THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST

• ◆

  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST 2012-05-24 → present
2. THE EXCELSIOR ACADEMY NEWCASTLE 2006-11-22 → 2012-05-24
3. WEST FIRST ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED 2006-03-13 → 2006-11-22
4. WEST FIRST ACADEMY LIMITED 2006-03-08 → 2006-03-13

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

RSM UK Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees consider that the Academy Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence at least twelve months from approving the financial statements. For this reason, the Trust continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “On the 01 September 2023, the Trust onboarded Beacon of Light School and on the 1 July 2024, the Trust onboarded Oxclose Community Academy and Oxclose Primary Academy who were collectively known as Discover Learning Trust, adding further to the capacity in the Wearside area.”
• “Alternative provision is a key part of the growth strategy and the Beacon of Light School joined the Trust on the 1st September 2023, adding to the Wearside cluster. The Trust is aiming to replicate this Alternative Provision Academy in Newcastle and plans to open Beacon Newcastle in 2026.”
• “On the 1 September 2024, The Laidlaw Schools Trust has become the Sole member of IN2 Interests, a Private Company limited by Guarantee.”

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

Filings

15

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +71.4%

  £47,521,356 → £81,455,689

• Cash

  +60.4%

  £9,959,560 → £15,976,538

• Net assets

  +30.1%

  £93,152,557 → £121,161,816

• Employees

  +7%

  823 → 881

• Wages

  +16.9%

  £23,196,849 → £27,106,976

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