NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
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Cash
£13M
+129.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£30M
+14.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,548
-4.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | — | £81,867,901 | £87,302,169 | +6.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,579,924 | £2,222,224 | £4,434,788 | +99.6% | |
| Cash | £9,816,489 | £5,460,108 | £12,553,868 | +129.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £24,336,289 | £26,071,895 | £29,763,683 | +14.2% | |
| Net assets | £24,048,803 | £26,016,027 | £29,722,815 | +14.2% | |
| Equity | £24,048,803 | £26,016,027 | £29,722,815 | +14.2% | |
| Average employees | 1,625 | 1,616 | 1,548 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £41,295,022 | £48,587,256 | £50,909,106 | +4.8% | |
| 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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | 2.7% | 5.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.15x | 2.09x | 2.56x |
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
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST 2018-09-03 → present
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE ACADEMY TRUST 2014-09-04 → 2018-09-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the board of trustees have 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.”
Group structure
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST · parent
- All Saint's Catholic Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary (Malton)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary (North Yorkshire)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary (Richmond)
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary (North Yorkshire)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary (North Yorkshire)
- St Aelred's Catholic Primary
- St George's Catholic Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary
- St Hedda's Catholic Primary
- All Saints Catholic School
- St Peter's Catholic College
- St Margaret Clitherow's Catholic Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary (Redcar and Cleveland)
- St Paulinus Catholic Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Redcar and Cleveland)
- St Bede's Catholic Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary (Redcar and Cleveland)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary
- Christ the King Catholic Primary
- St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic College
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary (Middlesbrough)
- St Alphonsus Catholic Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary
- St Clare's Catholic Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Middlesbrough)
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary
- Trinity Catholic College
- St Pius X Catholic Primary
- St Francis Xavier School
Significant events
- “The Trust continues to demonstrate strong progress and growing influence across a range of strategic priorities. The contribution of two staff members as writers for Oxford University Press' Lighting the Path resource reflects the Trust's commitment to Catholic leadership and the dissemination of high-quality practice beyond its own schools.”
- “Significant investment has been secured through wraparound expansion and Early Years Grants, leading to the establishment of two new nurseries. As a result, every Trust primary school now offers provision for three-year-old pupils, ensuring early access to high-quality education and a seamless start to the learning journey. The total of over £450,000 raised evidences strong financial stewardship and effective capacity building to enhance the primary offer.”
- “Pupil attendance has also shown a marked improvement, reflecting effective leadership and targeted strategies to increase engagement. NPCAT primary school attendance improved from 94.9% to 95.4% (+0.5%), which is +0.6% above the national average. Notably, 27 of 32 primary schools recorded improved attendance compared with the same period last year, evidencing consistent progress across the Trust.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMA SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-04 | — | — |
| DIAS, Mark Joseph | Director | 2025-03-05 | Jul 1969 | British |
| DRUERY, Claire | Director | 2024-10-25 | Feb 1980 | British |
| GALLON, Jacqueline Margaret | Director | 2025-04-07 | Jan 1961 | British |
| HAWKINS, Peter Gerard | Director | 2024-10-25 | Jul 1957 | British |
| KENNEDY, John | Director | 2025-07-16 | Mar 1966 | British |
| KIRBY, Audrey | Director | 2025-03-05 | Jun 1956 | British |
| LAVERY, Robert | Director | 2026-02-17 | Jan 1955 | British |
| LOUGHLIN, John Edward | Director | 2024-11-06 | Nov 1957 | British |
| MCMILLAN, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2024-10-25 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 40 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLDON, Michael Edward, Canon | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2017-02-06 |
| BROUGHTON, Simon Robert, Father | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2015-12-19 |
| BROWN, James William | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2025-02-20 |
| CAMPBELL, Francis Joseph | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Martin | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2018-08-31 |
| CLIFFORD, Peter | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2016-09-01 |
| COULSON, Anna | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| COULSTON, Brian | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| CRAVEN, June | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2016-12-06 |
| DUFFY, Kevin | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-02-10 |
| DUFFY, Kevin | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2021-07-06 |
| DUNN, Sharon | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2017-09-01 |
| FEARNLEY, Dawn Anne | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2015-09-30 |
| GARVEY, Caroline Mary | Director | 2016-11-28 | 2018-08-31 |
| GEAVES, Simon Kevin | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| GILLIS, Joan Gwendoline | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2015-06-16 |
| HEGARTY, Hugh Martin | Director | 2018-06-04 | 2024-09-10 |
| HENRY, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2016-12-31 |
| HIBBERT, Pat Ann | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2015-09-01 |
| HOGAN, David Charles, Monsignor Canon | Director | 2024-06-06 | 2025-06-05 |
| HUGHES, Joseph | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2025-02-27 |
| KING, Michael Lee | Director | 2021-02-09 | 2025-02-07 |
| LOWE, Michael | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2014-11-11 |
| MACK, Nicholas | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2024-02-27 |
| MCCULLAGH, Maureen | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2025-02-14 |
| MONTAGUE, Anthony David | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2016-10-04 |
| NICHOLLS, Eleanor Jane | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2018-08-31 |
| SERPLUS, William, Reverend | Director | 2023-04-04 | 2025-02-27 |
| SHIPLEY, John | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2025-02-21 |
| SIEDLE, Karen Marie | Director | 2024-10-25 | 2025-06-29 |
| SIEDLE, Karen Marie | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2015-12-31 |
| SILL, Kendra | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2018-03-08 |
| SMITH, Sarah-Jane | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2018-08-31 |
| STRUDWICK, Paula Marie | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-03-08 |
| SWIERS, Dianne | Director | 2024-06-06 | 2025-06-05 |
| TOWARD, Alison Gabrielle | Director | 2014-09-04 | 2018-03-08 |
| TURNHAM, Derek Lynn, Rev | Director | 2016-10-04 | 2023-02-17 |
| WALTON, John Anthony | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2025-02-27 |
| WILSON, Josephine | Director | 2018-01-15 | 2022-08-31 |
| WOODHOUSE, Naomi Anne | Director | 2015-10-05 | 2018-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock | Individual | Appoints directors | 2025-12-22 | Active |
| Francis Joseph Campbell | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-17 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Monsignor Gerard Michael Dasey | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-07-17 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
| Rt Rev Bishop Terence Patrick Drainey | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 123 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.