SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-29 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-15
Watchouts
Cash
£12M
-5.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£219M
-0.4% vs 2024
Employees
2,221
-1.9% 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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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST 2012-02-13 → present
- WESTLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST 2011-01-21 → 2012-02-13
- THE WESTLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST 2010-08-13 → 2011-01-21
- 'THE WESTLANDS ACADEMIES TRUST 2010-08-12 → 2010-08-13
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 | £104,091,000 | £111,012,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £9,126,000 | -£100,000 | |
| Cash | £12,275,000 | £11,602,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £220,068,000 | £219,103,000 | |
| Net assets | £220,057,000 | £219,103,000 | |
| Equity | £220,057,000 | £219,103,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,264 | 2,221 | |
| Wages | £61,572,000 | £64,603,000 |
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 | 8.8% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.12x | 2.34x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- 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 near future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Academy Trust operated 10 primary and 9 secondary academies across Kent, East Sussex, and Bromley. Its academies have a combined pupil capacity of 13,938 and had a roll of 13,512 in the October 2024 census.”
- “Five schools were inspected during the period. Two schools were graded under the old framework as "Good", two were graded under the new framework with a minimum of "Good" across each area, and one school, The Eastbourne Academy, was judged to be inadequate.”
- “A key risk is the expiry of the PFI contract at Peacehaven School in July 2026, which may result in considerably higher costs being borne by the school post-contract as services are taken back in-house.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENCH, Louisa Helen | Director | 2023-10-10 | Aug 1967 | British |
| CLARE, Michael James | Director | 2025-04-01 | Nov 1971 | British |
| DAVIS, Simon Andrew | Director | 2026-03-24 | May 1990 | British |
| DUCKLING, Christopher | Director | 2017-07-11 | Jan 1948 | British |
| GOODSON, Paul Andrew | Director | 2017-01-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| PENNEY, Simon James | Director | 2015-12-09 | Jun 1973 | British |
| WEIR, Edward Kenneth | Director | 2021-07-13 | Sep 1972 | British |
| WILSON, Michael Rutherford | Director | 2022-11-29 | Dec 1963 | British |
| WOOD, Claire Denise | Director | 2025-12-09 | Sep 1953 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERS, John Thomas | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| ANDERSON, Julie | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2016-12-01 |
| BARHAM, Alan | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2018-09-10 |
| BARROW, Natalie | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| BROWN, David Henry | Director | 2012-01-16 | 2014-12-22 |
| BROWN, Mhairi Boyd | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| CHANT, Victoria | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| CHILTON, Brendan | Director | 2015-07-15 | 2016-12-01 |
| CLIFTON, George Robert John | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2016-12-01 |
| COPE, John Bowyer | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-07-12 |
| COX, Simon | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2015-09-23 |
| CRUTTENDEN, Rowland David | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| CULLEM, Pearl Joan Marjorie | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| DAWES, Clive | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| DAY, John Leslie | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2012-08-29 |
| DICKINSON, Suzanne Louise | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-09-23 |
| FASSENFELT, John Arthur | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2017-02-21 |
| FENNICHE, Michelle | Director | 2014-07-17 | 2014-10-20 |
| FROST, Elizabeth Helen | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| GARRAWAY, Janet | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2016-10-05 |
| GEORGE, Claire Louise | Director | 2021-01-26 | 2023-02-20 |
| GOATHAM, Jacquelin Susan | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| GOLDING, Neil | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2013-07-01 |
| HARGREAVES, Eileen Barbara | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2012-04-26 |
| HOLMES, Kevin | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2015-09-23 |
| HOOK, Lianne Ruth | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2016-11-21 |
| HOOK, Lianne Ruth | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| JARVIS, Philip Robert | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2022-03-22 |
| JESSEL, Dorothy Irene Victoria | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2020-09-28 |
| JOBE, Robert | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| JUETT, Lesley Margaret | Director | 2023-10-10 | 2025-08-26 |
| KANE, Roberta Elizabeth | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| LEWIS, Matthew | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| LISTON, Pamela | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-12-31 |
| MCCARTHY-PENMAN, Jane Karen Rebekah | Director | 2023-05-23 | 2024-10-22 |
| MIRAMS, Karen Anne | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| MORETON, Robert Clive | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2022-10-06 |
| MUNRO, Matthew Dominic | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| PEARSON, Lynne Margaret | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2013-10-31 |
| PENNEY, Simon James | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2011-11-30 |
| ROBERTS, Andrew John | Director | 2025-04-01 | 2025-09-09 |
| SAGE, Rodney | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| SLEE, Richard John | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2016-07-21 |
| STEVENS, Darren Mark | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2016-10-05 |
| TERRY, Sarah Caroline | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| TRIGWELL, Fiona Louise | Director | 2013-12-04 | 2016-07-31 |
| TRIMMER, Derek Gerrard | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2016-10-05 |
| TUCKER, Claire Elaine | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-30 |
| WALSH, Karen Louise | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2015-08-11 |
| WARD, Grahame William George | Director | 2016-07-12 | 2022-07-12 |
| WHITCOMBE, Jonathan | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2022-10-07 |
| WILLIAMS, Martin | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-02-23 |
| WILSON, Catherine Alice | Director | 2023-03-16 | 2026-01-31 |
| WILSON, Michael Rutherford | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2016-10-05 |
| WOOD, Claire Denise | Director | 2012-08-29 | 2016-10-05 |
| WOOD, Stephen Arthur | Director | 2014-09-17 | 2016-09-16 |
| WOOD, Stephen Arthur | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-11-23 |
| WOODHOUSE, Anthony Francis | Director | 2015-12-09 | 2016-03-23 |
| WOOLLEY, Keith John | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2014-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr George Robert John Clifton | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-29 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
| Mr Leonard Edmund Blomstrand | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-29 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
| Mr Paul Andrew Goodson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-29 | Ceased 2022-03-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 190 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+6.6%
£104,091,000 £111,012,000
-
Cash
-5.5%
£12,275,000 £11,602,000
-
Net assets
-0.4%
£220,057,000 £219,103,000
-
Employees
-1.9%
2,264 2,221
-
Wages
+4.9%
£61,572,000 £64,603,000
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