ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST
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Cash
£4.3m
+15% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£39m
+12.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
521
+38.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.6m
+268.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 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 | £20,702,000 | £24,053,000 | £32,089,000 | +33.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£134,000 | £1,051,000 | £4,283,000 | +307.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£181,000 | £1,246,000 | £4,588,000 | +268.2% | |
| Net profit | -£433,000 | £1,246,000 | £4,588,000 | +268.2% | |
| Cash | £4,077,000 | £3,742,000 | £4,302,000 | +15% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,160,000 | £35,151,000 | £39,421,000 | +12.1% | |
| Net assets | £35,488,000 | £35,151,000 | £39,401,000 | +12.1% | |
| Equity | £35,488,000 | £35,151,000 | £39,401,000 | +12.1% | |
| Average employees | 300 | 376 | 521 | +38.6% | |
| Wages | £11,262,000 | £11,963,000 | £13,947,000 | +16.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £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 | -0.6% | 4.4% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | -2.1% | 5.2% | 14.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | 3.0% | 10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -0.4% | 4.1% | — | |
| Current ratio | 3.99x | 3.47x | 2.92x | |
| Interest cover | -0.22x | 1.61x | 5.13x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST 2016-06-21 → present
- BOWLAND HIGH ACADEMY TRUST 2011-06-22 → 2016-06-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the board of trustees has a reasonable expectation that the academy trust has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the board of trustees continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATION TRUST · parent
- ATC Facilities Limited
- ATC Superheroes Limited
Significant events
- “On 1 February 2025, the Trust successfully completed the merger of its subsidiary undertakings, ATC Facilities Ltd and ATC Superheroes Ltd, into the central Trust operations.”
- “The academy trust's audited report and financial statements were submitted to the DfE after the filing deadline of 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 2022-09-01 | — | — |
| COPELAND, Linda | Director | 2020-12-14 | Jun 1967 | British |
| DOUBLEDAY, Graham | Director | 2026-03-23 | Apr 1969 | British |
| FROST, Michelle Carolyne | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| GILLESPIE, Julie Ann | Director | 2025-09-29 | Jan 1961 | British |
| HOLLINGS, David John | Director | 2016-05-25 | Apr 1962 | British |
| ROWLANDS, Mark | Director | 2025-02-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| RULE MULLEN, Ruth Elizabeth | Director | 2025-02-01 | Oct 1975 | British |
| TABERNER, Janice Patricia | Director | 2025-02-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2013-02-18 | 2017-09-30 |
| BATEMAN, Judith Honor | Secretary | 2011-06-22 | 2013-02-18 |
| GOY, Jenny Louise | Secretary | 2017-12-04 | 2022-08-31 |
| WOODWORTH, Nigel | Secretary | 2017-10-03 | 2017-12-04 |
| ATHERTON, Gael Victoria | Director | 2014-11-18 | 2015-10-20 |
| BAIER, Sigrun | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2016-05-25 |
| BARUGH, Lynn Michelle | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-06-14 |
| BATTERSBY, Michele | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2019-05-23 |
| BELL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2013-11-19 | 2015-10-20 |
| BIRCHALL, Christine Janet | Director | 2017-01-17 | 2018-05-09 |
| CAPSTICK, Anthony Bryce | Director | 2012-03-01 | 2013-03-27 |
| CORBIN, Ronald William | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2016-05-24 |
| COWKING, Deborah Grace | Director | 2014-11-18 | 2015-05-24 |
| COX, Stephen | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2012-09-30 |
| DAKIN, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2016-05-24 |
| DAY, Susan | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2013-03-13 |
| DUNCAN, Robert | Director | 2016-05-25 | 2019-02-21 |
| DUXBURY, Gemma Clare | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2026-04-24 |
| FEARNLEY-BROWN, Louise | Director | 2014-11-18 | 2016-05-24 |
| FERRIER, Victoria Jean | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2022-12-04 |
| FRITH, Alana Jane | Director | 2018-12-04 | 2022-12-03 |
| GRANGE, Peter John Beeston | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2015-02-28 |
| HALL, Louise | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| HAMNETT, Lynne | Director | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-23 |
| HATCH, Peter John | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2016-05-25 |
| HOLDEN, Craig Antony | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2025-02-01 |
| HOULDSWORTH, John Heywood | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2016-05-24 |
| HUSSAIN, Shanaz | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2025-07-25 |
| HUSTLER, William James | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2016-05-24 |
| KOSOGORIN, Ekaterina Sergeevna | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2022-12-08 |
| LANCASTER, Steven John | Director | 2015-10-20 | 2016-05-26 |
| LIGHTFOOT, Robert David | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2012-02-28 |
| LOGAN, Dean Stuart | Director | 2016-05-26 | 2018-07-03 |
| MCFALL, Philippa | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2012-01-22 |
| MURRAY, Andrew Silas | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2013-03-13 |
| NEVILLE, Simon | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2015-05-15 |
| NIXON, Thomas | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2021-11-19 |
| PARK, Roger Fielding | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2016-05-24 |
| ROBINSON, John | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2020-07-13 |
| SIMMONDS, Catherine | Director | 2015-06-16 | 2016-05-24 |
| SIMMONDS, John William | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2016-05-24 |
| SPELLMAN, Alan David | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2013-03-13 |
| SWALES, Kevin Roy | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2016-05-25 |
| TARBOX, John | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2018-07-03 |
| WELCH, Bromwen Rae | Director | 2013-11-19 | 2014-03-01 |
| WIGNALL, Siobhan | Director | 2016-05-25 | 2026-01-08 |
| WRIGHT, Anthony John | Director | 2011-06-22 | 2014-11-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.