WISTASTON ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-02-28
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£225K
-46.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
+14.6% vs 2024
Employees
87
+10.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-02-28.
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £39,514 | £926,612 | |
| Cash | £418,213 | £224,800 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,048,388 | £6,929,000 | |
| Net assets | £6,048,388 | £6,929,000 | |
| Equity | £6,048,388 | £6,929,000 | |
| Average employees | 79 | 87 | |
| Wages | £2,210,580 | £2,488,861 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.73x | 1.98x |
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
- Auditor
- Nicolaus Stuart Jenkins, SJC, Chartered Accountants
- 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, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The school achieved Artsmark Platinum and maintained School Games Platinum, reflecting excellence in arts, culture, and sport.”
- “The school was awarded the Platinum Artsmark in November 2023 and is actively working towards renewing this prestigious award in the current academic year.”
- “At Wistaston Academy there is a strong and embedded culture of mental health support for both pupils and staff. This commitment to emotional well-being has been formally recognised through the school being awarded the Carnegie Gold Mental Health Award.”
- “AcSEED Accreditation, both of which highlight the school's dedication to supporting the emotional and mental health of its pupils.”
- “With the opening of the new provision in September 2024, the capacity increased from 14 to 24 places, enabling the Academy to welcome 10 additional pupils and significantly broaden its support for children with complex needs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Dominique | Director | 2018-01-01 | Feb 1980 | British |
| HOUSTON, Marilyn, Cllr | Director | 2021-11-25 | Jun 1953 | British |
| JOY, Samantha | Director | 2024-09-01 | Nov 1973 | British |
| MCMULKIN, Lynne | Director | 2019-03-26 | Jun 1955 | British |
| TUNNICLIFFE, Zoe | Director | 2025-09-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLEN, Pamela Jane | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| ARENDSE, Kurt | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2023-08-31 |
| BIDDINGTON, Ian William | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2021-04-14 |
| BROOKS, Daniel John | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2020-01-01 |
| BROWNBILL, Sue | Director | 2017-02-10 | 2019-05-01 |
| BROWNBILL, Sue | Director | 2016-03-01 | 2017-02-09 |
| BURTON, Kelly Jane | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2014-09-30 |
| COLMAN, Lyndsey Carrie | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2014-07-30 |
| CROWE, Emma Louise | Director | 2019-02-28 | 2025-03-20 |
| DAVIS, Linda Ann | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2017-12-31 |
| DOUGLAS, Gary Stuart | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2021-08-31 |
| ELSMORE, Alison | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2025-11-24 |
| FLINT, Vanessa | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2014-09-30 |
| FRANCIS, Barbara | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2017-12-13 |
| GRIFFITH, Janet | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2016-12-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Dominique | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2016-11-01 |
| HARDING, Scott Andrew | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2015-09-01 |
| HARPER, Stuart Charles | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2017-02-09 |
| HOLLAND, Laura | Director | 2016-05-10 | 2017-12-06 |
| JEFFRIES, Gill | Director | 2015-02-23 | 2017-12-13 |
| JONES, Denise | Director | 2016-05-10 | 2021-01-21 |
| KOLBUCK, Kerry Ann | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2017-02-09 |
| LADLEY-BROWN, Carol | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-11-01 |
| MONK, Penelope Jane | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2021-10-27 |
| MULLER, Charlene | Director | 2014-02-07 | 2021-11-20 |
| NEWTON, Ian Karl | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2017-06-27 |
| OSBORNE, David | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2025-03-20 |
| PODSIEDLIK, Mieczyslawa (Milka) | Director | 2017-06-30 | 2019-11-01 |
| PODSIEDLIK, Milka | Director | 2014-06-29 | 2017-02-09 |
| STAFFORD-WATSON, Judy | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-09-01 |
| UNDERHILL, Susan Janet | Director | 2021-11-25 | 2022-11-05 |
| URQUHAT, Rachel Kay | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-05-07 |
| WEBSTER, Janette | Director | 2014-03-01 | 2019-05-03 |
| WELLS, Alison Margaret | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| WILLCOX, Mark | Director | 2016-11-24 | 2017-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Emma Louise Crowe | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-02-05 | Active |
| Mrs Lynne Mcmulkin | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-02-05 | Active |
| Mrs Pamela Jane Allen | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2019-01-01 | Ceased 2023-03-01 |
| Miss Emma Louise Crowe | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2018-12-11 | Ceased 2023-03-01 |
| Mr David Osborne | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2023-03-01 |
| Mrs Barbara Francis | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2019-02-28 |
| Mrs Gillian Deborah Jeffries | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-09-01 | Ceased 2018-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-46.2%
£418,213 £224,800
-
Net assets
+14.6%
£6,048,388 £6,929,000
-
Employees
+10.1%
79 87
-
Wages
+12.6%
£2,210,580 £2,488,861
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