QUEST (A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS TRUST)

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

  +13.6%

  £12,388,915 → £14,078,872

• Cash

  +2.1%

  £1,513,688 → £1,545,921

• Net assets

  +0.2%

  £19,208,039 → £19,244,977

• Employees

  -6.3%

  253 → 237

• Wages

  +1%

  £6,897,500 → £6,967,541

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. QUEST (A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS TRUST) 2020-09-11 → present
2. THE KEYS FEDERATION 2014-11-11 → 2020-09-11

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Xeinadin 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 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

1. QUEST (A CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOLS TRUST) · parent
   1. Play Pals Childcare Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Provision of childcare services

Significant events

• “Successful CIF Bid: Secured funding for electrical upgrades at St John's CE Primary School, Abram, improving safety and infrastructure.”
• “Completion of UCS Bolton Key Stage 3 New Build: Expanded capacity and enhanced facilities to meet the needs of secondary pupils.”
• “Nursery Grant Success: St Peter's and Hindley Green Community Primary School were awarded nursery grants, enabling expansion of childcare provision.”
• “Opening of QUEST Training Centre: Established a dedicated facility for ongoing staff professional development, reflecting the Trust's investment in personnel.”
• “Appointment of Key Operational Staff: Strengthened the central team to support Trust-wide operational efficiency and governance.”

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

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

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