PROSPERE LEARNING TRUST
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Cash
£13M
+43.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£203M
+23.3% vs 2024
Employees
1,204
+9.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-08-31
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 | £63,097,000 | £71,348,000 | +13.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£16,862,000 | £40,331,000 | +339.2% | |
| Cash | £8,941,000 | £12,813,000 | +43.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £164,727,000 | £203,104,000 | +23.3% | |
| Net assets | £164,727,000 | £203,104,000 | +23.3% | |
| Equity | £164,727,000 | £203,104,000 | +23.3% | |
| Average employees | 1,101 | 1,204 | +9.4% | |
| Wages | £34,810,000 | £38,785,000 | +11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,930,700 | £2,443,000 | +26.5% |
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 | -26.7% | 56.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.9% | 2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 4.06x | 3.50x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making appropriate enquiries, the Board of Trustees has a reasonable expectation that the trust has adequate resources to continue in the operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, it continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 September 2024, Pear Tree Specialist Support High School opened and commenced operating under Prospere Learning Trust. On 1 April 2025 the Camberwell Park Specialist School converted to academy trust status under the Academies Act 2010.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHWORTH, Iain Michael | Director | 2020-04-01 | Aug 1975 | British |
| BROOKFIELD, Mark Andrew | Director | 2017-07-18 | Dec 1960 | British |
| CLAYTON, Olivia Helen | Director | 2020-04-01 | Oct 1977 | British |
| COLLINSON, Jennifer | Director | 2017-07-18 | Jun 1950 | British |
| EDWARDS, Amanda Jane | Director | 2017-07-18 | Apr 1966 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Roger | Director | 2022-01-17 | Nov 1961 | British |
| HOLMES, Hannah Louise | Director | 2022-01-28 | Jul 1981 | British |
| PICKUP, Ian | Director | 2022-01-17 | Jun 1986 | British |
| RAMM, Ben, Doctor | Director | 2018-09-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| RIDYARD, Beverley | Director | 2017-07-18 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNOLLY, Kathleen | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | 2020-11-01 |
| FREEMAN, Isobel Ann | Director | 2017-07-18 | 2018-04-20 |
| HANDLEY, Sharon | Director | 2023-04-24 | 2024-07-19 |
| JONES, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2017-07-18 | 2023-07-14 |
| WHITHAM, Graham | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2022-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher James Gray | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2020-04-01 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
| Mr Laim Cowell | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2018-08-01 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
| Mrs Helen Elizabeth Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2018-08-01 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
| Mr Aneez Esmail | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as firm), Voting 25–50% (as firm) | 2018-08-01 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
| Mrs Helen Elizabeth Jones | Individual | Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as trust), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2018-05-10 | Ceased 2018-05-10 |
| Mr Liam Anthony Paul Cowell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-18 | Ceased 2018-05-10 |
| Ms Isobel Ann Freeman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-18 | Ceased 2018-05-10 |
| Mr Aneez Esmail | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-07-18 | Ceased 2018-05-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.