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Ambitious About Autism Schools Trust

UID 2207·Companies House 08335297·Incorporated December 2012·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

3

1 high severity

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

Total income

£8.2m

173 pupils

Avg staff costs

16.8%

of income

Avg reserves

10.4%

of income

Avg absence

13.7%

Persistent: 39.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

42.9%

free school meals

Capacity

75%

173 / 232 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 56.6%above 20%2 schools with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

17.1

-29.1

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

6.5%

-54.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressPears National Centre For Autism, London, N10 3JA
Companies House08335297
Incorporated18 December 2012

Trust growth over time

1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
2
23/24
2
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/221127£5.7m£5.3m65.9%68.9%
2022/231136£6.5m£4.7m57.0%70.8%
2023/242173£8.2m£2.3m16.8%10.4%
2024/25partial2192————

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

10 current directors · Average tenure: 3.0 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Robert Ludo James Bishop

director·1 year

Andrew Fraser Forbes

director·1 year

Anastasia Klein

director·2 years

Angela Margaret Buxton

director·2 years

Mary Elizabeth Fawcett

director·2 years

Eduardo Gutierrez-garcia

director·2 years

Mark Charles O'kelly

director·2 years

Helen Jeffries

director·3 years

Laura Palmer

director·4 years

Michael Andrew Clark

director·6 years

Company Secretary

Lindsay Taylor

secretary·< 1 year
28 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Paul Anthony Breckell

secretary·1 year·Resigned Jul 2025

Louise Mary Honeysett

secretary·4 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Kumar Tangri

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Paul Disley-tindell

director·4 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Paul Breckell

secretary·4 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Koral Anderson

director·6 years·Resigned Jan 2021

Tanith Claire Dodge

director·6 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Paul Breckell

secretary·7 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Louise Posocco

secretary·8 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Elizabeth Stanton

director·8 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Lesley Carol Longstone

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Joanna Healey

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Neil Geoffrey Goulden

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Kevin Robert Oakhill

director·10 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Jennifer Lucy Alison Nutt

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Isabelle Marie-Noelle Morhall

director·11 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Kevin O'brien

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Matthew Guy Punshon

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2015

Helen Mary Baker

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Jacqueline Linda Fletcher

secretary·12 years·Resigned Mar 2017

Charlotte Emma Warner

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2021

John Lupton Constantine

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2015

Lisa Hopkins

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2015

Jolanta Lasota

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2020

Andrew Scott Lusk

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Mark Ellis Paulson

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2019

Nigel James Pink

director·13 years·Resigned May 2013

Stephen Wayne Scown

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2017

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|1 high severity
Spring SchoolNot applicable
high absence
The Rise Free SchoolNot applicable
high absence