THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-22 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+116.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£54M
+44.5% vs 2024
Employees
619
+52.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | £19,451,589 | £27,207,119 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£57,884 | £16,906,074 | |
| Cash | £3,461,978 | £7,490,617 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,609,475 | £54,121,026 | |
| Net assets | £37,356,458 | £53,995,532 | |
| Equity | £37,356,458 | £53,995,532 | |
| Average employees | 407 | 619 | |
| Wages | £11,454,566 | £15,647,837 |
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 | -0.3% | 62.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.8% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 2.19x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given the current balance sheet position, the strength of financial controls and future financial forecasting, 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.”
Group structure
- THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST · parent
- Ascent Extra Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Mowbray Academy converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010 on 1 December 2024.”
- “The Ascent Academies' Trust has entered into an agreement to acquire and convert Springwater School into an academy as of the 01 November 2025.”
- “New CEO R Hargreaves appointed in January 2025, succeeding C Morgan who resigned 31 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHALL, Alison | Secretary | 2022-06-13 | — | — |
| AITCHISON, Pauline Ann | Director | 2021-01-06 | Jun 1969 | British |
| FIELD, Tracey Anne | Director | 2024-01-25 | Aug 1969 | British |
| GREEN, Caroline Maria | Director | 2020-01-20 | Jul 1965 | British |
| HARGREAVES, Rachel Louise | Director | 2025-01-01 | Dec 1977 | British |
| HUDSPETH, Nadine Renae | Director | 2017-01-25 | Feb 1973 | British |
| MARTIN-DENHAM, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-02-27 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MCCOURT, Bryan | Director | 2024-04-26 | Apr 1971 | British |
| MEE, Pamela | Director | 2023-09-15 | Jan 1976 | British |
| SMITH, Heidi Louise | Director | 2023-07-14 | Dec 1989 | British |
| STEVENS, Katie | Director | 2020-07-09 | Dec 1972 | British |
| WATSON, Patricia Lynn | Director | 2017-01-23 | Feb 1957 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUFFIELD, Kathryn Jayne | Secretary | 2021-03-08 | 2022-06-12 |
| RAINE, Karen | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2021-03-08 |
| TODD, Debbie | Secretary | 2020-01-06 | 2020-12-31 |
| PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-10-17 | 2019-11-01 |
| WARD HADAWAY COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-06-08 | 2014-10-17 |
| ARMSTRONG, Kathryn | Director | 2016-08-17 | 2018-06-06 |
| BARKER, Carolyn Margaret | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2015-10-01 |
| BARKER, David Edward | Director | 2018-04-17 | 2020-12-16 |
| BARKLEY, Kate | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2016-10-21 |
| BLAIR, Susan | Director | 2015-11-04 | 2018-03-15 |
| BOWMAN, Gillian | Director | 2023-06-12 | 2025-11-04 |
| CARSON, Melanie Jayne | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2015-10-01 |
| CLELLAND, Lesley | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-11-01 |
| DUNCAN, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2016-10-19 | 2017-11-01 |
| ELLIOTT, Dorothy | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2013-07-19 |
| GRAHAM, Helen Anne | Director | 2014-10-15 | 2015-04-24 |
| GRAHAM, Helen Anne | Director | 2013-01-17 | 2014-04-02 |
| HURN, Nicholas Simon | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-12-05 |
| JOBES, Graeme Andrew | Director | 2019-01-15 | 2024-07-03 |
| KIRKBRIDE, Gregory | Director | 2020-11-04 | 2026-02-08 |
| LAWTON, Kelly Ann | Director | 2021-02-22 | 2022-11-02 |
| LITTLE, Michael | Director | 2013-07-10 | 2015-10-01 |
| MAKIN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2017-09-01 |
| MILNES, Valerie | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2023-05-18 |
| MORGAN, Carolyn | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Maureen Colquhoun | Director | 2016-10-19 | 2018-02-27 |
| MORRIS, Maureen Colquhoun | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2016-07-30 |
| MULHERN, Paula | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2013-09-24 |
| PATEL, Rohit | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-12-05 |
| QUINN, Michelle | Director | 2015-02-23 | 2015-02-23 |
| QUINN, Michelle | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2018-10-11 |
| RAMSAY, Nicola | Director | 2014-02-12 | 2014-09-21 |
| REDFORD, Ian | Director | 2020-12-18 | 2021-09-07 |
| REED, Ian | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2014-04-03 |
| SHILLINGLAW, Graeme Alexander | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2015-10-01 |
| SHORT, Colin | Director | 2013-01-17 | 2016-07-30 |
| SMITH, Dela, Dame | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2020-01-21 |
| SMITH, Dela, Dame | Director | 2012-07-19 | 2017-07-12 |
| STEELE, Scott Michael | Director | 2018-07-31 | 2020-01-21 |
| STEPHENSON, Andrew John | Director | 2023-10-09 | 2024-12-17 |
| STORES, Amanda | Director | 2013-03-06 | 2015-11-12 |
| TORGERSEN, June Haldane | Director | 2013-01-17 | 2016-07-30 |
| WHORLTON, Rachael Anne | Director | 2017-12-20 | 2021-10-19 |
| WRIGHT, Paul Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Valerie Milnes | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-14 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
| Dame Dela Smith | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-14 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
| Mr Colin Short | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-14 | Ceased 2017-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
-
Turnover
+39.9%
£19,451,589 £27,207,119
-
Cash
+116.4%
£3,461,978 £7,490,617
-
Net assets
+44.5%
£37,356,458 £53,995,532
-
Employees
+52.1%
407 619
-
Wages
+36.6%
£11,454,566 £15,647,837
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