PROVIDENCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-13 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
-7.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
189
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£383K
+21.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,394,000 | £11,246,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£400,000 | -£285,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£487,000 | -£383,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £21,021,000 | -£208,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £5,743,000 | £5,315,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £21,288,000 | £21,105,000 | |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20,812,000 | £21,105,000 | |
| Equity | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20,812,000 | £21,105,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 185 | 189 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,962,000 | £6,503,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £120,000 | £155,000 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
-
Turnover
+34%
£8,394,000 £11,246,000
-
Cash
-7.5%
£5,743,000 £5,315,000
-
Net assets
+1.4%
£20,812,000 £21,105,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2.2%
185 189
-
Operating profit
+28.8%
-£400,000 -£285,000
-
Profit before tax
+21.4%
-£487,000 -£383,000
-
Wages
+31.1%
£4,962,000 £6,503,000
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -4.8% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -1.9% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 5.1% | 2.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 9.38x | 11.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -4.60x | -2.23x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Clive Owen LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the 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.”
Significant events
- “Providence Learning Partnership (Trust) was established in November 2023, born out of a successful Business Case to establish and open the first Mathematics School in the North of England for 16-19 year olds as part of a multi-academy trust with Durham Sixth Form Centre.”
- “The Trust is still awaiting a decision on the opening of Durham Mathematics School which will inform the direction of travel for the Trustees.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYE, Claire Elizabeth | Secretary | 2024-01-12 | — | — |
| BEVERIDGE, Ellen | Director | 2018-10-31 | Mar 1973 | British |
| DANIELS, Sophie Alice Bateson | Director | 2023-11-01 | Mar 1989 | British |
| FAWCETT, Tony, Professor | Director | 2023-11-01 | Jan 1962 | British |
| GOUDIE, Nicholas William | Director | 2025-01-13 | Aug 1955 | British |
| HENDERSON, Carole Ann | Director | 2023-12-13 | Apr 1964 | British |
| HOUSTON, Alan | Director | 2023-12-13 | Oct 1957 | American |
| NELSON, David Anthony | Director | 2018-10-31 | Nov 1980 | British |
| OATES, Claire | Director | 2018-10-31 | May 1973 | British |
| PIERCY, Barry | Director | 2018-10-31 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Anthony Paul | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2023-05-31 |
| TWIDDY, Edward James, Dr | Director | 2023-12-13 | 2025-08-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dennis James Southwell | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-18 | Active |
| Mr Richard Paul Fletcher | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-18 | Active |
| Mr Kelvin Simpson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2025-02-18 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-06-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-11 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-07 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-07 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-11 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-03-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.