Alumnis Multi-academy Trust

UID 17114·Companies House 11409631·Incorporated June 2018·Compare

Schools

9

Flags

13

5 high severity

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

Total income

£6.8m

941 pupils

Avg staff costs

76.2%

of income

Avg reserves

-2.3%

of income

Avg absence

6.3%

Persistent: 14.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

20.5%

free school meals

Capacity

78%

941 / 1,206 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at -2.3%below 5% threshold3 of 4 directors appointed in last 2 years5 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with absence above 8%1 school in deficit1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 3RI 3Inad. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 6RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 4RI 1

Leadership & management

Good 5RI 3Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

62.1%

+1.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Helen’S Coe School, Bideford, EX39 5AP
Companies House11409631
Incorporated11 June 2018

Trust growth over time

6
17/18
7
18/19
7
19/20
7
20/21
9
21/22
9
22/23
9
23/24
9
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/229987£6.5m£6.5m68.5%15.0%
2022/239974£6.9m£5.4m66.2%35.8%
2023/249941£6.8m£7.2m76.2%-2.3%
2024/25partial9905

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

4 current directors · Average tenure: 1.9 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (4)

Matthew John Shanks

director·1 year

David James Chaplin

director·1 year

Sian Kate Jenkins

director·1 year

Leonie Mackenzie

director·2 years
32 former officers most recent departure: Feb 2026

Amanda Jane Lewry

director·1 year·Resigned Dec 2025

Ignacio Manuel Gonzalez-paramo

director·1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

Pankaj Manek

director·1 year·Resigned Sept 2025

Jane Elizabth Berrisford Swift

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2024

Julie Anne Argyle

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Emma Bone

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2025

Barbara Manning

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Benjamin John Barrett

director·2 years·Resigned Feb 2024

Robyn Fisher

director·2 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Susan Denham

director·3 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Samantha Wood

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Matthew Richards

director·3 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Rebekah Butler

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Elisabeth Ruth Elks

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Elizabeth Pickering

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Amy Fedrick

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Neil Fraser Moir

director·5 years·Resigned Apr 2025

Karen Curry

director·5 years·Resigned Feb 2021

Claire Morgan

director·6 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Zoe Batten

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Nicole Heidy Dr Burge

director·6 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Timothy Bridger

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Matthew Greenhalgh

director·7 years·Resigned Jan 2020

Ian John

director·7 years·Resigned Nov 2021

Martin John Callaghan

director·7 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Theresa Hodge

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Kelvyn Bond

director·7 years·Resigned May 2019

Gillian Marlow

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Gary Matthews

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Mary Pearson

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Jacqueline Yvonne Rudman

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Martin Winter

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Member schools (9)

9 schools|8 with risk flags|5 high severity
workforce pressureperformance decline
ofsted concernworkforce pressure
ofsted concern
high absenceworkforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressureofsted concern