MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-20 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+45.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£106M
+119% vs 2024
Employees
702
+10.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST 2017-06-26 → present
- ILKLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2011-06-09 → 2017-06-26
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £29,468,000 | £57,288,000 | |
| Cash | £3,347,000 | £4,869,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £49,288,000 | £106,362,000 | |
| Net assets | £48,405,000 | £106,008,000 | |
| Equity | £48,405,000 | £106,008,000 | |
| Average employees | 633 | 702 | |
| Wages | £17,559,000 | £20,020,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.8% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 1.79x |
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
- Clive Owen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Academy 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.”
Group structure
- MOORLANDS LEARNING TRUST · parent
- The Skipton Academy
- Nidderdale High School
- Ashlands Primary School
- Burley Oaks Primary School
- Menston Primary School
- Eastburn Primary School
- Benton Park School
Significant events
- “In December 2019, The Skipton Academy (TSA) joined MLT and in January 2023 it was judged to be 'Good' in all areas for the first time in the history of the school. On 1 September 2023, the following schools joined MLT: Nidderdale High School, Ashlands Primary School, Burley Oaks Primary School and Menston Primary School. Eastburn Primary School joined the Trust on 1 April 2024. Benton Park School joined the Trust on 1 August 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAYE, Alison | Secretary | 2012-03-01 | — | — |
| ALLIS, Deborah | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jun 1964 | British |
| CLARK, Imogen | Director | 2016-12-13 | Sep 1966 | British |
| CLOUGH, Julian Marcus | Director | 2026-01-05 | Jul 1958 | British |
| CUTTER, David John | Director | 2019-12-18 | Jan 1962 | British |
| HALSALL, David Alan | Director | 2019-12-18 | Apr 1954 | British |
| MORRISSEY, Elizabeth Sara Caroline | Director | 2019-12-18 | Dec 1960 | British |
| NORTH, Katie Louise | Director | 2026-01-05 | Nov 1978 | British |
| OSWIN-BATEMAN, Carol | Director | 2026-01-05 | Feb 1960 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Helen | Director | 2014-09-01 | Jun 1975 | Welsh |
| YORKE, Robert Jason | Director | 2021-12-16 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DALY, Adam | Secretary | 2011-06-09 | 2012-03-01 |
| ARNOLD, Emma | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-07-11 |
| BEESON, Rosalind Moyra Irene | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2012-04-10 |
| BLEASDALE, Amy Louise | Director | 2015-12-07 | 2017-04-24 |
| BOGGINS, Michael | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2013-03-11 |
| BRADLEY, Andrew Peter | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2021-12-17 |
| BRIDES, Victoria Evelyn | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2015-09-21 |
| BROOK, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2012-04-10 |
| BROWN, John Geoffery | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2012-06-18 |
| BROWN, Keith Michael | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2014-07-07 |
| CLARK, Imogen | Director | 2012-02-27 | 2016-07-20 |
| COLMAN, Andrew Richard | Director | 2012-07-07 | 2015-08-31 |
| CROWTHER, Catherine Mary | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2012-05-31 |
| DOUGLAS, Catherine Louise | Director | 2015-12-07 | 2017-07-11 |
| DROOGMANS, Georges Frans | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2017-07-11 |
| DUGGAN, Angela Louise | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2021-08-31 |
| DUGGAN, Angela Louise | Director | 2012-02-27 | 2016-07-20 |
| GARRIDO, Neil Patrick | Director | 2015-12-07 | 2017-07-11 |
| HAIGH, Susan | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2015-08-27 |
| HERRINGTON, Stuart | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2017-07-11 |
| JAMES, Gillian Hope | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2014-08-31 |
| KIRKBRIDE, Melanie Anne | Director | 2021-12-16 | 2024-02-08 |
| LAZENBY, Sandra | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-07-11 |
| LORD, Sam | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-07-11 |
| LORIMER, Richard Hugh | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2013-12-10 |
| MALBY, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2015-01-19 |
| MURISON, Henri Forbes | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2014-09-22 |
| NOBLE, Michael John | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2014-05-16 |
| PATTINSON, Jo Ann Marie | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2013-12-10 |
| PICKERSGILL, Sheena | Director | 2012-01-20 | 2012-05-28 |
| PICKERSGILL, Sheena | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2011-12-05 |
| RICKARD, Jack | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2019-12-10 |
| RICKARD, Jack | Director | 2014-07-11 | 2016-10-01 |
| SAUNDERS, Leslie John | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2014-07-05 |
| SMEATON, Peter Dennis | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-09-14 |
| SMITH, Brian Martin | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2013-12-10 |
| SPOERRY, Steven James | Director | 2015-12-07 | 2017-07-11 |
| STEWART, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2012-07-08 | 2016-07-08 |
| TEMPLAR, Hilary Jane | Director | 2015-12-07 | 2017-01-09 |
| WHARMBY, Lindsey | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2020-09-01 |
| WOOD, Adele Carolyn | Director | 2011-06-09 | 2011-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Jonathan Brook | Individual | Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2017-07-10 | Ceased 2020-07-08 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Sara Caroline Morrissey | Individual | Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2017-07-10 | Ceased 2020-07-08 |
| Mrs Lindsey Wharmby | Individual | Voting 25–50%, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-08 |
| Mr Georges Droogmans | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-11 |
| Mr Jack Rickard | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-07-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+45.5%
£3,347,000 £4,869,000
-
Net assets
+119%
£48,405,000 £106,008,000
-
Employees
+10.9%
633 702
-
Wages
+14%
£17,559,000 £20,020,000
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