Better Together Learning Trust

UID 16904·Companies House 08722556·Incorporated October 2013·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

4

2 high severity

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

Total income

£6.0m

243 pupils

Avg staff costs

64.2%

of income

Avg reserves

48.6%

of income

Avg absence

9.6%

Persistent: 28.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

46.2%

free school meals

Capacity

81%

243 / 299 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 53.4%above 20%Last accounts filed 18 months ago2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with workforce pressure

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

No performance data available

Trust details

AddressFriars Academy, Wellingborough, NN8 2LA
Companies House08722556
Incorporated8 October 2013

Trust growth over time

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

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/222176£4.1m£3.2m59.4%42.2%
2022/232205£4.7m£3.3m56.7%47.0%
2023/242243£6.0m£5.0m64.2%48.6%
2024/25partial2260

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

8.5%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£465,000

CS staff costs

£371,000

CS income

£50,000

Admin & clerical£216,000
Teaching staff£99,000
ICT£7,000
Premises£47,000
Legal & professional£21,000
Auditor costs£16,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 5.9 years

Directors / Trustees (7)

Carlington Anderson

director·1 year

Stephen John Coley

director·3 years

Peter John Kelby

director·3 years

Richard Gordon Rickwood

director·3 years

Lynda Mary Morgan

director·8 years

Angela Joan Curchin

director·8 years

Suzzanne Frances Ijewsky

director·12 years

Company Secretary

Katie Victoria Milling

secretary·4 years
20 former officers most recent departure: Oct 2024

Ingrid Aretha Hanchard-brown

director·3 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Deborah Anne Lawrenson

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2024

Amandeep Kaur Basra

secretary·5 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Sarah Ellen Payne

director·8 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Michelle Ann Mccourtie

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Gregory John Kirkman

director·10 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Nicola Daniel

director·11 years·Resigned Mar 2017

James Guy Dawes

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2015

James Guy Dawes

director·11 years·Resigned Jan 2016

Mark Richard Vassall Adams

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2017

John Michael Turnbull

director·12 years·Resigned Jun 2023

Carol Sheila White

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Tina Louise Humphries

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Heather Margaret Morton

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Rachel Karen Stockham

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Richard Francis Stockham

director·12 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Carol Sheila White

secretary·12 years·Resigned Jun 2020

Paul James Sim

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2015

Melvyn George Kay

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Roger John Dr Westcott

director·12 years·Resigned Oct 2017

Member schools (2)

2 schools|2 with risk flags|2 high severity
high absence
Friars AcademyNot applicable
workforce pressurehigh absence