THE SHARED LEARNING TRUST
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Cash
£6M
-21.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£72M
-2.4% vs 2023
Employees
618
-2.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
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Period ending 2024-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-05-31.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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THE SHARED LEARNING TRUST·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,944,000 | £32,557,000 | +8.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£762,000 | -£185,000 | +75.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,379,000 | -£1,403,000 | -1.7% | |
| Cash | £7,584,000 | £5,979,000 | -21.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £74,274,000 | £72,490,000 | -2.4% | |
| Net assets | £74,274,000 | £72,490,000 | -2.4% | |
| Equity | £74,274,000 | £72,490,000 | -2.4% | |
| Average employees | 632 | 618 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £16,604,000 | £19,143,000 | +15.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,162,157 | £1,069,820 | -7.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.5% | -0.6% | |
| Net margin | -4.6% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.0% | -0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.9% | 2.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.95x | 3.40x | |
| Interest cover | -18.14x | -2.47x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- THE SHARED LEARNING TRUST 2015-07-03 → present
- BARNFIELD ACADEMY TRUST 2012-05-15 → 2015-07-03
- BARNFIELD ACADEMY TRUST - LUTON 2010-08-10 → 2012-05-15
- BARNFIELD WEST ACADEMY 2006-10-06 → 2010-08-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Significant events
- “On 1st September 2024 the operations of The Shared Learning Trust, namely The Chalk Hills Academy, The Stockwood Park Academy, The Vale Academy, The Linden Academy and the Rushmere Park Academy was transferred to the control of Advantage Schools.”
- “The Shared learning Trust will be wound-up within six months of the end of academic year 2023/24.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Catherine Anne | Director | 2016-12-07 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SHERIDAN, David Martin | Director | 2015-02-27 | Aug 1950 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOYLE, Ian Hugh | Secretary | 2010-09-22 | 2012-08-31 |
| FREDERICK, Brian John | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| FREDERICK, Brian | Secretary | 2012-09-01 | 2013-06-01 |
| MILLIGAN, Lisa Claire | Secretary | 2014-09-01 | 2015-05-21 |
| TAYLOR, Jonathan | Secretary | 2013-06-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| EVERSECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-06 | 2007-08-24 |
| ORMISTON EDUCATION LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2007-08-24 | 2010-09-21 |
| ALI, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2020-09-11 | 2022-11-29 |
| ALOZIE, Jennese Rachael | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2024-09-01 |
| BAILEY, Joan Debra, Dr | Director | 2008-02-18 | 2010-08-19 |
| BARR, Catherine Anne | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2015-02-27 |
| BARR, Catherine Anne | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2012-08-31 |
| BIRKETT, Peter | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2013-08-31 |
| BLACKMAN, Julia Jane | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2025-01-29 |
| BURLINSON, Catherine Mary | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2014-09-16 |
| CLARKE, Lisa | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2012-08-31 |
| COOPER, Andrew Robert | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2016-08-31 |
| COWELL, Victor William | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2018-02-14 |
| DANGA, Ashief | Director | 2021-06-28 | 2025-01-29 |
| DE SOUZA, Rachel Mary, Dame | Director | 2007-07-13 | 2010-02-19 |
| ESNARD, Sharon Lorraine | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2022-09-05 |
| EUINTON, Alan Geoffrey | Director | 2007-07-12 | 2013-01-15 |
| FORBES, David Jerome | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2022-09-05 |
| GRANT, Robert James | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2021-03-27 |
| HALL, Stephen Walter James | Director | 2014-08-22 | 2014-10-24 |
| HALL, Stephen Walter James | Director | 2012-06-14 | 2014-07-16 |
| HAMER, Trefor Lewis | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2020-07-12 |
| HARDY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2012-06-27 | 2015-02-27 |
| HARRIS-UGBOMAH, Deborah | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2025-01-29 |
| JAGOTA, Anu | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2024-09-01 |
| JAMES, Kathryn | Director | 2007-07-21 | 2008-02-20 |
| JESSA, Nazir | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2014-04-16 |
| JEWELL, Lorraine Jane | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2021-07-21 |
| JONES, Howard Watkyn | Director | 2008-04-07 | 2010-08-19 |
| KHALIL UREHMAN, Tahoora | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2023-08-15 |
| LEWIS, Jane Anne Maria | Director | 2007-07-18 | 2010-08-19 |
| LINDLEY, Alexandra | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2021-12-14 |
| MALIK, Ayaz Shabbir | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2024-10-06 |
| MANYIKA, Tichaona Daniel | Director | 2020-02-06 | 2021-12-13 |
| MARTIN, Paula Rosemary | Director | 2010-08-19 | 2016-03-10 |
| MATTHEWS, Carrie Jayne | Director | 2012-12-06 | 2014-07-16 |
| MAYHEW, Helen | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2014-08-22 |
| MCCONAGHIE, Rachael Ellen | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2015-01-06 |
| MORTIMER, Sarah Caroline | Director | 2018-05-24 | 2025-01-29 |
| NOLAN, Sheila Mary Batchelor | Director | 2015-02-27 | 2016-12-08 |
| PALMER, Jane Helen | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2010-06-24 |
| PENFOLD, Tricia Patricia Ethel | Director | 2018-02-08 | 2021-03-26 |
| PHILPOTT, Bronwen May | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2016-05-09 |
| RAZZAK, Anees | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2025-01-30 |
| SMITH, Craig James | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2017-12-08 |
| THACKWAY, Lynn Maria | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2012-07-09 |
| WEBB, Jacqueline Rachel | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2014-05-13 |
| YOUNG, Peta Stephanie | Director | 2014-01-23 | 2014-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Martin Sheridan | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-14 | Active |
| Mrs Hazel Beatrice Simpson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Justin Roger Richardson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-06-14 | Active |
| Mr William David Mckenzie | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-13 | Ceased 2017-12-21 |
| Mr David Martin Sheridan | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-13 | Ceased 2017-12-21 |
| Ms Rachael Ellen Mcconaghie | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-13 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Ms Rachael Ellen Mcconaghie | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-21 |
| Mr David Martin Sheridan | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
| Mr William David Mckenzie | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 221 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.