NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST

1. NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST 2022-05-20 → present
2. KENTON SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST 2014-06-10 → 2022-05-20
3. KENTON SCHOOL NEWCASTLE 2012-02-24 → 2014-06-10

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

Consolidated group

Auditor

UNW LLP

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

• “The Trust has significantly strengthened its capacity to support schools through the creation of a Trust Education Improvement Group.”
• “Trustees confirmed the appointment of Lee Kirtley to the position of CEO from January 2023 following a period of time as the Executive Principal.”
• “The Trust has created its own Alternative Provision (ASPIRE Centre) catering for a maximum of 48 students from Year 10 to Year 11. This has led to zero suspensions and an increase in attendance for these students.”
• “Trustees have continued to resource the programmes to support students to catch up on lost learning through COVID restrictions. They have also continued to enhance the investment in students' opportunities to develop their character and resilience through an increased range of activity including sports, the Combined Cadet Force, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, creative arts of music, drama and dance as well as increasing the range of clubs and curriculum experiences a part of the Elective curriculum offer. In the 6th Form, which was again rated 'Good' by Ofsted, a wide range of cultural and challenge opportunities are available to students. Trustees continue to invest in the estate.”

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

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.8%

  £21,724,000 → £22,111,000

• Cash

  -41%

  £2,676,000 → £1,578,000

• Net assets

  -4.5%

  £26,816,000 → £25,601,000

• Employees

  +2.7%

  297 → 305

• Wages

  +8.9%

  £10,355,000 → £11,276,000

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