UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
ActiveKey figures
† UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP 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
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 85200Where the company stands among the 5,057 active companies whose first SIC code is 85200 (Primary education).
- WEST HEATH 2000£9.8bn
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST£578.5m
- STAR ACADEMIES£536.1m
- LIFT SCHOOLS£437.6m
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST£354.6m
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST£328.7m
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST£322.2m
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP£289.1m
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST£262m
- 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: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
What kind of company is it?
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 07400386. It was incorporated on 7 Oct 2010. Its status is active. The registered office is in Haverhill (CB9). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is primary education (85200), general secondary education (85310).
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 £159,626,000. Net assets were £289,090,000, up 2.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £8,517,000. Total assets were £301,982,000 and total liabilities £12,892,000. 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 96% of them (median £293,000). It is older than 72% of them (median age 10.6 years).
Has it received government grants?
It is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants worth £2.6m, mainly 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 36 days to pay suppliers, and 6% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2026/27 shows median hourly pay for women 33.3% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 4 Sep 2027.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 144,791,000 | 159,626,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 8,746,000 | 8,517,000 |
| Total assets | 295,457,000 | 301,982,000 |
| Total liabilities | 13,015,000 | 12,892,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 281,545,000 | 289,090,000 |
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
5 grantsUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP is recorded as the recipient of 5 central government grants since 2020, together worth £2.6m.
- Department for Education
- 3 grants · £2.5m
- Department for Work and Pensions
- 1 grant · £32k
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- 1 grant · £22.9k
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIPDepartment for Work and Pensions · £32,002 · Kickstart Scheme
- Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund (Phase 1)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £22,850 · Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund - Phase 1
- Environmental Improvement GrantDepartment for Education · £40,000
- Free Schools Project Development GrantsDepartment for Education · £70,000
- School Condition Allocation - Multi-Academy Trust RecipientsDepartment for Education · £2,426,033
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
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 36 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 6%
- Standard payment terms
- 30 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 79%
- 31 to 60 days 15%
- After 60 days 6%
Earlier periods (6)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 28 Feb 2026
- 41
- 75%
- 6%
- 31 Aug 2025
- 39
- 78%
- 22%
- 28 Feb 2025
- 42
- 69%
- 31%
- 31 Aug 2024
- 43
- 67%
- 6%
- 29 Feb 2024
- 44
- 60%
- 40%
- 31 Aug 2023
- 44
- 64%
- 0%
- Median hourly pay
- women 33.3% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 18.1% lower
- Employer size
- 1000 to 4999 employees
Earlier years (9)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2025/26
- women 36.3% lower
- women 20.9% lower
- 2024/25
- women 43.1% lower
- women 25.7% lower
- 2023/24
- women 42% lower
- women 25.4% lower
- 2022/23
- women 41.9% lower
- women 22.9% lower
- 2021/22
- women 48% lower
- women 23.9% lower
- 2020/21
- women 47.7% lower
- women 26.3% lower
- 2019/20
- women 43.8% lower
- women 27.9% lower
- 2018/19
- women 45.1% lower
- women 29.5% lower
- 2017/18
- women 52.5% lower
- women 35.3% 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
- 2026
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK
- 2025
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 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
- 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
5 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £159.6m, net assets £289.1m
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £144.8m, net assets £281.5m
- Name changed to UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIPPreviously SAMUEL WARD ACADEMY TRUST
- Name changed to SAMUEL WARD ACADEMY TRUSTPreviously SAMUEL WARD
- 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.