Big Life Schools

UID 15759·Companies House 07945230·Incorporated February 2012·Compare

Schools

2

Flags

1

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

Total income

£4.0m

562 pupils

Avg staff costs

72.8%

of income

Avg reserves

29.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.6%

Persistent: 16.5%

More metrics

Avg FSM

53.5%

free school meals

Capacity

89%

562 / 630 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

49.5%

-11.5pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressZion Community Resource Centre, Manchester, M15 4ZY
Companies House07945230
Incorporated10 February 2012

Trust growth over time

1
13/14
1
14/15
2
15/16
2
16/17
2
17/18
2
18/19
2
19/20
2
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 %
2021/222514£3.6m£3.6m79.8%21.3%
2022/232536£4.0m£3.6m69.7%23.3%
2023/242562£4.0m£3.6m72.8%29.2%
2024/25partial2573

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

15.2%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£652,000

CS staff costs

£452,000

CS income

£470,000

Admin & clerical£174,000
Teaching staff£0
ICT£4,000
Premises£19,000
Legal & professional£112,000
Auditor costs£16,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 6.3 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (8)

Matthew Wallis

director·3 years

Liam Anthony Patrick Mcdaid

director·3 years

Colin James Ralph

director·3 years

Lisa Brooks

director·7 years

Philip Anthony Trohear

director·7 years

Emma Elizabeth Perry

director·7 years

Fay Lila Selvan

director·8 years

Andrea Heffernan

director·8 years

Company Secretary

Teresa Chase

secretary·3 years
19 former officers most recent departure: Jul 2025

Joanna Daley

director·3 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Annette Joseph

director·3 years·Resigned Feb 2023

Sandra Sinclair

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Victoria Vickers

secretary·4 years·Resigned Nov 2022

Ian John Mello

director·5 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Sandie Hayes

director·7 years·Resigned Mar 2022

Regina Mcmorrow

secretary·8 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Garry Shewan

director·8 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Jennifer Mcgarry

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Phillip Edward Charles Hodgett

secretary·8 years·Resigned Dec 2017

Christine Banim

director·8 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Edward Gale

director·8 years·Resigned May 2020

Paul Thomas Ferry

director·9 years·Resigned Apr 2018

Emma Elizabeth Perry

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Karina Gay Carter

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2022

THE BIG LIFE COMPANY

corporate-director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Nazia Parveen

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Tayyaba Javed

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2014

Phillip Edward Charles Hodgett

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Member schools (2)

2 schools|1 with risk flags|0 high severity