THE WILLOWS SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

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

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis. The Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Academy Trust will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, however, the Board of Trustees are aware that the increased expenditure in the financial year that has led to free reserves of £68k at the year end has put additional pressures on the finances for future periods. The going concern judgement of the Board of Trustees is reinforced by the projected level of future financial reserves with payment of appropriate GAG funding for 80 pupils as demand is high, reduction of staff cost, and changes in the way pupils are taught resulting in increased class sizes and no further modifications to our building which were needed this year. These changes will increase revenue by. a further 6% above expenditure levels. In year surpluses are forecast for the next few years.”

Significant events

• “The results for the Year 6 2023 - 2024 cohort are considered outstanding overall, with no significant differences of note across key groups.”
• “The school received notice of an inspection by HM Inspectorate in July 2024 under Section 5 Education Act 2005 however this did not take place as the school had an emergency closure due to power failure in the local area outside if its control. The inspection was deferred until the Autumn Term 2024 and the school was inspected on 8th October 2024. Following the inspection, the school received a grading of outstanding in all four categories namely, Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development and Leadership and Management.”

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

Filings

2

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

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  -55.1%

  £290,971 → £130,524

• Net assets

  -13.7%

  £1,694,087 → £1,462,322

• Employees

  +20%

  20 → 24

• Profit before tax

  -21.9%

  -£245,052 → -£298,765

• Wages

  -24.3%

  £1,152,867 → £872,630

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