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Next accounts due

2027-05-31 (in 1y)

Last filed for 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-02-03 (in 9mo)

Last made up 2026-01-20

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£2M

+20.8% vs 2024

Net assets

£43M

+4.9% vs 2024

Employees

430

-1.1% vs 2024

Profit before tax

Period ending 2025-08-31

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31

Metric Trend 2024-08-312025-08-31
Turnover £21,880,000£21,121,000
Operating profit
Profit before tax
Net profit £4,699,000£1,567,000
Cash £1,344,000£1,624,000
Total assets less current liabilities £42,203,000£43,595,000
Net assets £40,663,000£42,669,000
Equity £40,663,000£42,669,000
Average employees 435430
Wages £9,854,000£10,930,000
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. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31

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 2024-08-312025-08-31
Net margin 21.5%7.4%
Current ratio 1.43x1.31x

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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Mitchell Charlesworth (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 continuc in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continucs to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. NORTH WEST ACADEMIES TRUST LIMITED · parent
    1. Millfields Primary Academy · England · Education
    2. Calveley Primary Academy · England · Education
    3. Acton Church of England Primary Academy · England · Education
    4. Acresfield Primary Academy · England · Education
    5. Oak View Academy · England · Education
    6. Ellesmere Primary School · England · Education
    7. St Martin's Academy · England · Education
    8. Delamere Church of England Academy · England · Education
    9. Grosvenor Park Church of England Primary · England · Education
    10. Weaverham Primary · England · Education
    11. Rudheath Senior Academy · England · Education
    12. St John's CE Academy · England · Education

Significant events

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

People

9 active · 10 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
OLIVER & CO SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2014-01-20
ASKWITH, Angela Catherine, Rev Director 2022-09-01 Nov 1958 British
COOK, Kay Lisa Director 2017-10-01 Mar 1971 British
DOCKING, Stephen Edward Director 2014-01-20 Sep 1971 British
MELIA, Graham Peter Director 2024-05-13 Nov 1960 British
SMITH, Richard David James Director 2024-05-13 Dec 1984 British
SOUTHORN, Nayland Anthony Director 2022-11-21 Nov 1954 British
VERITY, Sandra Jane Director 2022-01-21 Jul 1960 British
WALMSLEY, Adrian Peter Director 2014-08-01 Sep 1942 British
Show 10 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CAMPBELL, Paul Director 2022-04-01 2024-05-13
COBB, Kirsty Director 2017-10-01 2025-10-01
FORBER, Michael James Director 2014-01-27 2022-03-31
JONES, David Neville Director 2017-10-01 2022-12-31
LEACH, Emma Director 2024-05-13 2024-07-17
MANN, John Bernard William Director 2014-01-20 2014-02-15
O'DONNELL, Selena Ann Director 2014-01-20 2014-08-01
OLLMAN, Elaine Margaret, Reverend Director 2017-10-01 2021-08-31
ROBERTS-JOYCE, Julie Director 2017-10-01 2021-01-02
WIGNALL, Brendan Joseph Director 2014-08-01 2024-01-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Nayland Anthony Southorn Individual Significant influence 2024-01-25 Active
Mr Iain Michael Colledge Individual Significant influence 2017-09-15 Active
Mr William John Anthony Timpson Individual Significant influence 2017-09-15 Active
Canon Christopher Robert Penn Individual Significant influence 2017-09-01 Active
Mr Adrian Peter Walmsley Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-01-28
Mr Stephen Edward Docking Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-01-28
Mr Brendan Joseph Wignall Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-01-25
Mr Michael James Forber Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2022-03-31

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 74 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-01-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-11-19 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-05-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-03-03 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-02-14 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-02-13 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-02-12 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-01-28 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-28 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-01-28 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-12-30 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-07-29 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-06-06 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-06-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-06-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-06-04 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

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.

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