WALES HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-24 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+32.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
+0.2% vs 2024
Employees
267
-8.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£90K
+109.7% vs 2024
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 | £14,619,748 | £15,352,954 | |
| Operating profit | -£984,182 | -£12,861 | |
| Profit before tax | -£923,283 | £89,622 | |
| Net profit | -£923,283 | £89,622 | |
| Cash | £800,116 | £1,063,346 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,783,281 | £10,795,071 | |
| Net assets | £10,757,910 | £10,776,532 | |
| Equity | £10,757,910 | £10,776,532 | |
| Average employees | 291 | 267 | |
| Wages | £9,431,681 | £9,056,849 |
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 | -6.7% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | -6.3% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.1% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.1% | 6.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.85x |
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
- Hart Shaw 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
- “Our House system was reviewed, re-branded and improved this year with behaviour points now becoming House points which led to much higher involvement across the whole school in House activities.”
- “Our fundraising efforts included a charity raffle to win a signed Sheffield United Football shirt for Sheffield Children's Hospital, hosting a Macmillan Coffee morning, a dodgeball event for British Heart Foundation.”
- “Presentation Evening was well attended with guest speaker and ex Wales High Alumni Rebecca Taylor, AKA Self Esteem, one of the UK's most exciting breakout stars of the past decade.”
- “We unveiled a new PE kit, which certainly seemed to inspire our students! Our sporting achievements included reaching the South Yorkshire School Games finals for U15 girls cricket.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKES, Carol Ann | Secretary | 2022-07-14 | — | — |
| BECK, Dominic Edward | Director | 2013-10-21 | Mar 1992 | British |
| CROSBY, Holly | Director | 2020-09-22 | Sep 1985 | British |
| HEMINGWAY, Michael Thornton | Director | 2024-10-29 | Jun 1968 | British |
| HOLYOAK, Lauren Adele | Director | 2026-02-23 | Sep 1989 | British |
| HOPKINSON, Jane | Director | 2016-07-06 | Mar 1966 | British |
| KEETON, Cathryn Anne | Director | 2021-06-28 | May 1978 | British |
| MCCALL, Lisa | Director | 2024-04-08 | Oct 1977 | British |
| OTTEN, Stuart John | Director | 2024-03-20 | Apr 1997 | British |
| PARR, Nicholas John | Director | 2023-05-22 | Jul 1974 | British |
| RAMSDEN, Daniel Stephen | Director | 2018-12-18 | Apr 1981 | British |
| SORBY, Thomas David | Director | 2014-12-10 | Oct 1977 | British |
| STOTT, Alexandra Jane | Director | 2010-10-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Judith Anne | Secretary | 2011-07-05 | 2012-05-10 |
| DUNKER, Mark Jarrod | Secretary | 2020-04-20 | 2022-07-13 |
| HUSTLER, Susan | Secretary | 2016-03-10 | 2017-09-02 |
| HUSTLER, Susan Ruth | Secretary | 2012-05-10 | 2015-01-08 |
| REDMILE, Laura Frances Mytts | Secretary | 2017-09-02 | 2020-04-09 |
| REDMILE, Laura Frances Mytts | Secretary | 2015-01-08 | 2016-03-10 |
| BENNETT, Donna Tina | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2013-04-23 |
| BETTS, Andrew Philip | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2023-08-31 |
| BEVAN, Sarah Alice | Director | 2023-07-03 | 2023-10-03 |
| BRADSHAW, Matthew Simon | Director | 2020-03-04 | 2024-03-03 |
| CARLILL, John William | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2018-06-20 |
| CLARE, Catherine Rachel | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| CLEASBY, Samantha Elizabeth | Director | 2014-11-26 | 2016-03-15 |
| CLOKE, Rebecca | Director | 2020-09-28 | 2023-06-02 |
| COOPER, Charlotte | Director | 2018-01-17 | 2021-08-31 |
| COOPER, Charlotte Louise Victoria | Director | 2018-01-13 | 2019-06-20 |
| CROSSLAND, Lisa | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2014-11-20 |
| DARLING, Charlotte | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| DAY, John | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2020-04-27 |
| DAY, John | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-08-31 |
| DI'IASIO, Giuseppe | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2024-04-07 |
| EUSMAN, Suzanne Marie | Director | 2019-05-20 | 2025-10-31 |
| FINNEY, Laura | Director | 2018-09-10 | 2020-09-28 |
| FOSTER, Enid Gail | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| GILBERT, Audrey | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2013-09-24 |
| GREEN, Martyn | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-12-09 |
| HABERGHAM, Rachel | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2023-05-04 |
| HABERGHAM, Rachel | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2018-08-31 |
| HAMSHAW, Paul, Pc | Director | 2013-10-21 | 2016-06-15 |
| HARRIS, Thomas | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2024-09-17 |
| HOLCOMBE, Jacqueline Ann Fox | Director | 2010-09-10 | 2018-08-31 |
| HOLCOMBE, Jacqui | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| JAMES, Sarah Marie | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2016-11-01 |
| JERVIS, Tracey Anne Manson | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2021-06-28 |
| LARCOMBE, Natalie | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-07-20 |
| LISTER, Martin John | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2020-09-19 |
| MASON, Graham | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| MCCALL, Lisa | Director | 2014-11-27 | 2017-12-12 |
| MCDONOUGH, Katie | Director | 2025-09-01 | 2025-11-14 |
| MCKEE, Christopher John | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-09-25 |
| MORTIMER, Heather | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2020-01-05 |
| MORTON, Lawrence | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2014-12-09 |
| RADFORD, Neill | Director | 2023-06-27 | 2023-10-03 |
| RADFORD, Neill | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2023-06-02 |
| ROBINSON, Dale | Director | 2022-12-02 | 2024-05-14 |
| SARGINSON, Lindsay | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-04-23 |
| SCHOFIELD, Gary, The Reverend | Director | 2015-11-02 | 2018-02-01 |
| SMEJA, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| SMITH, Adrian Mark Richard | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-12-09 |
| TIDSWELL, Chloe Luann | Director | 2021-08-31 | 2023-10-03 |
| WHITAKER, Philip | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2018-12-10 |
| WILD, Marie | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jacqueline Ann Holcombe | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2019-09-01 |
| Mr Dominic Edward Beck | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2018-09-01 |
| Mr John William Carlill | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2018-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+5%
£14,619,748 £15,352,954
-
Cash
+32.9%
£800,116 £1,063,346
-
Net assets
+0.2%
£10,757,910 £10,776,532
-
Employees
-8.2%
291 267
-
Operating profit
+98.7%
-£984,182 -£12,861
-
Profit before tax
+109.7%
-£923,283 £89,622
-
Wages
-4%
£9,431,681 £9,056,849
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