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Next accounts due

2027-05-31 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-04-17

Overdue

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£6M

+42% vs 2024

Net assets

£154M

+113.4% vs 2024

Employees

636

+40.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

Period ending 2025-08-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST 2015-05-01 → present
  2. THE BLUE COAT SCHOOL 2011-06-29 → 2015-05-01

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31

Metric Trend 2024-08-312025-08-31
Turnover £26,734,000£42,324,000
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit £9,021,000£82,090,000
Cash £3,964,000£5,627,000
Total assets less current liabilities £72,171,000£154,007,000
Net assets £72,160,000£153,999,000
Equity £72,160,000£153,999,000
Average employees 452636
Wages £16,191,000£25,019,000

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 2024-08-312025-08-31
Net margin 33.7%194.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 2.2%2.2%
Current ratio 6.27x3.71x

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
RSM UK Audit LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The Trust has received details of 2025/26 Department of Education funding and made assessment of the impact of potential changes and risk areas. Whilst risks and uncertainties remain as detailed in the principal risk section on page 13, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

  1. CRANMER EDUCATION TRUST · parent
    1. Mayfield Primary School · England
    2. East Crompton St George's CofE Primary School · England
    3. The Blue Coat School · England
    4. St Anne's Church of England Academy · England
    5. Brian Clarke Church of England Academy · England
    6. St John's CE Thornham Primary School · England
    7. Little Heaton Church of England Primary School · England
    8. St Matthew's CofE Primary School · England
    9. Saddleworth School · England
    10. The Radclyffe School · England

Significant events

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

People

12 active · 31 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MAWDSLEY, Mireille Secretary 2022-09-01
BYROM, Mark Philip Director 2025-04-03 Oct 1972 British
CURLEY, Sean Raymond, Dr Director 2019-02-28 Oct 1959 British
GREGORY, Janet Director 2015-05-01 Jul 1953 British
HOLLIS, Julie Ann Director 2011-06-29 Feb 1954 British
KANE, Patsy Director 2025-09-11 Feb 1958 British
LAMB, Robert Director 2019-06-18 Jul 1953 British
MITCHELL, Timothy Robert Director 2015-05-01 May 1955 British
MOORES, Eddie Director 2015-09-01 Mar 1952 British
ROSEDALE, Johnny Richard, Reverend Director 2019-06-18 Mar 1954 British
ROYLE, Darren Henry Director 2023-02-02 Mar 1974 British
WINTER, Peter Bruce Hereward Director 2017-07-12 Oct 1968 British
Show 31 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DUNCAN, Margaret Secretary 2011-06-29 2013-08-31
BENTLEY, Gary Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
COTTON, Timothy Mark John Director 2014-09-01 2015-05-01
DAVY, Judith Director 2011-08-01 2014-08-31
FEGAN, Eric Director 2011-08-01 2012-08-28
GLOSTER, Hazel Director 2015-05-01 2017-10-18
GRAYSON, John Director 2011-06-29 2015-05-01
HALFORD, David John, Rev Director 2012-03-26 2015-05-01
HARRIS, Alicia Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
HAWKINS, Richard Whishaw, Rev Canon Director 2015-05-01 2018-07-20
HAYNES, Carmel Director 2011-08-01 2014-09-24
JONES, Eileen Frances Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
KHAN, Muzahid Director 2018-01-26 2021-10-15
LEES, John Director 2015-05-01 2015-08-31
LEES, John Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
MCKENNA, Susan Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
MITCHELL, Timothy Robert Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
MOORES, Edward Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
NODEN, Colin Director 2011-08-01 2013-12-02
PALMER, Derek, Reverend Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
PARKER, Kathryn Director 2011-08-01 2013-02-15
PIERCE, John Frederick David Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
PLATT, Colin Director 2011-08-01 2015-05-01
SKIDMORE, Shaun Bryndon Director 2018-11-21 2022-11-20
TOMLINSON, Mary Director 2015-05-01 2020-07-06
TOMLINSON, Mary Director 2011-06-29 2015-05-01
UNSWORTH, Michael Director 2013-12-03 2015-05-01
WALKER, Michael Director 2011-09-21 2015-05-01
WOOD, Emma Director 2019-01-08 2021-03-15
WOOD, Rebecca Director 2013-04-26 2015-05-01
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION Corporate Director 2011-06-29 2011-06-29

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 117 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2025-04-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2025-04-14 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2025-12-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-04-14 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2025-04-14 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2025-04-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-04-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-12-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-05-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-01-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-04-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-02-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-01-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-12-05 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2022-11-22 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-04-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-10-15 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-04-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-03-16 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2021-02-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

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

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