WILDGOOSE RURAL TRAINING
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-12 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£48K
-75.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£425K
-2.1% vs 2024
Employees
40
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£9K
-103.9% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £915,255 | £1,009,451 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £242,739 | -£3,241 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £236,627 | -£9,111 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £236,627 | -£9,111 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £119,570 | £196,665 | £47,731 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £406,198 | £670,227 | £610,445 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £213,419 | £434,403 | £425,292 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £434,403 | £425,292 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 27 | 39 | 40 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £523,430 | £726,871 | £738,494 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £241,584 | £248,159 |
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
-
Turnover
+10.3%
£915,255 £1,009,451
-
Cash
-75.7%
£196,665 £47,731
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-2.1%
£434,403 £425,292
-
Employees
+2.6%
39 40
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-101.3%
£242,739 -£3,241
-
Profit before tax
-103.9%
£236,627 -£9,111
-
Wages
+1.6%
£726,871 £738,494
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 26.5% | -0.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 25.9% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 36.2% | -0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 41.3% | 39.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.61x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 33.79x | -0.24x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- WILDGOOSE RURAL TRAINING 2011-07-20 → present
- TOP BARN TRAINING CENTRE 2010-09-28 → 2011-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kendall Wadley LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WILDGOOSE RURAL TRAINING · parent
- WGRT Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “We are seeing an increasing trend of more one-to-one support for students. This is an area of increase and offers professional and engaging support for less able students and, in the process, enables more employment opportunities within our growing team of staff. Our "Schools Provision" is another growth area with a number of local schools using our facilities to enable their students to find learning opportunities, without the challenges of the normal classroom environment.”
- “We have completed a new Small Animal Room, Tractor Workshop and Classroom which are now being well used by our students. We have also expanded our mechanics workshop to include a metal work and forging area. The mechanics group have also converted their break room into a Victorian style railway waiting room with a trainset incorporated.”
- “With this growth in mind, and in partnership with our local authority and other stakeholders, we are now planning to expand our offer to other parts of the county. The northern and south-eastern parts of Worcestershire have little to offer in terms of services like WRT.”
- “To help bridge the gap between our Nature Reserve, Tea Room and Main Site we are planning to recruit an Education and Development Officer to foster interest from schools, affinity groups and community groups.”
- “The Charity is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association, which were revised and updated in 2025 and registered 16th October 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARLETTA, Antonio | Director | 2025-08-06 | Sep 1959 | British |
| BOSWELL, Brian Peter | Director | 2023-05-01 | Oct 1942 | British |
| BROWN, Stuart Charles | Director | 2017-01-01 | Mar 1954 | British |
| CARTWRIGHT, Lynn Marie | Director | 2024-06-26 | Feb 1965 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Helen | Director | 2022-07-01 | Aug 1972 | British |
| SANSOME, Geoffrey | Director | 2021-10-19 | Apr 1961 | British |
| SAUNDERS, David Frank | Director | 2017-08-01 | Dec 1945 | British |
| TERRETT, Moira | Director | 2019-04-02 | May 1953 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUDGE, Jeremy James | Secretary | 2010-12-01 | 2017-05-16 |
| BANFIELD, Jeffrey John | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2011-09-13 |
| DAVIES, Mark Christopher | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2023-12-12 |
| GATFORD, Teresa | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2025-01-22 |
| GREGSON, Paul Jonathan | Director | 2017-10-01 | 2019-07-01 |
| HARPER, Nicola | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2011-07-26 |
| HIDDERLEY, James Richard | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-07-01 |
| JAYS, Janet Patricia | Director | 2010-12-15 | 2023-12-12 |
| MASTERS, Ann | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2016-01-25 |
| PATRICE, Sarah Louise | Director | 2010-09-28 | 2010-12-02 |
| TUDGE, Jeremy James | Director | 2010-12-01 | 2017-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.