HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-5.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+28.8% vs 2024
Employees
588
+17.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+216.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £30,518,000 | £35,367,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£935,000 | £1,087,000 | |
| Net profit | -£935,000 | £1,087,000 | |
| Cash | £3,953,000 | £3,739,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,989,000 | £3,673,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,202,000 | £2,836,000 | |
| Equity | £2,202,000 | £2,836,000 | |
| Average employees | 502 | 588 | |
| Wages | £17,196,000 | £20,124,000 |
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 | -3.1% | 3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.8% | 54.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.26x | 2.21x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Directors (Trustees) has an expectation that the Academy 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.”
Significant events
- “On the 1st February 2025 Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School converted to an academy and joined the Trust. On the 1st April 2025 St Albans Catholic Primary School converted to an academy and joined the Trust, making a total of 7 Primary Schools and 2 Secondary Schools (11-18).”
- “Our 2022 Ofsted inspections rated the school as Good overall, with strengths in leadership, personal development, and quality of education.”
- “The school's last Ofsted inspection was in 2023 where, again, it was judged outstanding in all areas.”
- “St Bernard's ... was judged by OFSTED to be Good for overall effectiveness (March 2025).”
- “St Mary's Catholic College ... The most recent Ofsted report (June 2025) spoke positively about the significant work undertaken by school leaders and the Trust in recent years to improve standards.”
- “St Joseph's Catholic Primary School ... In November 2022, the school was judged by Ofsted to be 'Good' in all areas. In March 2023, the school received its denominational inspection by the Diocese. Here, the school was judged to be 'Outstanding'.”
- “St Augustine's Catholic Primary School ... school secured a 'Good' Ofsted judgment in September 2023.”
- “St Alban's Catholic Primary School ... Ofsted Inspection (October 2024): The school was judged to be 'Good' in all areas. This affirmed the 'Good' S48 Diocesan inspection from January 2023. Academy Transition: The school successfully transitioned into the Holy Family Catholic Multi-Academy Trust in April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTMELL, David James | Director | 2023-10-13 | Dec 1965 | British |
| COMERFORD, Eithne Josephine, Professor | Director | 2025-12-09 | Feb 1972 | Irish |
| FLETCHER, Marion Theresa | Director | 2026-01-26 | Mar 1968 | British |
| O'CONNELL, Brian | Director | 2018-09-01 | Aug 1951 | British |
| PLATT, Kevin | Director | 2025-11-26 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAXTER, Paul | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2016-10-31 |
| BOYLE, Anthony | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| COTGRAVE, Catherine | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2022-10-31 |
| COTTON, Mark David Samuel | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| CRAGG-JAMES, Georgina Mary | Director | 2024-01-09 | 2024-09-12 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Damian John | Director | 2014-01-22 | 2019-03-05 |
| HARDY, Kevin, Professor | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-06-06 |
| HODGKINSON, Andy, Dr | Director | 2020-01-13 | 2026-01-12 |
| KENNY, Julie Elizabeth | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2014-10-31 |
| KERIN, Christopher | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2024-12-02 |
| LAWRENCE, Carol | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2023-08-31 |
| LESTER, Michael, Father | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| LETISSIER, Bernadette Mary | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2018-08-31 |
| LONG, David, Father | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| MARKS, Margaret | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2018-08-31 |
| MCMULLEN, Anne | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| MCMULLEN, Rosanne Clare | Director | 2023-09-26 | 2025-11-27 |
| MOOR, Andy Terence | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2018-08-31 |
| MOORE, Sharon | Director | 2012-11-20 | 2016-12-12 |
| MORRIS, Stephen | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| NEAL, Quentin | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2018-08-31 |
| QUINN, Thomas Patrick | Director | 2012-10-25 | 2018-06-20 |
| ROBERTS, Annette Marie | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2014-10-31 |
| ROBERTYS, David John, Reverend | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2019-03-08 |
| SCOTT, Alexander | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2016-10-31 |
| SIMPSON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2025-10-15 |
| TUITE, Joanne | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2018-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Reverend Mark Davies | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-31 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-20 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
+15.9%
£30,518,000 £35,367,000
-
Cash
-5.4%
£3,953,000 £3,739,000
-
Net assets
+28.8%
£2,202,000 £2,836,000
-
Employees
+17.1%
502 588
-
Profit before tax
+216.3%
-£935,000 £1,087,000
-
Wages
+17%
£17,196,000 £20,124,000
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