ALBANY LEARNING TRUST
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Cash
£792K
-9.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+14.7% vs 2024
Employees
129
+1.6% 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 | £7,034,000 | £7,593,000 | +7.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £544,000 | -£48,000 | -108.8% | |
| Cash | £871,000 | £792,000 | -9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,501,000 | £12,081,000 | +15% | |
| Net assets | £10,441,000 | £11,980,000 | +14.7% | |
| Equity | £10,441,000 | £11,980,000 | +14.7% | |
| Average employees | 127 | 129 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £4,159,000 | £4,494,000 | +8.1% | |
| 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 | 7.7% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.9% | 6.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x | 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
- ALBANY LEARNING TRUST 2015-04-20 → present
- ALBANY ACADEMY 2012-06-28 → 2015-04-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- CWR
- 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.”
Significant events
- “Over the years CNR has seen an increase in number on roll and this was strong in 2022-2024. New pupils arriving mid-year throughout the year was approximately 40 and approximately 20 leaving.”
- “The context of the school has changed over the past 2 years with an increase in disadvantaged and SEND students.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 40 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Christine | Secretary | 2012-06-28 | — | — |
| BARR, Matthew | Director | 2024-01-15 | Jun 1976 | British |
| BILLINGTON, Michelle Clare | Director | 2025-10-07 | Jun 1974 | British |
| BROWN, Helen Jane | Director | 2012-06-28 | May 1968 | British |
| DYSON-KNIGHT, Paul | Director | 2021-12-07 | Aug 1963 | British |
| JONES, Philip Arthur | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1950 | British |
| PURCELL, Andrew Martin | Director | 2021-09-27 | Apr 1973 | British |
| RAMSDEN, Warren Martyn | Director | 2021-12-07 | Aug 1972 | British |
| ROTHWELL, Alison Jayne | Director | 2025-09-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| WILES, Michael Andrew | Director | 2023-10-03 | Apr 1961 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYBUTT, Belinda | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-08-31 |
| BRINDLE, Alison Margaret | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2020-08-31 |
| BRINDLE, Mary Glenda | Director | 2020-09-22 | 2020-10-06 |
| BRYANT, Charlotte Louise | Director | 2020-11-03 | 2021-09-14 |
| CABLE, Helen | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| CABLE, Helen | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2012-11-18 |
| CLARKSON, Linda | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2017-03-31 |
| CONNOR, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2016-10-04 |
| CONNOR, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2012-09-14 |
| CONWAY, Dominic Martin | Director | 2020-11-03 | 2024-12-04 |
| COOK, Christina | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2019-08-27 |
| COOPER, Emily | Director | 2019-06-11 | 2019-10-20 |
| CORNTHWAITE, Alan John | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2012-08-01 |
| CRANE, Katherine | Director | 2017-06-26 | 2020-11-01 |
| DENNEY, Robert | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2013-09-24 |
| GAVAN, Robert James | Director | 2019-06-11 | 2022-12-31 |
| GIBBS, Anthony Graeme | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2020-08-31 |
| GIBSON, April | Director | 2012-11-19 | 2015-08-31 |
| HAYES, Jonathan | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2015-08-31 |
| HODGE, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2020-11-03 | 2021-09-14 |
| HODGKINS, Robert Dennis | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2018-05-27 |
| KHAN, Hasina | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2012-10-05 |
| LYNCH, Lindsey Janet | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2016-03-03 |
| MAYLAND, Peter John | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| MCGHEE, Marianne | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2019-07-09 |
| MORGAN, Gregory Ian | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2013-05-08 |
| PARKIN, Jason Stuart | Director | 2017-03-22 | 2020-09-11 |
| PARKINSON, Mark | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2016-03-08 |
| PARTINGTON, Simon | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2020-08-31 |
| POLLARD, Stephen | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2012-08-01 |
| PRICE, Dennis, Professor | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2013-12-31 |
| PURCELL, Andy | Director | 2017-09-19 | 2020-11-04 |
| RAINFORD, Phillip Michael | Director | 2020-11-03 | 2024-02-07 |
| RICHARDS, Nicola-Louise | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2022-10-10 |
| ROTHWELL, Alison Jayne | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2020-11-01 |
| THOBURN, David William | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| TURNER, Darren James | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2017-05-23 |
| WILES, Andrew | Director | 2012-10-24 | 2019-01-22 |
| WILSON, Michael Richard | Director | 2012-10-05 | 2016-10-04 |
| YATES, Audrey | Director | 2012-06-28 | 2020-11-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Glenda Mary Brindle | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-09-22 | Ceased 2020-12-18 |
| Mr Michael Andrew Wiles | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2020-06-05 | Ceased 2020-12-18 |
| Mr Anthony Graeme Gibbs | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-04 | Ceased 2020-09-22 |
| Mr Simon Partington | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-18 |
| Mrs Helen Jane Brown | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.