THE ORMISTON TRUST
Operating as a registered charity, the trust acts as the parent entity and sponsor for several educational subsidiaries, including the Ormiston Academies Trust, and provides grants to support children and families.
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Cash
£24M
-41.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£651M
-0.6% vs 2023
Employees
5,772
+3.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.4M
-109.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £338,887,000 | £338,987,000 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £14,481,000 | -£1,428,000 | -109.9% | |
| Net profit | £14,481,000 | -£1,428,000 | -109.9% | |
| Cash | £40,744,000 | £23,753,000 | -41.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £664,226,000 | £662,478,000 | -0.3% | |
| Net assets | £654,797,000 | £650,998,000 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £654,797,000 | £650,998,000 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | 5,569 | 5,772 | +3.6% | |
| Wages | £166,141,000 | £182,083,000 | +9.6% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.3% | -0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.39x | 2.25x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit 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.”
Group structure
- THE ORMISTON TRUST · parent
- Gateway Learning Community
- BOA Trust
- Ormiston Academies Trust
- Birmingham Ormiston Academy Theatre Limited
Significant events
- “At Ormiston Academies Trust, on 1 December 2024, two academies within The Queensmill Trust transferred into the Ormiston Academies Trust. All of the operations and certain assets and pension liabilities were transferred into Ormiston Academies Trust at that date.”
- “Ormiston and BBC Children in Need Youth Social Action programme started in February 2024.”
- “The 'WeWill Be Outdoors: Outdoor learning and social action initiatives' programme was completed in August 2024.”
- “The George Salter Scholar Programme (OAT) was completed in August 2024.”
- “The Oracy & Debate Programme (OAT) was in its final year, ending August 2024.”
- “The #WeWill Youth Social Action Programme was completed in December 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MURRAY, James Earl | Secretary | 2026-05-05 | — | — |
| MACLEOD, Stephen Lamond | Director | 2015-06-20 | Sep 1964 | British |
| MURRAY, Diana Mary | Director | 2015-06-20 | Nov 1945 | British |
| MURRAY, Duncan Guiler | Director | 2015-06-20 | May 1977 | British |
| MURRAY, Peter Guiler | Director | 2015-06-20 | May 1937 | British |
| WILSON, Caroline | Director | 2025-09-01 | Nov 1963 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKMAN, Ian | Director | 2017-01-20 | 2022-08-01 |
| CORNFORTH, Peter | Director | 2022-09-19 | 2025-06-30 |
| KIDSTON, Nicola Jane, Ms. | Director | 2022-09-19 | 2024-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 44 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-11-23 | 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
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.