HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY ACADEMY

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  3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY ACADEMY 2011-07-08 → present
2. HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL 2011-07-06 → 2011-07-08

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Rickard Luckin Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Trustees have reviewed the financial forecast and are confident that, through close monitoring of finances and the implementation of cost-saving measures, the level of reserves will increase over the course of the year ending 31 August 2026. Key actions taken to support this include cost comparisons for energy providers and external services to ensure best value for money. The purchase of new or replacement resources will be restricted to only those deemed absolutely essential. Recognising that staff costs represent the school's largest area of expenditure, the Trustees have decided that, where feasible, staff vacancies will not be filled upon departure. While this will place additional pressure on remaining staff, the Trustees believe this is a necessary measure in the current financial climate. The school continues to generate significant income from lettings and facility hire, and the Trustees are confident that this income will increase in the coming academic year. Additionally, the Friends of Holy Cross have planned a range of fundraising activities to provide further financial support to the school. In light of these factors, the Trustees consider it appropriate to continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate... and have concluded that the academy trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the academy trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “financial challenges posed by the deficit at the end of 2024, largely due to the condition of the premises and rising operational costs, the trust has taken significant steps to stabilise its financial position and prevent further deficits. A major milestone was achieved at the end of 2025 with the successful securing of much-needed Condition Improvement Funding. This vital funding will enable essential repairs and improvements to the buildings, helping to relieve budgetary pressures going forward.”

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

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +7.3%

  £2,531,392 → £2,715,006

• Cash

  +193.1%

  £61,452 → £180,106

• Net assets

  +618.4%

  £135,292 → £971,955

• Employees

  -8%

  88 → 81

• Operating profit

  +1,608.9%

  £52,997 → £905,644

• Profit before tax

  +1,839.5%

  £46,026 → £892,663

• Wages

  +2.1%

  £1,626,251 → £1,659,803

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