SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-24 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-0.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+2.6% vs 2023
Employees
380
+46.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-08-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST 2021-08-23 → present
- THE CARDINAL VAUGHAN MEMORIAL SCHOOL 2015-03-10 → 2021-08-23
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,907,743 | £17,425,065 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £684,195 | £220,179 | |
| Cash | £4,201,640 | £4,192,235 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,905,622 | £9,125,801 | |
| Net assets | £8,329,622 | £8,549,801 | |
| Equity | £8,905,622 | £9,125,801 | |
| Average employees | 259 | 380 | |
| Wages | £7,244,082 | £9,846,862 |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 5.3% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.5% | 22.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.20x | 3.00x |
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
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- 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, which is considered to be a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. For this reason it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SAINT JOHN SOUTHWORTH CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST · parent
- Saint John Southworth Enterprises Limited
Significant events
- “St Thomas More Language College joined the Academy Trust on 1 September 2024.”
- “St Augustine's Catholic Primary School was transferred to the Academy Trust on 1 April 2024.”
- “St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Maida Vale was transferred to the Academy Trust on 1 April 2023.”
- “St John XXIII Catholic Primary School was transferred to the Academy Trust on 1 April 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Mary Louise | Director | 2021-09-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| BINYON, Robert Francis | Director | 2023-09-01 | Jan 1951 | British |
| CREAK, John Richard | Director | 2024-05-14 | May 1962 | British |
| DOYLE, Gavin | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1958 | British |
| KELLIHER, Mary Bridget | Director | 2024-09-01 | Feb 1964 | Irish |
| KELLY, Cornelius Anthony, Dr | Director | 2018-09-25 | May 1957 | Irish |
| LAGAN, Jonathan Patrick | Director | 2023-09-01 | Sep 1975 | British |
| MALAGUTI, Paolo | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1978 | Italian |
| MULLARKEY, Shauna, Dr | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1989 | Irish |
| NDOCA, Andrew John | Director | 2015-03-10 | Aug 1961 | American |
| O'SULLIVAN, Kevin Edward | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1979 | Irish |
| PAWLIKOWSKA, Teresa Rosalia Barbara, Professor | Director | 2023-09-01 | Aug 1954 | British |
| REDHEAD, Karen | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
| SHOEMAKER, John | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1970 | American |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Andrew Joseph | Director | 2017-09-20 | 2021-08-31 |
| BIDDULPH, Rita | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2023-08-31 |
| BINGHAM, Kathryn Jane | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2018-08-31 |
| BRETT, Keith | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2017-08-31 |
| CARDOZO, Frederick | Director | 2019-07-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| CONNERY, Sean | Director | 2020-03-19 | 2021-08-31 |
| COPPEL, Philip Anthony | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2019-08-31 |
| CRAVEN, Mike | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| CURRY, James Paul, Bishop | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2024-08-31 |
| EVANS, Anne | Director | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| FLYNN, Paul Francis | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2016-03-11 |
| FREELY, Dominic Peter, Mr. | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-12-04 |
| FREELY, Philip Thomas | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2019-12-06 |
| GBEGBAJE, Mary, Dr | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| GRIFFIN, Kate | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| HENRY, Ian Leroy | Director | 2016-05-24 | 2020-05-31 |
| KANGWA, Bwalya | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| KELLEHER, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2015-05-20 | 2019-05-12 |
| KEOGH, Steven Christopher | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2017-08-31 |
| MCALEER, John Daniel Brian | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| MCALEER, John Daniel Brian | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| MCNULTY, Anna Josephine | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2018-08-31 |
| MCNULTY, Nicholas John | Director | 2018-09-25 | 2021-08-31 |
| MCWEENEY, John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| RAFFERTY, Gabrielle | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-02-12 |
| SCOFFIELD, Jonathan Adam | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2018-08-31 |
| STEWART, Peter Norman | Director | 2018-02-07 | 2021-08-31 |
| STEWART, Peter Norman | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2017-10-10 |
| STUBBINGS, Paul John | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2022-06-15 |
| VAN DEN BERGH, Patrick | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-01-30 |
| WALLACE, Kerry Ann | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2025-08-31 |
| WAPLINGTON, Mary Josephine Frances | Director | 2015-03-10 | 2017-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Richard Moth | Legal person | Appoints directors | 2026-02-14 | Active |
| The Archbishop Of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Gerard Nichols | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| The Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | PSC03 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
+35%
£12,907,743 £17,425,065
-
Cash
-0.2%
£4,201,640 £4,192,235
-
Net assets
+2.6%
£8,329,622 £8,549,801
-
Employees
+46.7%
259 380
-
Wages
+35.9%
£7,244,082 £9,846,862
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