RAYLEIGH SCHOOLS TRUST

• ⚠

  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-02-27.

• ◆

  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. RAYLEIGH SCHOOLS TRUST 2017-09-29 → present
2. THE SWEYNE PARK SCHOOL 2013-02-13 → 2017-09-29

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

MWS Accountants Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The academy trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the academy trust's ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Both The Sweyne Park School & Glebe Primary School underwent Ofsted inspections during the academic year which resulted in improved ratings across the board with an overall rating of Good.”
• “Pupil intake numbers for September 2025 have improved, with The Sweyne Park School admitting an additional 40 pupils compared to last year's Year 7 cohort. Sixth Form recruitment has also increased, with 109 students enrolled compared to 95 in the previous year. At Glebe Primary School, pupil intake rose by 10 pupils compared to the previous Reception cohort. The Nursery provision also expanded during the year, with intake numbers steadily increasing.”
• “A new qualified HR Lead for the Trust has been appointed and has been working to streamline procedures across the Trust and update policies as required.”
• “The CEO and Headteacher resigned with effect from 1st September 2025. The Trust were unable to secure a permanent replacement so John Edwards, who has experience as a Deputy Headteacher at two schools across 12 years has taken on the role of Acting CEO and Headteacher.”
• “Joe Wincott, Chair of the Trust, resigned in May 2025 and has temporarily been replaced by Ceri Jones, who is CEO of The Inspires Trust, and is now Acting Chair.”
• “During the reporting period, significant capital expenditure was directed towards key projects, including the enhancement of teaching spaces, improvements to external sports facilities, and the completion of the final phase of the Boiler Project. In the latter part of the financial year, it was identified that the Trust had been substantially undercharged for energy usage over a 12-month period, resulting in a high-value backdated cost adjustment.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

10

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +6.4%

  £12,955,214 → £13,782,297

• Cash

  +5.6%

  £1,862,847 → £1,967,331

• Net assets

  -1.6%

  £20,706,699 → £20,366,689

• Employees

  +2%

  300 → 306

• Wages

  +7.3%

  £7,552,806 → £8,101,104

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