ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST
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Cash
£5.4M
+143.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£162M
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
2,176
-2.6% 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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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £104,242,000 | £111,435,000 | £119,210,000 | +7% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,144,000 | -£2,344,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,144,000 | -£2,344,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,144,000 | -£963,000 | £6,045,000 | +727.7% | |
| Cash | £3,435,000 | £2,204,000 | £5,373,000 | +143.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £165,726,000 | £162,167,000 | £162,203,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £157,121,000 | £156,158,000 | £162,203,000 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £157,121,000 | £156,158,000 | £162,203,000 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 2,194 | 2,234 | 2,176 | -2.6% | |
| Wages | £58,969,000 | £63,497,000 | £65,693,000 | +3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 | -3.0% | -2.1% | — | |
| Net margin | -3.0% | -0.9% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.9% | -1.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.1% | 8.3% | 5.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.59x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | -1.01x | -0.64x | — |
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
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST 2017-03-31 → present
- REACH4 ACADEMY TRUST 2015-09-23 → 2017-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- 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
- ASTREA ACADEMY TRUST · parent
- Hexthorpe Primary Academy
- Hartley Brook Primary Academy
- Gooseacre Primary Academy
- The Hill Primary Academy
- Highgate Primary Academy
- Carrfield Primary Academy
- Castle Academy
- Greengate Lane Academy
- Lower Meadow Primary Academy
- Edenthorpe Hall Academy
- Byron Wood Primary Academy
- Cottenham Village College
- Denaby Main Primary Academy
- Kingfisher Primary Academy
- Astrea Academy Netherwood
- The Centre School
- Intake Primary Academy
- Atlas Academy
- Waverley Primary Academy
- Hatfield Primary Academy
- Longsands Academy
- Ernulf Academy
- Astrea Academy Woodfields
- Astrea Academy Sheffield
- Astrea Academy Dearne
- St Ivo Academy
Significant events
- “2024/25 was the last year of the Trust's "Astrea 2025" strategy and saw the launch of the new "Astrea 2030" five-year strategic plan. The Trust is once again open to discussions about supporting new schools.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THUROGOOD-HYDE, Tomas | Secretary | 2020-10-06 | — | — |
| ALFORD, Penelope Jane | Director | 2025-09-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| BENNETT, Tesca, Dr | Director | 2019-05-07 | Apr 1972 | British |
| BICKFORD-SMITH, Claudia Louise | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BROWN, Benjamin Simon | Director | 2021-09-01 | May 1979 | British |
| BURROWS, Peter James | Director | 2021-09-01 | Sep 1968 | British |
| COOPER, Duncan Paul | Director | 2025-09-01 | Apr 1975 | British |
| CRASTER, Faye | Director | 2021-09-01 | Dec 1985 | British |
| ROSSITER, Christopher John | Director | 2018-12-07 | Aug 1981 | British |
| WARMINGTON, Meesha Alecia | Director | 2023-10-01 | Sep 1977 | Jamaican |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABDI, Muna, Dr | Director | 2018-06-13 | 2018-12-04 |
| BLOOR, Julie Sarah | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2023-03-14 |
| COOPER, Louise Mary | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| CRAGG, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2025-08-31 |
| DUFF, Kim | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| DUNSFORD, Valerie Ann | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2023-11-20 |
| FENDLEY, Glendon Earl | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2021-04-28 |
| GREGORY, Simon David, Professor | Director | 2016-06-10 | 2021-08-31 |
| GURURANI, Naleena | Director | 2016-10-26 | 2017-04-24 |
| HALL, Ross Leighton | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2017-03-31 |
| LANCASHIRE, Steve Lyndon, Sir | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2017-03-31 |
| LITTLE, Peter Christopher | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2017-03-31 |
| MCHUGH, William | Director | 2023-10-01 | 2025-09-12 |
| MUIR, James Morys | Director | 2016-06-22 | 2020-04-01 |
| MUIRHEAD, Marina Elizabeth | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2026-05-31 |
| NICHOLAS, Elisabeth Anne Blanche | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| ROBB, Matthew Stupart | Director | 2015-11-20 | 2023-11-20 |
| SHEASBY, Christopher Edmund, Dr | Director | 2020-02-12 | 2021-08-31 |
| SIMONS, Jonathan | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2019-09-22 |
| TWISELTON, Carole Samantha | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2022-12-31 |
| WEST-BURNHAM, John Haydn | Director | 2015-09-23 | 2017-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Valerie Jean Wass | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-08-01 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
| Mr Stephen Martyn Chamberlain | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-28 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
| Mr Jonathan Simons | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-28 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
| Dame Patricia Collarbone | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-28 | Ceased 2018-08-01 |
| Mr Ross Leighton Hall | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
| Mr Bob Carlton | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
| Mr Roger Michael Pryce | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.