Achievement Through Collaboration Trust

UID 16573·Companies House 07678864·Incorporated June 2011

Schools

Flags

Total income

£26.5m

3,289 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.6%

of income

Avg reserves

6.5%

of income

Avg absence

6.7%

Persistent: 18.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

38.1%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

3,289 / 3,339 places

At a glance

6 of 9 directors appointed in last 2 yearsLast accounts filed 18 months ago3 schools with workforce pressure1 school in deficit1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

Good 2

Leadership & management

Good 5

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

44.0

-2.2

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

63.7%

+2.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressUnit 11&12 Cuerden Way, Preston, PR5 6BL

Companies House07678864

Incorporated22 June 2011

Trust growth over time

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Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	3,254	£22.6m	£20.9m	71.2%	8.9%
2022/23	5	3,255	£24.7m	£23.2m	70.8%	7.9%
2023/24	5	3,289	£26.5m	£25.2m	70.6%	6.5%
2024/25partial	5	3,351	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,287,000

CS staff costs

£908,000

CS income

£-480,000

Admin & clerical£156,000

Teaching staff£641,000

ICT£7,000

Premises£71,000

Legal & professional£155,000

Auditor costs£19,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 2.9 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Graham Doubleday

director·< 1 year

Julie Ann Gillespie

director·< 1 year

Janice Patricia Taberner

director·1 year

Michelle Carolyne Frost

director·1 year

Mark Rowlands

director·1 year

Ruth Elizabeth Rule mullen

director·1 year

Linda Copeland

director·5 years

Gemma Clare Duxbury

director·5 years

David John Hollings

director·9 years

Company Secretary

Jane Elizabeth Chambers

secretary·3 years

46 former officers — most recent departure: Mar 2026

Lynne Hamnett

director·1 year·Resigned Mar 2026

Craig Antony Holden

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Shanaz Hussain

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Ekaterina Sergeevna Kosogorin

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Thomas Nixon

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Louise Hall

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Lynn Michelle Barugh

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Victoria Jean Ferrier

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Alana Jane Frith

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Jenny Louise Goy

secretary·8 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Nigel Woodworth

secretary·8 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Christine Janet Birchall

director·9 years·Resigned May 2018

Michele Battersby

director·9 years·Resigned May 2019

Dean Stuart Logan

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Siobhan Wignall

director·9 years·Resigned Jan 2026

Robert Duncan

director·9 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Steven John Lancaster

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Catherine Simmonds

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

William James Hustler

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Gael Victoria Atherton

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Louise Fearnley-brown

director·11 years·Resigned May 2016

Deborah Grace Cowking

director·11 years·Resigned May 2015

Sarah Jane Bell

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Bromwen Rae Welch

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Paul Anthony Atkinson

secretary·13 years·Resigned Sept 2017

John Tarbox

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Sigrun Baier

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

Anthony Bryce Capstick

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Susan Day

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Andrew Silas Murray

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Simon Neville

director·14 years·Resigned May 2015

Roger Fielding Park

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

John Robinson

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2020

Judith Honor Bateman

secretary·14 years·Resigned Feb 2013

John William Simmonds

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

Alan David Spellman

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Kevin Roy Swales

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

Philippa Mcfall

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2012

Peter John Beeston Grange

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2015

Helen Elizabeth Dakin

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

Stephen Cox

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2012

Peter John Hatch

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

John Heywood Houldsworth

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

Ronald William Corbin

director·14 years·Resigned May 2016

Anthony John Wright

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2014

Robert David Lightfoot

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2012

Member schools (5)

5 schools|4 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bowland High	136997	Secondary	—
Platt Bridge Community School	139300	Primary	in year deficit
Roseacre Primary Academy	146743	Primary	workforce pressure
Thames Primary Academy	138927	Primary	workforce pressure
Witton Park Academy	140879	Secondary	high absenceworkforce pressure

Bowland HighSecondary

Platt Bridge Community SchoolPrimary

in year deficit

Roseacre Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Thames Primary AcademyPrimary

workforce pressure

Witton Park AcademySecondary

high absenceworkforce pressure