ACES ACADEMIES TRUST
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+42.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£29M
-4.5% vs 2024
Employees
479
+0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | — | — | — | £22,793,035 | £24,968,783 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£1,682,320 | -£897,921 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,128,496 | £1,604,876 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £30,456,822 | £29,826,523 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £30,511,469 | £29,132,548 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £30,511,469 | £29,132,548 | |
| Average employees | 254 | 360 | 488 | 478 | 479 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £12,767,093 | £13,830,755 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £160,000 | £165,000 |
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
+9.5%
£22,793,035 £24,968,783
-
Cash
+42.2%
£1,128,496 £1,604,876
-
Net assets
-4.5%
£30,511,469 £29,132,548
-
Employees
+0.2%
478 479
-
Wages
+8.3%
£12,767,093 £13,830,755
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | -7.4% | -3.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 6.7% | 7.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.37x | 1.53x |
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
- ACES ACADEMIES TRUST 2017-12-28 → present
- HINCHINGBROOKE SCHOOL 2011-08-08 → 2017-12-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trustees have made the following statement based upon all schools within ACES transferring to a new trust on January 2026. After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the schools within Trust have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future as part of the new trust.”
Group structure
- ACES ACADEMIES TRUST · parent
- Hinchingbrooke School 100%
- Cromwell Academy 100%
- Godmanchester Bridge Academy 100%
- Godmanchester Community Academy 100%
- Spaldwick Primary School 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024/25, ACES has been actively pursuing a merger with another Multi Academy Trust in Cambridgeshire. This was approved subject to due diligence by the Department for Education in June 2025. We envisage that both trusts will merge on 1 January 2026.”
- “On 1st September 2024, Cromwell Academy opened a preschool on site with provision for ages 2-4.”
- “During the current academic year, we envisage opening an 8 place Enhanced Resource Base for high needs pupils at Spaldwick Primary School in partnership with the local authority.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON, Valerie | Director | 2024-01-01 | Jun 1952 | British |
| GOULDING, Andrew Ernest | Director | 2012-09-01 | Apr 1959 | British |
| JOSHI, Raj | Director | 2020-09-02 | May 1960 | British |
| MESSAGE, Brian John | Director | 2018-01-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| NICHOLSON, James Adam | Director | 2020-10-20 | Jan 1970 | British |
| RYAN, Rebecca Mary | Director | 2020-07-09 | Oct 1972 | British |
| WESTON, Gary James | Director | 2018-01-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Sue | Secretary | 2011-08-08 | 2012-12-10 |
| MORGAN, Susan | Secretary | 2017-07-13 | 2017-12-31 |
| RIDDICK, David Ashton, Dr | Secretary | 2012-12-10 | 2017-07-13 |
| AGER, Michael Owen | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2016-10-12 |
| ASKEW, Paul James | Director | 2016-12-06 | 2017-12-31 |
| BARTIMUS, Marian Jane | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-07-13 |
| BENJAFIELD, Martine | Director | 2014-04-03 | 2016-07-22 |
| BROWN, John Edward | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| BROWN, Ruth | Director | 2014-05-09 | 2016-02-26 |
| CHISHOLM, Meryl Elisabeth | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| COLES, Mark Andrew | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2017-12-31 |
| CURTIS, Beverley John Frederick | Director | 2015-04-13 | 2020-12-31 |
| FENNEY, Paul Francis | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2020-12-31 |
| FIDLER, Steven | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2017-12-31 |
| FLUET, Clifford Gary | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-07-22 |
| GILDERSLEEVE, Robin Mcgowan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2019-07-31 |
| HAVERSON, Gillian Frances | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-11-29 |
| HILTON, Loraine | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-03-05 |
| HOBLEY, Andrew David Ernest | Director | 2015-03-19 | 2017-12-31 |
| JOHAL, Harpit | Director | 2020-04-21 | 2020-12-31 |
| JOYNER, Martin Bernard | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-02-16 |
| LEWIS, Daniel James | Director | 2020-06-09 | 2023-06-30 |
| LINDFIELD, Lisa | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-10-04 |
| MATEMBA, Jefrey | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2023-06-30 |
| MCMILLAN, David Robertson | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-09-17 |
| MEDDLE, Christopher Donald | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| PARKER, John | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2016-07-14 |
| PHILLIPS, Ian Richard | Director | 2020-02-03 | 2023-06-30 |
| RANKINE, Andrew Peter | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| REDWOOD, Joanne | Director | 2014-05-09 | 2015-10-19 |
| RYDER, Matthew | Director | 2016-07-14 | 2017-12-31 |
| SHEFFIELD, Caroline Julia | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2016-07-14 |
| SICE, Lawrence Hugh | Director | 2011-08-08 | 2014-03-05 |
| SILCOCK, Fiona Karen Ann | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2017-07-13 |
| SIMPSON, Susan Marie | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-09-29 |
| TANDY, David Jon | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2014-02-01 |
| WHEELEY, Thomas Richard | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2015-02-13 |
| WHITE, Julia Geraldine | Director | 2015-01-20 | 2015-07-14 |
| WINTER, Jane Patricia | Director | 2011-09-01 | 2013-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Walter Glanville | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mr Brian John Message | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, Appoints directors | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mr Andy Rankine | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-13 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Mr Beverley John Frederick Curtis | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-02-22 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Ms Karen Silcock | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-02-22 | Ceased 2017-07-13 |
| Mrs Meryl Elisabeth Chisholm | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
| Mr Paul Fenney | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-22 |
| Mr Martin Bernard Joyner | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-02-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.