ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST
Get an alert when ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£5.2M
-0.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£69M
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
545
+0.9% highest 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
-
Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-17.
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 | £33,673,000 | £31,287,000 | £41,205,000 | +31.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,533,000 | -£1,441,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £2,533,000 | -£1,441,000 | £5,441,000 | +477.6% | |
| Cash | £6,627,000 | £5,238,000 | £5,222,000 | -0.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,729,000 | £64,675,000 | £69,475,000 | +7.4% | |
| Net assets | £66,509,000 | £64,440,000 | £69,236,000 | +7.4% | |
| Equity | £66,509,000 | £64,440,000 | £69,236,000 | +7.4% | |
| Average employees | 525 | 540 | 545 | +0.9% | |
| Wages | £15,836,000 | £17,211,000 | £18,384,000 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £115,000 | £125,000 | £135,000 | +8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 7.5% | -4.6% | 13.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.3% | 5.9% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.86x | 1.71x | 1.92x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ALPHA ACADEMIES TRUST 2017-08-03 → present
- THE COLLEGE ACADEMIES TRUST 2012-08-20 → 2017-08-03
- THE DISCOVERY ACADEMY 2010-06-03 → 2012-08-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on our work, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the academy trust's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The Trust is now comprised of 6 Academies, including 2 secondary academies and 4 primary academies.”
- “On 1 September 2024 Holden Lane Academy converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010 and all the operations and assets and liabilities were transferred to Alpha Academies Trust.”
- “On 5 June 2025, the Government announced that it will introduce legislation to give affected pension schemes the ability to retrospectively obtain written actuarial confirmation that historic benefit changes met the necessary standards.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGSHAW, Maxine | Secretary | 2013-09-01 | — | — |
| FRENCH, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2019-09-01 | Sep 1972 | British |
| GEE, Matthew Peter | Director | 2023-11-06 | Apr 1972 | British |
| MILNE, Sarah | Director | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1982 | British |
| PACKHAM, Stephen Michael | Director | 2018-09-01 | Sep 1967 | British |
| REID, Andrew William | Director | 2023-11-06 | Sep 1948 | British |
| RUSKIN-BROWN, Clair | Director | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Jamie Edward | Director | 2020-08-27 | Feb 1974 | British |
| THOMPSON, Diane Carol | Director | 2020-04-03 | Mar 1962 | British |
| TORJUSSEN, Debbie | Director | 2026-04-24 | Apr 1979 | British |
| WILLANS, Peter | Director | 2018-09-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Elizabeth Ann | Secretary | 2010-06-03 | 2010-09-30 |
| BRILEY, Colin John | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | 2013-08-31 |
| BILLINGTON, Rachel Frances Gregory | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2018-07-31 |
| BRILEY, Colin John | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2013-08-31 |
| BUTTERFIELD, David James | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2020-04-03 |
| FLYNN, Daniel Charles | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2013-09-01 |
| GETTY, Michael John | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2023-03-19 |
| GITTINS, Robert | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2021-10-12 |
| GRATTON, Debra | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-09-24 |
| HEYWOOD, David George | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2018-10-19 |
| JACKSON, Patricia Anne | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2018-10-19 |
| JONES, Carol Ann | Director | 2010-06-03 | 2018-10-19 |
| LAKE, Nicholas | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2016-04-28 |
| LOWE, Jayne | Director | 2022-04-26 | 2026-04-24 |
| MAGUIRE, Roisin Mary | Director | 2017-05-26 | 2018-07-31 |
| MANGNALL, Paul | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2013-09-01 |
| MORREY, Lesley | Director | 2023-09-01 | 2026-03-19 |
| MOULT, Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2011-08-23 | 2013-09-01 |
| PATINO, John | Director | 2013-09-05 | 2015-12-31 |
| PROCTOR, Andrew | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2021-10-25 |
| RIMMINGTON, Ian | Director | 2013-07-09 | 2013-09-01 |
| ROBINSON, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2010-06-03 | 2019-08-31 |
| SHARMA, Jatinder Kumar | Director | 2017-05-26 | 2018-07-31 |
| THOMAS, Carol Denise | Director | 2011-04-11 | 2012-09-30 |
| THOMAS, Clare Marie | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2024-09-06 |
| TOWNSHEND, Katherine | Director | 2011-07-13 | 2024-08-31 |
| YATES, Margaret | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2020-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-19 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.