MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-16 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-02
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+13.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£50M
+27.7% vs 2024
Employees
573
+0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£11M
+419.5% vs 2024
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED 2014-07-04 → present
- JOHN FERNELEY COLLEGE ACADEMY TRUST 2011-10-04 → 2014-07-04
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 | £22,606,000 | £25,300,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,201,000 | £11,147,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,147,000 | £11,153,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,147,000 | £11,153,000 | |
| Cash | £4,700,000 | £5,348,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £39,244,000 | £50,316,000 | |
| Net assets | £39,186,000 | £50,052,000 | |
| Equity | £39,186,000 | £50,052,000 | |
| Average employees | 568 | 573 | |
| Wages | £14,236,000 | £15,482,000 |
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 | 9.7% | 44.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 44.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 22.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.56x | 2.60x | |
| Interest cover | 2.85x | 13.21x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the Academy Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the Academy Trust's ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED · parent
- Mowbray Education Trust Services LTD 100%
Significant events
- “Buckminster Primary School joined the Trust in November 2024.”
- “A new substantive and experienced CEO was appointed during the Spring and took up post at the end of April 2025, with an interim CEO having led the Trust from September 2024 to April 2025.”
- “The Notice to Improve was lifted by the Department for Education (DfE) on 25 July 2025.”
- “The Trust strengthened its working partnership with Leicestershire County Council, including the handover of a new sixth form and English block, and the development of a new Specialist Resource Base at Brownlow Primary School.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 61 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORREST, Christopher Andrew | Secretary | 2026-03-02 | — | — |
| JEFFRIES, Aishia Chicquita | Secretary | 2026-01-02 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, Linda Joy | Director | 2023-08-03 | Aug 1962 | British |
| BENTLEY, Isabel | Director | 2025-03-15 | Nov 1982 | British |
| DUNDAS, Peter | Director | 2025-05-12 | Jan 1956 | British |
| HERRING, Alice Elizabeth | Director | 2024-11-08 | Jun 1975 | British |
| KANE, Suzanne | Director | 2025-03-15 | May 1974 | British |
| LEIGHTON, Richard Mathieu | Director | 2024-09-05 | Aug 1987 | British |
| RICHARDSON-WALSH, Drew | Director | 2018-09-12 | Jul 1986 | British |
| SHEPHERD, Laura Marie | Director | 2024-10-04 | May 1987 | British |
Show 61 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Susan Katrina | Secretary | 2021-02-22 | 2026-01-02 |
| MCGEOUGH, Jason Henry Patrick | Secretary | 2020-11-27 | 2021-02-22 |
| MIDDLETON, Rachel Elizabeth | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | 2020-11-27 |
| ROBERTS, Rachel | Secretary | 2011-10-04 | 2011-10-12 |
| SAUNDERS, Denise Helene | Secretary | 2011-10-12 | 2018-12-31 |
| AMBLER, Susan Jane | Director | 2025-05-02 | 2026-01-12 |
| ATKIN, Sarah Jane | Director | 2024-09-16 | 2025-01-31 |
| BAILEY, Alison | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2014-08-31 |
| BAKER, Ffyona | Director | 2023-05-06 | 2024-01-30 |
| BOARDMAN, Wilson | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| BOOTON, Bharvi Manojkumar Ladha | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2021-11-03 |
| BREWSTER, Adam Craig | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2022-11-13 |
| BRUNT, Samantha | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2012-09-17 |
| BRYERS, Mark | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2016-10-12 |
| CAULFIELD, Paul | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2017-07-20 |
| CHADWICK, Marion | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-03-07 |
| CONNERTON, Ian | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| CONNOLLY, Siobhan Mary | Director | 2020-09-24 | 2022-09-28 |
| CONNOLLY, Siobhan Mary | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| CORNFORTH, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2014-02-28 |
| DARAR, Gurpal | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2019-01-23 |
| EARDLEY, Trevor | Director | 2015-05-06 | 2016-02-15 |
| EARDLEY, Trevor Richard | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2015-01-09 |
| FROST, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| GANT, Sian Elizabeth | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2020-09-14 |
| GARRAWAY-CHARLES, Natasha | Director | 2023-05-06 | 2023-09-29 |
| GARRIGAN, Lydia Ann | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2014-02-28 |
| GIBBS, John Donald | Director | 2020-09-16 | 2022-04-28 |
| GODBER, Conroy Albert | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2016-10-12 |
| HARRIS, Andrew | Director | 2021-08-24 | 2023-05-04 |
| HARRIS, Debbie | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2013-06-27 |
| HEATLIE, Martin Forbes | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2017-07-31 |
| HICKLING, Wayne | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2024-08-21 |
| HILL, Stuart Keith | Director | 2022-02-14 | 2022-09-07 |
| JOHN, Phil | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2014-02-28 |
| KRUSE, Phillip | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2011-10-31 |
| LEBBON, Sarah Jane | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2014-01-29 |
| LONGLEY BROWN, Deborah Mary | Director | 2022-01-05 | 2023-01-19 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2013-12-02 |
| MACCARTHY, Bart | Director | 2016-06-29 | 2020-08-27 |
| MACDONALD, Fiona | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2014-02-28 |
| MAXFIELD, Alexander Duncan | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2012-01-01 |
| MOGG, Debbie Leanne | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| MUTAMBIRWA, Tendai Nyikadzimo | Director | 2022-08-10 | 2025-05-21 |
| O'CALLAGHAN, Matthew, Dr | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2013-06-27 |
| O'HIGGINS, Dawn Angela | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2012-07-09 |
| POSNETT, Pamela Mary | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2014-02-28 |
| RICHARDS, John | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2017-03-22 |
| RIGGALL, Alison | Director | 2023-05-06 | 2024-11-08 |
| ROBERTS, Rachel Jane Scott | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2019-08-31 |
| ROBINSON, Christopher James | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2017-05-17 |
| SMITH, Phil Mark | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2022-02-02 |
| TURRELL, Damien | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2017-05-17 |
| TWITTEY, Mark | Director | 2012-02-09 | 2014-02-28 |
| UMBLEJA, Lara | Director | 2011-12-21 | 2014-02-28 |
| UNWIN, Joanne | Director | 2023-04-14 | 2024-08-21 |
| VALENTINE, Kcarrie James | Director | 2022-03-18 | 2024-05-16 |
| WARDEN, David Charles | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2021-07-23 |
| WATCHORN, Nick Merrick | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2019-03-01 |
| WELSH, Elaine | Director | 2011-10-04 | 2019-10-21 |
| WILLARS, Glenys | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2019-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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
-
Turnover
+11.9%
£22,606,000 £25,300,000
-
Cash
+13.8%
£4,700,000 £5,348,000
-
Net assets
+27.7%
£39,186,000 £50,052,000
-
Employees
+0.9%
568 573
-
Operating profit
+406.5%
£2,201,000 £11,147,000
-
Profit before tax
+419.5%
£2,147,000 £11,153,000
-
Wages
+8.8%
£14,236,000 £15,482,000
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