CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

• ◆

  8 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

• ◆

  2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST 2026-02-13 → present
2. NEW COLLEGE DURHAM ACADEMIES TRUST 2011-06-16 → 2026-02-13
3. NORTH DURHAM ACADEMY 2011-01-12 → 2011-06-16
4. THE NEW ACADEMY TRUST (STANLEY) 2010-03-18 → 2011-01-12

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

Wbg (Audit) Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST · parent
   1. NCDAT Support Services Ltd

Significant events

• “During 2024/25 Wingate Primary School was approved to join the Academy Trust with the transfer completed on 1st October 2025.”
• “The Academy Trust's Trading Subsidiary, NCDAT Support Services Ltd was established with trading expected to commence in NCDAT Support Services Ltd during 2025/26.”
• “DfE approved the opening of a nursery at Castleside Primary School with the provision opening in 2025.”
• “Consett Sixth Form and Pelton SEND provision had significant upgrades, which has secured improved numbers and better facilities to meet the needs of the pupils attending these schools.”

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

Filings

20

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

6

last 12 months

Officers resigned

8

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  -28.6%

  £51,356,000 → £36,690,000

• Cash

  -24.4%

  £6,059,000 → £4,582,000

• Net assets

  -0.8%

  £83,964,000 → £83,317,000

• Employees

  +14.9%

  471 → 541

• Operating profit

  -107.8%

  £15,890,000 → -£1,239,000

• Profit before tax

  -107.8%

  £15,890,000 → -£1,239,000

• Wages

  +14%

  £17,243,000 → £19,660,000

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