GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-12 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-3.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£117M
+2.1% vs 2024
Employees
788
+11.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
+483.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GREATER MANCHESTER EDUCATION TRUST 2022-10-06 → present
- EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP TRUST 2014-02-26 → 2022-10-06
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 | £46,860,000 | £49,415,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£725,000 | £2,781,000 | |
| Net profit | -£725,000 | £2,781,000 | |
| Cash | £7,237,000 | £7,015,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £114,189,000 | £116,609,000 | |
| Net assets | £114,125,000 | £116,566,000 | |
| Equity | £114,125,000 | £116,566,000 | |
| Average employees | 704 | 788 | |
| Wages | £26,586,000 | £27,743,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -1.5% | 5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.4% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.64x | 4.04x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- 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
- “The East Manchester Academy was judged as Outstanding for both Leadership & Management and for Personal Development.”
- “Parrs Wood High School was graded as Good in all areas, building on a similar previous judgement from June 2019.”
- “Significant capital investment across the Trust in 2024-25, including investment in IT infrastructure and services.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASSETT, Dale Edward | Director | 2018-09-24 | Oct 1984 | British |
| FRANEY, Elizabeth Sarah | Director | 2022-09-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| HARRIS, Lee Kenneth | Director | 2025-12-15 | Jun 1959 | British |
| JAMIL, Bushra | Director | 2022-09-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
| MILLS, Emma | Director | 2025-12-15 | Jan 1981 | British |
| MILNE, Sandra | Director | 2016-12-06 | Feb 1977 | British |
| MULLEN, Andrew Sean | Director | 2014-09-23 | Oct 1964 | British |
| OVERSHOTT, Ella Charlotte | Director | 2022-09-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| OWEN, Damian | Director | 2022-09-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| PAVER, Richard | Director | 2026-02-20 | Jan 1955 | British |
| REEVES, Suzannah Mary | Director | 2022-09-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTROBUS, Emma Jane | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2022-08-31 |
| BEGG, Matthew Stuart | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2020-01-29 |
| BOWLES, Jessica Catherine | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2020-06-15 |
| BRINDLEY, Ronan | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2022-08-31 |
| BRINDLEY, Ronan | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2020-04-24 |
| CHIDLEY, Michael Stuart | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2018-10-04 |
| CULLEY, Carol Ann | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-12-15 |
| DALTON-BARTLEY, Majella | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2019-11-21 |
| DOHERTY, Janet Mary | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-05-18 |
| EAGLETON, Justin Scott | Director | 2014-11-25 | 2016-12-06 |
| FERNELEY, Elaine Helen, Professor | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2022-08-31 |
| KANE, Patricia Denise | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2019-08-31 |
| KHAN, Asad Raza, Dr | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2019-07-17 |
| KIANI, Iram Altaf | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2015-08-31 |
| MACKINNON, Johan, Dr | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2020-04-24 |
| MACKINNON, Johan, Dr | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2020-03-10 |
| MCDONALD, Thomas Kevin | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2026-03-23 |
| MCLAREN, Emma-Jane | Director | 2020-05-05 | 2024-12-16 |
| MICKLEWRIGHT, Darren Andrew | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2015-06-30 |
| MORAN, John | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2017-07-20 |
| MULHOLLAND, Peter | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-02-14 |
| NEWMAN, Pauline Susan | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2016-07-21 |
| NORTON, Yvonne Eleanor | Director | 2017-12-05 | 2018-08-31 |
| PAVER, Richard | Director | 2020-10-05 | 2022-08-31 |
| PAVER, Richard | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2020-04-24 |
| TORR, Allan John | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2020-10-26 |
| TURNER, Christopher Charles, Dr | Director | 2014-02-26 | 2016-02-19 |
| WRAGG, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2019-02-15 | 2020-03-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Griffiths | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2020-10-05 | Ceased 2021-01-23 |
| Ms Julie Marie Price | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2020-10-05 | Ceased 2021-01-23 |
| Mr Richard Paver | Individual | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2020-09-01 | Ceased 2021-01-23 |
| Mr Ronan Brindley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-09-01 | Ceased 2020-10-05 |
| Mr Andrew Sean Mullen | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-09-01 | Ceased 2020-10-05 |
| Mr Richard Paver | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2020-09-01 | Ceased 2020-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-14 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+5.5%
£46,860,000 £49,415,000
-
Cash
-3.1%
£7,237,000 £7,015,000
-
Net assets
+2.1%
£114,125,000 £116,566,000
-
Employees
+11.9%
704 788
-
Profit before tax
+483.6%
-£725,000 £2,781,000
-
Wages
+4.4%
£26,586,000 £27,743,000
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