Bright Futures Educational Trust

UID 2437·Companies House 07695771·Incorporated July 2011·Compare

Schools

11

Flags

17

7 high severity

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

Total income

£51.6m

5,262 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.6%

of income

Avg reserves

0.2%

of income

Avg absence

6.4%

Persistent: 17.8%

More metrics

Avg FSM

42.3%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

5,262 / 5,457 places

At a glance

5 of 9 directors appointed in last 2 years5 schools in deficit3 schools with staff costs above 78%3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with declining results2 schools with absence above 8%2 schools with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1Good 4RI 2

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 2Good 5

Personal development

Outst. 2Good 5

Leadership & management

Outst. 2Good 8RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

58.9

+12.7

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

52.8%

-8.3pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressThe Hub 144 Irlam Road, Manchester, M41 6NA
Companies House07695771
Incorporated6 July 2011

Trust growth over time

1
10/11
3
11/12
7
12/13
8
13/14
9
14/15
9
15/16
10
16/17
11
17/18
11
18/19
11
19/20
11
20/21
11
21/22
11
22/23
11
23/24
11
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/22115,313£42.0m£39.6m76.1%18.7%
2022/23115,328£46.8m£46.3m74.6%2.1%
2023/24115,262£51.6m£49.8m74.6%0.2%
2024/25partial115,228

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

3.2%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£1,624,000

CS staff costs

£1,239,000

CS income

£592,000

Admin & clerical£350,000
Teaching staff£594,000
ICT£0
Premises£23,000
Legal & professional£103,000
Auditor costs£69,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

9 current directors · Average tenure: 2.6 years · 11 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (9)

Lisa Fathers

director·< 1 year

Alison Kate Bolton

director·< 1 year

Sandeep Ranote

director·< 1 year

Lindsay Batchford

director·< 1 year

Helen Mccormick

director·< 1 year

Shaheen Akhtar Myers

director·3 years

Michael Heys Tonge

director·4 years

Iain Michael Ashworth

director·6 years

Robert Neil Leggett

director·6 years

Company Secretary

Anna Sharpley

secretary·2 years
35 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2025

Rachel Elizabeth Moonan

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Alison Gormally

director·2 years·Resigned Nov 2025

Katherine Melinda Clough

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Anthony Healy

director·6 years·Resigned Feb 2020

Maureen Angela Whilby

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Paul Edmund Moonan

director·6 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Tracy Edward Vitalis

secretary·7 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Lynn Nicholls

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2021

John William Dr Stephens

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2025

Joan Margaret Appleyard

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2019

Daniel Paul Rubin

director·9 years·Resigned Aug 2025

Selvanayagam Dr Pankayachelvan

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Yakub Patel

director·10 years·Resigned Aug 2019

Amanda Helen Bailey

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Anne Patricia Yeomans

director·12 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Michael John Prior

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Susan Kim Morrison

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Fassah Dr Bibi

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Josephine Purcell

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Gary Copitch

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Stephen Gerald Lindemann

director·13 years·Resigned Feb 2016

Anthony Jack Leon

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Alan Foster

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Caroline Sarah Shaw

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2019

Jonathan Edward Poole

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2017

Justin Stuart Laurence Kelly

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2017

Wendy Carolyn Jenkins

director·14 years·Resigned Apr 2016

Linda Mary Groom

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Edward Ashley Lote Smith

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Baron Anthony Webber Bernstein

director·14 years·Resigned Aug 2015

Jenny Andrews

director·14 years·Resigned May 2012

EVERSECRETARY LIMITED

corporate-secretary·14 years·Resigned Jan 2019

Dana Dame Ross-wawrzynski

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2016

James Deans Rankin

director·14 years·Resigned Mar 2014

Colette Elizabeth Foan

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2011

Member schools (11)

11 schools|8 with risk flags|7 high severity
in year deficitofsted concernperformance decline
workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
workforce pressureofsted concernhigh absence
in year deficitworkforce pressure
in year deficit
high staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Melland High SchoolNot applicable
high absence
The OrchardsNot applicable
high staff costs