CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+159.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£38M
+33.6% vs 2023
Employees
385
+45.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 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
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST 2022-12-06 → present
- WEST LAKES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 2018-06-05 → 2022-12-06
- WEST LAKES ACADEMY 2008-06-23 → 2018-06-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,444,000 | £32,196,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,181,000 | £9,499,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,249,000 | £9,656,000 | |
| Cash | £467,000 | £1,211,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,007,000 | £39,053,000 | |
| Net assets | £28,593,000 | £38,188,000 | |
| Equity | £28,593,000 | £38,188,000 | |
| Average employees | 265 | 385 | |
| Wages | £7,836,000 | £12,284,000 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.2% | 29.5% | |
| Net margin | -8.6% | 30.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.1% | 24.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.82x | 0.92x | |
| Interest cover | -13.73x | 1357.00x |
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
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, The Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that The Trust 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.”
Group structure
- CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST · parent
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 1%
- St Bees Village Primary School 1%
- Kirkby Thore Primary School 1%
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2024, Settlebeck School joined the Trust.”
- “On 6 December 2022, the Trust changed its name to Changing Lives Learning Trust.”
- “Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and St Bees Village School joined the Trust on 1 November 2023 and Kirkby Thore School on 1 April 2024.”
- “The Trust was awarded nine CIF bids at Arlecdon Primary School, Kirkby Thore School, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, St Bees Village Primary School, Thornhill Primary School and West Lakes Academy. The total funding awarded amounted to £3,314,911.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASQUITH, Stephen Richard | Director | 2020-02-03 | Mar 1981 | British |
| COWPERTHWAITE, Ann-Marie | Director | 2022-10-17 | Nov 1966 | British |
| CREAN, Vincent St John, Professor | Director | 2023-04-21 | Jan 1959 | British |
| DAVIDSON BEM, David | Director | 2023-09-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| HOLDEN, Alexis Jane, Dr | Director | 2025-12-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| LANGAN, Sharon | Director | 2024-09-01 | May 1972 | British |
| REID, Marianna | Director | 2024-09-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| RICE, Joshua John | Director | 2022-02-08 | Nov 1973 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORSYTH, Karen Anne | Secretary | 2014-03-29 | 2015-02-28 |
| LESTER, Stephen Kingsley | Secretary | 2015-07-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| LYON, Samuel John | Secretary | 2008-11-27 | 2014-03-28 |
| PICKTHORN, Tom | Secretary | 2008-06-23 | 2008-11-27 |
| STEVENSON, Caroline | Secretary | 2020-04-30 | 2023-01-31 |
| TYLER, Gillian Lora | Secretary | 2023-03-27 | 2025-09-22 |
| WATSON, Laura | Secretary | 2023-02-01 | 2023-03-26 |
| ALDERSON, Susan Jill | Director | 2012-10-26 | 2018-06-01 |
| ALLEN, Janice Lesley | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2026-02-16 |
| ARMSTRONG, Susan Julie | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2019-12-02 |
| ARMSTRONG, Susan Julie | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2018-06-01 |
| ASHTON, John Richard, Professor | Director | 2008-09-10 | 2010-01-13 |
| ASHWORTH, Vincent Andrew | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| BARLOW, Timothy John | Director | 2023-09-11 | 2024-09-19 |
| BEAUMONT-SEMPILL, Roxine Ann | Director | 2008-09-10 | 2012-08-31 |
| BLOOMER, Daniel John, Dr | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2018-06-01 |
| BRINDLE, Glenda Mary | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2012-03-26 |
| BUTTERFIELD, Anne-Marie | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2015-08-21 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Gillian | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2017-02-07 |
| CAPSTICK, Nichola | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-06-01 |
| COOPER, Barrie | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2009-07-31 |
| CREAN, Vincent Stjohn, Professor | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2023-03-23 |
