Apex Collaborative Trust

UID 17090·Companies House 11121514·Incorporated December 2017·Compare

Schools

5

Flags

5

2 high severity

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£24.9m

3,590 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.2%

of income

Avg reserves

19.4%

of income

Avg absence

6.1%

Persistent: 16.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

22.1%

free school meals

Capacity

100%

3,590 / 3,579 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 21.3%above 20%5 of 9 directors appointed in last 2 years2 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 2

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 4

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

42.8

-3.5

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

70.7%

+9.7pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSuite 5 Bridgewater House, Nelson, BB9 7TZ
Companies House11121514
Incorporated21 December 2017

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
1
11/12
1
12/13
1
13/14
1
14/15
1
15/16
1
16/17
5
17/18
5
18/19
5
19/20
5
20/21
5
21/22
5
22/23
5
23/24
5
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/2253,618£20.8m£19.7m72.2%20.5%
2022/2353,631£23.3m£21.5m68.4%15.3%
2023/2453,590£24.9m£24.0m72.2%19.4%
2024/25partial53,543

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.7%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£910,000

CS staff costs

£707,000

CS income

£111,000

Admin & clerical£384,000
Teaching staff£100,000
ICT£4,000
Premises£0
Legal & professional£58,000
Auditor costs£16,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 3.5 years · 5 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Robert Andrew Bellfield

director·< 1 year

Hilary Frances Wilson

director·< 1 year

Louise Victoria Cowan

director·1 year

Emma Louise Benn

director·1 year

Shahbaz Hussain Shah

director·1 year

Claire Nicola Clayton

director·3 years

Emma Clare Gauntlett

director·8 years

Andrew Thomas Pettinger

director·8 years

Marie Burnham

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Helen Elizabeth Whitaker

secretary·1 year
15 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Jessica Mary Sheldrick

director·1 year·Resigned Dec 2025

Darren Michael Minton

director·1 year·Resigned May 2025

Amerjeat Sarai

director·1 year·Resigned Aug 2025

Katy Whitehead

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Steve Wilson

director·4 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Saima Bari

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2022

John Stuart Whiteley

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Colin Michael Tiernan

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Anthony Ben Walker

secretary·7 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Vincent Martin Green

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Catherine Jennifer Hitchen

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Paul White

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Harry Devonport

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Joanne Lesley Pickering

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Paul Parkin

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2021

Member schools (5)

5 schools|3 with risk flags|2 high severity
workforce pressure
high absenceworkforce pressure
high absence