SNARESBROOK PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED
Company number 01888014 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Snaresbrook Preparatory School Limited demonstrates solid financial fundamentals with seven consecutive years of net asset growth and consistent profitability, benefiting from its strategic ownership by Forest School which provides a natural feeder pipeline and institutional backing. However, the deterioration in working capital to a negative position, a 41% profit decline in FY2025, and an 18% staff reduction signal emerging pressures likely exacerbated by the introduction of VAT on school fees and broader demographic headwinds in the London independent prep school market. The school's competitive positioning as a Forest-affiliated niche player provides resilience, but management must address working capital management and monitor enrolment trends closely as the sector navigates its most challenging regulatory environment in decades.
Shareholders' funds
£1,249,519
Balance sheet as at 2024-08-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1985-02-20
- Employees
- 27 (2025 accounts · was 33 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Forest School, College Place, London, England, E17 3PY
- Postcode
- E17 3PY
- Capital
- 618 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-11
- Next due by
- 2027-10-25
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85200 Primary education
Officers 3 current · 19 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by FOREST SCHOOL, LONDON — since 2025-09-01
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8911585 (Tier 1), registered since 2005.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SNARESBROOK COLLEGE LIMITED | 2011-09-02 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 8 THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, LONDON, E18 1BD | 2007-04-02 |
| HORNBEAM, 143 MONKHAMS LANE, WOODFORD GREEN, ESSEX IG8 0NW | 1999-11-09 |
| 8, THE SHRUBBERIES, GEORGE LANE, SOUTH WOODFORD, LONDON E18 1BD | 1999-05-12 |
| WOOTTON GRANGE, WOOTTON MOUNT, BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET BH1 1PJ | 1990-01-12 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 69 similar companies in E
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (27 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1985.
Competitors London
This company ranks 2 among primary education in London.
The class of 1985
49%
of the 15,386 companies incorporated in 1985 are still active today; 43% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 3 titles
- Freehold
- 2
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-08-08
- Price paid, where recorded
- £985,000
- Where
- Greater London (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGL143298 | Greater London | Freehold | 2018-08-08 | £985,000 |
| EGL393613 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2000-09-07 | — |
| EGL271987 | Greater London | Freehold | 1990-09-04 | — |
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