years | Nov 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
August 2024turnover
10.7m
+6%
operating profit
422.8k
0%
gross margin
53.1%
+4.25%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
August 2024net assets
15.4m
+0.02%
total assets
17.8m
+0.04%
cash
4m
+0.04%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
07475515
Type
Private Limited by guarantee without Share Capital Exempt from using Limited
industry
85310 - General secondary education
incorporation date
December 2010
age
15
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
August 2024
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
CROWE U.K. LLP
address
reading school erleigh road, reading, berkshire, RG1 5LW
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
STONE KING LLP
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