Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust

UID 2548·Companies House 07808732·Incorporated October 2011·Compare

Schools

35

Flags

67

30 high severity

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

Total income

£86.2m

12,019 pupils

Avg staff costs

77.6%

of income

Avg reserves

11.2%

of income

Avg absence

5.6%

Persistent: 14.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

27.9%

free school meals

Capacity

95%

12,019 / 12,701 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago16 schools with workforce pressure15 schools with staff costs above 78%14 schools in deficit9 schools with absence above 8%6 schools with declining results2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 2Good 17RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 4Good 16RI 1

Personal development

Outst. 4Good 17

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 31RI 2

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

45.3

-0.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

65.6%

+4.6pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressCarmel Rc College, Darlington, DL3 8RW
Companies House07808732
Incorporated13 October 2011

Trust growth over time

2
10/11
3
11/12
8
12/13
8
13/14
10
14/15
13
15/16
13
16/17
14
17/18
18
18/19
21
19/20
30
20/21
35
21/22
35
22/23
35
23/24
35
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/223512,307£74.1m£68.2m70.2%21.5%
2022/233512,189£76.3m£75.7m73.5%28.6%
2023/243512,019£86.2m£86.3m77.6%11.2%
2024/25partial3511,866

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.5%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£4,044,000

CS staff costs

£2,999,000

CS income

£961,000

Admin & clerical£1,394,000
Teaching staff£1,483,000
ICT£122,000
Premises£263,000
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£53,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

8 current directors · Average tenure: 5.7 years

Directors / Trustees (8)

Adam Joseph Thomas Lynch-brown

director·1 year

Liam James Clark-brown

director·1 year

Peter Thomas Walker

director·2 years

Paul Douthwaite

director·2 years

Sarah Elizabeth Monk

director·3 years

Yvonne Ryanna Coates

director·6 years

Peter Malcolm Frank

director·13 years

Christopher Ronald Wiper

director·14 years
38 former officers most recent departure: Mar 2025

David Nicholas Allan

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Alison Mary Aisbitt

director·5 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Emily Elizabeth Bradshaw

director·6 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Josephine Wilson

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Allan David Mitchell

director·6 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Immanuel Maria Sebastine

director·6 years·Resigned Apr 2023

Mary Bernadette Toth

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Bernadette Rizzi-allan

director·11 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Joan Mary Edwards

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Andrew Ramsey

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Catherine Alison Powell

director·12 years·Resigned Jan 2024

Patricia Ann Mctimoney

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2019

John Reverend Butters

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2023

Adrian John Frank

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Janice Long

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2018

Frederick Peter Mackie

director·13 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Maria Matthews

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Martina Brigid Mccollom

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Christopher Peacock

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2017

David Father Russell

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2016

Michael Peter Shorten

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Michael Smyth

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Catherine O'neill

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

James Matthew Cunningham

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Cynthia Beaver Councillor Hughes

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Gregory Price

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Stan Heywood

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Kenneth Gerarde Gee

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2012

Jennifer Anne Moorhouse

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2014

Rachel Mcgovern

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Melanie Kane

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Julie Patricia Humphrey

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Anne Sales

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Seamus Anthony Joseph Rev. Doyle

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Sarah Louise Thornton

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

WB COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED

corporate-secretary·14 years·Resigned Apr 2013

Gerard Vincent Wiper

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Maura Dame Regan

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2020

Member schools (35)

35 schools|32 with risk flags|29 high severity
high absenceperformance decline
in year deficit
in year deficithigh staff costs
in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressureperformance decline
in year deficithigh staff costsperformance declineworkforce pressure
workforce pressure
in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure
in year deficithigh staff costshigh absenceperformance decline
workforce pressure
in year deficithigh staff costsworkforce pressure
workforce pressurehigh staff costs