PENNINE ALLIANCE LEARNING TRUST

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  Confirmation statement overdue

  Due 2026-04-01.

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  7 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

Cooper Parry Group Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

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

Significant events

• “The Trust engaged an external Chief Financial Officer for one month without obtaining prior approval from the ESFA/DfE, which is required under the Academy Trust Handbook.”
• “The Trust did not maintain adequate internal controls during the year. Issues noted include: Payroll was not subject to dual authorisation in certain months. Monthly management accounts were not prepared. Inadequate procedures in place for overtime payments. Monthly reconciliations for balance sheet accounts were not performed. Trip income and expenditure reconciliations were not completed.”
• “Alcohol was purchased for staff events during the year, totalling £194.76, which is not permitted under the Academy Trust Handbook.”
• “The Trust did not maintain a Gifts and Hospitality Register during the year.”
• “One bank account was overdrawn at 31 August 2025 by £148.48, contrary to the requirement to manage cash robustly and avoid overdrafts.”

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

Filings

16

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

7

last 12 months

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