ACORN EDUCATION TRUST
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Cash
£8.2M
+48.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£76M
+7.9% vs 2024
Employees
926
+6.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,730,702 | £46,223,695 | +16.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £34,910 | £6,116,534 | +17,420.9% | |
| Cash | £5,521,157 | £8,197,529 | +48.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,563,944 | £76,144,039 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £70,499,040 | £76,100,574 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £70,499,040 | £76,100,574 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 866 | 926 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £22,863,430 | £25,880,240 | +13.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.1% | 13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.5% | 3.7% | |
| Current ratio | 5.93x | 6.05x |
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
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST 2014-07-29 → present
- KINGDOWN SCHOOL 2011-06-01 → 2014-07-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees 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. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Statement of Accounting Policies.”
Group structure
- ACORN EDUCATION TRUST · parent
- Academy Collaborative Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “This year, two new schools joined, Pewsey Vale Academy and Chapmanslade CofE Primary School. This expansion underscores the importance of developing our capacity to support the increasing number of students and staff, as well as our commitment to understanding and addressing local needs.”
- “Projects to improve school estates and IT were completed in all schools during the school term and holidays.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Fiona | Secretary | 2019-01-01 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Andrew James | Director | 2011-06-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| BALE, Susan Daphne | Director | 2024-07-18 | Jul 1951 | British |
| EDWARDS, Allen, Rev | Director | 2019-03-14 | May 1950 | British |
| EVANS, Olivia Jane | Director | 2022-11-09 | Aug 1980 | British |
| GOSLING, Gillian Claire | Director | 2024-03-14 | Jun 1958 | British |
| HENDRICKSE, Richard Ward | Director | 2018-04-20 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MADDOCKS, Gillian Mary | Director | 2025-12-18 | Dec 1953 | British |
| MARSH, Richard | Director | 2024-07-18 | Feb 1957 | British |
| MIDDLETON, David George | Director | 2014-08-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
| MORGAN, Thomas | Director | 2018-06-19 | Oct 1981 | British |
| SEDGLEY, Alan John | Director | 2020-02-13 | Oct 1949 | British |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2025-12-18 | Mar 1975 | British |
| WHITEHEAD-WHITING, Susan | Director | 2021-12-02 | Apr 1954 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COWAN, Heather Margaret | Secretary | 2012-06-01 | 2015-11-26 |
| GEORGE, Sandra Louise | Secretary | 2015-11-26 | 2018-12-31 |
| BIGGS, Peter, Dr | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2014-03-13 |
| BONNELL, Sally Michele | Director | 2012-09-13 | 2015-08-31 |
| COWAN, Heather | Director | 2018-07-09 | 2022-07-19 |
| COWAN, John | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2025-07-16 |
| CROW, Richard Anthony | Director | 2016-06-28 | 2019-11-20 |
| EDWARDS, Sara Jeane | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| FINNEY, Judith Anne | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2015-06-09 |
| GOSLING, Gillian Claire | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2023-07-21 |
| HAMPSON, Jennifer Emily | Director | 2014-07-29 | 2018-07-31 |
| HILLIER, Terence Wesley | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2016-06-27 |
| JOHNSON, David Gordon | Director | 2018-03-15 | 2025-07-16 |
| MAY, Jack Michael | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2012-09-13 |
| ROBINSON, Kevin, Dr | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2019-06-04 |
| VODDEN, Sarah Anne | Director | 2022-03-02 | 2025-07-16 |
| WEARE, Linda Ann | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2016-06-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew James Armstrong | Individual | Appoints directors | 2025-09-01 | Active |
| Mrs Gillian Claire Gosling | Individual | Appoints directors | 2025-09-01 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Morgan | Individual | Appoints directors | 2025-09-01 | Active |
| Mr David George Middleton | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2022-07-20 | Ceased 2024-02-29 |
| Mr Andrew James Armstrong | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2022-07-20 | Ceased 2024-02-29 |
| Mr Thomas Morgan | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2022-07-20 | Ceased 2024-02-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-24 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.