DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+79.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£36M
+2.2% vs 2024
Employees
315
-6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£963K
+253.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DRAPERS' MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST 2014-06-26 → present
- DRAPERS' ACADEMY 2009-09-30 → 2014-06-26
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 | £20,884,000 | £22,599,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£627,000 | £963,000 | |
| Net profit | -£627,000 | £963,000 | |
| Cash | £1,401,000 | £2,510,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,399,000 | £36,171,000 | |
| Net assets | £35,399,000 | £36,171,000 | |
| Equity | £35,399,000 | £36,171,000 | |
| Average employees | 336 | 315 | |
| Wages | £10,914,000 | £11,381,000 |
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 | -3.0% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.9% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.02x | 1.86x |
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
- Auditor
- BKL Audit LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In September 2024, the Government announced the removal of single word or phrase headline school judgements with immediate effect. This was replaced with a 'School Report Card' approach, providing a more complete picture of how schools are performing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORMAN, Philip | Secretary | 2024-09-30 | — | — |
| BLUNT, Alison Mary, Professor | Director | 2018-05-15 | Jul 1969 | British |
| DUNHILL, Benedict Humphrey | Director | 2021-07-19 | Sep 1964 | British |
| EVERETT, Oliver Richard | Director | 2025-07-31 | Jul 1965 | British |
| FROST, Bryony | Director | 2019-01-21 | Feb 1989 | British |
| HOBDEN, Nicholas David | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1963 | British |
| KEMP, Gillian | Director | 2018-10-15 | Mar 1972 | British |
| LEGGETT, Margaret Claire, Dr | Director | 2024-09-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
| LESTER, Louise Catherine | Director | 2024-09-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
| LOFTING-KISAKYE, Emily | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1982 | British |
| MOLLETT, Anna Marian | Director | 2023-03-27 | Nov 1953 | British |
| PANTER, Lucy Clare | Director | 2026-02-11 | Jul 1974 | British |
| REDCLIFFE, Neil Graham Morgan | Director | 2020-09-07 | Mar 1959 | British |
| SIDHU, Sharanbir, Professor | Director | 2022-10-17 | Nov 1959 | Singaporean |
| SKEEN, Thomas James | Director | 2026-03-25 | Jun 1989 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEESON, Stephen John | Secretary | 2010-03-01 | 2017-11-26 |
| NORMAN, Philip | Secretary | 2018-12-14 | 2024-09-30 |
| SUMNER, David Michael Edward | Secretary | 2017-11-27 | 2018-12-14 |
| SUMNER, David Michael Edward | Secretary | 2010-01-07 | 2010-02-28 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-09-30 | 2010-01-07 |
| ANNELLS, Victor Graham | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2021-09-16 |
| BEDDOWS, Patrick | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2021-07-19 |
| BEHARRELL, Steven Roderick | Director | 2016-10-27 | 2017-07-12 |
| BEHARRELL, Steven Roderick | Director | 2010-01-07 | 2014-06-19 |
| BULL, Emma Jane | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| DAVIS, Virginia Grace, Professor | Director | 2014-06-19 | 2022-07-18 |
| DEVEREUX, James Almeric Nicholas | Director | 2009-09-30 | 2014-06-19 |
| FOAKES, Stephen Peter | Director | 2014-06-19 | 2019-07-17 |
| GALLAN, Patricia | Director | 2022-10-17 | 2026-01-09 |
| HARRIS, Thomas Ronald | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2018-07-16 |
| IRELAND, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2019-01-21 | 2019-09-30 |
| LYONS, Adrian William, Major General | Director | 2009-09-30 | 2013-10-14 |
| MAGINNIS, Ian Philip | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Jonathan David | Director | 2015-11-09 | 2018-12-12 |
| MORRIS, Alan Douglas | Director | 2010-01-07 | 2016-09-30 |
| ORCHARD, Timothy Gerard | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2019-07-17 |
| PAGE, Charles Timothy | Director | 2020-07-15 | 2025-07-31 |
| PIPER, Kim Mary, Professor | Director | 2017-10-04 | 2018-12-01 |
| PITT, Susan Virginia | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-03-26 |
| SHIACH, Morag Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2017-07-12 | 2022-07-30 |
| SHIACH, Morag Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2010-01-07 | 2013-09-30 |
| SHIACH, Morag Elizabeth, Professor | Director | 2009-09-30 | 2016-09-30 |
| SHORE-NYE, Michael Philip | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2015-11-09 |
| SUMNER, David Michael | Director | 2014-06-19 | 2020-07-15 |
| TEJURA, Chandres, Dr | Director | 2022-10-17 | 2025-12-31 |
| TURNER, Prisilla | Director | 2022-10-17 | 2024-07-31 |
| WATKINSON, Michael, Professor | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2018-02-27 |
| WATKINSON, Michael, Dr | Director | 2010-01-07 | 2014-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Douglas Morris | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-30 | Ceased 2016-10-27 |
| Queen Mary University Of London | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-09-30 | Active |
| The Drapers' Company | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-09-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
+8.2%
£20,884,000 £22,599,000
-
Cash
+79.2%
£1,401,000 £2,510,000
-
Net assets
+2.2%
£35,399,000 £36,171,000
-
Employees
-6.3%
336 315
-
Profit before tax
+253.6%
-£627,000 £963,000
-
Wages
+4.3%
£10,914,000 £11,381,000
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