ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£10M
+266.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£126M
+125.3% vs 2024
Employees
958
+223.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 1 time since incorporation
- ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS 2017-03-28 → present
- THE BEDFORD AND KEMPSTON FREE SCHOOL LIMITED 2010-08-06 → 2017-03-28
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 | £14,034,000 | £51,959,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £38,394,000 | £70,936,000 | |
| Cash | £2,730,000 | £10,016,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,126,000 | £126,427,000 | |
| Net assets | £56,126,000 | £126,427,000 | |
| Equity | £56,126,000 | £126,427,000 | |
| Average employees | 296 | 958 | |
| Wages | £8,367,000 | £29,493,000 |
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 | 273.6% | 136.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.2% | 2.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.28x | 3.53x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- 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
- “The merger with The Shared Learning Trust has been the most significant development in our history.”
- “On 1 September 2024, The Shared Learning Trust, a trust operating predominantly from the Luton area, assigned all of its assets and liabilities to Advantage Schools. This process followed a rigorous due diligence process and was part of Advantage Schools growth strategy. The immediate financial position of the combined trust will improve due to significant reserves being transferred.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Mikhaela Daniele | Secretary | 2023-03-22 | — | — |
| BACON, David Philip | Director | 2024-03-20 | Jul 1962 | British |
| BLACKMAN, Julia Jane | Director | 2024-09-05 | Apr 1969 | British |
| ISAKSEN, Bodil | Director | 2025-12-17 | Nov 1989 | British,Danish |
| JAMESON, Paul Richard | Director | 2017-12-06 | Apr 1972 | British |
| LAVELLE, Martin Kenneth | Director | 2025-12-17 | Sep 1963 | British |
| MAIN, Matthew John | Director | 2026-04-09 | Nov 1993 | British |
| MALLI, Ulas | Director | 2026-04-09 | Sep 1988 | Turkish |
| MCCOURT, Mark | Director | 2018-04-18 | Jul 1976 | British |
| SYSON, Russell Nigel | Director | 2011-11-19 | Feb 1961 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARWOOD, Sarah | Secretary | 2010-08-06 | 2011-11-19 |
| CAMPBELL, Simon James | Secretary | 2019-07-10 | 2023-03-21 |
| EDGE, Bridget Jane | Secretary | 2014-04-22 | 2019-07-10 |
| MCNICHOLAS, Martin John | Secretary | 2012-03-07 | 2012-11-09 |
| WALKER, Stephen William | Secretary | 2012-11-09 | 2014-04-22 |
| ABBEY, Emma | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2019-03-07 |
| AKHTAR, Parvez | Director | 2023-08-09 | 2025-11-18 |
| ARDEN, Elizabeth | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2019-06-12 |
| BARNES, Michelle | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2012-09-06 |
| BARNES, Michelle | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2014-09-24 |
| BARWOOD, Sarah Jill | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2011-11-19 |
| BESSELL, Robert Leonard | Director | 2020-02-05 | 2022-07-12 |
| BRISCOE, Amanda Jane | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2016-03-21 |
| BUDDLE, Mark Richard | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2014-01-20 |
| CAMPBELL, Ian William, Dr | Director | 2020-03-25 | 2024-08-31 |
| COWARD, Michael Robert | Director | 2018-05-12 | 2022-07-24 |
| DALLAS, Yvonne | Director | 2010-11-19 | 2014-02-06 |
| DANGA, Ashief | Director | 2024-09-05 | 2025-07-01 |
| DAVIES, Gareth | Director | 2014-12-17 | 2016-03-24 |
| DODGE, Martin Peter | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2020-09-27 |
| FLEMONS, Michelle | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2017-04-01 |
| GODDEN, Lorna Jo | Director | 2011-11-10 | 2017-09-11 |
| GREEN, Alistair | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2016-09-23 |
| GUTHRIE, John Alexander | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2017-10-02 |
| HAMILTON, Robert David | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2014-01-20 |
| HARRIS, Marjorie Pamela | Director | 2011-11-19 | 2014-02-05 |
| HEAVEY, Anne Margaret Grace | Director | 2019-10-09 | 2025-09-17 |
| HILL, David Andrew | Director | 2011-11-19 | 2017-10-02 |
| HORN, Alan | Director | 2018-05-12 | 2018-09-20 |
| JONES, Patricia | Director | 2011-11-19 | 2014-02-05 |
| KIRBY, Caroline | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| KRUMINS, John Jekabs | Director | 2024-04-26 | 2025-03-05 |
| LEHAIN, Mark Guy | Director | 2013-12-15 | 2017-08-31 |
| LEHAIN, Mark Guy | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2013-12-15 |
| LEHAIN, Mark Guy | Director | 2010-08-06 | 2010-12-20 |
| LOCK, Stuart Lee | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2017-11-14 |
| LONGWORTH, Lesley Anne | Director | 2013-02-02 | 2014-05-01 |
| LOVEDAY, Kirstie Anne | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2017-04-01 |
| MARSH, Michael John | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2018-01-06 |
| MOREY, Joanne | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| MORTIMER, Sarah Caroline | Director | 2024-09-05 | 2026-03-27 |
| MOSS, Patricia | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2026-02-23 |
| O'QUINN, Richard Charles | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2017-11-14 |
| POMPA, Michelina | Director | 2011-11-19 | 2014-02-05 |
| PRITCHARD, Diana | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2013-07-10 |
| PRYCE, Ian Michael | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2014-02-05 |
| REDPATH, Ian | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2017-11-01 |
| REES, Thomas David | Director | 2018-02-02 | 2021-12-08 |
| SINGH, Jagtar | Director | 2014-05-01 | 2017-04-01 |
| SINKINSON, Anne | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2015-09-28 |
| SOHANPAL, Sharmila | Director | 2011-11-19 | 2014-02-05 |
| TOBIAS, Ryan John | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2021-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lorna Jo Godden | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-10-20 | Ceased 2021-07-21 |
| Mr Mark Guy Lehain | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2018-06-15 | Ceased 2023-06-22 |
| Mr David Andrew Hill | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2018-05-11 | Ceased 2023-06-22 |
| Mr Ryan John Tobias | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2023-06-22 |
| Mrs Lynne Faulkner | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2018-10-08 |
| Mrs Joanne Morey | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-04-01 | Ceased 2018-02-16 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Jane Arden | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-05 | Ceased 2019-06-12 |
| Mrs Michelle Barnes | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-08-05 | Ceased 2018-06-15 |
| Mrs Lorna Jo Godden | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-08-05 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
| Mr Russell Nigel Syson | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-08-05 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
| Mr Robert David Hamilton | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-08-05 | Ceased 2017-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+270.2%
£14,034,000 £51,959,000
-
Cash
+266.9%
£2,730,000 £10,016,000
-
Net assets
+125.3%
£56,126,000 £126,427,000
-
Employees
+223.6%
296 958
-
Wages
+252.5%
£8,367,000 £29,493,000
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