AURORA ACADEMIES TRUST
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Cash
£2.3M
+1.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£50M
-1.3% vs 2024
Employees
376
-7.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£486K
-991.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £20,076,746 | £21,179,443 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£207,093 | -£716,336 | -245.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£44,546 | -£486,137 | -991.3% | |
| Net profit | -£44,546 | -£486,137 | -991.3% | |
| Cash | £2,269,622 | £2,313,393 | +1.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,298,211 | £49,668,074 | -1.3% | |
| Net assets | £50,298,211 | £49,668,074 | -1.3% | |
| Equity | £50,298,211 | £49,668,074 | -1.3% | |
| Average employees | 405 | 376 | -7.2% | |
| Wages | £11,759,303 | £11,714,871 | -0.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.0% | -3.4% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | -2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.4% | -1.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.2% | 3.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.91x | 2.35x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Alliotts LLP
- 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. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “This year marked the full implementation of the Trust's internal quality assurance framework.”
- “The introduction of a revised appraisal process, following the removal of performance-related pay.”
- “The Trust undertook a strategic review of contracts and procurement, particularly in the areas of cleaning and energy services.”
- “The Trust implemented a centralised accounts payable system, streamlining financial operations across all schools.”
- “The Trust established a high-interest deposit account to optimise returns on cash reserves.”
- “The Gatwick School built on its recognition as one of the fifty most improved schools nationally last year by achieving its highest ever GCSE results.”
- “King Offa Primary Academy was inspected by Ofsted in April 2025 and successfully maintained the standards identified in its previous inspection.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALI, Ruth Regina | Secretary | 2023-10-04 | — | — |
| BASSI, Sukwinder Singh | Director | 2024-10-13 | Nov 1967 | British |
| BRUNET, Mark Quentin | Director | 2018-12-13 | Apr 1954 | British |
| BURNIGE, Martha Jane Ireland | Director | 2023-05-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| CARROLL, James | Director | 2025-10-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| EVANS, Charis Elizabeth | Director | 2024-06-21 | Oct 1968 | British |
| NICHOLS, Adam Dominic | Director | 2020-09-30 | Mar 1976 | British |
| NORTH, Brett Gavin | Director | 2019-11-26 | Nov 1967 | British |
| PACKARD, Ronald Jay | Director | 2015-07-31 | Apr 1963 | American |
| POTTER, Amanda Jayne, Dr | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| REEVES, Stuart William | Director | 2022-12-14 | May 1968 | British |
| SZALAY, Maria | Director | 2015-07-31 | Jan 1966 | American |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNIGE, Martha Jane Ireland | Secretary | 2013-07-22 | 2023-10-04 |
| ASHBY, Jean Anne | Director | 2014-07-16 | 2015-06-16 |
| BAYLISS, Christine Ann | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| BLAKER, Anthony Nathaniel | Director | 2012-08-03 | 2023-08-31 |
| BURNIGE, Martha Jane Ireland | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2020-09-30 |
| CALLADINE-EVANS, Stephen | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2022-08-31 |
| CONNELLY, Michael James | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2015-07-31 |
| DAVIS, Bruce Jens | Director | 2015-07-31 | 2016-03-15 |
| DAWSON, Stephen Mark | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2023-09-28 |
| EGLINGTON, Naomi Celeste | Director | 2024-06-08 | 2024-09-25 |
| EIDELMAN, Dawn Diane | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2015-07-31 |
| EIDELMAN, Gene | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2015-07-31 |
| GOSDEN, Karen Louise | Director | 2012-08-03 | 2018-12-13 |
| HAMPSON, Brian Frederick | Director | 2012-08-03 | 2014-06-11 |
| HODSON, Jonathan | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2019-06-26 |
| KAVANAGH, Helen | Director | 2012-08-03 | 2014-06-11 |
| LUND-CONLON, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2024-05-24 | 2025-07-22 |
| MCCARTHY, Timothy John | Director | 2012-06-16 | 2018-10-01 |
| MEEK, Jeremy | Director | 2023-06-28 | 2023-09-28 |
| MOORE, Lesley Susan | Director | 2013-07-22 | 2015-03-11 |
| MOORE, Lesley Susan | Director | 2012-07-22 | 2012-07-22 |
| NATHAN, Russell | Director | 2016-10-01 | 2017-03-16 |
| PLEASANTS, Margaret Mary | Director | 2012-08-03 | 2016-08-02 |
| UPTON, Joanna | Director | 2022-12-14 | 2024-01-03 |
| WOOTTON, David | Director | 2012-11-07 | 2023-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Julie Jean Kapsalis | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-12-11 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Aurora Education Trust | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-13 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Mr Geoffrey Paul Palmer | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-13 | Ceased 2023-09-01 |
| Mr Ronald Jay Packard | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2018-12-13 | Ceased 2019-12-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.