OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-27 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+0.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£132M
-2.2% vs 2024
Employees
1,180
+4.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3M
+77.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- OSBORNE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST 2017-11-02 → present
- ST CLERE’S CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMY TRUST 2011-07-13 → 2017-11-02
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 | £59,551,000 | £58,686,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£13,247,000 | -£3,319,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,374,000 | -£3,042,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,059,000 | -£1,991,000 | |
| Cash | £7,322,000 | £7,365,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £135,058,000 | £132,113,000 | |
| Net assets | £135,058,000 | £132,113,000 | |
| Equity | £135,058,000 | £132,113,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,126 | 1,180 | |
| Wages | £30,802,000 | £34,316,000 |
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 | -22.2% | -5.7% | |
| Net margin | -1.8% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.8% | -2.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.63x | 2.30x | |
| Interest cover | -100.36x | -39.51x |
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
- Rowland Hall
- 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
- “2024-2025 has been notable for the end of an Ofsted inspection framework which has seen all our schools in the same cycle being given a 'Good' outcome.”
- “Recovery from the RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) period continues, with a significant workload for the estates team and the four Trust schools involved.”
- “The rebuilding of the RAAC affected block is unlikely to be completed before 2031.”
- “In the academic year 2024-2025, the Trust was awarded a grant by Thurrock Council's Violence and Vulnerability Unit.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRAPER, Kathryn Elizabeth | Secretary | 2024-02-27 | — | — |
| CHILDS, Shaun | Director | 2023-01-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
| DUERDEN, Ian Robert | Director | 2018-09-11 | Oct 1958 | British |
| FALL, Michael William | Director | 2013-10-15 | Aug 1957 | British |
| GOUGH, Dawn Marie | Director | 2013-06-01 | Jul 1975 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Paul John | Director | 2012-06-12 | May 1957 | British |
| JAFFE, Trisha | Director | 2015-12-15 | May 1951 | British |
| STONEHOUSE, Emily | Director | 2019-07-11 | Nov 1992 | British |
| WALKER, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2016-12-13 | Nov 1968 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAPER, Kathryn Elizabeth | Secretary | 2012-06-12 | 2023-09-26 |
| GORDEA, Manuela | Secretary | 2023-09-26 | 2024-01-31 |
| BAINES, John Edward | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2021-11-29 |
| COSGROW, Shelagh Mary | Director | 2018-03-27 | 2022-12-31 |
| COSGROW, Shelagh Mary | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-07-16 |
| DUQUE, Emily Ann | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-07-16 |
| FEGAN, Christopher | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2015-07-14 |
| FERGUS, Lisa | Director | 2018-09-11 | 2020-06-04 |
| GAYWOOD, Angela Carol | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2019-02-12 |
| GOODACRE, Kay Rebecca | Director | 2020-10-19 | 2024-03-22 |
| GOODACRE, Kay Rebecca | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2020-04-20 |
| LEADER, Joy Marie | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2017-07-16 |
| LOVATT, Rosemary Anne Tracey | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2018-02-19 |
| MACK, Gwynne James | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2017-07-16 |
| MAILEY, Carianne | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-07-16 |
| MARTIN, Brian Alfred | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2017-07-16 |
| MILLER, Alex Charles | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2017-07-16 |
| MOSS, Brian Edward | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2017-07-16 |
| NORTH, Carol Ann | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2014-04-01 |
| NYLAND, Joanne | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2013-10-11 |
| OAKLEY, Joanne Wendy | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2013-06-14 |
| OSBORNE, Raymond Louis | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2016-07-22 |
| RICHARDS, Jane | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2013-03-31 |
| TOWNSHEND, Nicola | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2017-07-16 |
| WALKER, Sharon Diane | Director | 2012-11-06 | 2016-08-31 |
| WILLETT, Keith Michael | Director | 2012-06-12 | 2017-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford Diocese Education Trust | Corporate entity | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-05-01 | Active |
| Ms Philomena Cozens | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-03-27 | Ceased 2021-09-01 |
| Mr Gordon George Allen | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-06-06 | Ceased 2018-04-12 |
| Mrs Shelagh Mary Cosgrow | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-06-06 | Ceased 2018-03-27 |
| Mr Simon Harry Burton | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-05-06 | Ceased 2023-07-13 |
| Ms Philomena Cozens | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-05-06 | Ceased 2023-07-13 |
| Ms Trisha Jaffe | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2017-05-03 | Ceased 2024-01-19 |
| Ms Trisha Jaffe | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-05-02 | Ceased 2024-01-19 |
| Ms Philomena Cozens | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2017-05-02 | Ceased 2021-09-01 |
| Mr Raymond Louis Osborne | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2016-07-12 | Ceased 2016-07-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-1.5%
£59,551,000 £58,686,000
-
Cash
+0.6%
£7,322,000 £7,365,000
-
Net assets
-2.2%
£135,058,000 £132,113,000
-
Employees
+4.8%
1,126 1,180
-
Operating profit
+74.9%
-£13,247,000 -£3,319,000
-
Profit before tax
+77.3%
-£13,374,000 -£3,042,000
-
Wages
+11.4%
£30,802,000 £34,316,000
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