THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-17
Watchouts
Cash
£18M
+7.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£260M
+5.4% vs 2024
Employees
3,500
-8.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
-3.8% vs 2024
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.
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £181,561,000 | £188,904,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£966,000 | -£622,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,091,000 | -£1,133,000 | |
| Net profit | -£8,373,000 | £15,561,000 | |
| Cash | £16,874,000 | £18,116,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £247,085,000 | £260,344,000 | |
| Net assets | £246,959,000 | £260,295,000 | |
| Equity | £246,959,000 | £260,295,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,823 | 3,500 | |
| Wages | £105,355,000 | £107,555,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.5% | -0.3% | |
| Net margin | -4.6% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.9% | 5.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.13x | 2.11x | |
| Interest cover | -0.16x | -0.10x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit 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
- “Author Pippa Goodhart visits TKAT as part of the free books initiative for all TKAT reception children.”
- “New technology hub at TKAT's Havant Academy supports young people with emotional, mental health and social needs”
- “Shenstone School's black tie event raises £5,000”
- “TKAT Safeguarding Conference 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2015-09-21 | — | — |
| BAINES, Peter Anthony | Director | 2017-03-16 | Sep 1962 | British |
| FUNDREY, Jonathan Kenneth | Director | 2024-11-12 | Feb 1959 | British |
| GARDNER, Caroline Jane | Director | 2024-11-07 | Oct 1969 | British |
| HOBBY, Russell Keith | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jan 1972 | British |
| JUDGE, Simon Patrick | Director | 2020-10-13 | Nov 1959 | British |
| MCGUINNESS, Catherine Sidony | Director | 2026-03-09 | Feb 1959 | English,Irish |
| POULTON, Karen Jane | Director | 2023-12-05 | May 1975 | British |
| ROBINS, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2020-10-13 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Paul Albert | Secretary | 2010-08-17 | 2015-04-01 |
| ATKINSON, Paul Robert | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2015-09-21 |
| ARMITAGE, Ian | Director | 2014-11-04 | 2017-01-11 |
| ATKINS, John Peter | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2019-08-31 |
| ATTWOOD, Thomas Roger | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2013-08-31 |
| BAGLEY, Gaenor Anne | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2026-04-02 |
| BARBER, Daniel Paul | Director | 2012-11-11 | 2014-10-07 |
| BOWES-CAVANGH, Christian Emmanuel Roy | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2011-05-01 |
| BOX, Stephen David | Director | 2023-11-14 | 2025-09-25 |
| FLEMING, Maryanne | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2011-12-11 |
| HARRISON, John Gatfield | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2023-05-08 |
| HECTOR, Mark Prichard, Professor | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2013-08-31 |
| HOLLYER, Brendan | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2013-04-01 |
| JACKSON, Michael Dennis | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2012-08-31 |
| KELLY, John Michael | Director | 2014-10-07 | 2015-07-28 |
| KHANNA, Diane Linda | Director | 2010-08-26 | 2011-12-11 |
| MANN, Sheila | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2011-12-11 |
| MARKHAM, Christian | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2011-12-11 |
| MEHTA, Aruna Anand | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2020-12-15 |
| MORGAN, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2017-06-02 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Terence Peter | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2012-11-14 |
| ROBERTS, Karen Louise, Dr | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| ROBINS, Lesley | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2016-07-04 |
| ROPER, Quentin Leonard | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-12-08 |
| ROUNCEFIELD, James Andrew | Director | 2011-11-17 | 2013-08-31 |
| SWYNY, Mark Joseph Clarence | Director | 2020-10-13 | 2024-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Elaine Marie | Director | 2016-01-19 | 2023-07-28 |
| VOOGHT, Raymond Philip | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2011-12-11 |
| WANLESS, Peter Thomas, Sir | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2014-10-07 |
| WHITE, Diane Linda | Director | 2010-08-17 | 2010-08-17 |
| YOUNG, Timothy Mark Stewart | Director | 2019-05-14 | 2020-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Alasdair Forster Wilson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-01-06 | Ceased 2024-11-07 |
| Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Company Ltd | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2024-01-06 | Ceased 2024-11-07 |
| Mr Raymond Philip Vooght | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-01-06 | Ceased 2024-11-07 |
| Mr John Peter Atkins | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-11-22 | Ceased 2022-01-26 |
| Mr Raymond Philip Vooght | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-11-22 | Ceased 2022-01-26 |
| Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Companies Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2021-11-22 | Ceased 2022-01-26 |
| Mr Raymond Philip Vooght | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-01 | Ceased 2021-02-04 |
| Mr John Peter Atkins | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-01 | Ceased 2021-02-04 |
| Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Company Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2020-02-01 | Ceased 2021-02-04 |
| Mr Daniel Paul Barber | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-23 | Ceased 2019-09-11 |
| Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Company Ltd | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-23 | Ceased 2019-09-11 |
| Mr Raymond Philip Vooght | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-23 | Ceased 2019-09-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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
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Turnover
+4%
£181,561,000 £188,904,000
-
Cash
+7.4%
£16,874,000 £18,116,000
-
Net assets
+5.4%
£246,959,000 £260,295,000
-
Employees
-8.4%
3,823 3,500
-
Operating profit
+35.6%
-£966,000 -£622,000
-
Profit before tax
-3.8%
-£1,091,000 -£1,133,000
-
Wages
+2.1%
£105,355,000 £107,555,000
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