STAR ACADEMIES

Active
Company number 07353849Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2010

Key figures

£536,060,000+6.2%
Net assets 2024/25
+6.2%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0200 m400 m600 m2023/242024/25

† STAR ACADEMIES 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.

Like most small UK companies, STAR ACADEMIES does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

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).

Net assets£536,060,000
Higher than 99% · median £54,276
Total assets£554,513,000
Higher than 99% · median £184,613
Cash£22,240,000
Higher than 99% · median £293,000
Company age16.2 years
Older than 73% · 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: STAR ACADEMIES

What kind of company is it?

STAR ACADEMIES is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 07353849. It was incorporated on 23 Aug 2010. Its status is active. The registered office is in Blackburn (BB1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is primary education (85200), general secondary education (85310), post-graduate level higher education (85422), educational support services (85600).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files full accounts. Net assets were £536,060,000, up 6.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £22,240,000. Total assets were £554,513,000 and total liabilities £18,111,000. 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 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 73% of them (median age 10.6 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

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 26 days to pay suppliers, and 25% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 23.5% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 10 of 10 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Cash at bank and in hand22,961,00022,240,000
Total assets524,032,000554,513,000
Total liabilities15,556,00018,111,000
Net assets / total equity504,686,000536,060,000

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.

Public contracts

2 contracts

STAR ACADEMIES is named as a supplier in 2 public contract award notices from 2 public sector buyers since 2020. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers2
Department for Education
1 contract
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Apprenticeships and Associated Training‡Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · £8,000,000,000
  2. Exemplary Leadership ProgrammeDepartment for Education · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £484,974 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Mar 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
26 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
25%
Standard payment terms
14–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 79%
  • 31 to 60 days 15%
  • After 60 days 6%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
28 Feb 2026
25
78%
27%
31 Aug 2025
24
81%
24%
28 Feb 2025
26
79%
26%
31 Aug 2024
23
81%
24%
29 Feb 2024
28
75%
31%
31 Aug 2023
31
68%
32%
28 Feb 2023
32
70%
35%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 23.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 19.1% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter89% womenLower middle79.9% womenUpper middle70.2% womenUpper pay quarter69.4% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 22.8% lower
women 20.9% lower
2023/24
women 22.7% lower
women 19.6% lower
2022/23
women 23.9% lower
women 20.5% lower
2021/22
women 25% lower
women 20.2% lower
2020/21
women 22.5% lower
women 16.1% lower
2019/20
women 19.9% lower
women 15.7% lower
2018/19
women 13.9% lower
women 16.3% lower
2017/18
women 10.4% lower
women 18.8% 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 statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2020
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

7 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £536.1m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £504.7m
  3. Name changed to STAR ACADEMIESPreviously TAUHEEDUL EDUCATION TRUST
  4. Light Trust registered as a person with significant control
  5. Name changed to TAUHEEDUL EDUCATION TRUSTPreviously TAUHEEDUL FREE SCHOOLS TRUST
  6. Name changed to TAUHEEDUL FREE SCHOOLS TRUSTPreviously TAUHEEDUL ISLAM BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
  7. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.