ABBEY ACADEMIES TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-02 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-19
Watchouts
Cash
£24K
-84.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-6% vs 2024
Employees
199
+4.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£246K
+55.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £6,931,962 | £7,252,086 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£598,167 | -£300,839 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£552,167 | -£246,362 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£552,167 | -£246,362 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £154,669 | £24,399 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £7,579,659 | £7,115,009 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £7,414,070 | £6,966,708 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £7,414,070 | £6,966,708 | |
| Average employees | 169 | 175 | 186 | 190 | 199 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,609,148 | £4,711,335 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £145,000 | £175,000 |
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
+4.6%
£6,931,962 £7,252,086
-
Cash
-84.2%
£154,669 £24,399
-
Net assets
-6%
£7,414,070 £6,966,708
-
Employees
+4.7%
190 199
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+49.7%
-£598,167 -£300,839
-
Profit before tax
+55.4%
-£552,167 -£246,362
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Wages
+2.2%
£4,609,148 £4,711,335
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -8.6% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -8.0% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -7.9% | -4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 8.0% | 9.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.01x | 0.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -39.99x |
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
- ABBEY ACADEMIES TRUST 2014-07-14 → present
- BOURNE ABBEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY ACADEMY LIMITED 2010-09-24 → 2014-07-14
- BOURNE ABBEY CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY LIMITED 2010-07-19 → 2010-09-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees therefore have a reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Overall, the Trust continues to be effective, and supports continuous improvement in educational outcomes and operational efficiency. Despite ongoing challenges, including some leadership transitions, Abbey Academies Trust has maintained strong educational outcomes and operational stability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Susan Jill | Secretary | 2010-07-19 | — | — |
| BATES, Christopher Robin | Director | 2022-03-18 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BUCKMAN, Stephen Leslie, Reverend Father | Director | 2024-05-02 | Jan 1955 | British |
| FARNABY, Stephen | Director | 2023-06-29 | Nov 1971 | British |
| GANDY, Paul Edward | Director | 2022-02-10 | Apr 1963 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Christopher John, Father | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| ATKINSON, Christopher John, Father | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2013-10-11 |
| BANKS WALKER, Janice Anne | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2010-11-22 |
| BATES, Christopher Robin | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2017-02-06 |
| BENNETT, Natalie Karen | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2014-08-31 |
| BRIERLEY, Francis Henry Philip, Dr | Director | 2022-03-15 | 2025-10-02 |
| BROMPTON, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2016-09-01 | 2017-02-06 |
| BUTTRESS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-02-06 |
| BUTTRESS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2014-08-31 |
| CLEATON, Sheena Faith, Revd Dr | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2015-08-31 |
| COPSEY, Sarah Dale | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| COTTAGE, Sarah Grace | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2013-09-29 |
| CROOK, Janet | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| CUSHING, Anthony Charles | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2011-09-26 |
| DERRICK, Joanne | Director | 2015-02-06 | 2017-02-06 |
| EDWARDS, Lorraine | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2014-08-31 |
| EDWARDS OBE, Cherry Anne | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2015-08-31 |
| EGGLESTON, Amelia | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2024-12-09 |
| EGGLESTON, Amelia | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2021-03-12 |
| GANDY, Paul Edward | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2017-02-06 |
| GRIFFITHS, Neil, Rev'D | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2023-05-16 |
| HAIGH, Stephen Alan | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2025-12-01 |
| HILDER, Joanne Christine | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2020-01-22 |
| INGRAM, Thomas James | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2014-11-27 |
| JONES, Helen Jamieson | Director | 2012-05-10 | 2014-08-31 |
| JOYCE, Jean | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2011-08-31 |
| KELBY, Stephanie | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-02-06 |
| KEY, Karen | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| KIRKMAN, John Alfred | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2021-12-31 |
| LESSITER, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2014-08-31 |
| LISTER, Peter, Father | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2022-08-31 |
| MOORE, Roger | Director | 2021-05-17 | 2021-11-17 |
| MOORE, Sarah Jane | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2025-09-19 |
| PAGE, David Nicholas | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2021-02-28 |
| PICKERING, Duncan Anthony | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2021-12-31 |
| SMITH, John Annible | Director | 2010-11-22 | 2015-04-08 |
| SPILLETT, Laura Louise | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2015-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.