MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-24 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-10
Watchouts
Cash
£9M
-25.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£140M
+94% vs 2024
Employees
757
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£69M
+1,990.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £66,254,000 | £140,411,000 | |
| Operating profit | £3,285,000 | £68,669,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,285,000 | £68,669,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,285,000 | £68,669,000 | |
| Cash | £11,777,000 | £8,804,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £72,366,000 | £140,384,000 | |
| Net assets | £72,366,000 | £140,384,000 | |
| Equity | £72,366,000 | £140,384,000 | |
| Average employees | 741 | 757 | |
| Wages | £32,437,000 | £34,472,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 48.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 48.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.5% | 48.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.3% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.17x | 2.72x | |
| Interest cover | 27.61x | 303.85x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST · parent
- Mulberry Schools Foundation 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 September 2025, Dr Vanessa Ogden, Chief Executive Officer of the Trust, resigned from their position. Her last day of service will be 31 March 2026.”
- “On 1st July 2025 the company Richard Street Education Trust was dissolved and removed from the register of companies.”
- “During 2024/25 the trust begun a due diligence process in advance of a proposed transfer of six schools into the trust in 2025/26.”
- “A related party transaction occurred during the year for which the DfE was not notified in advance. Theatre tickets were purchased for a total of 300 pupils to attend a variety of performances at at the Unicorn Theatre.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMESON, Shanaz | Secretary | 2018-09-01 | — | — |
| BARROW, Susan Louise | Director | 2016-03-01 | Apr 1947 | British |
| CRAWLEY, Alice Elizabeth | Director | 2016-03-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| FARRELL, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2016-03-01 | Jun 1958 | English |
| GRACIE, David James | Director | 2018-09-01 | Nov 1979 | British |
| HASSAN, Nusrath | Director | 2021-09-01 | Sep 1997 | British |
| HUSAIN, Parul | Director | 2026-01-19 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MAJID, Yasmeen | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1961 | Canadian |
| NURMOHAMED, Zishan | Director | 2023-01-01 | Nov 1978 | British |
| OHENE-DJAN, James Francis Kwame Fah | Director | 2023-03-23 | Dec 1967 | British |
| TRAYNOR, Mark | Director | 2016-07-13 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROMLEY, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2021-09-01 |
| CHIVERS, Ian | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2021-11-26 |
| COTE, Diane Fabienne Marie | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2018-09-01 |
| EARL, Jane Margaret | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2021-09-01 |
| GIBSON, Lorraine Angela | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-09-01 |
| JONES, Denise | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2025-09-01 |
| OGDEN, Vanessa Jane, Dr | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2026-04-12 |
| OKEZIE, Ndidi | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2022-09-01 |
| SARWAR, Sarah | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2023-06-18 |
| UDDIN, Nizam | Director | 2021-03-26 | 2025-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Fabienne Marie Cote | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Mrs Amanda Elizabeth Bromley | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Ms Denise Jones | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Dr Vanessa Jane Ogden | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Mr Mark Traynor | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Ms Jane Elizabeth Farrell | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Ms Alice Elizabeth Crawley | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Ms Sarah Sarwar | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Susan Louise Barrow | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Mr Ian Chivers | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
| Ms Ndidi Okezie | Individual | Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-07-13 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-08-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-08-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-08-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-26 | 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
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
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Turnover
+111.9%
£66,254,000 £140,411,000
-
Cash
-25.2%
£11,777,000 £8,804,000
-
Net assets
+94%
£72,366,000 £140,384,000
-
Employees
+2.2%
741 757
-
Operating profit
+1,990.4%
£3,285,000 £68,669,000
-
Profit before tax
+1,990.4%
£3,285,000 £68,669,000
-
Wages
+6.3%
£32,437,000 £34,472,000
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