ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST

Active
Company number 08707909Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2013

Key figures

£71,563,447+1.1%
Net assets 2024/25
+1.1%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
020 m40 m60 m80 m2023/242024/25

† ACTIVATE LEARNING 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.

Like most small UK companies, ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST 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 85320

Where the company stands among the 3,494 active companies whose first SIC code is 85320 (Technical and vocational secondary education).

Net assets£71,563,447
Higher than 99% · median £8,001
Total assets£74,659,787
Higher than 99% · median £40,113
Cash£4,186,236
Higher than 99% · median £28,526
Employees394
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age13.1 years
Older than 66% · median 7.6 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED£164.9m
  2. THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL TRUST£84.1m
  3. ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST£71.6m
  4. JTL£46.9m
  5. MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST£41.5m
  6. THE NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH£41.4m
  7. ENGINUITY£34m
  8. DAY ONE TRUST£33.7m
  9. LONGDON HALL SCHOOL LIMITED£32.6m
  10. DAWLIFFE HALL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION£30.1m

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 3,494. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST

What kind of company is it?

ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 08707909. It was incorporated on 26 Sep 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in Reading (RG1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is technical and vocational secondary education (85320).

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 £71,563,447, up 1.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,186,236. Total assets were £74,659,787 and total liabilities £3,096,340. The company had an average of 394 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,494 active companies whose first SIC code is 85320: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £8,001). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £40,113). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £28,526). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 66% of them (median age 7.6 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 17 central government grants worth £65.8m, from Department for Education.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker).

Who runs and controls the company?

2 of 2 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 10 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Cash at bank and in hand4,253,9024,186,236
Total assets75,169,24174,659,787
Total liabilities3,103,0903,096,340
Net assets / total equity70,752,15171,563,447
Average number of employees417394

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

17 grants

ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUST is recorded as the recipient of 17 central government grants since 2018, together worth £65.8m.

Grants
  1. Additional recurrent teaching fundingDepartment for Education · £3,932 · ALB-Office for Students-Additional recurrent teaching funding
  2. Further Student Hardship fundingDepartment for Education · £12,227 · ALB-Office For Students-Further Student Hardship Funding
  3. Hardship fundingDepartment for Education · £6,711 · ALB-Office for Students-Student Hardship Funding
  4. Teaching Grant 2020-21Department for Education · £216,672 · ALB-Office for Students-Teaching Grant 2020-21
  5. 16-19 EducationDepartment for Education · £44,399,333
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  1. Adult Education BudgetDepartment for Education · £6,585,122
  2. Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)Department for Education · £3,531,542
  3. Further Education (FE) Teachers Pension SchemeDepartment for Education · £1,494,571
  4. Apprenticeships Participation 16 - 18Department for Education · £3,138,089
  5. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £3,032,770
  6. Loans BursaryDepartment for Education · £261,512
  7. T - Level CapitalDepartment for Education · £3,015,101
  8. Formula Capital 2020Department for Education · £32,270 · ALB - Office For Students - Formula Capital 2020
  9. Teaching Funding AY19/20Department for Education · £93,360 · ALB - Office For Students - Teaching Funding AY19/20
  10. Multi-Academy Trust Condition Loans ProgrammeDepartment for Education · £7,421
  11. Multi-Academy Trust Condition Loans ProgrammeDepartment for Education · −£13,458
  12. Multi-Academy Trust Condition Loans ProgrammeDepartment for Education · −£13,458

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.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £71.6m, 394 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £70.8m, 417 employees
  3. Name changed to ACTIVATE LEARNING EDUCATION TRUSTPreviously BICESTER TECHNOLOGY STUDIO TRUST
  4. 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.