REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-19 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+36.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£263M
+0.6% vs 2024
Employees
3,048
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST 2015-05-22 → present
- REACH2ESSEX ACADEMY TRUST 2013-03-19 → 2015-05-22
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 | £140,609,000 | £154,143,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£85,000 | -£2,456,000 | |
| Cash | £10,408,000 | £14,164,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £272,688,000 | £266,562,000 | |
| Net assets | £261,977,000 | £263,478,000 | |
| Equity | £261,977,000 | £263,478,000 | |
| Average employees | 3,030 | 3,048 | |
| Wages | £82,242,000 | £88,001,000 |
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 | -0.1% | -1.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.19x | 1.43x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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 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
- “Generated a surplus of £2.5m and for the first time in several years have added to our reserves.”
- “Appointment of Kelly Johnson as our Chief Financial Officer, who has managed our budgets, made our financial systems more robust and laid the foundations for the implementation of a new financial information and control system in September 2025.”
- “Gained national recognition for our work on sustainability, being awarded the Environmental Trust of the Year at the MAT Excellence Awards.”
- “Selected to open 6 new nurseries as part of the government's early years programme.”
- “A restructure of the Senior Leadership Team resulted in the removal of three heads of service, streamlining leadership and delivering cost savings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAKA, Gbolahan Olukayode | Director | 2025-04-28 | Sep 1969 | British |
| CLARK, David Stewart | Director | 2025-04-28 | Jan 1988 | British |
| CORDNER, Rosalind Margaret | Director | 2021-07-15 | Nov 1964 | British |
| DENCH, Marcus Simon | Director | 2025-04-28 | Sep 1970 | British |
| DOYLE, Marc James | Director | 2021-07-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
| DUNCAN-BANERJEE, Khadeem | Director | 2023-03-28 | May 2000 | British |
| LEWIS, Jonathan David | Director | 2018-07-17 | Jun 1978 | British |
| O'DWYER, Tony | Director | 2022-12-13 | Apr 1970 | Irish |
| PAINE, Catherine Sian | Director | 2022-04-19 | Jun 1970 | British |
| PENNY, James Stephen | Director | 2022-12-13 | Dec 1961 | British |
| ROBERT, Gavin | Director | 2017-02-09 | Aug 1967 | British |
| WADHAMS, Anna Victoria | Director | 2025-04-28 | Jan 1978 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY TAYLOR, Helen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-05-12 | 2020-11-01 |
| DALTON-PILLAY, Ann Marie | Secretary | 2022-01-31 | 2024-12-31 |
| KING, Heike | Secretary | 2013-03-19 | 2013-09-01 |
| ASHTON, Dean | Director | 2015-08-26 | 2015-09-01 |
| ASHTON, Dean | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2014-12-17 |
| ASKEW, Louise, Dr | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| BEACH, Teresa Dawn | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| BROOK, Elaine | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2015-09-01 |
| DIAMOND, Lindsey Jane | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| DIAMOND, Lindsey Jane | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2014-11-17 |
| ELMS, Mark Anthony | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2013-09-01 |
| GILBEY, Walter Anthony | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2021-12-09 |
| HACKWOOD, Rowena Clare | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2017-07-11 |
| HARRISON, Tracey-Joy | Director | 2022-05-24 | 2022-10-17 |
| KANE, Christopher John | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2018-12-11 |
| KING, Jeremy Bennett Biddle | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2022-07-22 |
| KUGLER, Ralph David | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2026-01-31 |
| LANCASHIRE, Steve Lyndon, Sir | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2022-04-19 |
| LITTLE, Peter Christopher | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-11-16 |
| MEREDITH, Linda Valerie | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2015-09-01 |
| NEWMARK, Wade Rames | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2025-04-02 |
| NORMAN, Stuart Kenneth | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2015-09-01 |
| PAINE, Catherine Sian | Director | 2014-04-28 | 2015-09-01 |
| PETERS, Michael Claude | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2022-07-22 |
| PIGOTT, Victoria Sarah | Director | 2015-03-24 | 2022-07-22 |
| POWELL, Colin George | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2021-07-15 |
| ROCKINGHAM, Clive Nigel | Director | 2017-02-09 | 2021-02-08 |
| ROSSDALE, David Douglas James, Rt Revd | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-12-13 |
| RUTSON-EDWARDS, Andrew Trevor | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2015-09-01 |
| TAYLOR, Mark Peter | Director | 2015-12-08 | 2017-07-11 |
| TEWES, Shane Anthony | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2013-09-01 |
| WALKER, David John | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2023-09-30 |
| WALSH, Clare Margaret | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-11-23 |
| WELCH-CHARLES, Adanna Sommer | Director | 2021-07-15 | 2022-09-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Roger Michael Pryce | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Rt Revd David Douglas James Rossdale | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Mr Peter Christopher Little | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-08-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
+9.6%
£140,609,000 £154,143,000
-
Cash
+36.1%
£10,408,000 £14,164,000
-
Net assets
+0.6%
£261,977,000 £263,478,000
-
Employees
+0.6%
3,030 3,048
-
Wages
+7%
£82,242,000 £88,001,000
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