THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-02 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-19
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+28.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£48M
-1.6% vs 2024
Employees
542
+29.4% 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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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE GREAT SCHOOLS TRUST 2015-08-12 → present
- GREAT SCHOOLS FOR ALL CHILDREN LIMITED 2011-05-19 → 2015-08-12
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 | £27,855,975 | £35,400,704 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £26,131,314 | £359,562 | |
| Cash | £2,122,634 | £2,724,692 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,756,165 | £47,952,727 | |
| Net assets | £48,756,165 | £47,952,727 | |
| Equity | £48,756,165 | £47,952,727 | |
| Average employees | 419 | 542 | |
| Wages | £14,761,369 | £19,150,131 |
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 | 93.8% | 1.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.60x | 1.59x |
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
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Trust welcomed its second primary school, King's Northway Primary Academy, in February 2025, complementing King's Lander Primary Academy, which joined in 2024.”
- “The Trust also celebrated the launch of King's Leadership Academy Wavertree, the UK's first AI-integrated free school, pioneering adaptive learning systems and CredimusAI marking automation.”
- “By October 2025, total pupil numbers exceeded 4,000, a rise of more than 1,400 since 2023, and further schools are preparing to join in 2026.”
- “In 2024/25, GST was a national finalist for Multi-Academy Trust of the Year for the second consecutive year.”
- “In 2024/2025 the trust received School Condition Allocation Grant for the first time.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Catherine Marie | Secretary | 2025-05-28 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Thomas Rhys | Director | 2023-05-15 | Aug 1989 | British |
| HALL, Donna Maria | Director | 2024-05-23 | Jun 1981 | British |
| IRELAND, Michael | Director | 2018-03-01 | Jan 1976 | British |
| KASMIR, Daniel Leonard | Director | 2023-11-20 | Oct 1969 | British |
| LEE, Garry Jack | Director | 2020-06-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MIEKLE, Nicholas | Director | 2020-06-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
| MOONEY, Joan Marie | Director | 2022-09-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
| MOSS, Sarah | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| RIGBY, John Walter | Director | 2021-09-07 | Apr 1959 | British |
| SWEETING, Angela | Director | 2024-05-23 | Mar 1977 | British |
| TAGUE, Matthew David | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1989 | British |
| WRIGHT, Amanda Jane | Director | 2023-03-06 | Jul 1978 | British |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEVE, Mark | Secretary | 2012-08-24 | 2015-08-12 |
| HALL, Iain, Sir | Secretary | 2011-05-19 | 2012-08-24 |
| JONES, Michelle Laine | Secretary | 2022-02-07 | 2024-03-28 |
| ALDRED, Michael Peter | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2024-04-17 |
| ANDREWS, Paul John | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2015-08-12 |
| BELLARBY, Sonia | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2015-08-12 |
| CAMPBELL, Siobahn | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2015-03-31 |
| CROWE, Robina | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2022-09-13 |
| FIELDING, Christopher John | Director | 2022-11-15 | 2022-11-25 |
| GARFIELD, Deborah | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2015-08-12 |
| GILES, Paul | Director | 2012-02-29 | 2013-01-11 |
| GOLDSMITH, Edward Richard | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2012-02-29 |
| GORHAM, Michael John | Director | 2023-07-03 | 2024-07-28 |
| GREEN, Graham | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2012-02-29 |
| GREEVE, Mark James | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2012-08-24 |
| HALL, Duncan | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2015-08-12 |
| HALL, Iain Robert, Sir | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2018-10-10 |
| HALL, Robyn | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2015-08-12 |
| HALL, Simon | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2015-08-12 |
| HARPER, Aiden Thomas Christian | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2021-05-24 |
| HAYES, David Martin | Director | 2012-02-29 | 2012-12-03 |
| HORNBY, Joanne | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2025-12-11 |
| IERSTON, Shane | Director | 2015-08-12 | 2018-02-28 |
| LEAH, Andrew Martin | Director | 2019-07-04 | 2021-07-04 |
| MCGING, Kieran John | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| MERCER, David | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2015-03-31 |
| PATEL, Tasneem | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-02-01 |
| PULLER, Steven Maximilian | Director | 2020-06-04 | 2021-07-16 |
| REAY, Andrew | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2018-02-28 |
| SCOTLAND, Colin Gary | Director | 2012-02-29 | 2020-06-04 |
| SHARRARD-WILLIAMS, Elliott Lee, Wg Cdr | Director | 2021-07-05 | 2023-05-22 |
| SPENCER, Joseph William, Prof. | Director | 2016-09-08 | 2024-06-14 |
| STILLER, Jane Eldwyth | Director | 2020-06-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| TAYLOR, Michael | Director | 2015-08-12 | 2016-08-31 |
| VAUGHAN MASSEY, Debra | Director | 2013-05-31 | 2017-06-30 |
| VITALIS, Tracy Edward | Director | 2023-07-03 | 2024-04-09 |
| WILCOCK, Hilary | Director | 2018-03-01 | 2019-05-03 |
| WYSS, Mark Mazviita Damian | Director | 2012-02-29 | 2012-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
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Turnover
+27.1%
£27,855,975 £35,400,704
-
Cash
+28.4%
£2,122,634 £2,724,692
-
Net assets
-1.6%
£48,756,165 £47,952,727
-
Employees
+29.4%
419 542
-
Wages
+29.7%
£14,761,369 £19,150,131
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