NOVA EDUCATION TRUST

Active
Company number 07635510Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2011

Key figures

£234,372,000+35.9%
Net assets 2024/25
+35.9%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0100 m200 m300 m2023/242024/25

† NOVA EDUCATION 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 85310

Where the company stands among the 2,951 active companies whose first SIC code is 85310 (General secondary education).

Turnover£150,872,000
Higher than 99% · median £9,365,152 among 438 that publish turnover
Net assets£234,372,000
Higher than 99% · median £38,166
Total assets£243,081,000
Higher than 99% · median £220,893
Cash£15,046,000
Higher than 99% · median £514,858
Company age15.5 years
Older than 71% · median 10.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST£246.5m
  2. NOVA EDUCATION TRUST£234.4m
  3. CEG ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED£230.1m
  4. THE TWO COUNTIES TRUST£214.8m
  5. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST£196.9m
  6. KING EDWARD VI ACADEMY TRUST BIRMINGHAM£191.8m
  7. AQA EDUCATION£185m
  8. THE FUTURES TRUST£158.3m
  9. MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST£146.1m
  10. MULBERRY SCHOOLS TRUST£140.4m

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 2,951. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: NOVA EDUCATION TRUST

What kind of company is it?

NOVA EDUCATION TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 07635510. It was incorporated on 16 May 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in Nottingham (NG7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is 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 full accounts. Turnover was £150,872,000. Net assets were £234,372,000, up 35.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £15,046,000. Total assets were £243,081,000 and total liabilities £8,709,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,951 active companies whose first SIC code is 85310: By turnover it ranks higher than 99% of the 438 that publish turnover (median £9,365,152). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £38,166). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £220,893). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £514,858). It is older than 71% of them (median age 10.5 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants worth £1.8m, mainly from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 29.9% lower than for men. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

1 of 1 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 26 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover81,620,000150,872,000
Cash at bank and in hand—15,046,000
Total assets180,956,000243,081,000
Total liabilities6,751,0008,709,000
Net assets / total equity172,431,000234,372,000

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

4 grants

NOVA EDUCATION TRUST is recorded as the recipient of 4 central government grants since 2020, together worth £1.8m.

Funders
Department for Education
3 grants · £1.8m
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1 grant · £5,328
Grants
  1. Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund (Phase 1)Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £5,328 · Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund - Phase 1
  2. Sub-National SupplyDepartment for Education · £5,400
  3. Teaching School Core GrantDepartment for Education · £39,500
  4. School Condition Allocation - Multi-Academy Trust RecipientsDepartment for Education · £1,752,948

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

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 29.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 18.5% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter88% womenLower middle77.3% womenUpper middle66.5% womenUpper pay quarter65.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 27.4% lower
women 16.6% lower
2023/24
women 23.6% lower
women 18.8% lower
2022/23
women 23.8% lower
women 17.5% lower
2021/22
women 13.3% lower
women 17.8% lower
2020/21
women 15.5% lower
women 16.8% lower
2019/20
women 28.6% lower
women 21.6% lower
2018/19
women 30.3% lower
women 23.9% lower
2017/18
women 31.6% lower
women 23.3% 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

Modern slavery statements1
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

17 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £150.9m, net assets £234.4m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £81.6m, net assets £172.4m
  3. Mrs Nicola Anne Morrison ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mr Jonathan Andrew Sims ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Mrs Nichole Plummer ceased to be a person with significant control
  6. Mrs Nicola Anne Morrison registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Jonathan Andrew Sims registered as a person with significant control
  8. Mrs Nichole Plummer registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (9)
  1. Mr Ponniah Chandrakumar ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Mr Peter Timothy Waterland ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Mr John Nicholas Mills ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Name changed to NOVA EDUCATION TRUSTPreviously TORCH ACADEMY GATEWAY TRUST
  5. Mr Ponniah Chandrakumar registered as a person with significant control
  6. Mr Peter Timothy Waterland registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr John Nicholas Mills registered as a person with significant control
  8. Name changed to TORCH ACADEMY GATEWAY TRUSTPreviously TOOT HILL SCHOOL
  9. 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.