PIONEER LEARNING TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-20 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-06
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+176.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£29M
+129.4% vs 2024
Employees
402
+28% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PIONEER LEARNING TRUST 2018-12-19 → present
- CHANTRY PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST 2012-07-06 → 2018-12-19
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£141,248 | £16,816,082 | |
| Cash | £821,518 | £2,272,367 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,623,928 | £28,960,010 | |
| Net assets | £12,623,928 | £28,960,010 | |
| Equity | £12,623,928 | £28,960,010 | |
| Average employees | 314 | 402 | |
| Wages | £7,299,218 | £9,904,714 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.87x | 4.48x |
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
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the Multi Academy Trust 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
- PIONEER LEARNING TRUST · parent
- Chantry Primary Academy 100%
- Southfield Primary School 100%
- Whitefield Primary Academy 100%
- Ferrars Junior School 100%
- Lakeview School 100%
- Warden Hill Infant Academy 100%
Significant events
- “Pioneer Learning Trust grew in size, increasing in number from three academies to a Trust with six academies, providing education for pupils aged between 4 and 11 in the Bedfordshire areas.”
- “Ferrars Junior School converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010 on 01/09/2024.”
- “Lakeview School converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010 on 01/04/2025.”
- “Warden Hill Infant School converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010 on 01/06/2025.”
- “The Trust has seen reductions in Early Years funding due to low birth rates in the year 2024/2025 and it anticipated that this will contribute to a challenging landscape in future periods.”
- “Ceased to use heating oil as a source of fuel within Chantry Primary Academy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGGS, Jon | Secretary | 2020-06-17 | — | — |
| BARNARD, Peggy | Director | 2025-03-25 | Jun 1985 | British |
| BASHIR, Addil | Director | 2023-12-01 | Sep 1986 | British |
| GOODYEAR, Natalie Jane | Director | 2025-12-18 | Feb 1982 | British |
| HARGRAVES, Cheryl Sandra | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1988 | British |
| HILL, Paul William | Director | 2020-02-06 | May 1953 | British |
| HOOPER, Angela | Director | 2020-02-06 | Jul 1964 | British |
| LABONI, Sabiha Khanom | Director | 2026-02-12 | Jul 1989 | British |
| MELROSE, Ralph | Director | 2019-05-15 | Jan 1959 | British |
| OSTANIEWICZ, Michaela | Director | 2024-12-19 | Aug 1965 | British |
| PRICKETT, Susan | Director | 2025-10-23 | May 1972 | British |
| TRODD, Melissa | Director | 2019-05-15 | Oct 1985 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EYLEY, Victoria Louise | Secretary | 2017-02-07 | 2020-06-17 |
| MONTAGUE, Caron Lesley | Secretary | 2015-10-02 | 2017-02-07 |
| ADAMS-THOMAS, Maria Elizabeth | Director | 2012-09-02 | 2016-09-22 |
| BARNARD, Peggy Anne | Director | 2013-07-11 | 2022-02-10 |
| BATEMAN, Corisande | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2023-12-01 |
| BENNETT, Deborah | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-11-24 |
| BIGGS, Anthony Michael | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2018-11-12 |
| BROWN, Scott | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2022-03-31 |
| CARRINGTON, Matthew | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2014-09-01 |
| CHOUDHURY, Juhab | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2023-11-24 |
| CHUKS-SPENCER, Victor | Director | 2015-11-24 | 2019-05-15 |
| FINNETT, Caren Elizabeth | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2019-05-15 |
| HENRY, Teresa | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2017-07-06 |
| JAMES, Hubert | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2024-12-19 |
| KELLY, Jamie | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2016-09-22 |
| LLOYD, Jennifer Jane | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2017-09-21 |
| MOORE, Colin Douglas | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2020-09-09 |
| PARDON, Jamie Clare | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2019-05-15 |
| POLLARD, Sarah | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2016-09-22 |
| PRICE, Adele Louise | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2019-09-01 |
| PRICE, Matthew James | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2018-07-20 |
| ROWE, William Patrick | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2019-01-01 |
| ROWE, William Patrick | Director | 2016-10-10 | 2017-07-17 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Angela | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2016-09-22 |
| STOCKWELL, Yvonne | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2017-09-06 |
| TOMPKINS, Carole | Director | 2019-05-15 | 2019-10-26 |
| TOSAR, Dipesh Ashok | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2013-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jamie Clare Pardon | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-16 | Ceased 2019-12-17 |
| Ms Angela Shakespeare | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-16 | Ceased 2019-12-17 |
| Ms Peggy Anne Barnard | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-16 | Ceased 2019-12-17 |
| Ms Peggy Anne Barnard | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2018-07-12 |
| Ms Angela Shakespeare | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2018-07-12 |
| Mrs Tracy Jane Drury | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-12 | Ceased 2018-07-12 |
| Mrs Corisande Bateman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-09-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
—
Not reported
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Cash
+176.6%
£821,518 £2,272,367
-
Net assets
+129.4%
£12,623,928 £28,960,010
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Employees
+28%
314 402
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Wages
+35.7%
£7,299,218 £9,904,714
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