GREAT LEARNERS TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+52.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£51M
+6.4% vs 2024
Employees
460
-7.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GREAT LEARNERS TRUST 2017-05-03 → present
- GREAT MISSENDEN TRUST 2014-03-07 → 2017-05-03
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 | £19,855,617 | £24,916,509 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£925,634 | £3,197,610 | |
| Cash | £2,541,444 | £3,878,246 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,447,049 | £51,416,491 | |
| Net assets | £47,717,892 | £50,768,502 | |
| Equity | £47,717,892 | £50,768,502 | |
| Average employees | 496 | 460 | |
| Wages | £11,732,259 | £12,227,320 |
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 | -4.7% | 12.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.8% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.61x | 2.18x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As such, 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, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “launched our Trust vision: "To inspire and empower all to achieve their full potential and thrive in a dynamic world."”
- “launched the Trust-wide Improvement Plan and Awesome School Framework”
- “new Headteacher Board drives culture and strategy”
- “strengthened curriculum leadership, literacy, and oracy development”
- “Two GLT schools were recognised as EdTech 50 Schools, and the Trust was shortlisted for the 2025 MAT Excellence Award for Digital Innovation.”
- “Governance has been strengthened through refreshed structures and training.”
- “new Climate Action Plan embed sustainability in future planning.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Damian John | Director | 2025-07-01 | Jan 1973 | British |
| FLETCHER, Simon James | Director | 2025-10-21 | Jun 1967 | British |
| GALLAGHER, Sean Patrick | Director | 2024-05-07 | Mar 1986 | British |
| LAW, Michael James | Director | 2022-04-01 | Feb 1976 | British,Australian |
| MOORE, Jacqueline | Director | 2023-06-01 | Dec 1983 | British |
| PENLINGTON, James | Director | 2025-02-07 | Apr 1978 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Nicolas | Director | 2025-05-08 | Apr 1970 | British |
| TEW, Siew Yen | Director | 2026-01-06 | Feb 1976 | British |
| WEBSTER, Susan Carol | Director | 2025-04-22 | May 1954 | British |
| WESTAWAY, Peter Francis, Dr | Director | 2023-02-20 | Oct 1958 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABINUSAWA, Adedayo, Dr | Director | 2023-06-07 | 2024-11-08 |
| BATTMAN, David | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2017-01-01 |
| BOYD, David Martin | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-08 |
| BUSHNELL, David, Mr. | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2021-08-31 |
| COLLING, Iain Patmore | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2014-06-30 |
| COOK, Belynda Clare | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-07-06 |
| CRESSWELL, Diana, Mrs. | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2025-01-19 |
| DEFRIES, Elizabeth | Director | 2015-12-09 | 2017-01-01 |
| EATON, Hope Elaine, Mrs. | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2017-10-31 |
| FLETCHER, Agnes Mary | Director | 2016-04-22 | 2017-09-12 |
| GANNON, Julie Anita | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2016-09-13 |
| GARDNER, Sean Neil | Director | 2024-05-07 | 2025-09-30 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Wyn | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2017-01-01 |
| HARDY, Nicholas John Garstang | Director | 2014-07-02 | 2017-01-01 |
| HARPER, Rosemary Elizabeth, Reverend | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2017-01-01 |
| HARRATT, Casper Samuel | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2014-09-01 |
| HARRATT, Susan | Director | 2015-01-02 | 2017-01-01 |
| HARRISON, Lisa Marie, Ms. | Director | 2021-12-01 | 2023-04-18 |
| HODGKINSON, Linda | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| JAMES, Simon | Director | 2024-03-25 | 2024-08-21 |
| JARVIS, Katherine Ann | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-02-15 |
| JONES, James Dominic | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2024-03-12 |
| KENT, Angela Janette | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2017-04-19 |
| KILLIGREW, John Daniel | Director | 2017-03-30 | 2021-08-31 |
| LINDSAY, Rosemary Jessica | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| MAY, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| MCINTYRE, Sarah | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-04-29 |
| MCKENZIE, Manfred Cuan | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2021-11-01 |
| NICHOLLS, Gregory John | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-01-18 |
| PASS, Thomas Christian | Director | 2023-06-07 | 2024-03-12 |
| PATTERSON, Joanna | Director | 2022-12-12 | 2024-06-21 |
| ROSEN, Alan Peter | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| SACHDEV, Sejal | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2021-09-21 |
| SANDALLS, Joe | Director | 2016-03-16 | 2017-01-01 |
| TANG, Denise Margaret | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| TARLING, Clare Elise | Director | 2015-12-09 | 2017-01-01 |
| TAYLOR, Carol Lesley | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| THOMPSON, Richard | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| THOMSON, Rozalyn Strangward | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2019-10-24 |
| WARD, David Harper | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| WILSON, Kathryn | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| WITHERS, Robert John | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION | Corporate Director | 2014-03-07 | 2018-06-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Linda Hodgkinson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-07-24 | Active |
| Mrs Helen Margaret Bush | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2025-07-24 | Active |
| Oxford Diocesan Board Of Education | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-24 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-19 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
+25.5%
£19,855,617 £24,916,509
-
Cash
+52.6%
£2,541,444 £3,878,246
-
Net assets
+6.4%
£47,717,892 £50,768,502
-
Employees
-7.3%
496 460
-
Wages
+4.2%
£11,732,259 £12,227,320
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