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Activate Learning Education Trust

UID 15710·Companies House 08707909·Incorporated September 2013

Schools

6

Flags

13

8 high severity

Total income

£26.1m

3,086 pupils

Avg staff costs

68.2%

of income

Avg reserves

-7.0%

of income

Avg absence

11.8%

Persistent: 35.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

25.5%

free school meals

Capacity

59%

3,086 / 5,219 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 4.1%below 5% threshold6 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure1 school in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 5RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 5RI 1

Personal development

Good 6

Leadership & management

Good 5RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

37.6

-8.6

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressC/O Utc Reading, Reading, RG1 5RQ
Companies House08707909
Incorporated26 September 2013

Trust growth over time

1
13/14
2
14/15
3
15/16
4
16/17
6
17/18
6
18/19
6
19/20
6
20/21
6
21/22
6
22/23
6
23/24
6
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2263,171£21.8m£20.1m67.1%-12.8%
2022/2363,242£24.1m£22.0m68.6%-10.6%
2023/2463,086£26.1m£24.3m68.2%-7.0%
2024/25partial63,021————

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,784,000

CS staff costs

£1,325,000

CS income

£315,000

Admin & clerical£964,000
Teaching staff£250,000
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£175,000
Auditor costs£41,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.4 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Michael Edward Stratford

director·< 1 year

Louise Gail Scott

director·< 1 year

George David Stone

director·< 1 year

Svetlana Dayblovskaya

director·1 year

Catalina Marin

director·1 year

Lee Nicholls

director·4 years

Joanne Stephanie Harper

director·4 years

Ann Marie Mccall

director·6 years

Keith Charles Dennis Mitchell

director·7 years

Nicholas Evans

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Carol Marie Flach

secretary·< 1 year
17 former officers — most recent departure: Dec 2025

Karen Iles

director·1 year·Resigned Dec 2025

Gary Clive Headland

director·3 years·Resigned May 2022

Cheryl Ann Ashby

director·4 years·Resigned Jan 2024

David John Carr

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Colin George Dr Pearson

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Rachel Elizabeth Cave

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Beverley Jane Ford

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Joanne Stephanie Harper

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Helen Laura Pike

director·8 years·Resigned May 2020

David Andrew Kilshaw

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Owain Graham Johns

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Maria Placida Espejo lizana

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Philip David Shadbolt

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Sally Ann Sheila Dame Dicketts

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Stephen Andrew Mccormick

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Lee Nicholls

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Graham James Blackburn

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Member schools (6)

6 schools|6 with risk flags|7 high severity
The Bicester SchoolSecondary
high absence
Theale Green SchoolSecondary
high absence
UTC HeathrowSecondary
high absence
UTC OxfordshireSecondary
high absenceworkforce pressure
UTC ReadingSecondary
workforce pressurehigh absence
UTC SwindonSecondary
high staff costsin year deficitofsted concernhigh absence