OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2025-12-10
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
+24.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+67.9% vs 2024
Employees
639
+31.8% 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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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2025-12-10.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST 2023-01-23 → present
- THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST 2012-11-26 → 2023-01-23
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 | £26,156,000 | £33,372,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £585,000 | £1,956,000 | |
| Cash | £4,331,000 | £5,398,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,380,000 | £7,307,000 | |
| Net assets | £4,211,000 | £7,072,000 | |
| Equity | £4,211,000 | £7,072,000 | |
| Average employees | 485 | 639 | |
| Wages | £14,003,000 | £17,729,000 |
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 | 2.2% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.7% | 25.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.70x | 3.59x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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. For this reason, the board of trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the statement of accounting policies.”
Significant events
- “Since September 2024, six primary schools joined the Trust; St Lukes and SS Peter & Pauls in Telford joined the Trust on 1st November 2024, St Benedicts in Handforth joined on 1st April 2025 and St Marys, Middlewich, Our Lady & St Oswalds and St Johns, Bridgenorth joined on 1st June 2025.”
- “Following the discovery of RAAC at Ellesmere Port in August 2023, the school has been continuously supported by the DfE to provide temporary classroom solutions and targeted tuition funding for students in exam years who have been affected by the disruption.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIDEBOTHAM, Rebecca | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | — | — |
| COLLINS, Patrick | Director | 2018-07-17 | Dec 1967 | British |
| FAGAN, Paul | Director | 2024-06-05 | Jul 1948 | British |
| HARDY, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2022-07-14 | Jun 1963 | British |
| KALNINS, John | Director | 2015-03-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| O'TOOLE, Joseph | Director | 2025-11-18 | Nov 1952 | British |
| PRICE, Rita | Director | 2023-09-13 | Feb 1945 | British |
| STUART-BUTTLE, Rosalind Mary, Dr | Director | 2018-07-17 | Jan 1957 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNOLLY, Janet Lillian | Secretary | 2012-11-26 | 2014-08-31 |
| LEIGH, Janet | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2017-10-12 |
| METHERINGHAM, Pavla Ann | Secretary | 2019-01-18 | 2022-09-01 |
| MILNE, Debbie | Secretary | 2017-12-14 | 2019-01-18 |
| ARMSTRONG-BOYLE, Nora | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BEESLEY, Timothy Patrick | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| BILLINGS, Anthony Stephen | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2018-03-31 |
| BLAIN, Simon | Director | 2019-11-25 | 2021-08-31 |
| BURKE, Peter Hubert, Father | Director | 2013-03-10 | 2014-12-19 |
| CAINE, Allison Mary | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2013-08-31 |
| CALDWELL, David | Director | 2020-11-25 | 2022-03-31 |
| CALDWELL, David | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2020-09-23 |
| CONNOR, Ann Marie | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2022-12-29 |
| CONNOR, Ann Marie | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-05-13 |
| CONNOR, Ann Marie | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2017-10-18 |
| COOKE, Teresa Mary | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Damian John | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2018-04-24 |
| DALEY, John | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2016-12-10 |
| FEELY, Jacqueline Mary | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2019-10-01 |
| FRANKLIN, Dawn | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2015-01-22 |
| GACHUHI, Samuel Wanjau, Mr. | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2019-02-25 |
| GOLDSPINK, Mary Natalie | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| HEATON, Alison | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2017-10-18 |
| HENNESSEY, Brendan | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2018-08-31 |
| HENNESSY, Brendan Philip | Director | 2019-05-07 | 2020-08-31 |
| HUMPHRIES, Sacha | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| HUTCHINGS, Nicola Wendy | Director | 2019-09-17 | 2025-02-12 |
| INGRAM, Catherine Mary | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Nicholas Richard | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2016-11-30 |
| KNIGHT, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2018-07-31 |
| LAWRENCE, Carol | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2014-03-18 |
| MERRICK, Gregory Lawrence | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| MILLER, Stephen David | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| NEILL, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2016-08-31 |
| NIXON, Peter | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Eileen | Director | 2012-11-26 | 2013-07-16 |
| ROBERTS, David John, Canon | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2017-10-18 |
| ROBINSON, Stephen David | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2022-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Alexander | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2015-12-31 |
| THOMAS, Linda Marianne | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2019-09-01 |
| WATSON, Clair | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| WESTON, Paul Phillip | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2018-10-03 |
| WILBRAHAM, Maurice Anthony | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Reverend Mark Davies, Bishop Of Shrewsbury | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-23 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2023-01-23 NE01 Change of name exemption
- 2023-01-23 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-23 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-01-23 | NE01 | change-of-name | Change of name exemption | |
| 2023-01-23 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2023-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+27.6%
£26,156,000 £33,372,000
-
Cash
+24.6%
£4,331,000 £5,398,000
-
Net assets
+67.9%
£4,211,000 £7,072,000
-
Employees
+31.8%
485 639
-
Wages
+26.6%
£14,003,000 £17,729,000
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