SAND ACADEMIES TRUST
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Cash
£1.8M
+26.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£39M
+20.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
813
+37.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.2M
+148.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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14 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 | — | £25,671,571 | £37,427,153 | +45.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £3,726,610 | £8,210,251 | +120.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,612,025 | £2,893,505 | £7,200,794 | +148.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,612,025 | £2,893,505 | £7,200,794 | +148.9% | |
| Cash | £1,678,618 | £1,421,538 | £1,804,313 | +26.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,327,080 | £32,523,585 | £39,166,379 | +20.4% | |
| Net assets | £30,327,080 | £32,523,585 | £39,166,379 | +20.4% | |
| Equity | £30,327,080 | £32,523,585 | £39,166,379 | +20.4% | |
| Average employees | 523 | 592 | 813 | +37.3% | |
| Wages | £11,705,583 | £14,088,944 | £19,069,065 | +35.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £65,000 | £117,500 | £117,500 | 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 | — | 14.5% | 21.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.3% | 19.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.5% | 21.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.9% | 4.2% | 7.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 1.71x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.43x | 7.96x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“With the above actions and consideration of the forecasts available, the Trustees 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.”
Group structure
- SAND ACADEMIES TRUST · parent
- The Chamwell Centre Charity
Significant events
- “Calton Primary School joined the Trust on 1 September 2024.”
- “Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy joined the Trust on 1 July 2025.”
- “Belmont School successfully retained its Outstanding rating, while The Milestone School received a Good rating.”
- “The Milestone School experienced significant flooding, resulting in damage to several areas of the site.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOSKING, Michael Garfield | Director | 2026-06-12 | May 1949 | British |
| MORAN, David Oliver | Director | 2026-04-13 | May 1971 | British |
| SIMMONS-BIRD, Margaret Ann | Director | 2026-06-12 | Mar 1955 | British |
| SLOAN, Richard William | Director | 2026-06-12 | Jul 1957 | British |
| WISEMAN, Christopher William Richard | Director | 2026-06-12 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPHERD, Katharine | Secretary | 2019-04-29 | 2023-10-31 |
| AUSTIN, Lisa Jadwiga | Director | 2023-12-14 | 2026-06-12 |
| BEE, Caroline Jane | Director | 2020-01-16 | 2022-04-05 |
| BEVAN, Peter Russell | Director | 2022-03-29 | 2022-05-03 |
| BEWLEY, Joanne Margaret | Director | 2025-03-27 | 2026-06-12 |
| BRIMFIELD, Kerry Lee | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2023-09-01 |
| BURCH, Benjamin Robert | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-06-20 |
| DANCE, Lyn | Director | 2024-05-23 | 2026-06-12 |
| DANCE, Lyn | Director | 2019-07-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| ELLIS, David Charles | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2026-06-12 |
| GRAINGER, Lewis Richard | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2026-03-25 |
| GRAY, Wendy Mona | Director | 2020-11-26 | 2021-10-21 |
| HARVEY, Scott | Director | 2023-12-14 | 2025-03-27 |
| HARVEY, William Scott | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2021-09-02 |
| HASLAM, Christopher John | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2022-08-11 |
| HEATHER, Ian Eric | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2019-10-18 |
| HENRY, Melanie Louise | Director | 2022-08-08 | 2026-06-12 |
| HUGHES, Martin Stuart | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| HUGHES, Martin | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2021-02-11 |
| LEVINGE, Richard St John | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2020-06-11 |
| MCGURK, Sarah | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2024-06-10 |
| NOBLE, Antonia Carter | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2026-06-12 |
| NOLAN, Alexandra Clio | Director | 2024-05-23 | 2026-03-25 |
| PATTENDEN, Robert Ian | Director | 2021-05-12 | 2022-10-09 |
| PEPLOW, Matthew | Director | 2025-03-27 | 2026-06-12 |
| PEUTRILL, Coral | Director | 2022-11-02 | 2025-10-23 |
| RICHARDSON, Alexander | Director | 2025-06-02 | 2026-03-25 |
| SELLICK, Chloe Anne | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2023-05-23 |
| SLEEP, Debbie | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2026-06-12 |
| SMITH, Janine Ruth | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2020-05-19 |
| WILD, Carly | Director | 2023-01-16 | 2025-01-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Beverley | Director | 2022-06-20 | 2023-03-25 |
| WINWOOD, Alan | Director | 2022-12-07 | 2026-06-12 |
| YOUNG, David Stewart | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2022-10-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Walter Spurrier | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2021-03-29 | Ceased 2021-04-29 |
| Mr William Scott Harvey | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-04-29 | Ceased 2021-04-29 |
| Mr Matthew Harry Wolton | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-04-29 | Ceased 2021-04-29 |
| Ms Janice Willmott Banks | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-04-29 | Ceased 2021-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 14
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.