TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-20 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+9.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£105M
+1.9% vs 2024
Employees
1,417
-0.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+18.2% vs 2024
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 | £60,366,000 | £65,393,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,407,000 | £2,795,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,343,000 | £2,769,000 | |
| Net profit | -£169,000 | £1,562,000 | |
| Cash | £7,384,000 | £8,074,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £103,392,000 | £104,883,000 | |
| Net assets | £102,909,000 | £104,883,000 | |
| Equity | £102,909,000 | £104,883,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,422 | 1,417 | |
| Wages | £36,386,000 | £38,713,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | 2.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.5% | 4.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.12x | 2.20x | |
| Interest cover | 1.23x | 1.31x |
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
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees assess whether the use of Going Concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Trust to continue as a Going Concern. The Trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the 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
- “The Trust has successfully applied to open a new secondary school on the North Coast through the Governments Free School Programme. The project is currently under review by the new Government and the Trust awaits confirmation on whether it will proceed.”
- “Mullion Primary school had an inspection in June 2025, and the school has been judged good in all areas. This is a wonderful achievement for the trust as we have successfully moved the school from double RI to good in the space of 18 months and 2 and a half years after taking the school over from Southerly Point Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUCH, Bex | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | — | — |
| AUSTIN, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2019-11-01 | Jun 1990 | British |
| BULL, Adele Lisa | Director | 2021-09-08 | Apr 1979 | British |
| DUNN, Jeremy Robert James | Director | 2019-03-01 | Aug 1969 | British |
| FIRTH, Anita Lesley | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jan 1969 | British |
| GAY, Perran Russell, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2026-03-10 | Oct 1959 | British |
| GEORGE, Anna Mae | Director | 2023-09-01 | Dec 1972 | British |
| GREEN, James Andrew | Director | 2019-03-01 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Abigail Tahela | Director | 2024-01-26 | Nov 1998 | British |
| MILLINER, Alan | Director | 2022-04-01 | Apr 1961 | British |
| SIM, Anne-Marie, Dr | Director | 2024-02-06 | Nov 1983 | British |
| SPRY, Simon Peter | Director | 2024-09-01 | Aug 1966 | British |
| TUCKER, Martin David | Director | 2023-04-26 | Feb 1962 | British |
| WALDIE, Callum Alexander, Dr | Director | 2023-11-22 | Apr 1995 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRINSON, Judy | Secretary | 2020-01-29 | 2022-08-31 |
| BURNS, Eamonn | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2020-01-26 |
| WINTER, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2014-02-06 | 2018-09-30 |
| ALLISON, David Farquhar | Director | 2016-08-01 | 2017-03-27 |
| BLUNDEN, Jennifer, Dr | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2024-04-01 |
| BLUNDEN, Jennifer, Dr | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2014-11-04 |
| BREAKWELL, Carol | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2014-11-04 |
| CROSSLAND, Robert Stevens | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| CRYER, Scott Lee | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2023-01-10 |
| DICKINSON, Susan Jane | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2019-03-03 |
| FLACK, Suzanne Wendy | Director | 2021-05-10 | 2024-04-26 |
| KEYES, Julie Eleni | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2021-04-14 |
| LISTER, Terence Arthur | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| LIVINGSTON, Alan George, Professor | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| OSTERFIELD, Mark Francis | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-09-06 |
| PENLERICK, Richard John | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-05-16 |
| ROBY, Sarah | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2018-07-08 |
| STITTLE, Andrew | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2021-07-23 |
| TARLETON, Ray | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| VENTER, Andries Hendrik | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-03-16 |
| WALROND, David Alan John | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2018-04-30 |
| WEBSTER, Carolyn Patricia | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-06-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David Rowlands | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-11-27 |
| WINSER, Margaret Ellen | Director | 2014-02-06 | 2022-08-31 |
| WROE, Peter John | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2019-07-03 |
| TRURO & PENWITH COLLEGE | Corporate Director | 2014-02-06 | 2018-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
+8.3%
£60,366,000 £65,393,000
-
Cash
+9.3%
£7,384,000 £8,074,000
-
Net assets
+1.9%
£102,909,000 £104,883,000
-
Employees
-0.4%
1,422 1,417
-
Operating profit
+16.1%
£2,407,000 £2,795,000
-
Profit before tax
+18.2%
£2,343,000 £2,769,000
-
Wages
+6.4%
£36,386,000 £38,713,000
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