RED KITE LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-07 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+7.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£132M
+8.2% vs 2024
Employees
1,546
-0.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£9M
-60.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST 2015-07-14 → present
- HARROGATE GRAMMAR SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 2011-02-09 → 2015-07-14
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £23,647,000 | £9,365,000 | |
| Net profit | £23,647,000 | £9,365,000 | |
| Cash | £6,068,000 | £6,525,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £123,567,000 | £132,139,000 | |
| Net assets | £122,152,000 | £132,137,000 | |
| Equity | £122,152,000 | £132,137,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,559 | 1,546 | |
| Wages | £42,616,000 | £44,784,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.8% | 4.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.53x | 1.68x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has 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
- RED KITE LEARNING TRUST · parent
- HGS Ventures Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Our Trust has expanded again this year with the arrival of Saltergate Junior and Infant schools. We were delighted to welcome them on April 1st and to have the opportunity to work together to support the young people and families they serve.”
- “Rossett School's inspection in April was a major step forward for our Trust this year. Within 18 months the school had been moved from a double Requires Improvement (RI) judgement to a 'Good'.”
- “We have further built capacity this year by investing in a full-time Inclusion Lead who can help schools respond to the increasing challenges and complexities of our young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).”
- “Our Trust conference in July was focused on meeting the needs of our children with SEND and resulted in our 'SEND Pledge' that places our most vulnerable children at the heart of all we do.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELL, Stephen George | Secretary | 2011-02-09 | — | — |
| FOX, Fiona Blair | Director | 2023-05-25 | Dec 1981 | British |
| GHAZNAVI, Yusoff | Director | 2024-06-13 | Aug 1973 | British |
| MADDISON, Michael Eric Watts, Dr | Director | 2021-12-09 | Aug 1953 | British |
| NICHOLLS, Huw William | Director | 2024-12-12 | Aug 1981 | British |
| PAYNES, Kevin | Director | 2018-12-12 | Oct 1963 | British |
| REYNARD, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2025-03-20 | Sep 1957 | British |
| ROBERTS, Mark David | Director | 2021-12-09 | Aug 1979 | British |
| STOWELL, Patricia Anne, Dr | Director | 2011-03-24 | Dec 1955 | British |
| TULLEY, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2015-07-09 | Aug 1961 | British |
| WALKER, Michael Gordon, Dr | Director | 2023-05-25 | Nov 1950 | British |
| WOOD, Benjamin Edward | Director | 2019-12-11 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATWAL, Ravinder Kaur | Director | 2021-07-15 | 2024-03-21 |
| BROOKE, Teresa Mary | Director | 2015-07-09 | 2022-10-31 |
| CLARK, James | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2015-07-09 |
| COLE, Ben | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2020-09-08 |
| COTTON, Paul Christopher Brian | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2019-09-01 |
| COX, Jill Rosalind | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2015-03-23 |
| DEVENNY, Lydia Frances | Director | 2021-07-15 | 2024-01-31 |
| FLYNN, Helen Catherine | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2011-10-05 |
| GODFREY, Jonathan | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2015-07-09 |
| GREENALL, Sally Ann | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2012-03-22 |
| GUINNESS, Josephine | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2013-05-03 |
| HATTON, Andrew John | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2011-08-28 |
| HOLLIDAY, Fiona Christine | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2015-07-09 |
| HURCOMB, David Stuart | Director | 2016-12-15 | 2020-07-15 |
| LEWIS, Andrew William | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2015-07-09 |
| MAGUIRE, Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-07 | 2015-07-09 |
| MANN, John Edwin Fletcher | Director | 2015-07-09 | 2016-12-07 |
| MCHUGH, James Joseph | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2020-10-01 |
| MOYLES, Margaret | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2021-07-15 |
| RAWEL, Julian Stephen | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2015-07-09 |
| SHARPLES, Jonathan Mark, Dr | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2013-01-20 |
| SHERIFF, Richard Edward | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2019-10-03 |
| SORRELL, Jayne Anne | Director | 2015-07-09 | 2021-07-15 |
| STOKOE, William | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2013-06-19 |
| TOPPING, John Robert | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2024-12-12 |
| TRANTOR, Robert Sinclair Murray | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2015-07-09 |
| WESTON, Lesley Joyce | Director | 2011-03-24 | 2015-07-09 |
| WHEAT, David Victor | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2015-07-09 |
| WILTON, David Charles | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2016-12-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sandra Jane Dodson | Individual | Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2018-08-08 | Ceased 2018-10-24 |
| Mr Peter John Hall Jones | Individual | Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2018-08-08 | Ceased 2018-10-24 |
| Mr Robert Charlton Stott | Individual | Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2018-08-08 | Ceased 2018-10-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+7.5%
£6,068,000 £6,525,000
-
Net assets
+8.2%
£122,152,000 £132,137,000
-
Employees
-0.8%
1,559 1,546
-
Profit before tax
-60.4%
£23,647,000 £9,365,000
-
Wages
+5.1%
£42,616,000 £44,784,000
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