| CROOKS, Georgina Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-08-30 |
| CURWEN, Ian | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2018-06-01 |
| FARLEY, Michael | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2010-12-31 |
| FINN, Amy Jasmine | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2014-09-15 |
| GIBSON, Jim | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2008-12-31 |
| HALLARD, Valerie Jean | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| HOLDSWORTH, Angela Yvonne | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2022-06-08 |
| HOUGH, Brian Roy | Director | 2011-09-19 | 2012-03-26 |
| JACKSON, Catherine Miriam, Prof | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2025-06-06 |
| JOHNSON, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-06-01 |
| JOHNSTON, James Richard | Director | 2008-11-05 | 2011-07-14 |
| LE JEUNE, Alison Alona | Director | 2013-07-15 | 2015-12-06 |
| LING, Kenny | Director | 2010-05-08 | 2011-04-27 |
| LOFTHOUSE, Karl Ronald | Director | 2021-10-19 | 2023-01-27 |
| NATTRESS, Christopher David | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2015-10-14 |
| NICHOLSON, Nicole Louise | Director | 2020-03-23 | 2022-03-25 |
| NICHOLSON, Nicole Louise | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2018-06-01 |
| OAKES, Jacqueline | Director | 2019-12-03 | 2021-06-07 |
| OLDFIELD, Peter | Director | 2020-03-23 | 2022-04-21 |
| PARLETT, Martin Antony | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2020-01-10 |
| PEARSE, Michelle Louise | Director | 2013-07-15 | 2024-05-03 |
| PECK, Lee Anthony, Dr | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2013-03-25 |
| PLEWS, Deborah Faith | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2015-08-31 |
| POLKEY, David | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2014-03-17 |
| POTTER, Charles Alan, Dr | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2018-06-01 |
| POTTER, Michael Gordon | Director | 2024-11-25 | 2026-04-24 |
| QUAYE, Jeffery, Dr | Director | 2023-09-15 | 2024-09-09 |
| RAY, Vanessa | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| SEWARD, Amanda | Director | 2024-12-04 | 2026-02-16 |
| SIMPSON, Janet Elisabeth | Director | 2009-08-28 | 2010-03-31 |
| SIMPSON, Michael | Director | 2010-07-13 | 2013-03-25 |
| SOUTHWARD, David Edward | Director | 2010-11-15 | 2018-06-01 |
| SWANN, Moira Christine | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2010-07-31 |
| THOMPSON, Adrian Nicholas | Director | 2008-09-10 | 2020-08-31 |
| TWISELTON, Carole Samantha | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2023-08-31 |
| WALKER, Simonne Clare | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2024-01-11 |
| WATERS, Michael John | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| WILSON, Suzanne Elizabeth | Director | 2017-09-18 | 2018-06-01 |
| WOODBURN, Elaine Margaret, Councillor | Director | 2008-09-10 | 2010-05-17 |
| WYLIE, Richard, Dr | Director | 2018-06-01 | 2021-05-04 |
| WYLIE, Rick | Director | 2011-01-24 | 2019-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carole Samantha Twiselton | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-09-01 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Professor Michael John Waters | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-09-01 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Mr Ian Michael Fisher | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-12-06 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Mrs Alyson Noreen Armett | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-12-14 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Mr Andrew Sellar | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-02-14 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Dr Lynne Margaret Livesey | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2021-12-05 |
| Mr John Richard Oliver | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2020-12-13 |
| Mrs Michelle Louise Pearse | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2019-02-13 |
| Mr Robert Andrew Bryson Higgins | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2018-10-29 |
| Mr Rick Wylie | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
| Mr Adrian Nicholas Thompson | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2018-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+122.9%
£14,444,000 £32,196,000
-
Cash
+159.3%
£467,000 £1,211,000
-
Net assets
+33.6%
£28,593,000 £38,188,000
-
Employees
+45.3%
265 385
-
Operating profit
+904.3%
-£1,181,000 £9,499,000
-
Wages
+56.8%
£7,836,000 £12,284,000
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