THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-07 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
-5.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£198M
-1.4% vs 2024
Employees
2,140
-9.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST 2014-04-29 → present
- THE RGS/AFS THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST 2012-05-16 → 2014-04-29
- THE ROCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 2010-08-27 → 2012-05-16
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 | £121,451,000 | £129,896,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £40,521,000 | -£2,411,000 | |
| Cash | £12,774,000 | £12,017,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £201,265,000 | £197,705,000 | |
| Net assets | £200,370,000 | £197,664,000 | |
| Equity | £200,370,000 | £197,664,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,363 | 2,140 | |
| Wages | £71,785,000 | £76,185,000 |
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 | 33.4% | -1.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.69x | 1.69x |
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
“The Directors have 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.”
Group structure
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST · parent
- Thinking Solutions for Education Limited 100%
- Little Thinkers Pre-School & Nursery Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Opening of Maritime Academy, new Sixth form and SRP building at The Victory Academy, and SEND provision building at Paignton Academy. Celebrated 150 years for Plymouth High School for Girls and 125 years for Gordon's Children's Academy. Completed BASIC Coaches training, raised £1 million through Thinking Lettings, and received external awards.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COATES, Jennifer Victoria | Secretary | 2026-01-12 | — | — |
| BUTWILOWSKA, Krysia Stefania | Director | 2024-10-16 | Jun 1947 | British |
| GARDNER, Stuart Rae | Director | 2014-02-05 | Nov 1974 | British |
| GEARY, Steve Brian | Director | 2019-03-27 | Sep 1973 | British |
| GLASSEY, David Alan | Director | 2023-09-01 | Feb 1960 | British |
| HALL, Ashley John | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1991 | British |
| MARTIN, Peter Victor | Director | 2010-08-27 | Feb 1954 | British |
| MILL, Lirette Natelle-Anne | Director | 2025-02-10 | Apr 1981 | British |
| MINCHIN, Andrew Paul | Director | 2024-10-09 | Nov 1976 | British |
| MORRISON, Derek | Director | 2012-05-08 | Feb 1954 | British |
| NEWMAN, Gerard | Director | 2016-03-17 | Feb 1958 | British |
| STAR, Clive Mark | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| TAYLOR, Kyle Jack | Director | 2026-03-30 | Oct 1993 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENTON, Kelly | Secretary | 2021-03-31 | 2026-01-12 |
| MILLER, Lee Philip | Secretary | 2018-12-12 | 2021-03-31 |
| SMITH, Janet | Secretary | 2010-11-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| BAILEY, Michael Robin | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2023-07-29 |
| BARRY, Angela Jean | Director | 2014-07-10 | 2016-12-14 |
| BATTY, Glen | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| BEARD, Annette | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2019-10-30 |
| BETTEY, Kaye Anne | Director | 2022-03-30 | 2026-01-30 |
| BRITTEN, Helen | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| CORBYN, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2011-03-23 | 2012-05-08 |
| CROCKFORD, Elizabeth | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| DIMMICK, Denise Ann | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| EARLE, Sarah | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2017-09-22 |
| GARDNER, Stuart Rae | Director | 2010-12-08 | 2012-05-08 |
| HART, Richard James | Director | 2014-07-10 | 2015-08-11 |
| HILL, Roger | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| HURTADO, Natasha | Director | 2022-09-22 | 2024-08-31 |
| JORDAN-EVANS, Rachel Veronica Pauline | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2021-07-14 |
| KERR, Jean, Canon | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| KESLAKE, Lisa Jane | Director | 2023-03-17 | 2023-05-09 |
| LUCKHURST, Tim, Professor | Director | 2010-12-08 | 2012-05-08 |
| LYCETT, David Ian | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-10-12 |
| MASON, Ian | Director | 2020-02-12 | 2024-09-13 |
| MEDHURST, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-12-05 |
| MILLER, Lee Philip | Director | 2014-02-05 | 2018-12-12 |
| MILLER, Paddy | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| NAGAR, Panna | Director | 2014-07-10 | 2015-07-08 |
| O'MEARA, Joseph Michael | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2013-01-22 |
| PATTNAYAK, Santosh, Dr | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| RANDALL, Linda | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2022-08-31 |
| RANSOM, Christie | Director | 2010-12-08 | 2012-05-08 |
| RIDER, Judy | Director | 2014-07-10 | 2014-11-07 |
| ROUND, Lee David | Director | 2017-11-09 | 2019-01-07 |
| SAVAGE, Amanda | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2014-02-05 |
| SCRUTON, David James Adrian | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2014-02-05 |
| SHEPHERD, Denise Katherine | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| SPURGEON, Julie Ann | Director | 2021-10-20 | 2023-08-31 |
| SPURGEON, Julie Ann | Director | 2014-07-10 | 2018-10-15 |
| TAYLOR, Heidi Grace | Director | 2012-05-08 | 2014-02-05 |
| THOMPSON, Paul Mark Antony | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-05-08 |
| TRIMBY, Lee Malcolm | Director | 2016-03-17 | 2020-08-31 |
| WOZENCROFT, Patricia Beatrice Ann | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2014-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+7%
£121,451,000 £129,896,000
-
Cash
-5.9%
£12,774,000 £12,017,000
-
Net assets
-1.4%
£200,370,000 £197,664,000
-
Employees
-9.4%
2,363 2,140
-
Wages
+6.1%
£71,785,000 £76,185,000
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