OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

Active
Company number 06995649Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2009

Key figures

£322,211,000+1.8%
Net assets 2024/25
+1.8%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0100 m200 m300 m400 m2023/242024/25

† OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 85200

Where the company stands among the 5,057 active companies whose first SIC code is 85200 (Primary education).

Turnover£253,245,000
Higher than 99% · median £7,270,720 among 710 that publish turnover
Net assets£322,211,000
Higher than 99% · median £54,276
Total assets£341,584,000
Higher than 99% · median £184,613
Cash£50,794,000
Higher than 99% · median £293,000
Company age17.2 years
Older than 76% · median 10.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. WEST HEATH 2000£9.8bn
  2. ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST£578.5m
  3. STAR ACADEMIES£536.1m
  4. LIFT SCHOOLS£437.6m
  5. THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST£354.6m
  6. GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST£328.7m
  7. OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST£322.2m
  8. UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP£289.1m
  9. REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST£262m
  10. WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED£244.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 5,057. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

What kind of company is it?

OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 06995649. It was incorporated on 19 Aug 2009. Its status is active. The registered office is in Wakefield (WF1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is primary education (85200), general secondary education (85310), technical and vocational secondary education (85320), other education n.e.c. (85590).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £253,245,000. Net assets were £322,211,000, up 1.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £50,794,000. Total assets were £341,584,000 and total liabilities £341,584,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,057 active companies whose first SIC code is 85200: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 710 that publish turnover (median £7,270,720). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £54,276). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £184,613). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £293,000). It is older than 76% of them (median age 10.6 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 8 central government grants worth £11.8m, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 21 days to pay suppliers, and 12% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 27.5% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 2 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover—253,245,000
Cash at bank and in hand50,199,00050,794,000
Total assets339,502,000341,584,000
Total liabilities339,502,000341,584,000
Net assets / total equity316,636,000322,211,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

8 grants

OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST is recorded as the recipient of 8 central government grants since 2018, together worth £11.8m.

Grants
  1. Maths Hub ProgrammeDepartment for Education · £243,016
  2. Environmental Improvement GrantDepartment for Education · £120,000
  3. Teaching School Core GrantDepartment for Education · £2,000
  4. Free Schools Project Development GrantsDepartment for Education · £270,000
  5. Strategic School Improvement CapitalDepartment for Education · £5,022,123
Show 3 more
  1. School Condition Allocation - Multi-Academy Trust RecipientsDepartment for Education · £4,135,946
  2. Strategic School Improvement CapitalDepartment for Education · £1,763,869
  3. Strategic School Improvement CapitalDepartment for Education · £287,141

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
21 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
12%
Standard payment terms
14–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 90%
  • 31 to 60 days 7%
  • After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2026
23
88%
13%
31 Aug 2025
23
85%
18%
28 Feb 2025
25
85%
19%
31 Aug 2024
27
83%
21%
29 Feb 2024
28
83%
22%
31 Aug 2023
27
83%
22%
28 Feb 2023
31
73%
26%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 27.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 16.2% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter90.1% womenLower middle76.2% womenUpper middle70.1% womenUpper pay quarter67% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 29.8% lower
women 17.1% lower
2023/24
women 29.1% lower
women 18.2% lower
2022/23
women 37.3% lower
women 20.5% lower
2021/22
women 47% lower
women 22.9% lower
2020/21
women 47.8% lower
women 23.8% lower
2019/20
women 49.6% lower
women 25.1% lower
2018/19
women 46% lower
women 25% lower
2017/18
women 50.4% lower
women 26.9% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements2
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

23 events
  1. Mr David Robert Earnshaw ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Mrs Catherine Jane O'Gara ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr David Charles Tibble ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £253.2m, net assets £322.2m
  5. Mr David Robert Earnshaw registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mrs Catherine Jane O'Gara registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr David Charles Tibble registered as a person with significant control
  8. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £316.6m
Earlier events (15)
  1. Mr James Robert Fenwick Allison ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Mr David Charles Tibble ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr Steven Harness ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mr Roland David Harden ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Mr David Robert Earnshaw ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mr James Robert Fenwick Allison registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr David Charles Tibble registered as a person with significant control
  8. 6913901 ceased to be a person with significant control
  9. Mr Steven Harness registered as a person with significant control
  10. Mr Roland David Harden registered as a person with significant control
  11. Sir Michael Wilkins ceased to be a person with significant control
  12. Mr David Robert Earnshaw registered as a person with significant control
  13. 6913901 registered as a person with significant control
  14. Sir Michael Wilkins registered as a person with significant control
  15. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.