THE LAUREL EDUCATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-05 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£225K
-86.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£24M
-2.2% vs 2024
Employees
246
+1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£569K
-121.3% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE LAUREL EDUCATION TRUST 2024-04-17 → present
- SIMON BALLE ACADEMIES TRUST 2013-08-22 → 2024-04-17
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 | £11,366,120 | £11,968,428 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,673,922 | -£568,833 | |
| Net profit | £2,686,207 | -£565,537 | |
| Cash | £1,722,057 | £225,220 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,613,625 | £23,970,104 | |
| Net assets | £24,506,471 | £23,960,934 | |
| Equity | £24,506,471 | £23,960,934 | |
| Average employees | 243 | 246 | |
| Wages | £6,660,558 | £6,892,922 |
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 | 23.6% | -4.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.5% | 6.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.48x | 0.93x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Haslers
- 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.”
Significant events
- “A key milestone was the opening of the new MFL block, significantly enhancing the learning environment and resources available to our students.”
- “long-awaited completion of the sports hall in March 2025 (successful CIF bid), which has already made a substantial impact, both in terms of student access to high-quality physical education facilities and through an increase in commercial lettings and associated revenue.”
- “Over the summer, the school also saw the refurbishment of the main canteen and the installation of a new food pod adjacent to the MFL block, part of the successful implementation of our new catering contract.”
- “As space continues to be a premium across our growing all-through school, we have also been able to repurpose several office spaces into classrooms. This has enabled us to expand our provision for Sixth Form students, where numbers continue to rise, welcoming a new Year 12 cohort of 153 students, following a Year 13 cohort of 95.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 48 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALSH, Haydn Matthew Arran | Secretary | 2021-03-01 | — | — |
| BROWN, Joanna Susan | Director | 2016-01-27 | Oct 1979 | British |
| DAVIES, William John | Director | 2017-01-01 | Aug 1968 | British |
| DAVIS, Ian Martin Kittredge | Director | 2024-10-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
| DENTON, Richard James | Director | 2025-12-17 | Jan 1972 | British |
| KHAMBHAITA, Priya | Director | 2021-07-05 | Apr 1980 | British |
| MANSFIELD, Sarah | Director | 2025-03-25 | Sep 1986 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Chris | Director | 2023-09-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
Show 48 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABERY, Jayne | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2022-09-22 |
| ABERY, Sandie | Director | 2018-02-05 | 2019-10-23 |
| AHMET, Hannah Louise | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| ANDREWS, Russell James | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2022-07-19 |
| ANDREWS, Russell James | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2017-08-31 |
| ARCHER KER, Louise, Professor | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2024-12-05 |
| BALOGUN, Ibrahim Babatunde | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-31 |
| BIDWELL, Daniel | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2020-08-31 |
| BISHOP, Clare | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-10-23 |
| BROWN, Caroline Jane | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-12-09 |
| BROWN, Steve | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| BULLWORTHY, Tara June | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| CABLE, Paul Raymond | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2020-04-23 |
| CLARK, James | Director | 2021-01-14 | 2023-02-06 |
| CONNOLLY, Paul Christopher | Director | 2013-08-22 | 2024-10-01 |
| COOPER, Adam | Director | 2023-03-15 | 2024-10-01 |
| COOPER, Leah | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-12-09 |
| DASS, Marisa | Director | 2021-03-22 | 2024-10-01 |
| DAVIES, Emma Louise | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2019-12-02 |
| ENNIS, Joanna Elizabeth | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| GRADWELL, Kelly | Director | 2021-07-05 | 2024-12-01 |
| HARDCASTLE, Becci | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| HARDCASTLE, Roy Jeffery | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| HUSSAIN, Zoe | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| JONES, Vivienne Jane, Professor | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2022-07-19 |
| JONES, Vivienne Jane, Prof | Director | 2013-08-22 | 2016-10-04 |
| KIRK, Rachel | Director | 2017-10-02 | 2019-10-23 |
| KNOTT, Simon John Bradley | Director | 2013-08-22 | 2016-10-04 |
| KNOWLES, David | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-07-03 |
| LAFFERTY, Christian Mark | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| MACKIE, Alison Louise | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| MASON, Sally Crystal | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-10-23 |
| MORRIS, Alison Catherine | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-07-03 |
| ORPIN, Ann Eluned | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2024-10-01 |
| PHILIP, Charlotte Jane | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-10-01 |
| POPE, Sarah Denise | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-07-03 |
| PORRER, Andrew James Robert | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-02-14 |
| SAUNDERS, Alison Jennifer | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| SEAMARK, Rachel | Director | 2015-10-05 | 2016-10-04 |
| SOUTHALL, Rachel Elizabeth Burnet | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-07-03 |
| SPRING, David James | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2022-07-19 |
| SPRING, David James | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| TALLIS, Catherine Jean | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-09-22 |
| TETHER, Neil Jonathan | Director | 2014-03-03 | 2017-08-31 |
| TOWNSEND, Christopher James | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| TREDGETT-BRADY, Warren | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| WATSON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2016-10-04 |
| WIGGETT, John William | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2025-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alison Jennifer Saunders | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+5.3%
£11,366,120 £11,968,428
-
Cash
-86.9%
£1,722,057 £225,220
-
Net assets
-2.2%
£24,506,471 £23,960,934
-
Employees
+1.2%
243 246
-
Profit before tax
-121.3%
£2,673,922 -£568,833
-
Wages
+3.5%
£6,660,558 £6,892,922
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