THE SHEFFIELD UTC ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-27.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£24M
-2.6% vs 2024
Employees
164
+10.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£612K
-53.4% vs 2024
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.
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 | £9,753,000 | £11,072,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£399,000 | -£612,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£399,000 | -£612,000 | |
| Net profit | -£399,000 | -£612,000 | |
| Cash | £2,667,000 | £1,943,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,349,000 | £23,721,000 | |
| Net assets | £24,349,000 | £23,721,000 | |
| Equity | £24,349,000 | £23,721,000 | |
| Average employees | 148 | 164 | |
| Wages | £5,601,000 | £6,462,000 |
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 | -4.1% | -5.5% | |
| Net margin | -4.1% | -5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.6% | -2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.99x | 2.53x | |
| Interest cover | -2.42x | -3.31x |
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
- Wbg (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charitable Company 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
- “Trustees approved a budget for the year ended 31 August 2025 designed to deliver a net surplus of £133k (across the total of the Unrestricted and Restricted General Funds) before any actuarial gains or losses on defined benefit pension schemes. The Trust ended with a net loss of £612k across those two funds.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'HARE, Ciaran | Secretary | 2026-02-12 | — | — |
| BIZZELL, Neil | Director | 2022-12-07 | Sep 1978 | British |
| CREW, Nicholas John | Director | 2012-10-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| DAVIES, Andrew | Director | 2020-05-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| DYMOND, Christopher Charles | Director | 2012-03-26 | Aug 1968 | British |
| FLEETCROFT, Daniel Thomas Alan | Director | 2016-07-12 | Nov 1975 | British |
| HARRISON, Martin Philip | Director | 2021-10-14 | Mar 1971 | British |
| HOY, Peter Bryan | Director | 2021-01-18 | Nov 1960 | British |
| MAHDAVI, Javid John | Director | 2021-12-08 | Feb 1982 | British |
| PHARE, Hayley | Director | 2025-10-15 | Dec 1981 | British |
| SANGO, Faith | Director | 2022-12-07 | Jun 1976 | British |
| SMART, Sarah Jane | Director | 2025-12-03 | Aug 1979 | British |
| STEWART, Jonathan Blaise | Director | 2013-03-18 | Jan 1967 | British |
| WOOD, Martin Richard | Director | 2025-12-03 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Vivienne | Secretary | 2016-12-12 | 2026-02-12 |
| ANNISS, Ian John | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2020-08-14 |
| BETTAC, Alison | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2015-07-07 |
| BRAMALL, Leigh Michael, Councillor | Director | 2014-11-21 | 2015-10-02 |
| BREWSTER, Nigel | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2018-07-25 |
| BRIDGE, Gordon Wilson | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2014-11-30 |
| BRYAN, Karen Linda, Professor | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2017-10-09 |
| CATES, David John Linford | Director | 2021-12-08 | 2025-08-31 |
| CORNFORTH, Kenneth Michael | Director | 2023-04-23 | 2024-03-08 |
| CROFTS, Linda Kirsten | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2017-07-10 |
| CROPLEY, Andrew | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2015-09-02 |
| DAGNALL, Lewis William | Director | 2016-07-12 | 2017-07-10 |
| DALE, Dawn Joy Lynne | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2018-06-06 |
| DRABBLE, Gary | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2015-10-02 |
| DRABBLE, Mike | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2023-06-26 |
| DRAYTON, Jacqueline, Councillor | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2015-10-02 |
| DUGGAN, Nick | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2013-09-01 |
| ELGAR, Tim | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2023-03-03 |
| FOULKES, Angela | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2025-10-15 |
| GREENAN, David Philip | Director | 2012-12-01 | 2015-09-02 |
| HALES, Alison Joan | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| HAND, Russell John, Professor | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2020-02-12 |
| HARTLEY, Andrew Mellodew | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2022-07-18 |
| HOWARTH, Martin | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-10-02 |
| JACKSON, Beverley | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2013-09-01 |
| JACKSON, Simon Michael | Director | 2013-12-09 | 2015-10-02 |
| KAY, David Robert | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2016-08-26 |
| LEACH, John Timothy | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2018-06-14 |
| MIDDLETON, Vincent Samuel | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2012-03-23 |
| OWEN, David Hugh | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2022-07-18 |
| PEPPER, Jason | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2017-06-01 |
| PLATTS, Kathryn Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2020-12-31 |
| SAMBELL, Alistair John, Professor | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2012-03-23 |
| SAUNDERS, Ian, Councillor | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2016-06-17 |
| SCOTT, Mandy | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2019-03-18 |
| SMITH, Heather Jane | Director | 2015-10-02 | 2017-07-10 |
| SPEIRS, William Blake, Professor | Director | 2012-03-26 | 2014-08-31 |
| WIGGINTON, Christopher James, Professor | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2019-08-31 |
| WRIGHT, Richard Kelsey | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2022-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Kelsey Wright | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
| Mr Paul Corcoran | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-11-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
+13.5%
£9,753,000 £11,072,000
-
Cash
-27.1%
£2,667,000 £1,943,000
-
Net assets
-2.6%
£24,349,000 £23,721,000
-
Employees
+10.8%
148 164
-
Operating profit
-53.4%
-£399,000 -£612,000
-
Profit before tax
-53.4%
-£399,000 -£612,000
-
Wages
+15.4%
£5,601,000 £6,462,000
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