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General secondary education
Registered Address
the cowplain school, hart plain avenue, waterlooville, hampshire, PO8 8RY
Website
http://cowplainschool.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL at £6.7m based on a Turnover of £7.8m and 0.85x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL at £14.6m based on an EBITDA of £2.9m and a 5.06x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL at £57.5m based on Net Assets of £23m and 2.5x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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The Cowplain School is a live company located in waterlooville, PO8 8RY with a Companies House number of 07954363. It operates in the general secondary education sector, SIC Code 85310. Founded in February 2012, it's largest shareholder is unknown. The Cowplain School is a established, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £7.8m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded The Cowplain School a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
6 Regular
1 Weak
Size
annual sales of £7.8m, make it in line with the average company (£9.6m)
£7.8m - The Cowplain School
£9.6m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 8%, show it is growing at a similar rate (7.5%)
8% - The Cowplain School
7.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 51.8%, this company has a comparable cost of product (51.8%)
51.8% - The Cowplain School
51.8% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 31.7% make it more profitable than the average company (6%)
31.7% - The Cowplain School
6% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 141 employees, this is similar to the industry average (153)
141 - The Cowplain School
153 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £42.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£43.1k)
£42.1k - The Cowplain School
£43.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £55.5k, this is equally as efficient (£62k)
£55.5k - The Cowplain School
£62k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 0 days, this is earlier than average (0 days)
0 days - The Cowplain School
0 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 16 days, this is quicker than average (22 days)
16 days - The Cowplain School
22 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - The Cowplain School
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 431 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (97 weeks)
431 weeks - The Cowplain School
97 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 2.2%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (6.1%)
2.2% - The Cowplain School
6.1% - Industry AVG
The Cowplain School's latest turnover from August 2024 is £7.8 million and the company has net assets of £23 million. According to their latest financial statements, The Cowplain School has 141 employees and maintains cash reserves of £4.2 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 | |
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Turnover | 7,826,240 | 7,197,476 | 6,616,577 | 6,161,904 | 4,945,102 | 5,182,004 | 5,033,045 | 5,211,701 | 6,603,930 | 6,182,531 | 6,225,718 | 6,269,750 | 21,727,665 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 3,445 | 15,300 | |||||||||||
Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,976,620 | -13,326 | 157,880 | 159,163 | -522,122 | -101,163 | -244,809 | -437,079 | 816,166 | -10,549 | -27,508 | 243,974 | 19,140,591 |
Tax | |||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 1,976,620 | -13,326 | 157,880 | 159,163 | -522,122 | -101,163 | -244,809 | -437,079 | 816,166 | -10,549 | -27,508 | 243,974 | 19,140,591 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 1,976,620 | -13,326 | 157,880 | 159,163 | -522,122 | -101,163 | -244,809 | -437,079 | 816,166 | -10,549 | -27,508 | 243,974 | 19,140,591 |
Employee Costs | 5,936,473 | 5,217,450 | 4,872,117 | 4,512,663 | 4,271,517 | 3,863,060 | 3,920,660 | 4,187,135 | 4,289,844 | 4,597,171 | 4,580,708 | 4,360,016 | 1,864,589 |
Number Of Employees | 141 | 129 | 119 | 109 | 114 | 112 | 119 | 123 | 136 | 148 | 121 | 119 | 118 |
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 | |
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Tangible Assets | 19,070,685 | 18,978,007 | 18,801,440 | 18,111,318 | 18,305,334 | 18,571,364 | 18,435,234 | 18,702,323 | 18,543,579 | 17,795,329 | 17,974,754 | 18,060,402 | 18,288,185 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 19,070,685 | 18,978,007 | 18,801,440 | 18,111,318 | 18,305,334 | 18,571,364 | 18,435,234 | 18,702,323 | 18,543,579 | 17,795,329 | 17,974,754 | 18,060,402 | 18,288,185 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 11,433 | 13,386 | 9,910 | 8,486 | 3,125 | 12,021 | 6,965 | 11,816 | 7,395 | 8,412 | 13,134 | 7,886 | 10,507 |
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 187,507 | 440,379 | 840,307 | 807,797 | 108,182 | 95,777 | 112,088 | 101,099 | 429,114 | 180,422 | 176,924 | 158,381 | 124,164 |
Cash | 4,238,749 | 2,111,064 | 2,141,443 | 1,794,113 | 1,763,200 | 1,697,945 | 1,752,483 | 1,749,046 | 2,310,899 | 2,122,379 | 1,800,064 | 1,676,868 | 1,145,837 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||
total current assets | 4,437,689 | 2,564,829 | 2,991,660 | 2,610,396 | 1,874,507 | 1,805,743 | 1,871,536 | 1,861,961 | 2,747,408 | 2,311,213 | 1,990,122 | 1,843,135 | 1,280,508 |
