Asset Education

UID 5540·Companies House 09434926·Incorporated February 2015·Compare

Schools

16

Flags

16

3 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Mar 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£23.9m

3,417 pupils

Avg staff costs

75.7%

of income

Avg reserves

9.0%

of income

Avg absence

5.5%

Persistent: 13.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

26.0%

free school meals

Capacity

82%

3,417 / 4,162 places

At a glance

6 schools with workforce pressure4 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns2 schools with staff costs above 78%1 school in deficit1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 8RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 10

Personal development

Good 10

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 15

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.4%

-8.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSt Helen's School, Ipswich, IP4 2LT
Companies House09434926
Incorporated11 February 2015

Trust growth over time

2
13/14
5
14/15
6
15/16
11
16/17
13
17/18
14
18/19
14
19/20
14
20/21
14
21/22
14
22/23
14
23/24
16
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22143,264£18.9m£18.9m83.1%8.5%
2022/23143,266£20.3m£19.4m75.8%6.9%
2023/24143,276£22.4m£20.9m75.5%6.5%
2024/25partial163,460£1.5m£1.5m77.1%26.5%

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

7.9%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,923,000

CS staff costs

£1,234,000

CS income

£347,000

Admin & clerical£453,000
Teaching staff£462,000
ICT£3,000
Premises£189,000
Legal & professional£160,000
Auditor costs£30,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

11 current directors · Average tenure: 6.2 years · 2 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (11)

Jonathan Legh-smith

director·1 year

John Snell

director·1 year

Ryan Bedwell-woods

director·3 years

Emily Jane Yule

director·3 years

Phanuel Mutumburi

director·3 years

Simon James Piers Evans-evans

director·5 years

Sally Wilkinson

director·6 years

Barry David Gostling

director·10 years

Gareth Robert Stevens

director·11 years

Edna Casey

director·11 years

George Hamilton Clarke

director·11 years
9 former officers most recent departure: Nov 2025

Elizabeth Patricia Whitehead

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Nick Denny

director·8 years·Resigned May 2022

Michael Christopher Barrow Mattinson

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Clare Elizabeth Dr Gartland

director·10 years·Resigned Oct 2019

John Haydn West-burnham

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Robert John Helleur

director·11 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Clare Elizabeth Flintoff

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Richard Iain Dedicoat

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Jeremy James Pentreath

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Member schools (16)

16 schools|11 with risk flags|3 high severity
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
workforce pressure
ofsted concernin year deficitperformance decline
performance decline
high staff costsworkforce pressure
performance decline
high absenceperformance decline
high staff costs
ofsted concernworkforce pressure