BIG EDUCATION TRUST

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the Trust has intentions to merge with another academy trust post year end which is subject to regulatory approval. As stated in note 1.2, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 1.2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Academy's ability to continue as a going concern.

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. BIG EDUCATION TRUST 2018-08-14 → present
2. SCHOOL 21 2011-05-26 → 2018-08-14

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Haslers

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the Trust has intentions to merge with another academy trust post year end which is subject to regulatory approval. As stated in note 1.2, these events or conditions, along with the other matters as set forth in note 1.2, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Academy's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

1. BIG EDUCATION TRUST · parent
   1. Voice 21 Ltd · England & Wales · Charitable company

Significant events

• “The Trustees note that there is a material uncertainty related to going concern arising from a proposed merger with another academy trust.”
• “Big Education agreed to transfer the ownership of V21 to the Trustees of V21 on 31 August 2025 and this will be the last year consolidated accounts will be prepared.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +7.4%

  £19,251,532 → £20,675,153

• Cash

  -35.4%

  £1,359,805 → £878,052

• Net assets

  -3.3%

  £39,027,424 → £37,737,440

• Employees

  +1.1%

  349 → 353

• Operating profit

  +107.5%

  -£1,103,987 → £83,179

• Profit before tax

  +4.7%

  -£1,387,590 → -£1,322,984

• Wages

  +4.7%

  £12,125,500 → £12,695,117

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