total assets | 23,508,374 | 21,542,836 | 21,793,100 | 20,721,714 | 20,179,841 | 20,377,107 | 20,306,770 | 20,564,284 | 21,290,987 | 20,106,542 | 19,964,876 | 19,903,537 | 19,568,693 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 165,469 | 210,807 | 182,463 | 140,024 | 110,443 | 72,939 | 84,012 | 106,367 | 122,200 | 125,525 | 144,534 | 144,215 | |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | 50,559 | 50,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 344,834 | 354,578 | 732,860 | 259,793 | 218,664 | 224,312 | 118,739 | 171,530 | 555,880 | 233,276 | 239,052 | 230,757 | 338,102 |
total current liabilities | 510,303 | 565,385 | 915,323 | 399,817 | 329,107 | 297,251 | 202,751 | 328,456 | 728,080 | 358,801 | 383,586 | 374,972 | 338,102 |
loans | 50,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||
provisions | |||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 112,000 | 428,000 | 3,197,000 | 3,110,000 | 2,237,000 | 1,337,000 | 1,666,000 | 2,326,000 | 1,108,000 | 1,073,000 | 958,000 | 914,000 | |
total liabilities | 510,303 | 677,385 | 1,343,323 | 3,596,817 | 3,439,107 | 2,534,251 | 1,539,751 | 1,994,456 | 3,054,080 | 1,466,801 | 1,456,586 | 1,332,972 | 1,252,102 |
net assets | 22,998,071 | 20,865,451 | 20,449,777 | 17,124,897 | 16,740,734 | 17,842,856 | 18,767,019 | 18,569,828 | 18,236,907 | 18,639,741 | 18,508,290 | 18,570,565 | 18,316,591 |
total shareholders funds | 22,998,071 | 20,865,451 | 20,449,777 | 17,124,897 | 16,740,734 | 17,842,856 | 18,767,019 | 18,569,828 | 18,236,907 | 18,639,741 | 18,508,290 | 18,570,565 | 18,316,591 |
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 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||
Depreciation | 408,218 | 396,559 | 382,488 | 344,065 | 303,571 | 303,305 | 291,206 | 305,733 | 293,739 | 308,230 | 311,784 | 276,792 | 129,090 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||
Tax | |||||||||||||
Stock | |||||||||||||
Debtors | -254,825 | -396,452 | 33,934 | 704,976 | 3,509 | -11,255 | 6,138 | -323,594 | 247,675 | -1,224 | 23,791 | 31,596 | 134,671 |
Creditors | -45,338 | 28,344 | 42,439 | 29,581 | 37,504 | -11,073 | -22,355 | -15,833 | -3,325 | -19,009 | 319 | 144,215 | |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -9,744 | -378,282 | 473,067 | 41,129 | -5,648 | 105,573 | -52,791 | -384,350 | 322,604 | -5,776 | 8,295 | -107,345 | 338,102 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -6,431 | -474,103 | -36,004 | 146,117 | -110,588 | -4,867 | -23,692 | ||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | -6,431 | -474,103 | -36,004 | 146,117 | -110,588 | -4,867 | -23,692 | ||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -50,559 | 559 | 50,000 | ||||||||||
Long term loans | -50,000 | -50,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||
interest | -3,445 | -15,300 | |||||||||||
cash flow from financing | 156,000 | 429,000 | 3,167,000 | 225,000 | -580,000 | -823,000 | 387,996 | 720,559 | -1,219,000 | 242,000 | -50,067 | 10,000 | -824,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||
cash | 2,127,685 | -30,379 | 347,330 | 30,913 | 65,255 | -54,538 | 3,437 | -561,853 | 188,520 | 322,315 | 123,196 | 531,031 | 1,145,837 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||
change in cash | 2,127,685 | -30,379 | 347,330 | 30,913 | 65,255 | -54,538 | 3,437 | -561,853 | 188,520 | 322,315 | 123,196 | 531,031 | 1,145,837 |
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THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL group structure
The Cowplain School has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
THE COWPLAIN SCHOOL
07954363
The Cowplain School currently has 9 directors. The longest serving directors include Mrs Susan Young (Feb 2012) and Mr Stephen Head (Feb 2012).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mrs Susan Young | United Kingdom | 57 years | Feb 2012 | - | Director |
Mr Stephen Head | United Kingdom | 73 years | Feb 2012 | - | Director |
Mr Ian Gates | United Kingdom | 54 years | May 2013 | - | Director |
Mr Glenn Taylor | United Kingdom | 55 years | Nov 2017 | - | Director |
Mrs Bhanumattee Tewari | United Kingdom | 60 years | Mar 2018 | - | Director |
Mrs Rachel Hammond | United Kingdom | 52 years | May 2019 | - | Director |
Mrs Laura Ashley | United Kingdom | 46 years | Jul 2021 | - | Director |
Mrs Ella Capaldi | United Kingdom | 49 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director |
Ms Sarah Foxall | United Kingdom | 58 years | Sep 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
August 2024turnover
7.8m
+9%
operating profit
2.5m
0%
gross margin
51.9%
+1.96%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
August 2024net assets
23m
+0.1%
total assets
23.5m
+0.09%
cash
4.2m
+1.01%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
07954363
Type
Private Limited by guarantee without Share Capital Exempt from using Limited
industry
85310 - General secondary education
incorporation date
February 2012
age
13
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
August 2024
previous names
cowplain community school (June 2016)
accountant
-
auditor
MOORE (SOUTH) LLP
address
the cowplain school, hart plain avenue, waterlooville, hampshire, PO8 8RY
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
BLAKE MORGAN
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