GREAT WESTERN ACADEMY LIMITED
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Cash
£921K
-4.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£20M
-2.9% vs 2024
Employees
122
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£482K
-32.2% 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 | £6,481,739 | £7,446,077 | +14.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£364,183 | -£481,559 | -32.2% | |
| Net profit | -£364,183 | -£481,559 | -32.2% | |
| Cash | £963,528 | £921,150 | -4.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,414,922 | £19,829,363 | -2.9% | |
| Net assets | £20,414,922 | £19,829,363 | -2.9% | |
| Equity | £20,414,922 | £19,829,363 | -2.9% | |
| Average employees | 122 | 122 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,915,153 | £4,510,314 | +15.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £708,687 | £1,014,545 | +43.2% |
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 | -5.6% | -6.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.4% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.98x | 2.63x |
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
- Auditor
- Moore (South) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are focused on the education of young people in Swindon. The board of trustees is satisfied that the academy trust has a good reputation in Swindon, a long waiting list in Years 7 to 11 and adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Academy has used it's funds prudently but has not shirked away from buying equipment and resources needed to deliver the curriculum. For this reason it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Our 2024 results were very strong on the headline benchmarks of E&M 5+, 4+ and A8.”
- “Our Attainment 8 score was 45.5, better than the local average.”
- “At A Level, 20% of grades in the summer of 2025 were A*-A, 39% A*-B, and 72% A*-C.”
- “Year 13 students again all progressed to positive destinations, including Oxford and other Russell group universities and prestigious apprenticeships.”
- “Student attendance remained the best of Swindon secondary schools.”
- “The Academy remained heavily over-subscribed, with waiting lists for entry into years 7 to 11.”
- “Recruitment strategies to year 12 were successful taking the Sixth Form to 211 students overall.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, David Antony | Director | 2025-09-01 | May 1978 | British |
| HODGES, Serena | Director | 2023-11-29 | Dec 1986 | British |
| HORROBIN, Michelle Anne | Director | 2020-07-08 | May 1976 | British |
| JONES, Natalie Jayne | Director | 2023-11-29 | Apr 1981 | British |
| NG, Kai Sang | Director | 2024-07-03 | Nov 1994 | British |
| SMITH, Michael | Director | 2021-02-03 | Aug 1984 | British |
| STANFORD, James | Director | 2023-11-29 | Jun 1976 | British |
| WILD, Andrew Neville | Director | 2017-02-28 | Oct 1957 | British |
| WINCHURST, Kate Emma | Director | 2025-12-03 | Aug 1979 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Graham Reeve | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| DICKINSON, Michael James | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2018-09-14 |
| DURRANT, Leslie Michael | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-08-21 |
| ELLIOTT, Jonathan Carter | Director | 2024-01-31 | 2025-06-05 |
| ELLIOTT, Jonathan Carter | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2023-08-31 |
| FITCH, Anna Louise | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2017-10-05 |
| HAMER, Andrew John | Director | 2019-01-22 | 2022-05-05 |
| HARRIS, Sophie | Director | 2021-03-31 | 2024-07-03 |
| HOLE, Ian | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2019-04-01 |
| HOULDEY, Valarie Christina | Director | 2018-01-30 | 2020-08-31 |
| HUNT, Matthew Thomas Wiltshire | Director | 2020-07-08 | 2023-03-29 |
| JAMES, Paul Edward | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2019-01-21 |
| MARTIN, Dwynwen Mary | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2019-12-02 |
| PAGET, Priscilla Mary | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2020-08-31 |
| TAYLOR, Graham John | Director | 2014-02-03 | 2025-12-03 |
| TIWARI, Ravi Kant | Director | 2019-03-31 | 2020-07-09 |
| TRUDGIAN, James | Director | 2021-06-25 | 2024-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Sarah Louise Balchin | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2020-09-24 | Active |
| Mr Daniel Christopher Adams | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2020-09-24 | Active |
| Mrs Dywnwen Mary Martin | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-12-04 | Active |
| Mr Leslie Michael Durrant | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-08-21 | Ceased 2021-12-01 |
| Ms Carole Jane Kitching | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2018-08-21 | Ceased 2020-11-18 |
| Ms Carole Jane Kitching | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-08-21 | Ceased 2020-09-22 |
| Mr Richard John Harris | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-05-24 | Ceased 2019-05-22 |
| Mr Graham John Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-03 | Ceased 2018-08-21 |
| Mr Michael James Dickinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-03 | Ceased 2018-05-24 |
| Mrs Anna Louise Fitch | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2017-01-03 | Ceased 2017-10-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-06 | 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
- 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.