Boa Trust

UID 17523·Companies House 06832416·Incorporated February 2009·Compare

Schools

Flags

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

Total income

£10.8m

1,487 pupils

Avg staff costs

53.4%

of income

Avg reserves

0.0%

of income

Avg absence

9.1%

Persistent: 30.1%

More metrics

Avg FSM

19.9%

free school meals

Capacity

66%

1,487 / 2,250 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with workforce pressure1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

54.1

+7.9

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBirmingham Ormiston Academy, Birmingham, B4 7QD

Companies House06832416

Incorporated27 February 2009

Trust growth over time

11/12

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21/22

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23/24

24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	2	1,097	£7.4m	£6.9m	56.3%	0.0%
2022/23	3	1,305	£9.6m	£8.1m	52.0%	0.0%
2023/24	3	1,487	£10.8m	£9.2m	53.4%	0.0%
2024/25partial	3	1,608	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

13.6%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,448,000

CS staff costs

£870,000

CS income

£281,000

Admin & clerical£508,000

Teaching staff£176,000

ICT£26,000

Premises£87,000

Legal & professional£78,000

Auditor costs£30,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 5.2 years · 3 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Mavernie Amanda Cunningham

director·< 1 year

Juliet Silverton

director·< 1 year

Clayton Shaw

director·1 year

Katharine Louise Mayfield-tague

director·2 years

Julian Michael Widdows

director·3 years

Sarah Helen Dr Wood

director·5 years

Leigh David Benjamin Yeomans

director·5 years

Kevin George Prof Mattinson

director·8 years

Gurdip Singh Bhangoo

director·10 years

Edward Jonathan Turpie

director·13 years

Company Secretary

Kate Marie Wallace

secretary·2 years

33 former officers — most recent departure: Jul 2025

Caragh Merrick

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Gregory Michael Nash

director·2 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Graham Edward Dr Sheffield

director·2 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Peter James Professor Francis

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2023

David Lee Albert Dovydaitis

secretary·3 years·Resigned May 2023

Peter William Darwen

secretary·5 years·Resigned Jul 2022

John Gerard Reilly

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

David John Silber

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Alistair Edward Todd

director·7 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Nick Andrew Hudson

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2025

David Jonathan Professor Roberts

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Bashir Professor Makhoul

director·9 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Ian James Shephard

director·10 years·Resigned Nov 2017

John Mcevoy

director·10 years·Resigned Sept 2018

Peter William Darwen

secretary·11 years·Resigned Feb 2019

Mike Anthony Gibbons

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Paul Stuart Averis

secretary·13 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Michael Lightly

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Philip David Singleton

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2015

Spencer Ayres

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Robert John Sealey

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Toby Dominic Brodigan Professor Salt

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2017

Gaynor Cheshire

director·13 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Nicholas Stephen Sir Williams

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2018

Martin Frank Locket

director·13 years·Resigned Nov 2015

Amajit Talwar

director·13 years·Resigned Jun 2016

Andrew Ross

secretary·14 years·Resigned Mar 2013

Hilary Ruth Hodgson

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Philip Professor Thickett

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Peter Guiler Murray

director·17 years·Resigned Sept 2012

SKS SECRETARY LIMITED

corporate-secretary·17 years·Resigned Mar 2012

Ian Mcallister Cleland

director·17 years·Resigned Mar 2012

Mary Professor Carswell

director·17 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Member schools (3)

3 schools|2 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Birmingham Ormiston Academy	136944	Secondary	workforce pressurehigh absence
Boa Digital Technologies Academy	149042	Secondary	high absenceofsted concern
Boa Stage and Screen Production Academy	148635	16 plus	—

Birmingham Ormiston AcademySecondary

workforce pressurehigh absence

Boa Digital Technologies AcademySecondary

high absenceofsted concern

Boa Stage and Screen Production Academy16 plus