THE TALKING TRUST

1. THE TALKING TRUST 2012-10-25 → present
2. ST MARY'S WRESTWOOD CHILDREN'S TRUST 2002-08-19 → 2012-10-25
3. ST. MARY'S WRESTWOOD EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED 1967-06-07 → 2002-08-19

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Cooper Parry Group Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The recent Good and Outstanding (residential) Ofsted inspections further strengthen that position, with placements at St Mary's School now providing a secure option for placements by Local Authorities.”

Group structure

1. THE TALKING TRUST · parent
   1. The Glades Garage Forecourts Management Company Ltd 100% · UK · dormant

Significant events

• “The school received a residential social care inspection in February 2025 which demonstrated a further improvement from a previous Good judgement, to an overall judgement of 'Outstanding' and noted improvements that had been made.”
• “The school has responded to the continuing rapid increase in pupil education placements and has refurbished and repurposed spaces into effective teaching spaces. This included complete renovation and refurbishment of the Food Tech and Science teaching rooms, and the upper floor of the Stables residential house was refurbished to increase capacity. Significant work on the swimming pool air handling system and changing areas was also completed this year.”
• “In July 2024, the Trust negotiated a further 5 year lease for one of its buildings to East Sussex County Council who are under-leasing to a local special school predominantly for their post-16 provision.”
• “The leadership team has now entered a further period of transition at St Mary's as the school continues to respond to local and regional capacity demands and the school and college need to manage future growth carefully. Trustees and leaders have been planning the transition of leadership as the Executive Headteacher/CEO is retiring in the year 2025-26, and the current Principal has been appointed as Principal CEO.”
• “The Talking Trust becoming a wholly owned subsidiary company of Torfield and Saxon Mount Academy Trust, with this arrangement commencing from 1 September 2024.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +24%

  £7,127,485 → £8,837,705

• Cash

  +48.6%

  £6,524,212 → £9,693,562

• Net assets

  +27.8%

  £13,715,985 → £17,525,353

• Employees

  +24.3%

  107 → 133

• Profit before tax

  +39.6%

  £2,931,329 → £4,092,368

• Wages

  +22.7%

  £2,654,049 → £3,257,547

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers