COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST

Active
Company number 10337377Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2016

Key figures

£196,927,000-0.4%
Net assets 2024/25
-0.4%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m200 m2023/242024/25

† COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 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, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS 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 85310

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

Net assets£196,927,000
Higher than 99% · median £38,166
Total assets£203,926,000
Higher than 99% · median £220,893
Cash£7,599,000
Higher than 96% · median £514,858
Employees683
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age10.2 years
Younger than 51% · 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: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST

What kind of company is it?

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 10337377. It was incorporated on 19 Aug 2016. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (E7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is general secondary education (85310), 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 £196,927,000, down 0.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,599,000. Total assets were £203,926,000 and total liabilities £6,999,000. The company had an average of 683 employees. 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 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 96% of them (median £514,858). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is younger than 51% of them (median age 10.5 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Department for Education. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £75k, 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 19.5% lower than for men.

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 1 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Cash at bank and in hand7,306,0007,599,000
Total assets203,133,000203,926,000
Total liabilities5,056,0006,999,000
Net assets / total equity197,779,000196,927,000
Average number of employees684683

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

1 contract

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Department for Education. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contract
  1. List of successful suppliers appointed to Lot 1 - Children's Social Care Adviser - ECSC Framework‡Department for Education · shared by 50 suppliers · runs until Feb 2029

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.

Government grants

1 grant

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £75k.

Grant
  1. Emergency School Improvement FundDepartment for Education · £75,000

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 19.5% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 13.2% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter69% womenLower middle66.5% womenUpper middle54.3% womenUpper pay quarter51.6% women
Earlier years (6)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 17.5% lower
women 14% lower
2023/24
women 11.3% lower
women 11.8% lower
2022/23
women 10.5% lower
women 13.3% lower
2021/22
women 2% lower
women 10.3% lower
2020/21
women 2.8% lower
women 9.7% lower
2019/20
women 19% lower
women 12.2% 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

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

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £196.9m, 683 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £197.8m, 684 employees
  3. 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.