THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+15.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£53M
+0.4% vs 2024
Employees
662
-1.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £44,381,967 | £47,198,621 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£609,777 | -£86,628 | |
| Cash | — | — | £6,825,124 | £7,873,673 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £53,969,955 | £53,517,327 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £52,840,755 | £53,073,327 | |
| Equity | — | — | £52,840,755 | £53,073,327 | |
| Average employees | 833 | 836 | 672 | 662 | |
| Wages | — | — | £25,109,502 | £26,597,456 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £1,547,922 | £1,734,249 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
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Turnover
+6.3%
£44,381,967 £47,198,621
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Cash
+15.4%
£6,825,124 £7,873,673
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Net assets
+0.4%
£52,840,755 £53,073,327
-
Employees
-1.5%
672 662
lowest in 4 filed years
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Wages
+5.9%
£25,109,502 £26,597,456
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | -1.4% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 6.7% | 6.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.15x | 3.11x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST 2017-11-13 → present
- TDA EDUCATION TRUST 2016-12-19 → 2017-11-13
- THE THOMAS DEACON ACADEMY 2004-04-01 → 2016-12-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- 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, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST · parent
- TDA Development Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENS, Adam James | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | — | — |
| GHOSH, Anamika | Director | 2025-05-14 | Jan 1974 | Indian |
| JONES, Lucy Ann, Dr | Director | 2022-10-13 | Mar 1967 | British |
| KELLY, Briege Josephine | Director | 2025-10-10 | Oct 1965 | Irish |
| LAUGHTON, Debra | Director | 2025-09-08 | Jun 1969 | British |
| LEFLEY, Andrew Richard | Director | 2025-09-08 | Sep 1963 | British |
| MCCLENNON, David Edward | Director | 2025-09-19 | Aug 1979 | British |
| POTTER, Mark James | Director | 2017-03-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| WRIGHT, Michael David, Dr | Director | 2023-11-06 | Mar 1958 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKS, David John Frank | Secretary | 2011-02-11 | 2016-02-18 |
| ELSDEN, Richard Grahame | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2005-11-09 |
| KIRKBRIDE, Peter Lawrence | Secretary | 2021-06-07 | 2021-09-30 |
| NICHOLLS, Janette Margaret | Secretary | 2005-11-09 | 2011-02-11 |
| SMITH, Simon John | Secretary | 2016-02-18 | 2021-06-06 |
| ANDERSON, Nicola | Director | 2008-01-16 | 2011-08-31 |
| ARNOTT, Allan | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2018-10-15 |
| ARNOTT, Allan | Director | 2004-08-20 | 2010-04-02 |
| AUGUSTINE, Donna Louise | Director | 2010-11-17 | 2017-03-01 |
| BARKER, Bernard Christopher | Director | 2020-12-18 | 2023-05-02 |
| BARNES, Richard, Dr | Director | 2007-10-16 | 2025-12-18 |
| BLACK, Ian Christopher, Reverend Canon | Director | 2015-08-20 | 2017-03-01 |
| BRETTEN, Katrina Rose | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2018-10-10 |
| BRIDGER, Darren Charles Ivan | Director | 2022-10-13 | 2025-09-29 |
| CLARKSON, Ian Peter | Director | 2014-04-30 | 2017-03-01 |
| CLEGG, Paul Antony | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2019-12-11 |
| DELAP, Miles | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2015-07-08 |
| ELSDEN, Richard Grahame | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| FAULKNER, Lauren Sara | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2015-12-02 |
| GERNON, Michael Gerald | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2022-03-11 |
| GROSS, Michael John | Director | 2014-11-06 | 2019-01-24 |
| HALL, Katharine Louise | Director | 2020-06-15 | 2026-03-18 |
| HUSSAIN, Ishfaq | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2022-03-03 |
| LEWIS, Jonathan David | Director | 2014-08-07 | 2015-10-22 |
| MARSH, Simon Robert | Director | 2019-07-10 | 2022-05-05 |
| MAVANI, Mohamedraza Yusufali | Director | 2019-01-24 | 2024-07-31 |
| MCMURDO, Alan Christopher, Dr | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2013-08-27 |
| MORRIS, James David | Director | 2025-09-19 | 2026-01-28 |
| OSBORN, Wilfred Alec | Director | 2004-08-20 | 2009-02-14 |
| PEACH, John, Councillor | Director | 2005-02-17 | 2017-03-01 |
| PECK, Kelly Marie | Director | 2018-10-10 | 2021-07-31 |
| PERKINS, Gary John | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2017-09-14 |
| REHMAN, Saqib | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2023-09-25 |
| SALTMARSH, Norman Alan | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2012-10-18 |
| SAMWELL, Sandra Julie | Director | 2012-10-18 | 2015-03-31 |
| SMITH, Simon John | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2020-12-18 |
| TAYLOR, Julie Ann | Director | 2013-08-27 | 2021-08-31 |
| WADE, Richard Jeremy | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2017-03-01 |
| WHEATCROFT, Andrew David | Director | 2010-04-02 | 2011-07-31 |
| WIGSTON, Ian | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-01-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Nik | Director | 2008-01-16 | 2013-01-17 |
| WILSON, Amanda Jane | Director | 2011-02-16 | 2017-03-01 |
| WINSTONE, Eric William | Director | 2019-01-24 | 2023-07-13 |
| WOOLHOUSE, Christopher John | Director | 2009-02-15 | 2017-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 4
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.