THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST
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Cash
£11M
+9.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£207M
0% vs 2024
Employees
2,256
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£211K
-101.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £105,924,000 | £145,006,000 | £137,020,000 | -5.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,699,000 | £20,205,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,930,000 | £17,891,000 | -£211,000 | -101.2% | |
| Net profit | -£9,930,000 | £17,891,000 | -£211,000 | -101.2% | |
| Cash | £11,349,000 | £10,463,000 | £11,410,000 | +9.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £195,011,000 | £210,486,000 | £207,759,000 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £188,406,000 | £207,024,000 | £207,057,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £188,406,000 | £207,024,000 | £207,057,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 2,202 | 2,110 | 2,256 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £59,739,000 | £62,761,000 | £69,757,000 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £220,000 | £1,137,000 | £1,404,000 | +23.5% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -9.2% | 13.9% | — | |
| Net margin | -9.4% | 12.3% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.0% | 9.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 7.1% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 2.05x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | -15.62x | — | — |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Beth | Secretary | 2024-02-22 | — | — |
| BATESON, David John | Director | 2014-06-02 | Mar 1955 | British |
| HAMILTON, Philip | Director | 2024-05-01 | May 1970 | British |
| HAZLEWOOD, Natasha Katie | Director | 2024-10-02 | Aug 1987 | British |
| MEEHAN, Andrew David | Director | 2020-07-16 | May 1955 | British |
| PARR, Alison Jane | Director | 2026-02-26 | Jun 1964 | British |
| PEGGE, Stephen Michael | Director | 2022-12-01 | May 1961 | British |
| POVEY, Roy | Director | 2025-02-25 | Dec 1966 | British |
| STEVENS, Catherine Angela | Director | 2021-11-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| SWABEY, Christine Anne | Director | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| TINEGATE, Neil Russell | Director | 2021-11-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| WALKER, Helen Marie | Director | 2021-11-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Nicholas Oliver Charles | Secretary | 2014-06-02 | 2019-07-05 |
| KING, Stephen | Secretary | 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-03 |
| TURNER, Helen Louise | Secretary | 2019-12-04 | 2024-02-22 |
| ALLEN, Janet Marie | Director | 2017-12-19 | 2018-07-31 |
| CLADINGBOWL, Michael James | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2023-02-09 |
| COTE, Diane Fabienne Marie | Director | 2021-09-22 | 2022-07-13 |
| CROMPTON, Thomas | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2015-10-31 |
| HAWKER, Michael Leslie | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2021-09-22 |
| HEARD, Joanne Vivienne | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2025-03-28 |
| HISCOX, Anna Marie | Director | 2019-12-20 | 2024-12-12 |
| HUMPHRIES, David Jeffrey | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2016-01-13 |
| KANE, James Donnison | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2015-11-18 |
| KING, Stephen Noel | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2023-09-27 |
| MAXWELL, Derek Michael Liam | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2022-11-22 |
| MORGAN, Joanne Vivienne | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2015-11-18 |
| NORMAN, John | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2024-09-30 |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY, Roy Langley | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2018-08-31 |
| OUGHTON, Jacqueline Maria | Director | 2019-12-20 | 2022-09-30 |
| PHIPPS, David George | Director | 2016-11-18 | 2019-04-30 |
| QUINN, Christine Margaret | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2016-07-13 |
| RICHARDS, William Samuel Clive | Director | 2014-06-02 | 2017-12-19 |
| ROUSE, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2018-03-13 | 2021-03-18 |
| STONE, Paul Sean | Director | 2024-05-01 | 2024-11-18 |
| WOODS, Janet Elizabeth | Director | 2019-12-20 | 2022-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Michael Leslie Nussbaum | Individual | Appoints directors | 2020-12-21 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Mr David John Bateson Obe | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-12-20 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Mr Paul Michael Baldwin | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-12-20 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| The Shaw Trust Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-06-01 | Ceased 2021-08-31 |
| Mr Clive Samuel William Richards | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-01 | Ceased 2021-04-16 |
| Mr Roy Langley O'Shaughnessy | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-01 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.