CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-05 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-19
Watchouts
Cash
£11M
+153.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£116M
+171.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,103
+127.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£73M
+797.7% 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.
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-08-14
- CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST 2024-08-14 → present
- FARINGDON LEARNING TRUST 2020-09-24 → 2024-08-14
- FARINGDON ACADEMY OF SCHOOLS 2012-03-06 → 2020-09-24
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 | £21,528,000 | £43,761,000 | |
| Operating profit | £8,148,000 | £72,855,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £8,130,000 | £72,987,000 | |
| Net profit | £8,130,000 | £72,987,000 | |
| Cash | £4,195,000 | £10,641,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,371,000 | £116,172,000 | |
| Net assets | £42,743,000 | £116,149,000 | |
| Equity | £42,743,000 | £116,149,000 | |
| Average employees | 484 | 1,103 | |
| Wages | £12,225,000 | £25,053,000 |
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 | 37.8% | 166.5% | |
| Net margin | 37.8% | 166.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | 62.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.3% | 5.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.06x | 2.14x | |
| Interest cover | 119.82x | — |
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
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees, has a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Following our successful merger (between two local Trusts) and growth to 18 schools, which was formally signed in February 2025.”
- “Cambrian Learning Trust merged with Vale Academy Trust on 1st February 2025 to become an 18 school multi academy trust.”
- “The Trust improved by 5 percentage points from 2024 and now sits just 2% below the national average. Eight schools were above national.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNN, Anne | Secretary | 2026-02-17 | — | — |
| CLARK, Timothy | Director | 2024-11-06 | Jul 1962 | British |
| COOK, Anthony James Brian | Director | 2018-03-22 | Jan 1975 | British |
| DICKENS, Katherine | Director | 2024-11-06 | Jul 1969 | British |
| GREENWOOD, Mark Tobias | Director | 2019-09-01 | Feb 1973 | British |
| JAMES, Kim Elizabeth | Director | 2024-11-06 | Sep 1963 | British |
| JESTICO, Alison Jean | Director | 2024-09-01 | Apr 1954 | British |
| SALT, Christopher | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1958 | British |
| ST JOHN NICOLLE, Jason Paul, Reverend | Director | 2021-01-27 | May 1966 | British |
| TAYLOR, Elizabeth Helen | Director | 2024-09-01 | Nov 1950 | British |
| TRANTER, John | Director | 2024-09-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| TURNER, Paul John | Director | 2012-04-19 | Nov 1954 | British |
| WILSON, Antony Paul | Director | 2025-11-18 | May 1969 | British |
| WINCH, Mark Jason | Director | 2025-12-23 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNNING, Laura Amy | Secretary | 2022-11-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| GREEN, Sandra | Secretary | 2020-09-08 | 2022-03-23 |
| LYNN, Anne Nicola | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | 2025-02-28 |
| LYNN, Anne | Secretary | 2022-03-24 | 2022-10-31 |
| ROBERTS, Victoria | Secretary | 2025-03-01 | 2026-02-16 |
| BANNISTER, Alexander John | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2013-10-30 |
| BENNETT, Adale | Director | 2023-09-08 | 2025-02-11 |
| BOND, Alexander Edwin | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2013-10-30 |
| BRADY, Samantha | Director | 2023-05-18 | 2024-09-02 |
| CHURCH, Sarah Caroline | Director | 2020-11-18 | 2021-11-18 |
| COX, Roger Edmund Neil | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2013-10-30 |
| EVANS, Richard Lee | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2026-01-19 |
| FARRELL, Sharon | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2023-11-17 |
| FERGUSON, Nicola | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2018-06-09 |
| HALL, Kathryn Alexandra | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-03-27 |
| HAMBIDGE, Heather Jane | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2013-10-30 |
| HANCOCK, Richard Manuel Ashley | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2018-08-01 |
| HOBBS, Beverley | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| HOLMES, Catherine Elizabeth Henrietta | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2025-08-31 |
| INSLEY, Carrie Ann | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-05-16 |
| KENYON, Rachel Mary | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2020-01-14 |
| KIRK, John Neil | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2018-03-15 |
| MCGURK, Peter Desmond | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2013-10-30 |
| MILLARD, Duncan Paul | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| MOBEY, Mark John | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2014-09-01 |
| PAXTON, Katie Carolyne | Director | 2024-03-18 | 2024-08-31 |
| PEARCE-KING, Claire Louise | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2013-04-01 |
| PRICE-SMITH, Christine Louise | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2023-10-05 |
| PROCTER, Lisa Clare | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2013-10-30 |
| READ, Daniel Charles, Dr | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2013-10-30 |
| SPERRIN, Malcolm William, Professor | Director | 2022-02-14 | 2023-11-17 |
| TURNER, Helen Jane | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2020-11-24 |
| TWYNAM, Jeremy John | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2020-07-21 |
| WALKER, Paul Colin, Rev | Director | 2018-11-07 | 2021-06-08 |
| WARREN, Louise | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-10-20 |
| WIEJAK, Jan | Director | 2016-03-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Alun | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2016-02-29 |
| WILSON, David James | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2018-08-31 |
| WINTRINGHAM, Cudliffe Robert | Director | 2012-03-06 | 2019-08-31 |
| WRIGHT, Ian | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2022-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony James Brian Cook | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2023-10-05 | Ceased 2024-11-11 |
| Mr David James Wilson | Individual | Appoints directors | 2019-07-17 | Ceased 2024-11-11 |
| Mr Anthony James Brian Cook | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-06-13 | Ceased 2019-06-12 |
| Mr Bob Wintringham | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-11 |
| Oxford Diocesan Board Of Education | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-11-11 |
| Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Henrietta Holmes | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-10-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-11 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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
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Turnover
+103.3%
£21,528,000 £43,761,000
-
Cash
+153.7%
£4,195,000 £10,641,000
-
Net assets
+171.7%
£42,743,000 £116,149,000
-
Employees
+127.9%
484 1,103
-
Operating profit
+794.1%
£8,148,000 £72,855,000
-
Profit before tax
+797.7%
£8,130,000 £72,987,000
-
Wages
+104.9%
£12,225,000 £25,053,000
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