SPARK EDUCATION TRUST

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  4 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. SPARK EDUCATION TRUST 2025-01-15 → present
2. VISION ACADEMY LEARNING TRUST 2017-02-09 → 2025-01-15
3. VENN ACADEMY LEARNING TRUST 2016-06-24 → 2017-02-09

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

Azets Audit Services

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, the board of trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the accounts.”

Significant events

• “During 2023 Vision Academy Learning Trust (VALT) explored the opportunities for a merger following the CEO's intention to retire. After exploratory discussions with several Trusts it was decided that a merger with the 1590 Trust would take place with the CEO of the 1590 Trust becoming CEO of the new organisation.”
• “VALT and the 1590 Trust merged on the 1 September 2025. VALT was the continuing organisation with 1590 Trust staff and assets transferring into VALT. The working name of the new Trust was Vision1590.”
• “Early in 2025 following work with senior leaders. including heads, around Vision and Values the Trust rebranded as Spark Education Trust. This transformation signifies a dedication to igniting potential, fostering innovation, and shaping the future of education.”
• “During the last academic year Junction Farm had an OFSTED inspection with a very positive outcome with all but one aspect of provision being judged as outstanding.”

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

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

4

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +71.1%

  £33,772,540 → £57,773,197

• Cash

  +245%

  £2,267,435 → £7,822,220

• Net assets

  +83.9%

  £32,960,016 → £60,628,504

• Employees

  +51.9%

  720 → 1,094

• Wages

  +61.9%

  £20,405,907 → £33,028,576

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