SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-18 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£509K
-37.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
-2.3% vs 2024
Employees
201
-1.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£619K
+3.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST 2017-07-25 → present
- RATTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST 2012-07-04 → 2017-07-25
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 | £12,522,173 | £13,144,752 | |
| Operating profit | -£686,033 | -£651,004 | |
| Profit before tax | -£642,865 | -£619,477 | |
| Net profit | -£642,865 | -£619,477 | |
| Cash | £815,305 | £508,913 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,868,152 | £19,406,542 | |
| Net assets | £19,770,115 | £19,324,638 | |
| Equity | £19,770,115 | £19,324,638 | |
| Average employees | 204 | 201 | |
| Wages | £7,862,289 | £8,185,359 |
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 | -5.5% | -5.0% | |
| Net margin | -5.1% | -4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.5% | -3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.2% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 1.72x | |
| Interest cover | -705.07x | -400.37x |
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
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the board has a reasonable expectation that the MAT has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST · parent
- Ratton School 1%
- Ocklynge Junior School 1%
Significant events
- “Ofsted Inspection November 5 & 6 2024: The quality of education Good, Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, Personal development Outstanding, Leadership and management Good.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMFORT, Tracy Ann | Secretary | 2012-07-04 | — | — |
| BRADBROOK, Carole Lesley | Director | 2012-07-04 | Nov 1961 | British |
| CONROY, Rebecca Kate | Director | 2020-05-01 | May 1975 | British |
| HOPKINS, James David | Director | 2025-10-17 | Sep 1981 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Alex | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1991 | English |
| MURPHY, Paul | Director | 2021-09-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| RICHARDS, Carol | Director | 2024-03-22 | Apr 1961 | Irish |
| WHITE, Alexander | Director | 2020-11-23 | May 1982 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKEHURST, Jackie Claire | Director | 2013-03-18 | 2014-09-15 |
| ALEXANDER, Andrew | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-09-01 |
| AUSTEN- WHITE, Craig | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| BRABNER, David | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2015-06-18 |
| BRENCHLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| BRYDEN, Gemma | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| CLARKE, Diana | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2017-12-01 |
| CORNER, Matthew | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2014-04-02 |
| DEAN, Cathy | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-02-01 |
| ETWELL, Colin | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-05-13 |
| FRENCH, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-07-08 |
| FRY, Hannah | Director | 2013-10-02 | 2016-01-04 |
| GARLAND, Richard John | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2019-09-20 |
| GILLETTE, Lisa | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-08-20 |
| GODFREY, Rose Patricia | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-11-11 |
| GODFREY, Rose Patricia | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2019-07-18 |
| HENHAM, Jason Mark Iden | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-12-01 |
| JONES, Beth | Director | 2025-10-17 | 2026-04-24 |
| KNOX-MACAULAY, Huxley Edward Farrell | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2021-08-31 |
| LINDSEY, Peter James | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2022-12-14 |
| LINSELL, David Charles | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-12-31 |
| MENGHAM, Kenneth Donald | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2014-03-25 |
| MORRIS, Nicholas William | Director | 2016-03-21 | 2017-12-01 |
| PADGET, Wendy | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-02-07 |
| PIERCE, Jacky | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-07-19 |
| PUSEY, Marion | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2014-10-07 |
| RODDICK, William John | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2020-09-18 |
| ROLLESTONE, Tobias Anthony | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2015-07-04 |
| SATCHELL, Jonathan David | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2014-07-01 |
| SMITH, Helen Mary | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-02-02 |
| SMITH, Laurence Edwin | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2014-10-28 |
| SUTHERLAND LAMB, Linda | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2014-03-31 |
| VOICE, John | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-07-18 |
| VOICE, John | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2019-07-18 |
| WARDLE, Anne | Director | 2014-07-08 | 2026-02-25 |
| WARDLE, Anne | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-06-02 |
| WARNER, Christopher Robert | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2023-07-18 |
| WELLINGS, Sally Patricia | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2015-07-04 |
| WILLIAMS, Joan | Director | 2012-07-04 | 2013-11-11 |
| WOODWARD, James Daniel | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2017-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Robert Warner | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-09-16 | Active |
| Mr Michael Cross | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-09-16 | Active |
| Ms Rebecca Kate Conroy | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-09-16 | Active |
| Mr Michael Cross | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-11-01 | Ceased 2023-09-21 |
| Mr Peter James Lindsey | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-11-01 | Ceased 2023-09-21 |
| Ms Rebecca Kate Conroy | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-11-01 | Ceased 2023-09-21 |
| Mr Tim Hulme | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-30 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
| Mr Michael Cross | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-30 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
| Mr Peter James Lindsey | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2021-09-30 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
| Miss Rose Patricia Godfrey | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-01 | Ceased 2019-11-05 |
| Mr Peter James Lindsey | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-01 | Ceased 2019-11-05 |
| Mr John Voice | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-12-01 | Ceased 2019-05-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-30 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+5%
£12,522,173 £13,144,752
-
Cash
-37.6%
£815,305 £508,913
-
Net assets
-2.3%
£19,770,115 £19,324,638
-
Employees
-1.5%
204 201
-
Operating profit
+5.1%
-£686,033 -£651,004
-
Profit before tax
+3.6%
-£642,865 -£619,477
-
Wages
+4.1%
£7,862,289 £8,185,359
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