THE FOUR STONES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-08-01 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-11-01
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-14 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-31
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£61M
Equity attributable
Employees
375
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-11-01
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
On the 1st November 2025 the entire operations of the Four Stones Multi Academy Trust and its assets merged into the Shropshire Gateway Education Trust... As a result of the merger, the Trustees consider that the charitable company is no longer a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-11-01
| Metric | Trend | 2025-08-31 | 2025-11-01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£60,534 | -£60,848,714 | |
| Cash | £3,551,049 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £60,934,714 | £60,934,714 | |
| Equity | £60,934,714 | £60,934,714 | |
| Average employees | 371 | 375 | |
| Wages | £14,254,515 | £2,459,836 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,797,527 | £298,666 |
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
FY2025 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-11-01 vs 2025-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2025-08-31 | 2025-11-01 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 2.38x | — |
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
- THE FOUR STONES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 2018-10-26 → present
- HAYBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 2011-05-31 → 2018-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“On the 1st November 2025 the entire operations of the Four Stones Multi Academy Trust and its assets merged into the Shropshire Gateway Education Trust... As a result of the merger, the Trustees consider that the charitable company is no longer a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern.”
Significant events
- “On the 1st November 2025 the entire operations of the Four Stones Multi Academy Trust and its assets merged into the Shropshire Gateway Education Trust. The new merged organisation is called the 'Four Stones Gateway Trust'.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIGGITT, Kathryn Jane | Secretary | 2024-07-18 | — | — |
| MUGGERIDGE, Susan | Director | 2018-10-31 | Feb 1958 | British |
| PEARSON, Neil Anthony | Director | 2018-11-13 | Feb 1963 | British |
| STANNEY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2023-03-21 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLEHEART, Philip Andrew | Secretary | 2020-02-27 | 2024-07-18 |
| GILL, Sally-Ann | Secretary | 2011-05-31 | 2020-02-27 |
| BALE, Jeffrey Stuart, Professor | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2020-03-23 |
| BALE, Jeffrey Stuart, Professor | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2018-10-16 |
| BIRKENHEAD, Melanie Ann | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2021-05-17 |
| FOWLER, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2018-10-16 | 2021-10-18 |
| FOWLER, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2018-10-16 |
| GREEN, Jonathan Richard, Professor | Director | 2023-10-23 | 2025-10-31 |
| HAYCOX, Emma Victoria | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| HODDINOTT, Caroline | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2018-10-16 |
| HUDSON, Sharon Claire | Director | 2018-11-13 | 2019-08-23 |
| LLOYD, Gareth David Gwynne | Director | 2025-01-16 | 2025-10-31 |
| MCINTOSH, David Richard | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2021-08-31 |
| MOLLOY, Diarmuid | Director | 2024-11-29 | 2025-10-31 |
| NEAL, Alan James | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2023-09-01 |
| RAZA, Amjid | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| ROBINSON, Catriona Margaret | Director | 2021-10-10 | 2025-04-11 |
| ROMAN, Ben | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2025-10-31 |
| WATSON, Glyn Richard, Professor | Director | 2024-01-12 | 2025-11-16 |
| WEBB, Victoria Mary | Director | 2011-05-31 | 2018-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Amjid Raza | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-12 | Ceased 2024-10-24 |
| Mr David Richard Mcintosh | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-12 | Ceased 2024-10-24 |
| Mr Jeff Bale | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-12 | Ceased 2024-10-24 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.