ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+13.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+12.5% vs 2024
Employees
251
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+22.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST 2021-05-27 → present
- SOUTHFIELD SCHOOL 2011-07-05 → 2021-05-27
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 | £18,573,000 | £19,715,000 | |
| Operating profit | £833,000 | £1,023,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £833,000 | £1,023,000 | |
| Net profit | £833,000 | £1,023,000 | |
| Cash | £3,033,000 | £3,437,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,695,000 | £12,631,000 | |
| Net assets | £11,225,000 | £12,631,000 | |
| Equity | £11,225,000 | £12,631,000 | |
| Average employees | 243 | 251 | |
| Wages | £9,411,000 | £10,209,000 |
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 | 4.5% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.1% | 8.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 2.45x | |
| Interest cover | 19.37x | 56.83x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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, the board of trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 13 May 2021 the charitable company passed a resolution to change its name from Southfield School to Orbis Education Trust. The academy also operates as Southfield School. On 1 September 2021 Kingsthorpe College, Northampton, joined the trust and operates as Kingsthorpe College.”
- “The spouse and the children of persons who acted as trustees during the year are employed by the academy trust as teachers.”
- “On 1st November 2025 Hunsbury Park Primary School converted to an academy and joined the Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DABBS, Angela Jane, Dr | Director | 2025-12-04 | Dec 1970 | British |
| DRAKE, Christopher Charles | Director | 2011-07-05 | Dec 1954 | British |
| DUNKLEY, Andrew Albert | Director | 2021-12-09 | Jul 1967 | British |
| GRIMSEY, Susan Margaret | Director | 2021-09-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| HAYES, Olivia Jane | Director | 2024-12-05 | Aug 1999 | British,Irish |
| HILLIARD, Christopher John | Director | 2021-09-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| ROBERTS, Stephanie Hannah | Director | 2017-09-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| WYNNE, Emma Louise | Director | 2021-09-09 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUJLA, Balvir Singh | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-05-02 |
| BENDER, Terry | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2013-09-01 |
| CONSIDINE, Terence Edward | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2025-04-01 |
| COOPER, Naomi | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2021-07-09 |
| COPE, Christopher | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2016-08-31 |
| CROCKER, Simon | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2020-06-08 |
| DUNFORD, Susan | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2012-07-31 |
| EAMES, Spencer | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2014-05-06 |
| ENFIELD, Emma | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2016-12-05 |
| GARDNER, Lisa Helen | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2021-02-10 |
| GOODLIFFE, Janet Ruth | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2017-04-24 |
| GOSWELL, Julie Ann | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| GRAY, Roland | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-10-13 |
| HARRISON, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2023-06-29 | 2025-12-03 |
| HAYES, Karen Helen | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2014-11-17 |
| LAWRENCE, Amy Elizabeth | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2020-09-30 |
| LEYSHON, Janet Margaret | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2013-01-12 |
| LORD, Merle Rose | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2021-09-01 |
| LORENTZEN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2013-07-09 |
| MALIN, Christopher John | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2018-01-31 |
| MAYER, Lynn Margaret | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-03-17 |
| MAYER, Lynn Margaret | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2020-02-06 |
| MCDONALD, Rose | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| NICHOLS, June | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2019-06-30 |
| PETTIFER, Christopher William | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2014-08-31 |
| PINNOCK, Catherine Mary | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2019-03-15 |
| QUINCEY, Helen Clare | Director | 2025-03-06 | 2025-11-26 |
| ROE, David William | Director | 2021-01-07 | 2021-09-01 |
| SHARMAN, Stephan Thomas | Director | 2012-12-10 | 2019-09-24 |
| SMITH, Paul | Director | 2019-11-25 | 2021-09-01 |
| SUGARMAN, Philip Ashley, Dr | Director | 2021-09-09 | 2024-05-02 |
| VAN DER WAL, Geale Egbert | Director | 2014-09-26 | 2021-09-01 |
| WALTERS, Karen | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2015-02-02 |
| WHITE, Philippa Louise | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2021-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Louise Wright | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-09-18 | Active |
| Mr Simon John Buckley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-09-18 | Active |
| Mrs Alison Jane Hayes | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2023-09-18 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Sharman | Individual | Appoints directors | 2021-09-01 | Ceased 2023-09-04 |
| Mr Peter Campbell Lord | Individual | Appoints directors | 2021-09-01 | Ceased 2022-11-17 |
| Professor Karen Dale | Individual | Appoints directors | 2021-09-01 | Active |
| Mrs Alison Hannah Shipley | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-04-15 | Ceased 2023-03-08 |
| Mrs Merle Rose Lord | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2020-02-06 | Ceased 2021-09-01 |
| Mrs Lynn Margaret Mayer | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-10-21 | Ceased 2021-09-01 |
| Christopher Charles Drake | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-11-01 | Active |
| Mrs Lynn Margaret Mayer | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2020-02-06 |
| Mrs Stephanie Hannah Roberts | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-09-01 | Ceased 2021-09-01 |
| Mrs Catherine Mary Pinnock | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-15 |
| Mr Christopher John Malin | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-05 |
| Mrs Julie Ann Goswell | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-08 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+6.1%
£18,573,000 £19,715,000
-
Cash
+13.3%
£3,033,000 £3,437,000
-
Net assets
+12.5%
£11,225,000 £12,631,000
-
Employees
+3.3%
243 251
-
Operating profit
+22.8%
£833,000 £1,023,000
-
Profit before tax
+22.8%
£833,000 £1,023,000
-
Wages
+8.5%
£9,411,000 £10,209,000
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