THE TALENTUM LEARNING 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

Consolidated group

Auditor

Dains 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 they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “In 2024/25 two schools had OFSTED inspections: Churnet View Middle School and Rushton First School. Both schools remain good schools with Rushton First School having outstanding grades in Behaviour and attitudes, personal development and Early Years provision.”
• “Westwood College following a Requires Improvement grading from OFSTED in May 2024, has continued to work diligently to improve the quality of education, behaviour and personal development.”
• “The principal uncertainty for all of the Academy Trust continues to be the funding of the academies combined with a predicted falling pupil demographic for future years.”
• “The financial year 2024/25 has been very challenging with some academies facing additional operational expenditure and staff absence.”
• “Work is underway to re-introduce a combined sixth form offer across both secondary academies; this will be integral to improve the combined financial position. However, both are subject to a falling pupil demographic and are situated within estates that require continued investment.”
• “The impact on future budgets will continue to be affected by any agreed public sector pay uplifts.”
• “Leek High School is carrying a net deficit on its portion of the funds as follows: £18,965. To rectify the financial position, the Trust has decided to treat the two secondary schools as a combined entity.”

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

Filings

6

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

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

  +0.9%

  £18,661,958 → £18,827,810

• Cash

  -20.1%

  £2,702,870 → £2,160,282

• Net assets

  +1.8%

  £27,928,997 → £28,424,086

• Employees

  -6%

  369 → 347

• Operating profit

  +335.3%

  £161,996 → £705,089

• Profit before tax

  +335.3%

  £161,996 → £705,089

• Wages

  -1.2%

  £10,076,927 → £9,951,655

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