PARADIGM TRUST

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

1. PARADIGM TRUST 2014-01-29 → present
2. EXCELLENT EDUCATION ACADEMIES TRUST 2013-04-02 → 2014-01-29

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

Auditor

MA Partners Audit LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “The start of 2024 brought confirmation that Paradigm was the successful bidder to operate a new primary school in Ipswich (Henley Gate). This school is scheduled to open in September 2027”
• “the year brought Ofsted inspections for three of our schools. Each inspection went very well, with outstanding judgements achieved on each occasion. The inspection report (January 2025) for Murrayfield Primary praised the school 'for its 'exceptionally strong provision in the early years...”
• “In September, we opened an additional special educational unit for up to 12 pupils with severe learning difficulties at Piper's Vale Primary.”
• “Paradigm continued conversations with Suffolk County Council which wanted us to consider operating a special educational unit for up to 24 pupils with complex cognition and learning needs, as part of Ipswich Academy. ... We anticipate that the unit will formally open in January 2026.”

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

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

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

  +6.7%

  £29,081,832 → £31,041,685

• Cash

  +36.9%

  £899,937 → £1,231,956

• Net assets

  -2.5%

  £48,100,752 → £46,921,605

• Employees

  +1.1%

  361 → 365

• Operating profit

  -14%

  -£1,698,936 → -£1,936,719

• Profit before tax

  -12.5%

  -£1,990,176 → -£2,239,831

• Wages

  +7.8%

  £14,778,628 → £15,927,899

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