Griffin House School Limited

Reference number: 1000327

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No longer an appointed representative

This firm is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed. Cover on business done while it was authorised generally still applies, and it cannot take on new regulated business. Registration ended 24 July 2023.

Website, phone number and address

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  • Last known website

    griffinhouseschool.co.uk

  • Last known phone number

    01844 346154

  • Last known address

    The Estate Office, New Road, Great Tew, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 4AH, United Kingdom

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  • When griffinhouseschool.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01844 346154 is
  • Who else gives the postcode OX7 4AH
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Past FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • The record is closed
    Cover you already have generally survives the cancellation: FSCS exists for firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading, as long as the business was done while it was authorised. New business with this firm has no cover at all, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action. The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
09738480
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 August 2015 (11 years old)
Registered office
C/O Clyde & Co Llp, St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Primary education (SIC 85200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Frederick Robin Knipe Director Oct 1968 21 Dec 2018 3 other companies
Jonathan Arthur Duncan Ritchie Director Jun 1984 3 Jan 2025 15 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

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other companies
15
still active
15
are FCA-registered
6

In the full report: all 15 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 6 on the FCA register, including 5 no longer authorised
  • The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 8 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2025Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£2.95m

+12% from £2.65m

Cash at bank

£146k

−38% from £237k

Owed within a year

£748k

−47% from £1.41m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 09738480. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Griffin House School’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (6) All events (20)

2023

24 July 2023

  • Stopped being an appointed representative

FCA register

2018

21 December 2018

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 3 new directors took over
  • Ali Khan no longer has significant control
  • Chatsworth Opco 1 Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2016

17 August 2016

  • Ali Khan gained significant control

Companies House

2015

18 August 2015

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 20 events

  • All 20 events in its history (6 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 14
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Firms connected to Griffin House School

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Griffin House School. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
6
no longer authorised
5
share a director
6

In the full report: all 6 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (6), the same postcode (6)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 15 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 20 events in its history
  • 6 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Griffin House School Limited FCA authorised?
No. Griffin House School Limited (FRN 1000327) is still listed on the FCA register, but the record is closed: no longer an appointed representative.
Is Griffin House School a scam or clone?
Griffin House School is not currently authorised by the FCA. Be cautious and verify any firm on the FCA register before dealing with it.
Is my money safe with Griffin House School?
Money you handed over while it was authorised generally keeps its protection: FSCS covers firms that have failed, and the Financial Ombudsman Service can look at a complaint about a firm that has stopped trading. New business with Griffin House School has no cover, because it is no longer permitted to carry it out.
Who owns Griffin House School?
Griffin House School is owned by Chatsworth Opco 1 Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 21 December 2018. Before that, it was controlled by Mr Ali Khan.
Who runs Griffin House School?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Griffin House School: Frederick Robin Knipe and Jonathan Arthur Duncan Ritchie.
How long has Griffin House School been in business?
The company was formed on 18 August 2015.
What do Griffin House School’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2025, show net assets of £2.95m (+12% from £2.65m) and cash at bank of £146k (−38% from £237k).

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