ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
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Cash
£5M
-2.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£40M
+8.9% vs 2024
Employees
322
-3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.9M
+673.3% 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 | £13,950,683 | £14,759,257 | +5.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £372,407 | £2,879,877 | +673.3% | |
| Net profit | £372,407 | £2,879,877 | +673.3% | |
| Cash | £5,079,146 | £4,963,077 | -2.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £37,073,890 | £39,854,321 | +7.5% | |
| Net assets | £36,591,685 | £39,848,562 | +8.9% | |
| Equity | £36,591,685 | £39,848,562 | +8.9% | |
| Average employees | 334 | 322 | -3.6% | |
| Wages | £7,802,811 | £8,107,567 | +3.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £125,000 | £130,000 | +4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 2.7% | 19.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 4.9% | 4.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.51x | 5.16x |
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
- ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST 2014-06-13 → present
- WEST HERTFORDSHIRE ACADEMY TRUST 2012-08-21 → 2014-06-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- 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, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Trust's most significant financial risks are around economic stability and sustainability - including issues around SEND funding, national drop in pupil numbers, inflation and uncertainty around the National Funding Formula”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEARN-FOURNIER, Isabelle Corinne | Director | 2024-03-08 | Jan 1968 | British |
| BISWAS, Nameeta | Director | 2020-07-14 | Mar 1971 | British |
| FOY, Tara Danielle | Director | 2024-03-08 | Nov 1986 | British |
| HABIB, Ayseha | Director | 2024-03-08 | Aug 1994 | British |
| KRAVETZ, Wendy Liza | Director | 2024-03-08 | Aug 1972 | British |
| LAZENBY, Philip Andrew | Director | 2022-11-21 | Aug 1970 | British |
| PARSEY, Vicky | Director | 2014-09-01 | Jun 1967 | British |
| RUSSELL-HOGG, Richard | Director | 2021-03-25 | Aug 1985 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AYLWARD, Janet Melville | Director | 2012-08-21 | 2016-08-31 |
| BAILEY, Jayne Lillian | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2016-09-12 |
| BARRETT, Graham Frederick | Director | 2017-10-31 | 2021-03-22 |
| BENNETT, Carrie | Director | 2013-10-11 | 2018-10-09 |
| CAMILLERI, Elizabeth Rita | Director | 2020-07-14 | 2025-01-14 |
| CANFIELD, Christopher John | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2022-07-20 |
| CONNELLY, Carole Ann | Director | 2018-10-09 | 2020-10-15 |
| EWUDO, Ifeyinwa Favour | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2016-09-12 |
| HARPER, Tracy Kah Yeung | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-04-01 |
| HAWKES, Stuart David | Director | 2016-04-21 | 2016-10-06 |
| HAYWARD, Ross Paul | Director | 2015-06-03 | 2019-07-18 |
| LIPMAN, Elizabeth Michaela | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2016-05-04 |
| MANGAN, Martin Patrick | Director | 2012-08-21 | 2014-03-26 |
| MCKENNA, Dean Michael | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2016-09-12 |
| MCQUEEN, Paul | Director | 2020-05-12 | 2026-03-27 |
| PITALE, Prasad Nagnath | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-09-09 |
| PORTERFIELD, Gail | Director | 2012-08-21 | 2014-03-26 |
| STENT, David Geoffrey | Director | 2015-09-09 | 2020-10-15 |
| STENT, David Geoffrey | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2014-03-26 |
| TRISTRAM-WALMSLEY, Caroline Anne | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2015-02-11 |
| VARLEY, Helen | Director | 2014-03-26 | 2015-08-31 |
| WOODHAMS, Alison | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2015-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Townsend | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2024-01-16 | Active |
| Mr Graham Frederick Barrett | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2024-01-16 | Active |
| Mr Gbolagade Bamidele Adeleke | Individual | Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2024-01-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-18 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.