CREATE LEARNING TRUST

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

  +17.8%

  £4,969,000 → £5,854,000

• Cash

  +45.7%

  £322,000 → £469,000

  highest in 3 filed years

• Net assets

  +9.1%

  £12,964,000 → £14,142,000

  highest in 3 filed years

• Employees

  +3.5%

  172 → 178

  highest in 3 filed years

• Wages

  +12.6%

  £3,204,000 → £3,608,000

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Significant events

• “Persistent absence rates have decreased during the academic year 2024-25 from 6.5% to 5%.”
• “Sandiway Primary School's transformation over a 19-month period was recognised in its most recent Ofsted inspection.”
• “The 2025 Ofsted inspection of Sandiway Primary School explicitly recognised governance strength.”
• “The trust enacted a proactive and sustainable strategy to safeguard educational quality and financial viability at Little Leigh Primary School, reducing classes from seven to six and appointing a Head of School in place of a Headteacher.”
• “Financial Risk Management at Sandiway Primary School - Following a successful outcome in an employment tribunal involving a member of staff, the trust identified a financial risk due to associated legal costs exceeding the cover provided by the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA) insurance.”
• “The trust has been successful in terms of Capital Improvement Fund bids in recent years, to replace fire doors and boilers, as well as windows.”
• “The trust has also received funding to install an Air Source Heat Pump at Little Leigh Primary School.”

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

Filings

5

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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