ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
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Cash
£4.7M
+10.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£37M
-1.6% vs 2024
Employees
544
-2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,814,233 | -£555,963 | -119.8% | |
| Cash | £4,298,260 | £4,744,975 | +10.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,276,233 | £36,682,270 | -1.6% | |
| Net assets | £37,276,233 | £36,682,270 | -1.6% | |
| Equity | £37,276,233 | £36,682,270 | -1.6% | |
| Average employees | 556 | 544 | -2.2% | |
| Wages | £14,024,945 | £14,674,713 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,480,476 | £3,019,934 | +21.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.3% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.50x | 2.87x |
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
- ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST 2016-02-10 → present
- WAKEFIELD DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST 2012-01-10 → 2016-02-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- GBAC 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, the board of trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Three schools within the Barnsley Local Authority joined the Trust on 1 September 2025, these schools were re-brokered from an Academy Trust that has now closed.”
- “The Trust are engaging with a school in the Wakefield Local Authority. The DFE have approved the transfer, subject to due diligence, this will take place in the Spring and Summer Term with an anticipated joining date of 1 September 2026.”
- “A new heating system has been implemented in two of our schools, this will save on energy in the longer term and LED lights have/are being installed throughout the Trust estate.”
- “Two new roofing project are underway across our schools.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOFIELD SWEENEY LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2013-01-16 | — | — |
| HOBDAY, Hannah Elizabeth, The Revd. | Director | 2025-06-12 | Oct 1980 | British |
| KEELING, Helen | Director | 2024-03-22 | May 1980 | British |
| MASKILL, Linda Margaret | Director | 2016-10-21 | Jun 1951 | British |
| MILNE, Janet Margaret | Director | 2016-10-21 | Apr 1957 | British |
| RANDALL, Mark | Director | 2021-01-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| SCREETON, Claire Amanda | Director | 2022-05-20 | Aug 1979 | British |
| SELBY, David Stephen | Director | 2023-03-31 | Sep 1965 | British |
| SHARP, Jonathan | Director | 2025-06-15 | May 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Katharine Olivia Helen | Director | 2016-12-09 | Mar 1974 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOFIELD, Christopher Ernest | Secretary | 2012-01-10 | 2013-01-16 |
| ABBOTT, Christine | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2018-05-25 |
| BRADY, John Patrick | Director | 2016-10-21 | 2021-01-28 |
| JONES, Kevin Glyn | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| KINSELLA, Joseph Kevin | Director | 2024-03-22 | 2025-04-04 |
| MCLEOD, John Patrick | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2022-07-04 |
| MCMAHON, Fiona Anne | Director | 2018-05-25 | 2021-10-22 |
| MUSCROFT, Susan | Director | 2013-04-19 | 2013-05-24 |
| NUTTON, Susan Margaret | Director | 2013-04-19 | 2013-05-24 |
| SCHOFIELD, Christopher Ernest | Director | 2016-10-21 | 2022-12-16 |
| TOWNLEY, Peter Kenneth, The Venerable | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2024-12-11 |
| WILDEY, Ian Edward, Canon | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2016-10-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Janet Margaret Milne | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2026-01-29 | Active |
| The Revd Canon Dr Philip Peter Hobday | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2026-01-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-24 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2026-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-18 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.