Alpha Trust

UID 16995·Companies House 07755713·Incorporated August 2011·Compare

Schools

Flags

3 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£33.3m

4,493 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.9%

of income

Avg reserves

18.0%

of income

Avg absence

6.5%

Persistent: 14.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

10.1%

free school meals

Capacity

93%

4,493 / 4,826 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 20.1%above 20%2 schools in deficit1 school with staff costs above 78%2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 3Good 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

60.9

+14.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

75.0%

+14.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressColchester County High School For Girls, Colchester, CO3 3US

Companies House07755713

Incorporated30 August 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	4,066	£24.5m	£24.1m	69.5%	24.4%
2022/23	5	4,243	£28.3m	£26.1m	69.5%	26.6%
2023/24	5	4,493	£33.3m	£33.0m	72.9%	18.0%
2024/25partial	5	4,722	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

2.5%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£837,000

CS staff costs

£635,000

CS income

£26,000

Admin & clerical£399,000

Teaching staff£218,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£83,000

Auditor costs£57,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 6.0 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

David Reginald Holborn

director·< 1 year

David John Graham

director·< 1 year

Sun Yan Evans

director·< 1 year

Phillip Sweeting

director·3 years

Keith Williams

director·3 years

Nicholas Edwin Taylor

director·3 years

Veronica Clare Roberts

director·4 years

Gregory John Simpson

director·7 years

Roger Terence Cooke

director·14 years

Laurence Clifford Jones

director·14 years

Gillian Elizabeth Marshall

director·14 years

Company Secretary

Tina Jean Woodhouse

secretary·4 years

42 former officers — most recent departure: Aug 2025

Marco Albano

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Amanda James

director·6 years·Resigned May 2023

Alan Charnock

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Lyndon John Hopkins

secretary·7 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Andrew Keeble

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Deborah Ann Emm

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Linda Ann Gous

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Alison Doris Margaret Smith

director·8 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Edward Anthony Bloomfield

director·8 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Nicola Dr Slee

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Andrew Michael Bird

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Joanna Mary Millican

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Amanda James

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Darren James Mucklow

director·10 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Alan Charnock

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Susan Janet Stinson

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Deborah Louise Murison

director·11 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Tanya Clements

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Ian James Mosley

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Zoe Thompson-arnold

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Mary Ellen Sample

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Monica Illsley

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Emily Brown

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Marco Albano

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Andrew Robert Nightingale

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2014

Emma Jane Mcclelland

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2015

Jacqueline Skinner

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2013

Deborah Kim Julie Botham

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2012

Emma Jayne Thomas

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2012

Caroline Dawn Dr Phillips

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2013

Maria Fasli

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Tracey Jayne Scott

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Benjamin David Rassell

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Michael John Hart

director·14 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Elizabeth Dr Gwyther

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Keith Russell Grinsted

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Abimbola Dr Oshisanwo

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2016

Graham James Randall

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Christopher John Chambers

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2012

Jill Elizabeth Blaxill

director·14 years·Resigned Nov 2018

Allan Godfrey Blundell

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Martin Rowland Ager

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Member schools (5)

5 schools|3 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Colchester County High School for Girls	137515	Secondary	—
Home Farm Primary School	147713	Primary	high staff costsin year deficit
Manningtree High School	137945	Secondary	in year deficithigh absence
The Gilberd School	137926	Secondary	—
The Trinity School	143701	Secondary	high absence

Colchester County High School for GirlsSecondary

Home Farm Primary SchoolPrimary

high staff costsin year deficit

Manningtree High SchoolSecondary

in year deficithigh absence

The Gilberd SchoolSecondary

The Trinity SchoolSecondary

high absence