THE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-28 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+24.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£39M
+0.7% vs 2024
Employees
334
+8.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£577K
-2.7% vs 2024
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 | £16,025,397 | £17,724,913 | |
| Operating profit | £542,501 | £512,181 | |
| Profit before tax | £593,501 | £577,181 | |
| Net profit | £593,501 | £577,181 | |
| Cash | £1,475,518 | £1,836,672 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £38,981,843 | £39,236,024 | |
| Equity | £38,981,843 | £39,236,024 | |
| Average employees | 307 | 334 | |
| Wages | £9,220,382 | £10,295,180 |
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 | 3.4% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.6% | 1.0% | |
| Current ratio | 9.13x | 7.15x |
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
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Successfully onboard St Crispins Infant School into the Trust in December 2025.”
- “On the 27th November 2025 the Department for Education confirmed that they have formerly approved the transfer of St Crispins Infant School to The Stour Academy Trust. The transfer took place on the 1st December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY, Joe | Director | 2023-06-16 | May 1988 | British |
| HALFPENNY-RAY, Bronwen Mary | Director | 2025-01-25 | Jan 1994 | British |
| HILL, Sharn | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 1976 | British |
| HOWELL, Rachael Louise | Director | 2017-06-30 | Jul 1979 | British |
| MULCAHY, Mark Robert Anthony | Director | 2025-08-05 | Jun 1967 | British |
| O'KEEFE, Simon John | Director | 2025-05-20 | Dec 1955 | British |
| RALPH, Natalie Louise | Director | 2022-11-21 | Jan 1989 | British |
| RICHMOND, Victoria Louise | Director | 2023-03-02 | Jan 1981 | British |
| STANDING, Victoria Ellen | Director | 2018-10-03 | Aug 1980 | British |
| WILSON, Lauren | Director | 2024-11-29 | Feb 1992 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IRELAND, Julie | Secretary | 2016-02-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| MICHELMORES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-04-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| PHP LAW LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2022-04-01 | 2025-01-31 |
| AINSWORTH, Laurence | Director | 2016-10-09 | 2018-01-17 |
| AJE, Olatunde Adeniyi | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2023-06-16 |
| ARCHER, James Peter | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2014-09-17 |
| BARRY, Wayne | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2017-07-08 |
| COLLINS, Richard | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-09-18 |
| COWLEY, David Michael | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2012-11-23 |
| DAVIES, Eileen | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2014-09-17 |
| ESEKU, Rakel Morenike | Director | 2023-06-09 | 2024-10-18 |
| EVANS, Steve | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2016-09-16 |
| FISHER, Neil Russell | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2016-07-01 |
| FORD, Robyn Alexandra | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2020-12-15 |
| FOSTER, Joan Margaret | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2013-09-10 |
| FREEMAN, Jane Mary | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2014-04-01 |
| GILBY, Kelvin Robert | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-02-08 |
| GLOVER, Georgina Ann | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2015-09-18 |
| HOWELL, Rachael | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2016-09-01 |
| IRELAND, Julie | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2016-02-01 |
| KENNETT, Jean Margaret | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2014-09-17 |
| KING, Nicola | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2018-01-16 |
| MARCH, Claire | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2019-01-28 |
| MARTIN, Benjamin Peter | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2017-09-01 |
| MOORE, Daniel Jeffery, Dr | Director | 2018-04-27 | 2024-07-16 |
| O'KEEFE, Simon John | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2020-08-31 |
| OLIVER-SMITH, Juli | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2018-01-11 |
| PATERSON, Nicola Jane | Director | 2021-01-21 | 2022-04-29 |
| PURKISS, Andrew John | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2014-01-23 |
| REHAL, Ashok Kumar, Dr | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2015-11-01 |
| REHAL, Ashok Kumar, Dr | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| RIDGE, Timothy Julian | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2018-01-10 |
| RISLEY, Siobhan Claire | Director | 2024-09-16 | 2025-02-07 |
| ROBINSON, Victoria Charlotte | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2014-01-21 |
| ROGERS, Gillian Lois | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2014-09-01 |
| SARJEANT, Jovy | Director | 2023-03-30 | 2024-02-07 |
| SINGH, Tejinder Pal | Director | 2018-05-10 | 2025-05-16 |
| TRIGWELL, Fiona Louise | Director | 2017-12-07 | 2025-11-30 |
| WILLMOTT, Margaret Anne | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2015-09-18 |
| WRAIGHT, Sarah Louise | Director | 2019-04-26 | 2023-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Ainsworth | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-17 | Ceased 2017-12-07 |
| The Diocese Of Canterbury Academies Company Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-17 | Ceased 2017-12-07 |
| Mrs Georgina Ann Glover | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-17 | Ceased 2017-12-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+10.6%
£16,025,397 £17,724,913
-
Cash
+24.5%
£1,475,518 £1,836,672
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£38,981,843 £39,236,024
-
Employees
+8.8%
307 334
-
Operating profit
-5.6%
£542,501 £512,181
-
Profit before tax
-2.7%
£593,501 £577,181
-
Wages
+11.7%
£9,220,382 £10,295,180
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