THE MERCIAN TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-04 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-20
Watchouts
Cash
£17M
+13.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£147M
+14.9% vs 2024
Employees
1,407
+26.4% 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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4 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
- THE MERCIAN TRUST 2017-07-07 → present
- QUEEN MARY'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL (WALSALL) 2011-04-20 → 2017-07-07
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 | £73,147,671 | £82,636,938 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£135,961 | £18,461,715 | |
| Cash | £15,123,010 | £17,115,649 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £128,370,724 | £147,449,109 | |
| Net assets | £128,296,076 | £147,419,791 | |
| Equity | £128,296,076 | £147,419,791 | |
| Average employees | 1,113 | 1,407 | |
| Wages | £38,920,517 | £42,920,335 |
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 | -0.2% | 22.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.97x | 2.92x |
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
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have 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.”
Significant events
- “During this reporting period three schools joined the Trust. New Leaf School, a sponsored conversion, joined the Trust following a period of support that accelerated rapid improvements in the school. Rushall Primary School and Oakwood School, both voluntary academy conversions, joined the Trust after a period of successful partnership working.”
- “Shire Oak Academy was judged to require special measures by Ofsted following an inspection in January 2025.”
- “During the year, Oakwood Special School, Rushall Primary School and New Leaf PRU converted to academies upon joining the Mercian Trust during 2024/25.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2025-12-24 | — | — |
| BODEN, Beverley Dawn, Rev | Director | 2018-11-06 | Jun 1964 | British |
| CHANNA, Herminder Kaur, Dr | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1978 | British |
| DAVIS, Kevin Roy | Director | 2018-01-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| GOSS, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2025-06-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| HEARSEY, Rebecca Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-01 | Mar 1974 | British |
| L'HERROUX, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2022-05-01 | Aug 1957 | British |
| LEE, Paul Allan | Director | 2020-02-04 | Sep 1963 | British |
| LEVERAGE, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2025-03-17 | Aug 1978 | British |
| ROBERTS, Roland Wyn | Director | 2020-04-28 | Dec 1964 | British |
| SMITH, Robert David | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1983 | British |
| STRIDE, Eddie Demetrius | Director | 2019-03-14 | Jan 1981 | British |
| THEPER, Rajinder Kumar | Director | 2026-01-05 | May 1970 | British |
| WEIR, Winston David | Director | 2022-10-11 | Jun 1966 | British |
| WRIGHT, Robert Annesley | Director | 2025-04-04 | Nov 1948 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Catherine | Secretary | 2021-11-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| TIMMIS, Joanne | Secretary | 2024-10-22 | 2025-11-10 |
| TIMMIS, Joanne Louise | Secretary | 2023-01-23 | 2024-03-18 |
| UNDERWOOD, Graham Charles | Secretary | 2012-05-01 | 2019-11-25 |
| WARMINGTON, Sharon Priscilla | Secretary | 2025-11-17 | 2025-12-24 |
| WARMINGTON, Sharon Priscilla | Secretary | 2024-03-19 | 2024-09-01 |
| BENNETT, Barbara Maria | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2011-09-01 |
| BONNER, Jane | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| CAUSER, Margaret Ann | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2014-06-16 |
| CHORLEY, John Edward | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2013-08-09 |
| CROOKS, Melanie Jane Truby | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| CROOKS, Melanie Jane | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2017-09-25 |
| DHILLON, Jaswinder Kaur, Professor | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| FORD, Paul Ewart | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2013-08-20 |
| HARLAND, Mark Alister | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| HICKINBOTTOM, Gary Robert, The Rt Hon Sir | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-07-09 |
| HODSON, William Robert | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| HUBERY, Kevin Darren | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-07-09 |
| HUDSON, Alexander Edward | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| JOBLING, Caroline Wendy | Director | 2019-09-11 | 2020-05-13 |
| KIRK, Richard | Director | 2015-12-10 | 2018-01-01 |
| LAWRENCE, Timothy | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2018-01-01 |
| LAX, Michael | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| LEE, Paul Allan | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2018-01-01 |
| MOSELEY, Neil Christopher | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2018-01-01 |
| NOWELL, Paul Richard Carl | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2013-07-03 |
| OLOKE, David Abawon Olugbenga, Dr | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-10-11 |
| PARKER, Kevin | Director | 2013-10-23 | 2018-01-01 |
| PATEL, Ashvin Kumar | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2018-01-01 |
| PEPPER, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2017-09-27 |
| PERRETT, Thomas Franklin | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2012-12-10 |
| PUNCH, John Nicholas | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-12-08 |
| QUAYLE, Robert Brisco Macgregor | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| REID, Karen Arleene Michelle | Director | 2015-03-12 | 2018-01-01 |
| STURROCK, Philip James | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2019-05-07 |
| SWAIN, Timothy John | Director | 2011-04-20 | 2018-01-01 |
| VALLANCE, John Alfred | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2018-01-01 |
| WOLFFSOHN, James Stuart William, Professor | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| WOOD, Eileen | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2013-08-31 |
| WOOD, John Lindsay, Commander | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2017-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
+13%
£73,147,671 £82,636,938
-
Cash
+13.2%
£15,123,010 £17,115,649
-
Net assets
+14.9%
£128,296,076 £147,419,791
-
Employees
+26.4%
1,113 1,407
-
Wages
+10.3%
£38,920,517 £42,920,335
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