AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-15 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+11.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£163M
-1.5% vs 2024
Employees
805
+6.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | — | — | £42,289,000 | £46,988,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £44,668,000 | -£2,186,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £12,606,000 | £14,020,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £165,887,000 | £163,600,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £165,925,000 | £163,425,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | £165,925,000 | £163,425,000 | |
| Average employees | 728 | 725 | 759 | 805 | |
| Wages | — | — | £23,097,000 | £25,791,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £175,000 | £190,000 |
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
-
Turnover
+11.1%
£42,289,000 £46,988,000
-
Cash
+11.2%
£12,606,000 £14,020,000
-
Net assets
-1.5%
£165,925,000 £163,425,000
-
Employees
+6.1%
759 805
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+11.7%
£23,097,000 £25,791,000
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 | — | — | 105.6% | -4.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.57x | 3.41x |
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
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST 2012-07-16 → present
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST LTD 2012-05-30 → 2012-07-16
- KRISHNA-AVANTI PRIMARY SCHOOL TRUST (LEICESTER) 2011-01-26 → 2012-05-30
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 Directors 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
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST · parent
- Govinda's Limited 100%
- Avanti Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Two new Directors (Mr Gupta and Ms Thakrar) were appointed to fill vacancies on the Board.”
- “One Director (Andrew Read) resigned and one Director (Praful Ganatra) whose first term of office expired did not wish to renew.”
- “The Chief Executive (designate) James Biddulph took up his duties as planned in May 2024 and has worked successfully with the current CEO (Nitesh Gor) who will step down from the Trust, as agreed, on 31 August 2025.”
- “The Directors have decided to carry out a tender process for the appointment of an Auditor for the financial year ending 31 August 2026 and succeeding years.”
- “A revised Governance Structure to take effect from 1st September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 54 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUMAR, Shamita | Secretary | 2016-09-01 | — | — |
| AGARWAL, Sulabh | Director | 2024-01-02 | Feb 1977 | British |
| BIDDULPH, James William, Dr | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1976 | British |
| GUPTA, Anjana Kirti | Director | 2021-04-16 | Aug 1992 | British |
| GUPTA, Sundeep | Director | 2025-01-02 | Oct 1980 | British |
| LOUGHREY, Michelle Claire | Director | 2021-09-13 | May 1975 | British |
| MANKODI, Aakash Falgun | Director | 2024-01-02 | Aug 1992 | British |
| NANTHABALAN, Bavaani D/O Sanmugam Cumara Vadivale | Director | 2018-07-05 | Dec 1957 | Singaporean |
| PARSHOTAM, Kishan Nitinkumar | Director | 2023-11-08 | Dec 1992 | British |
| PATEL, Dipa Nimesh | Director | 2021-09-13 | Nov 1972 | British |
| THAKRAR, Roshni | Director | 2025-01-02 | Aug 1989 | British |
| WARRINGTON, Molly Jane, Dr | Director | 2017-05-08 | Jan 1949 | British |
| YOUNGER, Michael Robert | Director | 2016-06-17 | Mar 1948 | British |
Show 54 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KALAN, Upendra | Secretary | 2011-05-25 | 2012-08-14 |
| PATEL, Kirit | Secretary | 2012-08-14 | 2014-09-18 |
| VADHVANIA, Brijesh | Secretary | 2014-09-18 | 2016-09-01 |
| ADATIA, Kamal | Director | 2011-07-10 | 2012-05-29 |
| AGARWAL, Sulabh | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2013-02-06 |
| ANOBAH, Edward Koranteng | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2015-07-17 |
| ATKINSON, Richard William Bryant | Director | 2011-09-21 | 2012-03-21 |
| AYCRIGG-TATE, Sally Ann | Director | 2011-07-10 | 2012-05-29 |
| BASSI, Sukwinder Singh | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2025-10-31 |
| BIDDULPH, James William, Dr | Director | 2019-02-05 | 2019-09-27 |
| CAPSTICK, Nicholas Richard, Dr. | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2017-09-28 |
| CHRISTOPHER FRIEDRICH, Spall, Mr. | Director | 2011-07-10 | 2012-05-29 |
| CRAIG, Ian John, Professor | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2017-04-18 |
| DAVE, Sheila | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2015-03-10 |
| DAVIS, Gerard Vincent Irwin | Director | 2015-03-13 | 2020-07-15 |
| DOSHI, Vijay Chandrakant | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2020-03-20 |
| EVANS, Mark Roland John | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2013-12-11 |
| GAJJAR, Nima | Director | 2011-07-10 | 2012-05-29 |
| GAJJAR, Pradip Kumar Vansantlal | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2017-05-12 |
| GANATRA, Praful | Director | 2021-04-16 | 2025-04-15 |
| GOKANI, Jigna Rupesh | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-05-29 |
| GOR, Nitesh Bipinchandra | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2025-08-31 |
| GOR, Nitesh Bipinchandra | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2011-07-10 |
| HAMILTON, Peter Bryan | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2015-01-16 |
| HIBBARD, Carol Lynn | Director | 2011-07-10 | 2012-05-29 |
| HILARY, Janet | Director | 2021-01-12 | 2021-05-26 |
| HILARY, Janet | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2020-12-14 |
| KALAN, Upendra | Director | 2020-05-21 | 2021-01-18 |
| KALAN, Upendra | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2012-05-29 |
| KHANDWALA, Kartik Rajen | Director | 2013-02-06 | 2014-09-01 |
| LADWA, Manoj Kumar | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2018-11-05 |
| LYNAS, James Samuel | Director | 2020-10-15 | 2020-12-15 |
| MERAI, Vishal | Director | 2015-09-18 | 2016-02-01 |
| MOSS, Paul | Director | 2014-12-11 | 2016-03-04 |
| PARMAR, Diviesh Kumar Ghansukh | Director | 2011-07-10 | 2012-05-29 |
| PATEL, Bhavini | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2012-05-29 |
| PATEL, Chandrakant | Director | 2011-07-10 | 2012-05-29 |
| PATEL, Kirit | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2018-07-13 |
| PATEL, Mayur Parsuram Manibhai | Director | 2016-09-09 | 2019-09-25 |
| PAU, Krutika, Dr | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2022-12-31 |
| PAU, Krutika, Dr | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2014-05-02 |
| POPAT, Preeya Prashun | Director | 2021-09-13 | 2024-04-15 |
| RANA, Yuvrajsinh | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2017-03-06 |
| RAVAL, Kumar Sureshchandra | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2019-09-25 |
| READ, Andrew James | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2024-11-30 |
| SAHNI, Sumit Sarup | Director | 2019-10-10 | 2023-10-09 |
| SAHNI, Usha | Director | 2013-09-01 | 2018-09-19 |
| SHAH, Bimal | Director | 2019-05-02 | 2020-12-01 |
| SHAH, Ramsesh Hirji Rajpal | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2011-07-10 |
| SIMPSON, John Francis | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2014-10-01 |
| SONI, Asish | Director | 2015-12-11 | 2017-02-03 |
| TUNNADINE, Teresa Margaret | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2018-08-16 |
| VENTRESS, Salina Louise | Director | 2019-11-21 | 2022-09-12 |
| WEBSTER, Thomas James | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2016-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.