BRIGHTER FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

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  4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. BRIGHTER FUTURES EDUCATIONAL TRUST 2025-01-17 → present
2. LARWOOD ACADEMY TRUST 2016-10-04 → 2025-01-17
3. LARWOOD SCHOOL 2016-09-05 → 2016-10-04

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

Price Bailey LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the Trust continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “In January 2025, the Trust changed its name from Larwood Academy Trust to Brighter Futures Educational Trust.”
• “In September 2025 the FRC merged with the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) to form the Finance and Risk Committee (FRC).”
• “We have completed capital projects at both schools: Installed new security fencing around one of the playgrounds at Larwood School. Further developed the Forest School outdoor area at Larwood School. Invested in a new heating system for the gym at Brandles School.”
• “Continued investment in fencing and access security controls at Brandles School, improving overall security. Purchased a new minibus for Brandles School and a new car based at Larwood School. Invested in IT improvements at both schools, including a new hall projector at Brandles School and a Wi-Fi upgrade at Larwood School.”

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

Filings

18

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +16.2%

  £4,807,277 → £5,586,829

• Cash

  +30%

  £1,173,163 → £1,524,556

• Net assets

  -1.5%

  £12,991,643 → £12,801,806

• Employees

  +3.3%

  91 → 94

• Profit before tax

  +55.9%

  -£214,976 → -£94,837

• Wages

  +9.8%

  £2,915,722 → £3,200,305

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