LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-34.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+45.5% vs 2024
Employees
777
+24.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
-569.9% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST 2017-04-25 → present
- THE DIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL ACADEMIES TRUST (MERSEYSIDE) 2014-09-25 → 2017-04-25
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 | £35,024,756 | £35,565,228 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £243,525 | -£1,144,377 | |
| Net profit | £243,525 | -£1,144,377 | |
| Cash | £2,596,426 | £1,700,909 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,188,039 | £3,950,160 | |
| Net assets | £2,600,537 | £3,783,160 | |
| Equity | £2,600,537 | £3,783,160 | |
| Average employees | 624 | 777 | |
| Wages | £18,731,539 | £18,610,421 |
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 | 0.7% | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.2% | 39.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.44x | 1.41x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Directors has a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “St Michael's Church of England High School was judged Inadequate by OFSTED in June 2024 and transferred out of the academy trust on 1 April 2025.”
- “Ainsdale St John's CE Primary School converted to academy trust status on 1 September 2024 for £nil consideration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTHROYD, Stephen | Secretary | 2018-05-11 | — | — |
| AMBROSE, Pamela Hazel | Director | 2025-01-17 | Apr 1970 | British |
| COULTHARD, Rachael Leone | Director | 2017-04-25 | Jul 1971 | British |
| IRELAND, Paul | Director | 2024-11-15 | Jun 1985 | British |
| KWISSA, Laurie Frances | Director | 2019-12-11 | Sep 1967 | British |
| LOCKWOOD, Neil John | Director | 2018-08-10 | Jul 1961 | British |
| O'KEEFE, Helen, Dr | Director | 2023-03-21 | Jan 1978 | British |
| ROBERTS, Christine Barbara | Director | 2018-07-20 | Jun 1964 | British |
| SWINSON, Margaret Anne | Director | 2017-03-31 | Dec 1957 | British |
| THORPE, David | Director | 2022-12-18 | Jan 1964 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'ARCY, Mark | Secretary | 2017-06-22 | 2018-05-11 |
| MELIA, Irene Anne | Secretary | 2014-11-01 | 2017-06-22 |
| BACKBURN, Richard Finn, Right Reverend | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2017-07-04 |
| BARRATT, Cyril David | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2024-03-03 |
| BRUNSKILL, Neil | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2017-03-31 |
| CAWDRON, Keith William | Director | 2016-09-27 | 2017-03-31 |
| CLEUGH, Christina | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2017-07-04 |
| CLIFF, Julie | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| COTSWORTH, Robert Clifford | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| DENNISON, David Francis, Dr | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2017-07-04 |
| EASTWOOD, Michael John | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2017-07-04 |
| ELLIOTT, Matthew Peter | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2017-07-04 |
| GEE, Valerie | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2016-09-28 |
| HARRISON, Stuart Mcgregor | Director | 2020-07-07 | 2022-12-18 |
| HULME, Simon Jeremy, Dr | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| HUNTER, Helen | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| JOHNSON, Penelope Ann | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2018-05-11 |
| LEICESTER, Mark | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| MASTERSON, Paul Gerard | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-09-28 |
| MCPARLAN, Paul | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2017-03-31 |
| MILLER, Richard Jonathan | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| MOUNTFORD, Sara | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2015-08-31 |
| MULLIGAN, Adele | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| NICHOLS, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2022-12-18 |
| PAILING, Crispin Alexander, The Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2017-07-04 |
| PARRY, Malcolm Wilfred | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| PEERS, Richard Charles, Reverend | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2020-07-07 |
| PREECE, Roger Martin Howell, The Venerable | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2019-08-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Jonathan Kent, Dr | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2025-06-06 |
| ROBERTS, Christine Barbara | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| RYDER, Lynne | Director | 2020-03-03 | 2026-01-23 |
| SEDDON, Amanda | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2015-01-16 |
| SMITH, Alan David | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| SPIERS, Peter H, Rev | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-03-31 |
| WADE, Mark, Rev | Director | 2023-03-21 | 2024-07-08 |
| WOOD, Henry, Reverend | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2022-12-18 |
| WOODS, Heidi | Director | 2016-02-26 | 2017-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Liverpool Diocesan Educational Trust | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-04-25 | Active |
| Liverpool Diocesan Board Of Finance | Corporate entity | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2017-04-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-09 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-09 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-06 | 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
- 0
- 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
+1.5%
£35,024,756 £35,565,228
-
Cash
-34.5%
£2,596,426 £1,700,909
-
Net assets
+45.5%
£2,600,537 £3,783,160
-
Employees
+24.5%
624 777
-
Profit before tax
-569.9%
£243,525 -£1,144,377
-
Wages
-0.6%
£18,731,539 £18,610,421
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