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1509 GROUP

Company no. 04104101 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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1509 GROUP is an active 25-year-old company. One to note: 8 outstanding charges and has traded under 1 previous name. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
8 outstanding charges — secured debt registered
Has traded under 1 previous name
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 25+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years8 chargesName changed
StatusActive
Company number04104101
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated8 Nov 2000 · 25 yrs
Registered officeRoyal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Nature of business85200 - Primary education · 85310 - General secondary education
ICO registrationZ6796062 · Tier 1
Next accounts due30 Apr 2027
Confirmation statement due3 Jul 2027
Previous namesTHE ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, GUILDFORD (23/08/2018)

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1084866
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
1 Feb 2001
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£30,719,000 · year to 31 Jul 2025
Latest expenditure
£29,453,000

What 1509 GROUP does

The charity acts as the holding company for a series of companies. Royal Grammar School Guildford, Royal Grammar School Guildford, Foundation, RGS Guildford International Ltd, RGS Guildford International (Dubai) Ltd, RGS Guildford International (China) Ltd, RGS Guildford Enterprises Ltd.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Jul 2025 £30,719,000 £29,453,000 £1,266,000
31 Jul 2024 £30,897,000 £27,158,000 £3,739,000
31 Jul 2023 £28,325,000 £27,245,000 £1,080,000
31 Jul 2022 £26,648,000 £24,291,000 £2,357,000
31 Jul 2021 £23,932,000 £22,434,000 £1,498,000

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (18)

SARAH KATHLEEN CREEDY MAChair
Trustee
Astrid Jenn-McAuliffe
Trustee · appointed 15 Oct 2025
Calvin Wright Ngwena
Trustee · appointed 4 Dec 2023
Canon Simon Butler
Trustee · appointed 18 Mar 2024
Dr Lorraine Susan Kendrick Linton
Trustee · appointed 24 Mar 2010
Faye Emily Carter
Trustee · appointed 21 Mar 2022
Karen Tania Atkinson
Trustee · appointed 8 Jul 2020
Kristina Spasic
Trustee · appointed 13 Dec 2021
LORD RUPERT CHARLES WILLIAM BULLARD ONSLOW
Trustee · appointed 14 Sep 2012
NICHOLAS EDWARD JOHN VINEALL QC
Trustee
Nicola Katrin Vale Nelson-Smith
Trustee · appointed 11 Dec 2018
Peta-Anne Barrow
Trustee · appointed 1 Oct 2024
Profe Matthew James Humphreys
Trustee · appointed 10 Jul 2019
Professor Helen Eleri Treharne
Trustee · appointed 8 Dec 2020
Robert Nicholas Waterhouse
Trustee · appointed 4 Dec 2023
STEPHEN JOHN MEREDITH
Trustee · appointed 5 Dec 2022

+ 2 more trustees

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (3)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
Electricity Sub-Station, High Street, Guildford Freehold Guildford, Surrey
Trevone House, Pannells Court, Guildford (GU1 4EY) Freehold Guildford, Surrey
1, Gillingham House, Pannells Court, Guildford (GU1 4EU) Freehold Guildford, Surrey

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

WHITHAM, Rebecca Frances
Secretary · appointed 15 May 2025
CREEDY, Sarah Kathleen
Director · appointed 18 Mar 2004 · British
GIMSON, Simon George Stanford
Director · appointed 22 Mar 2016 · British
LINGARD, Thomas Edward
Director · appointed 5 Jul 2023 · British
MEREDITH, Stephen John
Director · appointed 2 Jul 2025 · British
VINEALL QC, Nicholas Edward John
Director · appointed 8 Dec 2020 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Jul 2025
Next accounts due30 Apr 2027
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement19 Jun 2026
Next statement due3 Jul 2027
Accounts typeGroup accounts

Filing position at Companies House. A company keeping accounts and its confirmation statement up to date is a basic sign of good order; anything overdue is worth a question.

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