LYDIATE LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-08 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£186K
-70.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£55M
+304% vs 2024
Employees
518
+21.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£40M
+278.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LYDIATE LEARNING TRUST 2014-11-25 → present
- DEYES HIGH ACADEMY TRUST 2011-08-08 → 2014-11-25
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 | £19,625,000 | £67,468,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£22,692,000 | £40,461,000 | |
| Net profit | -£22,692,000 | £40,461,000 | |
| Cash | £635,000 | £186,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,122,000 | £55,294,000 | |
| Net assets | £13,680,000 | £55,267,000 | |
| Equity | £13,680,000 | £55,267,000 | |
| Average employees | 426 | 518 | |
| Wages | £10,721,000 | £14,911,000 |
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 | -115.6% | 60.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 19.5% | 4.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 0.72x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board has a reasonable expectation that the 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.”
Group structure
- LYDIATE LEARNING TRUST · parent
- Lydiate Services Company Limited
Significant events
- “OFSTED visited Deyes High School in September 2024 and judged it to be Good in Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development and 6th form provision, and Requiring Improvement in Leadership & Management and Quality of Education.”
- “OFSTED visited Childwall Sports and Science Academy in May 2022 and judged the school to be good.”
- “No specific measures have been taken this year to improve energy efficiency. Energy usage was reduced due to the full closure of the schools between January and March 2021 due to COVID-19.”
- “The exceptional item represents the disposal of the Deyes High School site following its move to new premises.”
- “On 1 August 2024 two schools, Knotty Ash Primary School and The Grange Primary School converted to academy status and joined the Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSS, Deborah Jayne | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | — | — |
| ALSTON, Peter Owen, Dr | Director | 2023-12-11 | May 1984 | British |
| GRAHAM, John | Director | 2011-08-08 | Apr 1961 | British |
| HEWER, Graham | Director | 2015-01-01 | Jan 1951 | British |
| LIVESLEY, Paul William | Director | 2026-01-26 | Apr 1977 | British |
| RAHMANI, Hooshang | Director | 2019-05-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| STAHLER, Ann Springford | Director | 2011-08-08 | Nov 1964 | British |
| STOBIE, Craig | Director | 2023-10-16 | Sep 1969 | British |
| THORNTON-REID, William Edward | Director | 2023-04-05 | Jan 1959 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Annette | Secretary | 2011-08-08 | 2014-09-01 |
| ARMITAGE, Gary | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2014-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Pauline | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Annette | Director | 2018-11-13 | 2020-12-01 |
| DAVENPORT, Jacqueline | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2013-12-31 |
| DONNELLY, Benedict Damien | Director | 2023-10-16 | 2023-12-04 |
| DOYLE, Susan | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2016-02-09 |
| DUFFY, Peter | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-11-22 |
| DUFFY, Peter | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| EYKELENBOOM, Peter | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| GILL, David | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GILL, David | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| HEAGUE, Elaine | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| HEAP, Helen Ruth | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2023-07-21 |
| HERRON, Kelly | Director | 2013-01-16 | 2013-12-31 |
| HEYWOOD, Matthew | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| HIETT, Sandra Elizabeth | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-02-28 |
| HILL, Maria | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2011-09-01 |
| HUGHES, Stephen John | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2017-01-20 |
| JOHNSON, Diane | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| KERFOOT, James | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-11-22 |
| LYTHGOE, Dean Jonathan | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2016-11-22 |
| MOORE, Stephen | Director | 2014-01-14 | 2015-01-01 |
| MORRIS, Jane Anne | Director | 2020-09-07 | 2023-07-07 |
| MOSS, Stephen John | Director | 2018-11-13 | 2020-12-01 |
| O'MARA, Christine | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2012-10-01 |
| OLSEN, Anthony Richard | Director | 2013-01-16 | 2017-08-30 |
| OMARA, Christine | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2015-08-31 |
| PEARCE, John Malcolm | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2020-11-01 |
| RADCLIFFE, Colin | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| ROONEY, Louise | Director | 2017-08-30 | 2019-07-15 |
| SMITH, Jenny | Director | 2023-10-09 | 2026-01-09 |
| SWANWICK, Rachel | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2014-02-14 |
| TURNER, Jonathan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2024-01-15 |
| WEBB, Suzanne | Director | 2024-03-11 | 2025-07-18 |
| WHITMORE, Marc Andrew | Director | 2019-11-25 | 2020-12-01 |
| WIGGINS, Karen | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2017-09-01 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Director | 2017-08-30 | 2017-09-11 |
| WILSON, Matthew James, Prof. | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2017-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Morris | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2020-09-07 | Ceased 2020-09-07 |
| Mr Marc Andrew Whitmore | Individual | Appoints directors | 2019-11-25 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Mrs Annette Cunningham | Individual | Appoints directors | 2018-11-13 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Mr Stephen John Moss | Individual | Appoints directors | 2018-11-13 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Mr John Graham | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Mr Graham Hewer | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-27 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-27 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
+243.8%
£19,625,000 £67,468,000
-
Cash
-70.7%
£635,000 £186,000
-
Net assets
+304%
£13,680,000 £55,267,000
-
Employees
+21.6%
426 518
-
Profit before tax
+278.3%
-£22,692,000 £40,461,000
-
Wages
+39.1%
£10,721,000 £14,911,000
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