KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+47.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£67M
+30.7% vs 2024
Employees
762
-4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 2019-07-23 → present
- THE LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST 2016-02-26 → 2019-07-23
- TRENANCE LEARNING ACADEMY 2010-10-01 → 2016-02-26
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 | £35,164,519 | £51,558,332 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,284,771 | £15,571,719 | |
| Cash | £2,773,724 | £4,082,822 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,660,773 | £67,016,492 | |
| Net assets | £51,288,773 | £67,016,492 | |
| Equity | £51,288,773 | £67,016,492 | |
| Average employees | 794 | 762 | |
| Wages | £20,068,604 | £19,589,780 |
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 | -3.7% | 30.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.76x | 2.39x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, our Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that our 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. There are no material uncertainties about the academy trust's ability to continue for 12 months from signing date.”
Significant events
- “The academic year 2024/25 was the second year of our four-year strategic journey outlined in The Kernow Challenge. During this year, we set to 'strengthen' our academy trust by building on the foundations established in our 'securing' year (2023/24) to expedite school improvement, catalyse rises in pupil outcomes, and embed pedagogical approaches to ensure that our schools meet the needs of our pupils, families, and communities. At the same time, we sought to reshape and remould our academy trust to ensure that it remained financially resilient to reducing birth rates, lower pupil numbers, and ever-increasing costs.”
- “The construction of the permanent site for Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery was completed and staff and pupils moved into their new school building.”
- “Successful Ofsted inspections at Beacon Academy, Charlestown Primary School, Leedstown CP School, Mabe Primary School, Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery, St Columb Minor Academy, St Kew Academy, St Newlyn East Learning Academy, The Bishops' CoE Learning Academy, Trevisker Primary School, Upton Cross Academy, and Wendron CoE Primary School. All schools in Kernow Learning now have Ofsted judgements of 'Good' or better across all judgement areas.”
- “Through a strategic review process, we have been able to ensure that our academy trust remains agile to changing pupil populations and the associated reductions in funding. We have been able to secure the ongoing viability of our academy trust through achieving financial resilience, including £15m of donated fixed assets from the DfE.”
- “Installation of a Building Management System (BMS) at Wendron School. Implementation of a gas safety system at Bishops School. Heating pump upgrades completed at St Agnes, Wendron, King Charles, St Francis, and St Newlyn East Schools. External emergency LED lighting installed at Bishops, Mabe, Foxhole, and Trevisker Schools. The Trust is progressing with the installation of solar panels across the nine remaining schools without existing solar provision. Plans are in place to replace two wind turbines at St Columb Minor and Upton Cross Schools.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Claire Louise | Secretary | 2022-11-30 | — | — |
| ABDALLAH, Mohamed | Director | 2022-12-02 | Apr 1982 | British |
| ASHTON, Dean | Director | 2024-09-01 | Jul 1959 | British |
| BLANDFORD, Sonia, Professor | Director | 2022-09-05 | Mar 1958 | British |
| MASON, Philip Lawrence | Director | 2019-09-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| PARKER, David Mark John | Director | 2020-10-06 | Jul 1960 | British |
| RUSHTON, Derek Eamon | Director | 2021-02-12 | Aug 1950 | British |
| SMITH, Mark Terrance | Director | 2019-09-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
| SUTHERLAND, Samantha Adrianne | Director | 2023-09-29 | Aug 1979 | British |
| SYKES, Holly Gabrielle | Director | 2019-09-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
| TEAGUE, Michael | Director | 2023-03-31 | Mar 1958 | English |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKLAW, Lynn Bernadine | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| HOUGHTON, David Richard | Secretary | 2022-10-01 | 2022-11-30 |
| RIDEHALGH, Clare | Secretary | 2018-09-04 | 2020-12-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Gaynor | Secretary | 2010-10-01 | 2021-01-06 |
| ANDREWS, Michael John | Director | 2012-10-09 | 2019-08-31 |
| CLARKE, Lesley Ann | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| COWEN, Robin Henry Noel | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| CRAWFORD, Russell Mckenzie, Dr | Director | 2023-09-29 | 2025-09-15 |
| CROSSE, Kathleen Mary | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2021-05-14 |
| CROWLE, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2025-08-31 |
| CROWLE, Clare | Director | 2012-09-11 | 2013-09-01 |
| CROWLE, Clare | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2011-09-16 |
| DEVINE, Leo | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2022-09-30 |
| DRAKE, Vicki | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-03 |
| DUNN, Steven John | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| EDDY, Sophie Tamara | Director | 2016-11-24 | 2018-10-12 |
| GERRY, Kerry Lynette | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| GLYNN, Daniella Louise | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| HOBBS, David John | Director | 2014-02-11 | 2018-02-25 |
| HURRY, Matthew Edward | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| HURRY, Matthew Edward | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2014-01-06 |
| LAWRENCE, Sandra Nicola | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| LEES, Mark John | Director | 2024-05-14 | 2025-01-05 |
| LUKE, James William | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-03 |
| MANNALL, Lisa Marianne | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2017-09-04 |
| MARRIOTT, Jenna Rebecca | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-03 |
| MAY, Richard John | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2016-09-01 |
| MCGOVERN, Patrick Joseph, Dr | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2019-08-31 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Monika | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-03 |
| MERRIKIN, Jennifer Elizabeth | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| OVENDEN-HOPE, Tanya Sharron, Professor | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-07-26 |
| SODEN, Nicola Louise Dee | Director | 2016-11-24 | 2018-10-12 |
| SUTTON, Jeramie | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2023-09-29 |
| SWEET, Robert John | Director | 2011-09-16 | 2012-09-03 |
| TYM, Susan Wendy | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| WALKER, Jennifer Susan | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-04-25 |
| WEBB, Dawn Bernice | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-03 |
| WILLCOCK, Jeremy Paul | Director | 2013-12-01 | 2015-02-05 |
| WYATT, Paul Robert | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2020-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Clare Louise Ridehalgh | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-10-01 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 124 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+46.6%
£35,164,519 £51,558,332
-
Cash
+47.2%
£2,773,724 £4,082,822
-
Net assets
+30.7%
£51,288,773 £67,016,492
-
Employees
-4%
794 762
-
Wages
-2.4%
£20,068,604 £19,589,780
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