THE BECKMEAD TRUST

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  As stated in 'Accounting policies - Going Concern' in note 1.2, these events or conditions, indicate a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Academy Trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

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

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“As stated in 'Accounting policies - Going Concern' in note 1.2, these events or conditions, indicate a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Academy Trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”

Group structure

1. THE BECKMEAD TRUST · parent
   1. Beckmead Park Academy · Croydon
   2. Beckmead College · Croydon
   3. Moundwood Academy · Essex
   4. Chaffinch Brook School · Croydon
   5. The Flagship School · East Sussex
   6. Ropemakers Academy · East Sussex
   7. Roundwood Academy · London Borough of Brent
   8. Wells Park School · Essex
   9. The Greenwell Academy · Essex
   10. Artsxchange · Croydon
   11. Ian Mikardo School · Tower Hamlets
   12. The Sir Geoff Hurst Academy · Essex

Significant events

• “The ArtsXchange provides alternative education through a Performing Arts and Media curriculum. The school officially joined the Trust in January 2025”
• “The school, which became part of the Trust in March 2023, has seen substantial growth.”
• “Ian Mikardo School, which joined the Trust in January 2025, has a strong reputation for successfully working with vulnerable and socially excluded young people.”
• “The financial position was strengthened by the strategic transfer of the T4 Trust in January 2025, which introduced a non-recurring surplus of £941k.”
• “On 1 January 2025, The T4 Trust transferred to the academy trust.”

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

Filings

17

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

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

  +32.9%

  £22,398,000 → £29,764,000

• Cash

  +6.4%

  £1,426,000 → £1,517,000

• Net assets

  +70.3%

  £64,751,000 → £110,254,000

• Employees

  +26.4%

  299 → 378

• Wages

  +37.6%

  £11,639,000 → £16,020,000

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