THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
ActiveKey figures
† THE CO-OPERATIVE 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.
Like most small UK companies, THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
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: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
What kind of company is it?
THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 07747126. It was incorporated on 19 Aug 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in Manchester (M60). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is primary education (85200), general secondary education (85310), post-secondary non-tertiary education (85410).
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 £354,628,000, up 8.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £23,801,000. Total assets were £430,257,000 and total liabilities £25,640,000. 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 69% of them (median age 10.6 years).
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 34 days to pay suppliers, and 40% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 17.7% lower than for men.
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 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 21,791,000 | 23,801,000 |
| Total assets | 404,082,000 | 430,257,000 |
| Total liabilities | 24,958,000 | 25,640,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 326,300,000 | 354,628,000 |
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.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 34 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 40%
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 60%
- 31 to 60 days 31%
- After 60 days 9%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 28 Feb 2026
- 36
- 55%
- 45%
- 31 Aug 2025
- 33
- 58%
- 42%
- 28 Feb 2025
- 35
- 56%
- 44%
- 31 Aug 2024
- 41
- 51%
- 49%
- 29 Feb 2024
- 39
- 53%
- 47%
- 31 Aug 2023
- 35
- 58%
- 42%
- 28 Feb 2023
- 40
- 54%
- 46%
- Median hourly pay
- women 17.7% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 16.1% lower
- Employer size
- 1000 to 4999 employees
Earlier years (8)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 17.3% lower
- women 16.6% lower
- 2023/24
- women 19.3% lower
- women 17.7% lower
- 2022/23
- women 17.8% lower
- women 18.5% lower
- 2021/22
- women 23.3% lower
- women 19.1% lower
- 2020/21
- women 20.4% lower
- women 17.5% lower
- 2019/20
- women 21.9% lower
- women 17.4% lower
- 2018/19
- women 24.1% lower
- women 19.1% lower
- 2017/18
- women 13.7% lower
- women 19.4% 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
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
13 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £354.6m
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £326.3m
- Mr Andrew Paul Lang ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Russell Mark Gill ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mrs Caroline Jane Sellers ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mrs Gill Gardner ceased to be a person with significant control
- Ms Pippa Wicks ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Andrew Paul Lang registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (5)
- Ms Pippa Wicks registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Russell Mark Gill registered as a person with significant control
- Mrs Caroline Jane Sellers registered as a person with significant control
- Mrs Gill Gardner registered as a person with significant control
- 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.