LIFE ACADEMIES TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-14 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-31
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-13.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
-8.9% vs 2024
Employees
160
-14.9% 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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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LIFE ACADEMIES TRUST 2016-05-06 → present
- BIGGLESWADE ACADEMY TRUST 2012-01-30 → 2016-05-06
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 | £8,950,515 | £6,205,476 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £139,846 | -£1,130,190 | |
| Cash | £4,189,942 | £3,640,700 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,082,304 | £12,822,208 | |
| Net assets | £14,063,434 | £12,812,244 | |
| Equity | £14,063,434 | £12,812,244 | |
| Average employees | 188 | 160 | |
| Wages | £4,155,184 | £3,624,377 |
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 | 1.6% | -18.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.79x | 4.63x |
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
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have 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.”
Significant events
- “The near completion of two CIF bids relating to a full upgrade of the water systems and a reworking of the electric and lighting infrastructure.”
- “The continued remodelling of the outdoor area at the Kitelands site for Early Years and Reception age children, the remodelling process of Mead End for children in Years 1 to 2”
- “Continued implementation of the Character Development programme”
- “Continued support and training on the whole school curriculum projects of Maths Mastery and Reading for Mastery”
- “Phonics, Yr4 Times Table check results and Key Stage 2 are in line with national expectations”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRUTH, Samantha June | Secretary | 2019-10-17 | — | — |
| CLIFFORD, Ashley | Director | 2025-01-23 | Dec 1988 | British |
| HAYWARD, Paula | Director | 2025-02-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
| JONES, Christopher Barend | Director | 2019-01-24 | Mar 1973 | British |
| NICOL, Duncan | Director | 2019-03-21 | Mar 1972 | British |
| STEER, Mark Andrew | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERKELEY, Justine | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | 2015-09-16 |
| DOYLE, Karin Catura | Secretary | 2016-12-13 | 2018-12-13 |
| HOOPER, Brenda | Secretary | 2012-01-30 | 2014-09-30 |
| WHEELER, Sharon Anne | Secretary | 2015-09-16 | 2016-12-13 |
| BERMAN, Matthew Frazer | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2018-12-13 |
| BULL, Julie Christine | Director | 2019-07-11 | 2020-08-31 |
| BULL, Julie Christine | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2016-09-21 |
| BYRNE, Deirdre Gabrielle, Dr | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2016-09-21 |
| CHESSUM, Sally | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2024-11-29 |
| COOKE, Daniel | Director | 2015-05-19 | 2018-05-24 |
| DEAN, Andrew Anthony | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2018-10-19 |
| DILLEY, John Edward | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2019-06-17 |
| DUDAS, Bethan | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2021-08-13 |
| ELLISON, Ruth Ann | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2016-01-28 |
| FLYNN, Shelley | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2022-08-31 |
| GALEA, Agie Anna | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-09-14 |
| HANAHOE, Ian | Director | 2021-03-16 | 2025-03-15 |
| JERAM, Amanda | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2025-01-23 |
| KING, Natalie Maureen | Director | 2025-01-23 | 2026-03-12 |
| MASSON, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2016-04-07 |
| MCGUCKIAN, Caroline | Director | 2019-04-25 | 2025-11-30 |
| MONTI, Ronald Bernard Patrick | Director | 2021-12-09 | 2022-04-13 |
| PHILLIPS, Stephen Charles | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| SLENDER, Jamie Ross | Director | 2022-07-07 | 2024-06-04 |
| STIRRATT, James Andrew | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2024-11-18 |
| TOPLEY, Magali | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2016-09-21 |
| WAGHORN, Gary Peter | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2019-10-16 |
| WOODHAMS, Claire | Director | 2016-09-21 | 2020-04-27 |
| WOOLHOUSE, June | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2013-04-23 |
| WYATT, Esme | Director | 2020-10-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| WYATT, Esme | Director | 2012-01-30 | 2016-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Caroline Mcguckian | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2025-12-01 | Active |
| Mrs Veneice Karen Wilkes | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2025-12-01 | Active |
| Mr James Andrew Stirratt | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2025-12-01 | Active |
| Mr Ian Hanahoe | Individual | Appoints directors | 2025-03-16 | Active |
| Ms Bethan Dudas | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-09-29 | Active |
| Dr Deirdre Gabrielle Byrne | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2021-01-21 | Ceased 2021-06-16 |
| Mrs Julie Christine Bull | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-09-01 | Ceased 2026-03-20 |
| Miss Helen Charlotte Redding | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-09-14 | Ceased 2026-03-20 |
| Archdeacon Janet Mackenzie | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2017-11-02 | Ceased 2020-08-31 |
| Mr Bernard Victor Briars | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-07-21 | Ceased 2024-05-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-08 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
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Turnover
-30.7%
£8,950,515 £6,205,476
-
Cash
-13.1%
£4,189,942 £3,640,700
-
Net assets
-8.9%
£14,063,434 £12,812,244
-
Employees
-14.9%
188 160
-
Wages
-12.8%
£4,155,184 £3,624,377
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