THE RIVERS C OF E MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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

Cooper Parry Group Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries, the board of trustees has a reasonable expectation that the 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

• “This year, the trust was successful in its bid to build and open a new free school on the outskirts of Redditch.”
• “The trust is building on the success of its first ten years with this year's launch of a revised mission and the 2030 strategy.”
• “Our people strategy has had a significant focus and the new '10 for 10' (10 new staff benefits to celebrate 10 years of existence as an employer) initiative for staff is in full swing.”
• “Digital innovation has advanced this year, with the rollout of a new HR MIS cloud-based system and implementation of Al-assisted tools that enhance both teaching efficiency and administrative effectiveness.”
• “After two terms of office, Andy Jobbins stepped down as chair of trustees on 15/10/25. On 15/10/25, Linda Gregory was elected as chair of trustees and Jane Long was appointed as vice-chair of trustees. On the resignation of two trustees in October 2024 and October 2025, the board reviewed the combined skills and experience of board members. In accordance with identified need, three new trustees were appointed on 01/01/2025, 16/07/25 and 12/09/25.”

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

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

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

  +8.6%

  £37,556,000 → £40,775,000

• Cash

  +14.9%

  £7,047,000 → £8,099,000

• Net assets

  +5.8%

  £59,421,000 → £62,849,000

• Employees

  +1.7%

  859 → 874

• Wages

  +9.5%

  £20,646,000 → £22,602,000

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