DUNSTONE EDUCATION TRUST

1. DUNSTONE EDUCATION TRUST 2019-05-21 → present
2. THE FULWOOD ACADEMY 2009-07-13 → 2019-05-21

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

CWR

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Academy 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.”

Significant events

• “During the year ending 31 August 2025, the Trust reported an operational surplus of £663,000 (2024: £109,000). The surplus is attributable to: A significant increase in pupil numbers, leading to increased ESFA revenue funding based on the October student census; Additional targeted funding reflecting growth in pupil recruitment in 2024/25; Effective cost control and strengthened financial management procedures embedded across the Academy; Improved procurement processes and enhanced financial oversight by the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee.”
• “As part of the review in 2023/24 it was identified that there was a requirement to split the Resources, Audit and Risk. committee into 2 separate committees for 2024/25. Further to this, an additional 3 Trustees have been recruited starting in 2024, to strengthen the knowledge of the board.”

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

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -58.6%

  £19,453,000 → £8,054,000

• Cash

  +65.1%

  £975,000 → £1,610,000

• Net assets

  +5.1%

  £12,995,000 → £13,661,000

• Employees

  -4.5%

  112 → 107

• Operating profit

  -94.4%

  £12,338,000 → £691,000

• Profit before tax

  -94.4%

  £12,338,000 → £691,000

• Wages

  +14.3%

  £3,561,000 → £4,069,000

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