DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
-38.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£168M
+1.5% vs 2024
Employees
1,215
+28.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-94.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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12 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
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST 2016-07-26 → present
- ST. CLEMENT DANES SCHOOL 2011-06-16 → 2016-07-26
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 | £110,427,000 | £71,610,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £48,344,000 | £2,848,000 | |
| Net profit | £48,344,000 | £2,848,000 | |
| Cash | £13,679,000 | £8,386,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £166,103,000 | £168,513,000 | |
| Net assets | £166,011,000 | £168,435,000 | |
| Equity | £166,011,000 | £168,435,000 | |
| Average employees | 947 | 1,215 | |
| Wages | £33,337,000 | £37,013,000 |
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 | 43.8% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.6% | 2.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.71x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have considered the risks facing the Trust and are satisfied that Danes Educational Trust and its trading subsidiary Danes Educational Trust Trading will be able to meet all financial obligations that fall due over the next 12 months.”
Group structure
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST · parent
- Danes Educational Trust Trading Ltd 1%
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2025 The Beaconsfield School transferred to the Trust following the agreement of the respective Boards of Trustees and the Department for Education.”
- “The John Warner School reduced its Published Admission Number (PAN) from 195 to 120 with effect from September 2024.”
- “Lanchester Primary School reduced its Published Admission Number (PAN) from 60 to 30 with effect from September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Martin Gilbert John | Director | 2026-03-13 | Aug 1960 | British |
| KINGSLEY, Alastair John | Director | 2026-03-18 | Sep 1969 | British |
| ODUNSI, Fariat Abolade | Director | 2026-03-16 | Sep 1994 | British |
| ROBINS, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2026-03-13 | Aug 1967 | British |
| SIMONS, Stefan Erik | Director | 2026-04-29 | Jun 1976 | British |
| SODEN, Louise Marcelle Victoria | Director | 2026-03-16 | May 1952 | British |
| STEVENS, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2026-04-29 | Aug 1960 | British |
| VALENTINE, Josephine Anne, Dr | Director | 2011-06-16 | Oct 1958 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLANSON, Peter | Director | 2023-03-20 | 2026-03-13 |
| AUSTEN, Mark John | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2015-09-17 |
| BARBOUR-SMITH, James Kenneth Alexander | Director | 2019-02-04 | 2019-04-30 |
| BIRKETT, Ian John | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2015-05-23 |
| BLYTHE, Nils Michael | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2026-03-13 |
| BRASIER, Michael Allen | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2017-12-11 |
| BRASIER, Michael Allen | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2016-06-28 |
| BRISTOW, Jane | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2020-03-18 |
| BROWN, Emma Lucy | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2016-06-28 |
| BRUCE, Michael Gordon | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2019-02-19 |
| BRUCE, Michael Gordon | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2011-08-31 |
| CAMP, John Raymond | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-07-14 |
| CAMPANINI, Richard Mark | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2016-06-28 |
| CAMPANINI, Richard | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2013-07-30 |
| CANHAM, Ann Philippa, Dr | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2013-02-10 |
| CAREY, William Richard Charles | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2013-09-01 |
| CARPENTER, Robert John | Director | 2021-06-13 | 2023-08-31 |
| COLLISON, Gillian Rosemary | Director | 2013-09-10 | 2014-09-15 |
| COULSON, Timothy John, Dr | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2022-03-28 |
| DAY, Martin | Director | 2022-03-21 | 2025-03-24 |
| DEARDS, Russell Alan | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-03-13 |
| DONNELLY, Brian John | Director | 2012-10-12 | 2014-03-25 |
| DOWSING, Tracey Lynne | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2013-10-18 |
| FAUNCH, Rosemary | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2019-07-18 |
| FIRTH, Denise Lydia | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2013-10-08 |
| FRANKLIN, Darren | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2019-12-09 |
| FREEDMAN, James Simon | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2023-10-15 |
| GARNER, Carolyn Anne | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2026-03-13 |
| GAUKE, Rachel | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2022-12-31 |
| GHARIAL, Mohan Singh | Director | 2012-03-27 | 2016-06-28 |
| GODBOLD, Stephen John | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2013-03-19 |
| GREEN, Malcolm Frederick, Dr | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2020-12-05 |
| HADFIELD, Rosemary Elizabeth | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2018-08-31 |
| HARDWIDGE, Kathryn | Director | 2020-10-12 | 2024-07-08 |
| HATFIELD, Adam George Roland | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2017-06-29 |
| HATFIELD, Rachel Althea Rodney | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2018-12-31 |
| HEWARD, David Leslie | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2016-06-28 |
| JORDAN, Michael Gerard | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2016-06-28 |
| KELLY, Elizabeth Mary, Dr | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2020-12-04 |
| KELLY, Stephen | Director | 2025-10-20 | 2026-02-20 |
| KEMP, Iain Ruari | Director | 2025-10-20 | 2026-02-20 |
| MASTERS, Robert John | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2012-09-11 |
| MILBURN, Roger Scott | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2012-03-27 |
| O'CONNOR, Lynn | Director | 2020-10-12 | 2026-03-16 |
| PASK, Alison Mary | Director | 2024-10-21 | 2024-12-09 |
| ROY, André | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-05-21 |
| SHAH, Pankaj Baburaj | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2026-03-17 |
| SNELL, Paul Michael | Director | 2022-12-12 | 2025-10-22 |
| SODEN, Louise Marcelle Victoria | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2019-07-18 |
| STEET, Clare Christine | Director | 2015-03-06 | 2016-06-28 |
| SWAIN, David Michael | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2016-06-28 |
| UNGER, Kathleen Maeve | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2026-02-17 |
| UNGER, Kathleen Maeve | Director | 2011-06-16 | 2012-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 12
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
-35.2%
£110,427,000 £71,610,000
-
Cash
-38.7%
£13,679,000 £8,386,000
-
Net assets
+1.5%
£166,011,000 £168,435,000
-
Employees
+28.3%
947 1,215
-
Profit before tax
-94.1%
£48,344,000 £2,848,000
-
Wages
+11%
£33,337,000 £37,013,000
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