WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST 2017-08-01 → present
2. IVYBRIDGE ACADEMY TRUST 2010-10-06 → 2017-08-01

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PKF Francis Clark

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries and having given due consideration to guidance published by the DfE and the Financial Reporting Council on Going Concern, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, trustees believe there are no material uncertainties affecting the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “From 1 September 2025, Buddies Childcare Community-Interest-Company joined the Trust, extending Glen Park's age-range to 2-11 year olds.”
• “Boringdon successfully applied to open a new nursery as part of DfE's 2024/25 Schools Based Nurseries programme, expected to open January 2026.”
• “Sir James Smith's and four community primaries (Camelford, Otterham, St Breward, St Teath) from North Cornwall Learning Trust merged with the Trust on 1 June 2024.”
• “Rob Haring announced his decision to retire as CEO on 31 December 2025, with Nat Parnell appointed Interim CEO from 1 January 2026.”
• “Mr N Khan was appointed as the second Director of Education with effect from 1 September 2024.”
• “The HAB governance model was amended for the 2025/26 academic year to eleven WeST Community Councils (WeST CCs).”
• “Trust ended financial year with revenue reserves of £7,305,000, cash of £16,063,000, and net current assets of £9,491,000.”
• “South Dartmoor secured a 'Good' Ofsted grading in September 2024.”
• “Mrs R Moore resigned as Headteacher of St Breward in December 2024, replaced by Mr K Buxton-Dean.”
• “Mrs K Dixon retired as Headteacher of Manor in February 2025, succeeded by Mr R Howe.”
• “Mrs S Evans retired as Headteacher of Sherford Vale at Easter 2025, with Mrs Y Atkinson taking over as Acting Head.”
• “Mrs E Vollans resigned as Head of Woodlands Park at Easter 2025, with Mrs C Duncan acting as Executive Headteacher over both schools.”
• “Mr S Koehler-Lewis and Mrs C Granville were appointed substantive Principals of Plymstock and Coombe Dean respectively in February and May 2025.”
• “Ivybridge received an ungraded Section 8 inspection in February 2025, confirming significant improvement and a 'Good' rating.”
• “St Teath was inspected in January 2025 and judged 'Good'.”
• “Woodlands Park underwent an Ofsted inspection in February 2025 and was rated 'Good' in all key judgement areas.”
• “Plympton St Maurice underwent an Ofsted inspection in April 2025, confirming high standards were maintained.”
• “St Breward was inspected in July 2025 and found to be 'Good' in all key areas.”
• “Manor's Ofsted inspection in July 2025 found the school provides a 'Good' quality of education.”
• “30 of WeST's 31 schools are now rated Good or better by Ofsted.”
• “WTI decided to outsource its ITT provision in collaboration with a partner trust next year, citing cost-benefit unsustainability.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

5

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +11%

  £101,173,000 → £112,316,000

• Cash

  +16.3%

  £13,810,000 → £16,063,000

• Net assets

  +0.3%

  £201,619,000 → £202,297,000

• Employees

  +3.4%

  2,003 → 2,071

• Wages

  +6.9%

  £60,088,000 → £64,221,000

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