HAMMOND SCHOOL LIMITED (THE)
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Executive summary
The Hammond School is a well-established performing arts school with a 60-year track record, growing revenues, and increasing pupil numbers. However, the credit profile is under pressure from rising interest costs on £1.9m of variable-rate debt, a deteriorating overdraft position, and approximately £500k in annual regulatory cost increases that roughly double the current operating profit. Interest coverage has fallen from nearly 7x to under 2x in three years, leaving minimal headroom. A conditional approval is recommended with covenants on debt service coverage and overdraft limits, quarterly monitoring of cash flow, and confirmation of board stability following multiple recent director departures.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1965-02-19
- Registered office
- Hoole Bank House, Mannings Lane, Chester, CH2 4ES
- Postcode
- CH2 4ES
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-07-31
- Next due by
- 2027-04-30
- Financial year end
- 31 July
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-09
- Next due by
- 2027-01-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85310 General secondary education
- 85320 Technical and vocational secondary education
- 85421 First-degree level higher education
Officers 4 current · 37 resigned
Registered charity
THE HAMMOND SCHOOL LIMITED — charity number 1022427
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 6 HUNTER STREET, CHESTER, CH1 2AR | 1994-10-10 |
| 6 HUNTER STREET, CHESTER, CH1 2AR | 1994-10-10 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 24 similar companies in CH, trading since 1965
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2017-08-22
- Where
- Cheshire West And Chester (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH32674 | Cheshire West And Chester | Freehold | 2017-08-22 | — |
| CH556588 | Cheshire West And Chester | Freehold | 2017-08-22 | — |
| CH500264 | Cheshire West And Chester | Freehold | 2003-01-22 | — |
| CH110544 | Cheshire West And Chester | Freehold | 1977-02-22 | — |
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