HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

• ◆

  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

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

• ◆

  3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

  +30.6%

  £8,069,481 → £10,539,630

• Cash

  -2.2%

  £1,417,584 → £1,385,889

• Net assets

  -2%

  £58,580,242 → £57,412,187

• Employees

  +24.6%

  171 → 213

  highest in 6 filed years

• Wages

  +33.9%

  £4,845,735 → £6,488,803

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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.

1. HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST 2021-04-16 → present
2. HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED 2021-03-31 → 2021-04-16
3. SPRING COMMON ACADEMY TRUST 2015-12-01 → 2021-03-31

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Azets Audit Services

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The trustees have made this assessment in respect of a period of at least one year from the date of authorisation for issue of the financial statements and have concluded that the academy trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the academy trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “Spring Common Academy continues to have a satellite provision with Cambridge Regional College (CRC), and in May 2024 OFSTED found that 'pupils are the beating heart of the school'.”
• “The trust has successfully opened Prestley Wood Academy and the academy continues to build its operational capacity and PAN in line with engagement with the Local Authority and key stakeholders.”
• “The Trustees have recruited a substantive CEO (April 2025) following a recruitment process including senior staff across the trust. The substantive CEO will join the trust in September 2025.”
• “Strategic Plan 2025-2028: Plans for a whole scale strategic refresh has commenced.”
• “The trust commissioned an External Review of Governance through the NGA and committed to working through the points raised.”
• “Prestley Wood Academy successfully opened its doors to staff, pupils, and parent/carers in September 2024.”
• “HEdT has increased the capacity and function of its Central Team through the creation of an Executive Team, and the recruitment of a Director of Education and a Director of Safeguarding & Attendance.”
• “Two academies were visited by Ofsted in summer 2025, Spring Common Academy and Riverside Meadows Academy. The outcome for Spring Common Academy was Requires Improvement. Riverside Meadows Academy was deemed Inadequate.”
• “May 2025 saw the successful recruitment of a substantive Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher at Riverside Meadows Academy- Wisbech Green.”
• “Riverside Meadows Academy - Wisbech Green received confirmation that financial support will be given in relation to developing a fully functioning pupil catering classroom to enhance the curriculum offer at that site.”
• “Spring Common Academy has been named Modeshift STARS Local Authority School of the Year.”
• “Riverside Meadows Academy - St Neots pupil won prestigious Rotary Young Citizen Award 2025 in May.”

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

Filings

15

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

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.