EXCEED ACADEMIES 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

BHP 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. For this reason it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Appleton Academy was recognised as the Secondary School of the Year at the 2025 Telegraph & Argus Education Awards.”
• “Baildon Glen Primary School introduced the Zones of Regulation, which has had a positive impact on pupils' mental health.”
• “Bowling Park Primary School received a successful Ofsted report in June 2025, reflecting the school's commitment to high standards.”
• “Bradford AP Academy has expanded its provision by opening two new sites.”
• “Cavendish Primary School achieved its highest ever provisional outcomes in statutory assessments for Early Years, Phonics, and the Multiplication Check.”
• “Copthorne Primary School was reaccredited with the NACE Challenge Award, recognising its commitment to providing high levels of challenge for all learners.”
• “Cottingley Village Primary School has established a strong reading for pleasure offer in partnership with the English Hub.”
• “Harden Primary School has made significant strides in promoting mental health and wellbeing, organising activities such as yoga and breathing workshops.”
• “Holybrook Primary School successfully increased the capacity of its Horizons resourced provision for children with social, emotional, and mental health needs.”
• “Horton Grange Primary School was awarded IQM Centre of Excellence status, recognising its sustained commitment to inclusive practice.”
• “Horton Park Primary School maintained its IQM Flagship Status as a Centre of Excellence.”
• “Knowleswood Primary School achieved both the Healthy Minds Chartermark (Silver) and the My Happy Minds (Bronze) awards.”
• “Oastlers School celebrated a significant milestone as its first learner progressed to university.”
• “Park Aspire AP Academy provided support to schools across the district by offering twenty-two Tier 2 places for pupils at risk of permanent exclusion.”
• “From Spring 2025 Bradford AP Academy opened a further 32 place provision at Cityview.”
• “Continued investment in our school estates, utilising SCA and DFC grants and our reserves totalling almost £2million.”
• “Installed new solar arrays on two schools and are in the process of installing a third which will total 312KW of power generation.”

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

1

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

  +3.1%

  £54,139,000 → £55,831,000

• Cash

  -0.6%

  £9,147,000 → £9,095,000

• Net assets

  -0.5%

  £117,004,000 → £116,419,000

• Employees

  -13.4%

  1,084 → 939

• Wages

  +8.1%

  £27,101,000 → £29,301,000

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