ASCEND LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+35.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£63M
-2.5% vs 2024
Employees
889
+17.9% 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 3 times since incorporation
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST 2022-09-23 → present
- ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT ACADEMY TRUST 2017-05-09 → 2022-09-23
- ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT ACADEMY 2012-03-14 → 2017-05-09
- WOOTTON BASSETT SCHOOL 2011-03-18 → 2012-03-14
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 | £40,011,657 | £43,060,772 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,895,835 | -£936,354 | |
| Cash | £4,053,284 | £5,505,956 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £64,437,806 | £62,807,452 | |
| Equity | £64,437,806 | £62,807,452 | |
| Average employees | 754 | 889 | |
| Wages | £22,203,552 | £24,398,598 |
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 | -4.7% | -2.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.94x |
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
- Moore (South) 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.”
Group structure
- ASCEND LEARNING TRUST · parent
- Ascend Learning Trust Enterprise Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 August 2025 the Trust had cumulative revenue reserves of £2.4M following an in-year deficit £991K for the Trust. Cash balances at year end were £5.5M.”
- “During the 24-25 year there have been no significant events that have affected the financial performance and financial position of the Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS-NEL, Nicholas Martin | Director | 2023-12-12 | Dec 1989 | British |
| BARROW, Kate Rachel | Director | 2025-05-01 | Oct 1979 | British |
| COLEY, Jane Alison | Director | 2023-09-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| COMBER, Daniel Paul | Director | 2026-03-12 | Sep 1981 | British |
| COOPER, Martyn Paul | Director | 2025-12-09 | Jan 1985 | British |
| CROSS, Hazel | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| GIBSON, Jonathan | Director | 2023-01-01 | Jul 1970 | British |
| RIDGUS, Heather Jane | Director | 2026-03-04 | Apr 1992 | British |
| SHARP, Peter | Director | 2023-10-05 | May 1981 | British |
| VEGH, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2024-10-28 | Aug 1985 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROBYN, Susan Karen | Secretary | 2021-09-01 | 2024-03-31 |
| STEWART, Jonathan Andrew | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| ALLEN, Christopher Charles | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-11-01 |
| ALLEN, Lindsay | Director | 2017-11-22 | 2019-04-01 |
| ALLEN, Lindsay | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2017-04-30 |
| BACKHOUSE, Stanley Vernon | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| BACON, Andrew David | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| BARROW, Andrew James Plaister | Director | 2024-10-28 | 2025-12-04 |
| BELL, Angela | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| BLACK, Euan | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| BOURNE, Johnathan Dudley | Director | 2015-12-02 | 2020-12-17 |
| CAMERON, Carolyn | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Gillian Frances | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2018-12-16 |
| CHOWDHURY, Enam Ul Hague | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-02-23 |
| CHOWDHURY, Enam-Ul Haque | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-04-30 |
| CLARKE, David Shurland | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| COOMBS, Nathan John | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2024-09-28 |
| CORRIE, Peter Dennis | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2015-12-02 |
| CROXFORD, George Andrew | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| DICKINSS, Elspeth Wendy Felicity | Director | 2023-10-17 | 2025-01-08 |
| DOIDGE, Justine Julie | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-02-09 |
| ERRY, Darius Stanley | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| FINEGAN, Susan Patricia | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-09-01 |
| FOOT, Tristan Michael | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2020-05-26 |
| GARDNER, David John | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2015-08-31 |
| GROOM, Mollie Eileen May | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| HANKS, Karen | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2016-08-31 |
| HEXT, Jane Helen | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2020-06-01 |
| HILL, Bradley John | Director | 2015-02-10 | 2015-08-31 |
| HOPKINS, Mark John | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-05-12 |
| HOPKINS, Melanie | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-04-30 |
| HUNT, Richard Alan | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-09-01 |
| JOBBINS, Nigel Gordon | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| JONES, Colin | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-10-30 |
| LAZENBY, Sharon Jane | Director | 2014-12-05 | 2017-03-01 |
| MCFARLANE, Andrew James | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| MILES, Tracey Anne | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2024-02-21 |
| MILLER, James Ernest | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| MILLS, Adam James Brian | Director | 2014-05-02 | 2015-08-31 |
| NASH, Emily Louise | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-04-30 |
| PARKINSON, Clive Graham | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-02-18 |
| RALPH, Colin David | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2023-06-16 |
| SHEPPARD, Peter James | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| SIMPSON, Andy Gordon | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-12-09 |
| SWEET, Marion | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| TANNER, Philip David Rex | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2014-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Olivia Jane | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-04-30 |
| UPHAM, Timothy Michael | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| VICTORY, Sue | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2023-06-06 |
| WARWICK, Louise Mary | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2018-03-01 |
| WARWICK, Melanie Jade | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2017-04-30 |
| WILFORD, Malcolm | Director | 2011-03-18 | 2012-09-01 |
| WILKINSON, Esther Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-11-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Simon Edward Guy | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2025-04-01 |
| WOODHOUSE, Thomas Mark Bews, Canon | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| WRIGHT, Karl | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| WRIGHT, Simon John Hannam | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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
+7.6%
£40,011,657 £43,060,772
-
Cash
+35.8%
£4,053,284 £5,505,956
-
Net assets
-2.5%
£64,437,806 £62,807,452
-
Employees
+17.9%
754 889
-
Wages
+9.9%
£22,203,552 £24,398,598
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