PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-24 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-10
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-36.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£87M
+5.9% vs 2024
Employees
901
+11.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 2016-06-25 → present
- ARCHBISHOP HOLGATE'S SCHOOL, A CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY 2011-03-10 → 2016-06-25
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 | £33,479,000 | £41,740,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £34,579,000 | £5,304,000 | |
| Cash | £2,865,000 | £1,807,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,239,000 | £87,110,000 | |
| Net assets | £82,239,000 | £87,110,000 | |
| Equity | £82,239,000 | £87,110,000 | |
| Average employees | 808 | 901 | |
| Wages | £21,300,000 | £26,211,000 |
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 | 103.3% | 12.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.1% | 3.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.35x | 1.43x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- 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; especially given the current and forecast cash balances being more than sufficient to cover increases in salary costs during the next 12 months.”
Significant events
- “During the year the trust has grown in size and operation, with 4 primary schools joining the trust from the North Yorkshire region. Since September 2025, a special secondary school has joined. The trust now totals 15 primary, 2 secondary, and 1 secondary special academy, across the York and North Yorkshire region.”
- “On 1 November 2024 Welburn Community Primary School converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010 and all the operations and assets and liabilities were transferred to Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust from North Yorkshire Local Authority for £NIL consideration.”
- “On 1 October 2024 the White Rose Federation (Burton Salmon Community Primary School, Barlow CofE Primary School and Chapel Haddlesey CofE Primary School) converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010 and all the operations and assets and liabilities were transferred to Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust from North Yorkshire Local Authority for £NIL consideration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Samuel Marc | Secretary | 2025-09-01 | — | — |
| ANSON, Rod, Me | Director | 2024-05-17 | Oct 1963 | British |
| CLARKE, Andrew Melville Thomas | Director | 2011-04-21 | May 1963 | British |
| DRUMMOND, Jacob Adam | Director | 2018-02-26 | Apr 1986 | British |
| FRANCIS, Margaret | Director | 2022-03-11 | Jan 1952 | British |
| HAMILTON, Alastair David Robert | Director | 2025-11-19 | Aug 1984 | British |
| HATTAM, John Keith | Director | 2011-03-10 | Jan 1961 | English |
| HOLMES, Sandara Louise | Director | 2018-02-26 | Apr 1973 | British |
| LOVELL, Sarah | Director | 2026-03-25 | Jan 1981 | British |
| MANNION, Jo, Dr | Director | 2022-11-22 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MITCHELL, Angela | Director | 2023-10-05 | Jun 1965 | British |
| POWLEY, Sheena | Director | 2023-10-10 | Jun 1961 | British |
| SCOTT, Derek Wilson | Director | 2018-02-26 | Sep 1973 | British |
| SMITH, Michael | Director | 2023-10-01 | Nov 1957 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUXBURY, Glen Mark | Secretary | 2020-03-10 | 2025-08-31 |
| PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-03-10 | 2018-11-30 |
| ADAMSON, Fiona | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2012-10-05 |
| ALDOUS, Pauline Elizabeth | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2015-08-31 |
| ARMES, Jill Diane | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2016-07-31 |
| AVEY, Dawn | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2014-12-08 |
| BATTERSBY, Richard | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2018-09-13 |
| BIRKS, Yvonne Frances, Dr | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2016-08-31 |
| BLACKER, Kathryn Lindsay | Director | 2021-11-24 | 2025-05-22 |
| CAMPBELL, Allison Kim | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2025-10-06 |
| CAPPER, Caroline Janet | Director | 2012-10-06 | 2015-10-09 |
| CAREW, Richard Clayton, Reverend | Director | 2013-01-30 | 2016-07-31 |
| CHRISTIAN, Kay | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2016-07-31 |
| CONWAY, John Michael | Director | 2015-11-27 | 2016-07-31 |
| DALY, Andrew James | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2017-10-26 |
| DEO, Paul Ernest, Rev. | Director | 2013-05-09 | 2016-07-31 |
| DOLBEN, Ian Phillip | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-10-26 |
| DRAPER, Jonathan Lee, Rev Canon Dr | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2012-01-16 |
| DURHAM, Paul Antony | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2018-05-10 |
| EASTON-LAWRENCE, Fiona Claire | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2023-02-20 |
| FEARNLEY, James Lee | Director | 2016-04-15 | 2016-07-31 |
| GRAHAM-BROWN, Claire Louise | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-11-30 |
| HIGHTON, Roger Francis | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2013-03-09 |
| HOGHUGHI, Masud, Dr | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| HUNTER, Catherine | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2013-09-01 |
| KHAMBATTA, Jim | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2012-03-05 |
| LESTER, Anthony Edward, Father | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2013-09-30 |
| LEWIS, Marjorie Jane | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| MCDERMOTT, Terry James | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2021-09-15 |
| OUTRAM, Stuart | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2022-04-08 |
| OUTRAM, Stuart | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-02-16 |
| OXFORD, Jonathan James | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2013-01-20 |
| PINCKNEY, Carolyn Ruth | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2016-03-03 |
| PUGH, Samantha Louise, Dr | Director | 2018-02-26 | 2021-07-26 |
| PUGH, Samantha Louise, Dr | Director | 2016-01-18 | 2016-07-31 |
| QUARTERMAINE, Simon Frazer | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2014-07-01 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy James, Rev | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-12-15 |
| ROWLINSON, Alan Francis | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2016-08-31 |
| SENTAMU, John Tucker Mugabi, The Most Revd And Rt Hon Dr | Director | 2011-03-10 | 2013-02-01 |
| SHARPE, Christopher John | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| SMITH, Alison | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2020-01-23 |
| SMITH, Carys Menna | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2015-08-31 |
| SMITH, Michael David | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-07-31 |
| THEYERS, Claire Jacqueline | Director | 2017-03-06 | 2023-08-31 |
| TOWNSON, Claire | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2016-07-31 |
| WILSON, Celia | Director | 2020-01-24 | 2023-02-10 |
| WILSON, Jacqueline Ann Beatrice | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2016-07-31 |
| WOODCOCK, Frances Anne | Director | 2011-04-21 | 2016-07-31 |
| WREN, Helen Mary | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Diocese Of York Educational Trust | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-25 | Active |
| The Archbishop Of York | Legal person | Voting 25–50% | 2017-05-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | RPCH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+24.7%
£33,479,000 £41,740,000
-
Cash
-36.9%
£2,865,000 £1,807,000
-
Net assets
+5.9%
£82,239,000 £87,110,000
-
Employees
+11.5%
808 901
-
Wages
+23.1%
£21,300,000 £26,211,000
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