THE VILLAGES' MULTI-ACADEMY 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

UHY Hacker Young (Birmingham) LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Board has a reasonable expectation that the Trust has adequate resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies notes to the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The appointment of a new governance expert in June 2024 has improved governance during 2024-25 as have the recommendations following the Finance and Governance Review in January 2025.”
• “In accordance with ATH 2024 para 2.18, no balance sheet has been included in the management accounts.”
• “In accordance with ATH 2024 para 2.18, no cashflow forecast has been included in the management accounts.”
• “In accordance with ATH 2024 para 6.2, the 'Dear Accounting Officer' letters were not shared with the members, trustees, chief financial officer and senior leadership team.”
• “Trust growth has been a huge priority during 2024-25 and the new CEO has explored opportunities with local authority community schools and local authority Church of England schools. The Trust is now exploring merger opportunities with another local multi academy trust to strengthen and ensure long-term sustainability.”
• “The Trust commissioned an external review focusing on governance in January 2025; recommendations following this have been implemented.”

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

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  +10.5%

  £4,917,000 → £5,431,000

• Cash

  +7.6%

  £641,000 → £690,000

• Net assets

  +14.7%

  £5,617,000 → £6,445,000

• Employees

  -0.8%

  132 → 131

• Wages

  +6.5%

  £3,006,000 → £3,202,000

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