MARDEN PRIMARY ACADEMY

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  There is a material liability that arises from Herefordshire Council having an obligation to make a payment to Marden Village Trust if the joint use agreement and lease on village facilities is terminated. The Academy has not accepted that they have to reimburse the amount, and have insufficient reserves in place. Discussions are continuing with the Council and the Department for Education. This instance raises significant doubt about the academy's ability to continue as a going concern.

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  4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Thorne Widgery Accountancy Ltd

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“There is a material liability that arises from Herefordshire Council having an obligation to make a payment to Marden Village Trust if the joint use agreement and lease on village facilities is terminated. The Academy has not accepted that they have to reimburse the amount, and have insufficient reserves in place. Discussions are continuing with the Council and the Department for Education. This instance raises significant doubt about the academy's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Significant events

• “A material liability arises from Herefordshire Council having an obligation to make a payment to Marden Village Trust if the joint use agreement and lease on village facilities is terminated. 12 months' notice was served by the Trust on 15th September 2025 and Herefordshire Council have the obligation to pay about £338000 at the expiry of the notice. The Council have indicated they wish the Academy to reimburse them that amount.”

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

Filings

15

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +11.6%

  £665,386 → £742,646

• Cash

  +30.9%

  £178,714 → £233,989

• Net assets

  +8.9%

  £1,210,024 → £1,317,465

• Employees

  0%

  15 → 15

• Operating profit

  +48.4%

  £23,884 → £35,441

• Profit before tax

  +48.4%

  £23,884 → £35,441

• Wages

  +3.6%

  £348,261 → £360,774

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