ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  The academy trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, the Clifton Diocese has set out a timeline for single academy catholic schools to join a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) in the coming years. The timeline proposes that St Joseph's Catholic College is expected to join a MAT by the end of the 2025/26 academic year. Although, as of the date of this report, the academy trust has not entered into formal discussion with the Regional Schools Commissioner, there is the possibility that the academy may transfer to the MAT within the next 12months, therefore a material uncertainty exists on the Academy Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

Sumer Audit

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“The academy trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, the Clifton Diocese has set out a timeline for single academy catholic schools to join a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) in the coming years. The timeline proposes that St Joseph's Catholic College is expected to join a MAT by the end of the 2025/26 academic year. Although, as of the date of this report, the academy trust has not entered into formal discussion with the Regional Schools Commissioner, there is the possibility that the academy may transfer to the MAT within the next 12months, therefore a material uncertainty exists on the Academy Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

1. ST JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC COLLEGE · parent
   1. St Joseph's Professional Services Limited 1% · England and Wales · provides sports facilities to the public, and IT, finance, HR and data protection services to other schools.

Significant events

• “In mid-2020, the trust was approached by the Local Authority seeking support in establishing units for local SEN children as core local provisions were oversubscribed. The college identified a room where this could be established as a pilot scheme and Swindon Borough Council covered the costs of setup. The setup was very successful, and trustees agreed to establish a full SEN unit, in collaboration with Swindon Borough Council, with an annual intake of up to 12 students, on a phased introduction. There are now groups of up to 12 students in the SEN Unit in years 7-11, and the change of designation from the DfE has been completed.”
• “During the year, the college was awarded condition improvement funding of £158,000 for fire safety compliance. The work commenced in summer 2025 with completion expected in autumn 2025_26.”
• “The college also received a government grant of £25,000 towards installation of EV charging stations and 10 charging stations were installed in the year at a cost of £32,500.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

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.

• Turnover

  +10.5%

  £11,697,000 → £12,929,000

• Cash

  -12.6%

  £2,890,000 → £2,527,000

• Net assets

  +2.8%

  £3,707,000 → £3,812,000

• Employees

  -10.2%

  235 → 211

• Wages

  +12.8%

  £5,984,000 → £6,751,000

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