Central Academies Trust Limited

UID 16789·Companies House 10011570·Incorporated February 2016·Compare

Schools

1

Flags

1

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£4.6m

542 pupils

Avg staff costs

74.4%

of income

Avg reserves

2.6%

of income

Avg absence

8.0%

Persistent: 27.0%

More metrics

Avg FSM

44.2%

free school meals

Capacity

72%

542 / 750 places

At a glance

Trust-wide reserves at 2.6%below 5% thresholdLast accounts filed 18 months ago1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Good 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Good 1

Personal development

Good 1

Leadership & management

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

43.3

-2.9

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressLordswood Boys School, Birmingham, B17 8BJ
Companies House10011570
Incorporated18 February 2016

Trust growth over time

1
16/17
1
17/18
1
18/19
1
19/20
1
20/21
1
21/22
1
22/23
1
23/24
1
24/25

Schools in trust by academic year

YearSchoolsPupilsTotal incomeTotal expenditureAvg staff costs %Avg reserves %
2021/221426£3.0m£3.2m76.5%5.2%
2022/231496£3.8m£3.7m74.3%5.1%
2023/241542£4.6m£4.6m74.4%2.6%
2024/25partial1654

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0
Teaching staff£0
ICT£0
Premises£0
Legal & professional£0
Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 6.7 years

Directors / Trustees (7)

David Edwin Kershaw

director·1 year

Lee Clive Williams

director·1 year

Kenneth Leonard My Holmes

director·6 years

Ian Keith Professor Dunn

director·8 years

Patricia Cox

director·9 years

Victor Philip Bellanti

director·10 years

Peter James Thomas

director·10 years
10 former officers most recent departure: Dec 2023

ST PAULS SECRETARIES LIMITED

corporate-secretary·8 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Beverley Mabey

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2023

Steven John White

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Mark William Mr. Bailie

director·9 years·Resigned May 2016

Alan Thomas East

director·9 years·Resigned May 2016

David Edwin Kershaw

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Richard Edwin Kershaw

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Sarah Jane Durkin

director·10 years·Resigned Jan 2022

Patricia Cox

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Steven John White

director·10 years·Resigned May 2016

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity
high absence