Beckfoot Trust

UID 2270·Companies House 08155088·Incorporated July 2012·Compare

Schools

10

Flags

20

10 high severity

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

Total income

£58.0m

7,028 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.2%

of income

Avg reserves

11.7%

of income

Avg absence

9.7%

Persistent: 27.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

30.5%

free school meals

Capacity

94%

7,028 / 7,442 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 20.2%above 20%8 schools with absence above 8%3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with Ofsted concerns1 school with declining results2 schools with staff costs above 78%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 2Good 5RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 3Good 4Inad. 1

Personal development

Outst. 4Good 2RI 2

Leadership & management

Outst. 4Good 5Inad. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

41.5

-4.8

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

48.4%

-12.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBeckfoot Trust, Bingley, BD16 1EE
Companies House08155088
Incorporated24 July 2012

Trust growth over time

1
12/13
2
13/14
2
14/15
7
15/16
9
16/17
10
17/18
10
18/19
10
19/20
10
20/21
10
21/22
10
22/23
10
23/24
10
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22107,294£51.7m£48.8m77.4%11.7%
2022/23107,146£54.7m£50.9m74.0%12.8%
2023/24107,028£58.0m£54.4m74.2%11.7%
2024/25partial106,915

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

5.8%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£3,340,000

CS staff costs

£2,571,000

CS income

£367,000

Admin & clerical£1,805,000
Teaching staff£576,000
ICT£0
Premises£74,000
Legal & professional£201,000
Auditor costs£62,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 6.1 years · 4 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Jack Paul Fowler

director·1 year

Andrew James Fulton

director·1 year

Yvonne Marie Sinclair

director·2 years

Homera Najib

director·4 years

Diane Ruth Fairfax

director·4 years

Shirley Anne Watson

director·5 years

Surita Dr Dalal-wilson

director·6 years

Erum Khalid Pervez

director·6 years

Susan Kim Tollervey

director·13 years

John Mark Winkley

director·13 years
20 former officers most recent departure: Jan 2026

Karen Ann Cruise

director·< 1 year·Resigned Dec 2025

Gary Stephen Denison

director·1 year·Resigned Jan 2026

Ryan Leigh Dolan

director·3 years·Resigned May 2025

Paul Hill

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Anne-Marie Merifield

director·5 years·Resigned Dec 2020

Jenny Cryer

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2025

Paul Speight

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2024

David Maybury

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Paul Hill

director·11 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Sadiq Ali

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2019

Susan Claire Pierce

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2021

Christopher John Burland

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Robert Lawrence

director·13 years·Resigned May 2019

Janice Mc Devitt Lee

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2018

Clare Mary Dr Connolly

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2014

John Malcolm Charles Cole

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Charles David Tebbutt

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2020

David James Horn

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2021

SCHOFIELD SWEENEY LLP

corporate-secretary·13 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Michael Joseph Kelly

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Member schools (10)

10 schools|10 with risk flags|7 high severity
high absenceperformance decline
high absence
workforce pressure
high absenceofsted concern
Beckfoot PhoenixNot applicable
workforce pressurehigh staff costshigh absence
high absence
high absence
workforce pressurehigh absence
high absencehigh staff costs