SFAET LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-15 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-01
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+11.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£81M
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
512
+5.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£628K
+109.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SFAET LTD 2017-10-06 → present
- SUCCESS FOR ALL EDUCATIONAL TRUST 2016-12-15 → 2017-10-06
- REDDEN COURT SCHOOL 2011-07-01 → 2016-12-15
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 | £24,917,000 | £27,317,000 | |
| Operating profit | £300,000 | £628,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £300,000 | £628,000 | |
| Net profit | £300,000 | £628,000 | |
| Cash | £3,118,000 | £3,481,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £80,895,000 | £81,347,000 | |
| Net assets | £80,852,000 | £81,312,000 | |
| Equity | £80,852,000 | £81,312,000 | |
| Average employees | 484 | 512 | |
| Wages | £14,706,000 | £15,702,000 |
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 | 1.2% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.4% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.74x | 1.77x | |
| Interest cover | 0.47x | 0.91x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Multi Academy Trust 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
- “Redden Court and Royal Liberty Schools completed expansion programs.”
- “Sanders Draper School improved its financial stability due to rising student numbers.”
- “An additional pupil increase was declined for Sanders Draper School due to staffing implications.”
- “Roof replacement projects were undertaken at Redden Court and Sanders Draper sites, expected to improve thermal insulation and energy efficiency.”
- “Rise Park Junior School and Rise Park Infant School reported deficit funds of £372,000 and £573,000 respectively, with a plan in place for recovery and an SLT restructure.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Sarah | Secretary | 2022-09-05 | — | — |
| ARSHAD, Saif | Director | 2025-04-07 | Jul 1985 | Pakistani |
| CHRISTIANSEN, Michael John | Director | 2025-04-07 | Jan 1974 | British |
| ESSID, Sana | Director | 2023-09-11 | Jun 1981 | British,French |
| FREEMAN, Kathy Chih Lee | Director | 2025-04-07 | May 1979 | British |
| GIBSON, Stephanie Ann | Director | 2025-04-07 | Oct 1972 | British |
| GROUNDS, Andrew | Director | 2021-07-13 | Nov 1980 | British |
| HATFIELD, Joanne Frances | Director | 2019-12-12 | Jul 1970 | British |
| HOWARD, Natasha | Director | 2021-07-13 | Feb 1979 | British |
| KUMAR, Vikas | Director | 2023-09-11 | Sep 1982 | Indian |
| SAWYER, Neil Leslie | Director | 2025-04-07 | Sep 1972 | British |
| SHARMA, Mayank | Director | 2021-11-16 | Aug 1985 | British |
| SMART, Deborah Rose | Director | 2021-11-16 | Aug 1979 | British |
| YEOMANS, Neil | Director | 2018-03-23 | Apr 1962 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTRILL, Gwen | Secretary | 2011-07-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BARRETT, Justin Paul | Secretary | 2012-01-23 | 2022-08-31 |
| ADAMS, Paul | Director | 2019-12-12 | 2023-07-31 |
| ANSCOMB, Dean John | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2016-06-30 |
| BANYARD, Nicola Rachel | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2017-01-27 |
| BEDDOE, Adam Victor | Director | 2017-01-27 | 2019-02-27 |
| BENSILUM, Victor | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| COLES, Jonathan | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-01-27 |
| CREIGHTON, Georgina | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2014-02-14 |
| DICKSON, Simon | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2017-01-27 |
| DORRIAN, Brian David | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2017-01-27 |
| DURRANT, Simon Peter | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2016-11-10 |
| FORD, Jacqueline Ann | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2014-07-08 |
| GLEESON, Michael Joseph | Director | 2017-01-27 | 2017-10-18 |
| GOODEY, Nicola | Director | 2015-06-12 | 2017-01-27 |
| GRAY, Christine Anne | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2015-07-01 |
| HANSI, Minaar Taween | Director | 2023-01-12 | 2024-03-21 |
| HARDY, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2015-02-01 |
| JONES, Sabrina | Director | 2021-11-16 | 2022-11-17 |
| KOHLI, Parminder | Director | 2018-03-22 | 2020-02-19 |
| KOONER, Sonehal Singh | Director | 2023-09-11 | 2024-11-25 |
| LAGDON, Denise | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2015-08-31 |
| LENNON, Quenton Shiel | Director | 2018-03-22 | 2021-07-13 |
| MORRIS, William Michael | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2013-06-01 |
| MURRAY, Tina Louise | Director | 2013-10-18 | 2017-01-27 |
| OLUFISAN, David Bamidele Dele | Director | 2022-11-15 | 2024-08-19 |
| PHILLIPS, Lynette | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2016-12-08 |
| PHILPOTTS, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2016-07-04 |
| PRIGMORE, Brenda Margaret | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2013-05-01 |
| PYLE, Karen | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2015-11-05 |
| RAWLINGS, Emma Jane, Dr | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-07-31 |
| RICHARDS, Hilary Anne | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2013-12-31 |
| ROWLANDS, David John Llewellyn | Director | 2019-07-10 | 2020-12-09 |
| SARGOOD, Joanne | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-01-27 |
| SCULLY, Theresa | Director | 2017-01-27 | 2018-09-17 |
| SEMENYUK, Inna | Director | 2019-03-25 | 2021-09-16 |
| SEYMOUR, Ian | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| SHANGOLIS, Sotiris | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2017-01-27 |
| SMITH, Lynn | Director | 2014-07-03 | 2015-11-30 |
| SOGBETUN, Tejumade Omolewa | Director | 2022-01-12 | 2024-08-30 |
| STEWART, Anita | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2021-07-13 |
| TINSLEY, Paul | Director | 2017-01-27 | 2018-01-03 |
| USBAS, Helen | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2014-01-31 |
| WARD, Paul Patrick | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2022-11-20 |
| WEST, Robert Alan | Director | 2012-02-28 | 2017-01-27 |
| WHEELER, John | Director | 2016-09-05 | 2017-01-27 |
| WILKINSON, Joanna Alison | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| WILKINSON, Joanna Alison | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2018-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gira Parmar | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-05-30 | Active |
| Mr Adam Victor Beddoe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-05-30 | Active |
| Mrs Maria Ann Sotiriou | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-05-30 | Active |
| Mr Edward Mark Neild | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-11-01 | Ceased 2024-11-01 |
| Mr Michael Joseph Gleeson | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-11-28 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Mr Paul Patrick Ward | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2024-10-31 |
| Mr Simon Peter Durrant | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2016-11-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-10 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+9.6%
£24,917,000 £27,317,000
-
Cash
+11.6%
£3,118,000 £3,481,000
-
Net assets
+0.6%
£80,852,000 £81,312,000
-
Employees
+5.8%
484 512
-
Operating profit
+109.3%
£300,000 £628,000
-
Profit before tax
+109.3%
£300,000 £628,000
-
Wages
+6.8%
£14,706,000 £15,702,000
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