NOVA EDUCATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
+24.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£234M
+35.9% vs 2024
Employees
1,317
+3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£61M
+3,005.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NOVA EDUCATION TRUST 2017-02-25 → present
- TORCH ACADEMY GATEWAY TRUST 2012-08-03 → 2017-02-25
- TOOT HILL SCHOOL 2011-05-16 → 2012-08-03
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 | £77,396,000 | £89,452,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,671,000 | £60,015,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,086,000 | £60,612,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,675,000 | £59,946,000 | |
| Cash | £12,045,000 | £15,046,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £174,205,000 | £234,372,000 | |
| Net assets | £172,431,000 | £234,372,000 | |
| Equity | £172,431,000 | £234,372,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,279 | 1,317 | |
| Wages | £45,146,000 | £48,125,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.5% | 67.1% | |
| Net margin | -3.5% | 67.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.5% | 25.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.32x | 2.83x | |
| Interest cover | -32.98x | 2609.35x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the academy trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “The trust is delighted to have four schools included in the DfE's school rebuilding programme. Following a DfE led tender process, a contractor has now been appointed for Toot Hill School, and final designs are being agreed. Planning applications will follow.”
- “The Garibaldi School, Kirk Hallam Community Academy and Meden School are all included on the next set of schools list. We hope design work will commence around these schools in the near future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGRAM, Alison Jayne | Secretary | 2017-04-03 | — | — |
| BROWN, Gavin Ashley | Director | 2024-02-26 | Feb 1967 | British |
| BURROW, Lucy Mary | Director | 2018-12-03 | Jan 1978 | British |
| CRAWFORD, Stephen Peter | Director | 2021-09-01 | May 1957 | British |
| ELLIS, James Owen | Director | 2023-09-27 | Jun 1988 | British |
| GLOVER, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2020-09-01 | Nov 1950 | British |
| HOWELLS, Stuart Ashley | Director | 2022-08-08 | Mar 1966 | British |
| HUSSAIN, Sayed Yasmin | Director | 2023-08-17 | Jul 1985 | British |
| MONCKTON, Margaret Jane Pierce | Director | 2019-09-01 | Jul 1971 | British |
| STEPHENSON, Adrian Mark | Director | 2019-05-09 | Nov 1952 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDYVEAN, Susanna Blair | Secretary | 2012-09-03 | 2017-03-31 |
| ADDISON, Janice | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2020-02-05 |
| ALDRICH, Mark | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2013-10-09 |
| ALDRICH, Mark | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| ALDRIDGE, Sharman | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2013-03-18 |
| ALEXOPOULOU, Pagona, Dr | Director | 2018-12-14 | 2019-01-02 |
| AUTY, Michael Roy | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2020-08-07 |
| BEAR, Avril Muriel | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| BIRD, Val | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2011-10-30 |
| CALLAGHAN, Colin | Director | 2023-10-09 | 2023-11-28 |
| CARTER, Jason | Director | 2023-06-02 | 2026-03-17 |
| CHANDRAKUMAR, Ponniah | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| CRABTREE, James | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2011-10-30 |
| DOWLING, Robert | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2023-03-12 |
| EDWARDS, Andrew | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| FLEMING, Emily Madeline | Director | 2022-02-03 | 2022-11-08 |
| FLEWITT, Richard Charles | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2023-05-12 |
| GASSON-MCKINLEY, Natalie Olivia | Director | 2022-01-17 | 2022-11-02 |
| GHATTAORA, Kuldip Singh | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2018-12-20 |
| GODDARD, Alan | Director | 2015-09-08 | 2018-12-11 |
| GRAY, Kevin | Director | 2013-09-30 | 2015-03-10 |
| HALL, Christine Joy, Professor | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2018-12-17 |
| HOARE, Malcolm Gordon Anthony | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| HOOKER, David Alan | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2018-12-03 |
| IBBOTSON, June Margaret | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-06-18 |
| JAMES, Christopher | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2018-12-03 |
| JEPSON, Joanne | Director | 2022-08-11 | 2023-08-17 |
| LAWSON, Melanie | Director | 2018-12-03 | 2019-09-23 |
| MACDOUGALL, Sylvia | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2019-05-15 |
| MCKEE, Frederick Alexander | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-04-19 |
| MILLS, John Nicholas | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2020-12-07 |
| PHILLIPS, Paul | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| RAHMAN, Ashfaq Ahmed | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2018-12-03 |
| RILEY, Karen | Director | 2022-01-20 | 2023-12-14 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-02-01 |
| STEIN, Brian | Director | 2017-04-11 | 2021-09-01 |
| SUTHERS, Martin William, Mr. | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2016-05-21 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan Stuart | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2015-09-07 |
| THOMAS, Barrie Terence | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2022-02-07 |
| THOMAS, Barrie | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2015-09-08 |
| THONDHLANA, Juliet, Dr | Director | 2022-08-11 | 2023-02-21 |
| TOMASEVIC, John | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2020-10-05 |
| WARD, Juliet Virginia | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-04-23 |
| WATERLAND, Peter | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| WHITE, Janice | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2023-05-12 |
| WHITE, Nigel, Professor | Director | 2011-05-16 | 2012-07-02 |
| WOODS, Albert John | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2021-04-08 |
| YOUNG, Beverly | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Anne Morrison | Individual | Voting 25–50%, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2022-02-09 | Ceased 2022-07-04 |
| Mr Jonathan Andrew Sims | Individual | Voting 25–50%, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2022-02-09 | Ceased 2022-07-04 |
| Ms Nichole Plummer | Individual | Voting 25–50%, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2022-02-09 | Ceased 2022-07-04 |
| Mr Ponniah Chandrakumar | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
| Mr Peter Timothy Waterland | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
| Mr John Nicholas Mills | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+15.6%
£77,396,000 £89,452,000
-
Cash
+24.9%
£12,045,000 £15,046,000
-
Net assets
+35.9%
£172,431,000 £234,372,000
-
Employees
+3%
1,279 1,317
-
Operating profit
+2,346.9%
-£2,671,000 £60,015,000
-
Profit before tax
+3,005.7%
-£2,086,000 £60,612,000
-
Wages
+6.6%
£45,146,000 £48,125,000
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