INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-07 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-23
Watchouts
Cash
£12M
-0.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£82M
+2% vs 2024
Employees
1,037
+8.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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5 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- INOVA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED 2025-04-16 → present
- TAPTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 2011-07-07 → 2025-04-16
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 | £53,856,000 | £57,705,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £193,000 | -£313,000 | |
| Cash | £12,567,000 | £12,457,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,398,000 | £82,389,000 | |
| Net assets | £80,750,000 | £82,389,000 | |
| Equity | £80,750,000 | £82,389,000 | |
| Average employees | 957 | 1,037 | |
| Wages | £384,465,000 | £33,416,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.4% | -0.5% | |
| Current ratio | 3.41x | 2.93x |
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
- Hart Shaw LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the 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
- “The Trust had an external review of governance conducted by CST during the 2024/25 academic year, which provided a clear opportunity to enhance the strength currently residing in the INOVA governance model.”
- “Following thorough consultation with stakeholders, a rebranding exercise took place during the course of the 24-25 academic year, to deliver a new vision and mission for the trust. The decision was taken to rename to INOVA Multi-Academy Trust from Tapton School Academy Trust, to better represent the Trust's journey of growth from conception from one outstanding school to a fully equitable multi-academy trust.”
- “During 2024/25, INOVA strengthened educational outcomes, improved consistency across schools, and embedded high-performing systems for leadership, people, digital innovation and inclusion.”
- “The Trust is supporting families close the digital divide in its communities, with access to best-in-class digital resources, that can be used to support learning in the home as well as at school.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKLAM, Jane | Director | 2021-02-24 | Nov 1966 | British |
| ALLEN, Mark David | Director | 2025-05-07 | Nov 1978 | British |
| ASHFORD, Thomas | Director | 2017-06-13 | Aug 1980 | British |
| DUNKER, Mark | Director | 2025-05-07 | Sep 1972 | British |
| JANNAWAY, Paul | Director | 2025-07-09 | Aug 1979 | British |
| MARRISON, Duncan Peter Edmund | Director | 2020-10-15 | Jan 1981 | British |
| RAWSON, Chris | Director | 2025-07-14 | Jun 1987 | British |
| SANDERS, Derren | Director | 2020-10-15 | Feb 1972 | British |
| TWYMAN, Chasca, Dr | Director | 2023-09-09 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY, Christopher Michael | Secretary | 2014-10-20 | 2017-01-11 |
| DELANEY, Julia | Secretary | 2017-07-03 | 2025-10-02 |
| KIRKHAM, Debra Jane | Secretary | 2017-01-11 | 2017-07-03 |
| KIRKHAM, Debra Jane | Secretary | 2011-07-07 | 2014-10-20 |
| ALI, Misbah | Director | 2025-07-14 | 2026-02-15 |
| ASPIN, Lorraine Barbara | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2014-07-18 |
| BAGLEY, Caroline | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2023-08-31 |
| BAYLEY, Linda | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-11-26 |
| BEARDMORE, Colin | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2023-08-31 |
| BEAUMONT, David | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2025-05-07 |
| BELLFIELD, Jonathan | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-06-29 |
| BERESFORD, Colin Max | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2014-01-27 |
| BOWES, David | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2016-12-31 |
| BURKINSHAW, Julie | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2017-07-03 |
| BURNHAM, David Anthony | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-10-07 |
| BUSTANI, Rebecca Jayne | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2017-07-03 |
| CONWAY, Steven Philip | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2018-12-10 |
| CRAWSHAW, Jayne Anita | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2017-07-03 |
| CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Jonathan | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2017-07-03 |
| CULLEN, John Christopher | Director | 2021-04-26 | 2025-02-12 |
| DELANEY, Gillian Elizabeth | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-11-26 |
| DENNIS, David | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2017-07-03 |
| DRAPER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2019-03-04 | 2025-03-26 |
| DRAPER, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2016-11-14 | 2017-07-03 |
| DUNLOP, Richard | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2020-02-24 |
| EVANS, Stuart William | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-12-19 |
| FARTHING, Paula Miller, Professor | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-05-02 |
| GOODHEAD, Sarah | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-11-26 |
| KALKAT, Navjeen Singh | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2020-10-15 |
| KEARNEY, Peter Ronald | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2022-01-10 |
| LEON, Pamela | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2012-12-18 |
| MATTHEWS, Kenneth Albert | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2016-11-14 |
| NASSER, Nabeel Saleh | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2014-12-11 |
| PLATTS, Kathryn Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2015-11-16 | 2021-08-31 |
| RAWLINGS, Jean | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2014-03-13 |
| RODRIGO, Giselle Lee | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2016-12-12 |
| ROSARIO, Derek James Patrick | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-12-18 |
| SCOTT, James Robert Murray | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-11-26 |
| SENIOR, Christopher David | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2014-10-07 |
| SIMMS, John Leslie | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-11-26 |
| SIMS, Steven George | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-11-26 |
| THORPE, David | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2020-06-04 |
| TIDMARSH, Darren | Director | 2017-06-13 | 2017-09-12 |
| TRAIN, Stephen Duncan | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2012-10-14 |
| WEST, Samia | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2011-12-01 |
| WINDERS, Liz | Director | 2021-07-08 | 2025-07-09 |
| WOODRUFF, Fred | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2014-12-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Smith | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-07-14 | Ceased 2025-07-14 |
| Mark Mallender | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2025-07-14 | Ceased 2025-07-14 |
| Mrs Caroline Bagley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-07-14 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Helen Smart | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-07-14 |
| Richard Dunlop | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2024-12-01 | Ceased 2025-07-14 |
| Mr Alex Pettifer | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-13 | Ceased 2018-12-10 |
| Mr James Robert Murray Scott | Individual | Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-13 | Ceased 2018-12-10 |
| Mrs Caroline Bagley | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2018-12-10 |
| Chris Senior | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2017-09-14 |
| Fred Woodruff | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2017-09-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
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Turnover
+7.1%
£53,856,000 £57,705,000
-
Cash
-0.9%
£12,567,000 £12,457,000
-
Net assets
+2%
£80,750,000 £82,389,000
-
Employees
+8.4%
957 1,037
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Wages
-91.3%
£384,465,000 £33,416,000
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