THE ALEC REED ACADEMY
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+70.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£36M
-2.5% vs 2024
Employees
236
+7.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£717K
-191.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE ALEC REED ACADEMY 2012-01-06 → present
- THE WEST LONDON ACADEMY 2002-10-22 → 2012-01-06
- COMPTON ENTERPRISE AND SPORTS ACADEMY 2002-05-22 → 2002-10-22
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,152,000 | £15,850,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £781,000 | -£717,000 | |
| Net profit | £581,000 | -£939,000 | |
| Cash | £1,853,000 | £3,155,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £37,265,000 | £36,326,000 | |
| Equity | £37,265,000 | £36,326,000 | |
| Average employees | 219 | 236 | |
| Wages | £8,251,000 | £8,584,000 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 3.8% | -5.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.94x | 3.88x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Academy has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the 'going concern' basis in preparing the financial statements. It has made this assessment in respect to a period of at least one year from the date of approval of these financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Statement of Accounting Policies on page 37.”
Group structure
- THE ALEC REED ACADEMY · parent
- Alec Reed Academy Enterprise Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Academy received a further donation of £250k in the year for the specific purpose of funding curriculum and career initiatives at the Academy.”
- “The subsidiary gift aided £183,474 to the Parent in the year in respect of 2024/25 financial activities.”
- “Reed Educational Trust have agreed to fund the academy's Curriculum and Career Initiatives. As at the balance sheet date £250,000 had been received from Reed Educational Trust, and a further £250,000 was received in October 2025. Subject to certain conditions being met there may be an additional sum of £500,000 received.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT, Sandra | Secretary | 2025-07-11 | — | — |
| AIREFETALOR, Efe | Director | 2024-07-16 | Jun 1980 | British |
| COSBY, Phil Andrew | Director | 2020-09-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| DESAI, Rohan | Director | 2024-07-16 | Nov 1989 | British |
| HASSAN, Yasmin | Director | 2024-12-04 | Sep 1989 | British |
| KAZI, Shabana | Director | 2026-02-06 | Jan 1985 | British |
| MARTIN, Dee | Director | 2015-03-11 | Jun 1962 | British |
| MCNEILL, Heather | Director | 2024-12-04 | Aug 1991 | Canadian |
| MORRISON, Dee | Director | 2016-02-22 | Dec 1969 | British |
| PRINCE, Louise | Director | 2009-05-13 | Jul 1969 | British |
| RAWAL, Yash Niravkumar | Director | 2025-03-26 | Mar 1997 | British |
| SETHI, Gagandeep | Director | 2021-12-08 | Jan 1981 | British |
| SHAH, Pratik | Director | 2022-03-23 | May 1982 | British |
| WOTHERSPOON, Jane | Director | 2022-07-06 | Apr 1956 | British |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLANACH, Louise | Secretary | 2003-04-14 | 2005-09-07 |
| MURIS, Marghanita Helen | Secretary | 2013-02-05 | 2025-07-11 |
| PRIESTLEY, Christine Mary | Secretary | 2005-09-07 | 2005-09-07 |
| ROBINSON, Lyn | Secretary | 2002-05-22 | 2003-05-01 |
| UPADHYAYA, Dinesh Kumar | Secretary | 2005-09-07 | 2012-12-31 |
| ABU, Baba Abubakar | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| ALLANACH, Louise | Director | 2003-04-14 | 2005-09-07 |
| BEAL, Derek | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2013-10-11 |
| BHATTI, Sofina | Director | 2017-05-29 | 2022-03-23 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Nigel | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2010-10-01 |
| CANTY, Dennis | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2008-05-13 |
| CARTER, Lawrence Jonathan | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2015-08-31 |
| COSBY, Phil Andrew | Director | 2008-05-13 | 2010-05-19 |
| DICK, Megan | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2023-10-01 |
| DUNLOP, Hugh | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2014-03-09 |
| FLINT, Heather | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2021-08-31 |
| FRANKLIN, Anne | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2012-05-23 |
| FRANKLIN, Anne | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2008-05-14 |
| GLIDDON, Christopher William | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2026-03-16 |
| GREENWAY, Hugh Richard | Director | 2009-02-04 | 2011-05-27 |
| HASAN, Sara | Director | 2022-03-23 | 2024-07-24 |
| HERNANDEZ, Lucie | Director | 2021-10-06 | 2024-07-24 |
| HODGSON, Gillian Kate | Director | 2010-05-19 | 2011-05-18 |
| HUSBANDS, Christopher Roy, Professor | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2007-02-28 |
| JULIAN, Jeremy Martin | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| LASHMORE-BENNETT, Claudia | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2019-08-31 |
| LEWIS, Lorraine Dione | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2015-07-17 |
| LOBBETT, Gary William | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2018-12-31 |
| LOVELL, Tom | Director | 2002-05-22 | 2008-03-14 |
| MARSHALL, Linda | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2010-08-31 |
| MEAD, Phil | Director | 2020-10-07 | 2024-12-21 |
| MOISE-DIXON, Allison Janice | Director | 2019-01-03 | 2020-08-31 |
| NOBLE, Wendy | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2013-12-04 |
| PHILLIPS, Mike | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| POWELL, Christina Annette Daisy | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2018-12-12 |
| PRICE, Emma | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2022-03-04 |
| PUDDLE, Trudy | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-12-12 |
| RAPACIOLI, Paul Louis | Director | 2002-05-22 | 2003-03-28 |
| REED, Alec Edward | Director | 2002-10-02 | 2007-08-31 |
| REED, Nicola Jane | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2013-06-13 |
| REEVES, Brian, Councillor | Director | 2008-05-14 | 2014-05-22 |
| REHAL, Jasdeep Singh | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2021-11-15 |
| ROBINSON, Lyn | Director | 2002-05-22 | 2005-09-07 |
| ROSE, Anthony | Director | 2010-11-03 | 2011-10-10 |
| SAYED, Tamana | Director | 2017-05-29 | 2020-12-07 |
| SAYSELL, Clare | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2016-07-13 |
| SMITH, Joanna | Director | 2006-02-22 | 2009-05-13 |
| SWINDENBANK, Heidi | Director | 2006-02-23 | 2007-02-28 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Antony | Director | 2011-11-03 | 2020-07-01 |
| WHALLEY, Caroline Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2009-10-14 |
| YOUSSEFI, Josephine | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2018-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Louise Prince | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2020-07-03 | Ceased 2022-01-01 |
| Mr Baba Abubakar Abu | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-10-03 | Ceased 2022-03-31 |
| Mr Mike Phillips | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-10-03 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Ms Heather Flint | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-01 |
| Mr Richard Antony Taylor | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-01 |
| Ms Josephine Youssefi | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-02-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+4.6%
£15,152,000 £15,850,000
-
Cash
+70.3%
£1,853,000 £3,155,000
-
Net assets
-2.5%
£37,265,000 £36,326,000
-
Employees
+7.8%
219 236
-
Profit before tax
-191.8%
£781,000 -£717,000
-
Wages
+4%
£8,251,000 £8,584,000
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