WISE OWL 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

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

DJH Audit Limited

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, the board of trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. WISE OWL TRUST · parent
   1. Park View Community Primary Academy 1% · England · Education
   2. Briscoe Lane Academy 1% · England · Education
   3. Old Hall Drive Academy 1% · England · Education
   4. Seymour Road Academy 1% · England · Education
   5. Peel Hall Primary Academy 1% · England · Education

Significant events

• “Park View Primary Academy joined the Trust on 1st July 2024 and Peel Hall Primary joined on 1st September 2024.”
• “During the year 24/25, Trustees agreed on a capital investment of £600,000 from reserves taken from 23/24 that could be spent on projects to enhance the estate. During the year, the majority of this has been spent on installing three new boilers, a new water heater, new upgraded fire alarm system, three new IT suites, replacement of kitchen equipment - new oven and air ventilation system and refurbishment of retaining walls.”
• “Peel Hall Primary joined the Trust in a challenging financial position, with pupil numbers significantly below expectations for a one-form entry school. Through collaborative planning, resource allocation, and targeted interventions, the Trust has invested heavily into helping the school implement sustainable measures to strengthen its financial position while maintaining high standards of education.”
• “The Trust will support the budget and will continue to monitor pupil numbers whilst actively promoting the school across all key stages. A comprehensive PR and marketing campaign is underway to attract new families, and we are exploring the introduction of a two-year-old classroom to strengthen the school's financial position. Furthermore, to enhance educational outcomes, we are planning the installation of a new EYFS playground, which will be funded entirely through voluntary donations - which shows the positive impact the school is having in the local community.”

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

Filings

16

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

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

  +41.3%

  £11,672,000 → £16,496,000

• Cash

  +32%

  £2,554,000 → £3,372,000

• Net assets

  +22.6%

  £21,310,000 → £26,125,000

• Employees

  +1.9%

  309 → 315

• Operating profit

  -18.2%

  £6,257,000 → £5,121,000

• Profit before tax

  -18.9%

  £6,205,000 → £5,030,000

• Wages

  +36.6%

  £5,943,000 → £8,116,000

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