COMPASS EDUCATION TRUST LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-08 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-25
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+7.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£64M
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
653
-1.8% 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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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COMPASS EDUCATION TRUST LTD 2017-07-17 → present
- THE BILLERICAY SCHOOL 2011-06-10 → 2017-07-17
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 | £44,974,000 | £47,926,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £25,293,000 | -£909,000 | |
| Cash | £5,158,000 | £5,549,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £65,811,000 | £64,742,000 | |
| Net assets | £65,440,000 | £64,078,000 | |
| Equity | £65,440,000 | £64,078,000 | |
| Average employees | 665 | 653 | |
| Wages | £26,241,000 | £27,045,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 56.2% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.4% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.70x | 1.87x |
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
- Affinia (Orpington)
- 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, the Board of Trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “The off-payroll appointment of the CEO was not notified to the DfE until 11 September 2025 after the initial 12 month approved period expired on 31 August 2025. A new SLA for the CEO was signed on 8 September 2025 3 days before seeking DfE approval. As the DfE were party to the discussions the reapplication was overtly missed. This has now been approved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUNNING, Tracy | Secretary | 2023-07-07 | — | — |
| HILLMAN, Peter, Reverend | Director | 2023-01-16 | Jan 1969 | British |
| KINGSLEY MBE, Alastair John | Director | 2025-08-14 | Sep 1969 | British |
| LAY, Karen Sandra | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MARTIN, Stewart Paul | Director | 2011-07-01 | Nov 1963 | British |
| MILLER, Ian | Director | 2016-10-01 | Aug 1958 | British |
| ROGERS, Adrian John | Director | 2025-09-24 | Jan 1966 | British |
| STRETCH, Josephine Anne, Dr | Director | 2025-08-14 | Oct 1958 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDEA, Manuela | Secretary | 2019-09-30 | 2023-07-07 |
| MOORE, Jennifer Ann | Secretary | 2011-06-10 | 2019-09-30 |
| ALLWOOD, Alan Terence | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-09-28 |
| ANDREWARTHA, Keith | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| BACCHUS, James | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| BAILEY, Stuart | Director | 2024-03-25 | 2025-06-17 |
| BAIRD, Barbara | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2011-07-01 |
| BAIRD, Barbara | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-06-30 |
| BRADLEY, Janet Louise | Director | 2013-05-13 | 2016-09-30 |
| BREATHWICK, Colin John | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| BURGESS, Richard Steven | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| CARR, Paul Anthony, Reverend | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2013-09-28 |
| CLARK, Martin | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-01-05 |
| CLIFTON, Alison | Director | 2023-10-30 | 2024-09-01 |
| COOPER, Margaret | Director | 2024-10-23 | 2025-07-20 |
| COUGHLAN, Janet Ellen | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| DIGNASSE, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2025-09-08 |
| DUFFY, Michael | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| FRANKLIN, David Neil | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| FRYER, Jonathan David | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2023-06-21 |
| GARRARD, Julie Barbara | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| GREGSON, Faye Gloria | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| HAMMOND, Ann Susan | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2015-08-31 |
| HAMMOND, Susan | Director | 2024-10-23 | 2025-11-24 |
| HAYTER, Stuart William | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2015-12-31 |
| HILLIER, Sandra Elizabeth | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-07-14 |
| JOHNSON, Carl Frederick | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| KEEBLE, Hannah Elizabeth | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| KNIGHT, Doreen | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| LYON, Jane Helen | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2025-10-13 |
| MANCHEE, Valerie | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| MOHAMMED, Ahson | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| ORR, Robert | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2017-08-31 |
| OWEN, Peter Jack | Director | 2011-06-10 | 2017-08-31 |
| SARAVANAPAVAN, Priya Dharshini, Dr | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| SELL, Sarah Catherine | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2013-10-19 |
| SOFOWORA, Paula Bolanle | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-11-30 |
| SOMERVILLE, Christine Anne | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| STANDISH, Mark Harley | Director | 2024-10-23 | 2025-01-27 |
| TONG, Sharon Margaret | Director | 2016-01-31 | 2016-09-30 |
| WHITE, Andrew | Director | 2020-12-07 | 2021-02-07 |
| WHITE, Andrew | Director | 2020-02-07 | 2021-02-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Graham Walker | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-07-10 | Ceased 2023-12-11 |
| Mr Colin John Breathwick | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-07-10 | Ceased 2023-11-11 |
| Mr Patrick Leonard Rothon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-07-10 | Ceased 2023-11-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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
+6.6%
£44,974,000 £47,926,000
-
Cash
+7.6%
£5,158,000 £5,549,000
-
Net assets
-2.1%
£65,440,000 £64,078,000
-
Employees
-1.8%
665 653
-
Wages
+3.1%
£26,241,000 £27,045,000
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