SANDSTONE TRUST

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

• Turnover

  +6.5%

  £17,681,765 → £18,828,810

• Cash

  -21.8%

  £3,979,051 → £3,111,899

• Net assets

  +7.1%

  £42,413,300 → £45,440,501

• Employees

  +4.9%

  431 → 452

  highest in 6 filed years

• Wages

  +7.1%

  £10,729,731 → £11,491,913

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

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.

1. SANDSTONE TRUST 2020-11-13 → present
2. TARPORLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND SIXTH FORM COLLEGE 2012-06-11 → 2020-11-13

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Riverside Accountancy Lancaster Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Sandstone Trust has assessed itself to be a "going concern" in line with the requirements of ISA 570 which defines the term "going concern" assumption as: "the defining assumption about the condition of an entity for which adoption of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate."”

Significant events

• “The Trust will enlarge to 6 schools from 1 September 2026”
• “The electrical safety scheme for THS was completed successfully during the period, as were the electrical safety and heating/domestic water infrastructures schemes at Weaverham High School.”
• “The EPS carbon reduction scheme is underway with the scheme to replace the existing oil-fired boilers progressing well.”
• “This scheme involved the replacement of a time expired carbon-based heating system with a ground source heat pump. This scheme was completed successfully during the year.”
• “Last year's report highlighted the commencement of a major new build project on the Tarporley High School campus to address classroom deficiencies and replacement mobile classrooms with a 12-classroom block. This scheme has progressed well during the period with a scheduled "hand-over" date of 30 September 2025, and planned use by students of the new block is to start from 3 November 2025.”
• “The Trust has been successful in a Fire Safety Bid to the Condition Improvement Fund during 2024-25 for Weaverham High School to address concerns regarding the school's fire safety infrastructure. This work commenced towards the end of August 2025 and is progressing well at the time of writing.”
• “The Trust has won a competitive process to run a new presumptive free school being built by Cheshire West and Chester Council within Kings Moat Garden Village. Construction of the new school has started, and is being undertaken by Wynne Construction. The Executive Leadership Team of the Trust is working closely within colleagues from the Local Authority to deliver the project. with a planned handover date for the Trust in July 2026.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.