Maharishi School Trust Ltd

UID 3825·Companies House 01902341·Incorporated April 1985·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£1.7m

230 pupils

Avg staff costs

79.3%

of income

Avg reserves

14.8%

of income

Avg absence

10.7%

Persistent: 33.6%

More metrics

Avg FSM

15.7%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

230 / 240 places

At a glance

1 school with absence above 8%1 school with staff costs above 78%1 school with declining results

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

100% Good+

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 1

Leadership & management

100% Good+

Good 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

54.1

+7.9

vs national

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

50.0%

-11.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressMaharishi School Cobbs Brow Lane, Ormskirk, L40 6JJ

Companies House01902341

Incorporated3 April 1985

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	1	213	£1.4m	£1.4m	80.4%	18.2%
2022/23	1	225	£1.4m	£1.4m	86.8%	13.6%
2023/24	1	230	£1.7m	£1.6m	79.3%	14.8%
2024/25partial	1	224	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

Typical MAT centralisation ranges from 3-7% of total trust spend. Figures below 2% may indicate limited central coordination; above 10% warrants review of value for money.

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 2025Source: Companies House

15 current directors · Average tenure: 7.7 years

Directors / Trustees (15)

Nathaniel William Toby Mercer

director·1 year

Daniel Stephen Mcarthur-greenall

director·1 year

Carmel Louise Mccloskey

director·2 years

Claire Kathleen Latham

director·3 years

Julian Richard Howard Lees

director·3 years

Rosemary Marriott

director·4 years

Laura Gaskell

director·4 years

Audrey O'neill

director·5 years

Claire Alexandra Winteringham

director·6 years

Lisa Jane Edwards

director·9 years

Richard William Buswell

director·10 years

Mareanna Ingram

director·12 years

Lisa Vicki Walters

director·13 years

Ian Brian Dr Birnbaum

director·14 years

Gwyndaf Evans

director·22 years

Company Secretary

Paul Alexander Magee

secretary·3 years

67 former officers — most recent departure: Jan 2025

Susan Elizabeth Megan Hindle

secretary·Resigned Nov 1993

Maurice Wynne Spong

director·Resigned Jun 1992

Michael Stuart Penn

director·Resigned Feb 1993

Stephen Richard Harold Dr Cross

director·Resigned Feb 1998

Isobel Margery Rae

director·Resigned Mar 1992

Richard William Buswell

director·Resigned Dec 1992

James Sinton

director·Resigned Dec 1993

Anne Binny Arrowsmith

director·

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Maharishi Free School	137498	All-through	high absencehigh staff costsperformance decline

Maharishi Free SchoolAll-through

high absencehigh staff costsperformance decline

Richard John Myott Lines

director·Resigned Dec 1995

Marek Jan Loreys

director·Resigned Mar 1992

Rachel Fern Hobson

director·2 years·Resigned Jan 2025

Lucy Elizabeth Jessie Andrews

director·3 years·Resigned Nov 2024

Jay Duckett

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2024

Ruxandra Trandafoiu

director·5 years·Resigned Oct 2022

Hayley Copplestone

director·5 years·Resigned Aug 2021

Philip Duckworth

director·7 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Victoria Ross

director·7 years·Resigned Oct 2020

Jeremy James Bowler

director·7 years·Resigned Sept 2021

Hayley Copplestone

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2019

Steven Panter

director·9 years·Resigned Sept 2017

Jane Ann Smalley

director·9 years·Resigned Dec 2023

Paula Wynne

director·9 years·Resigned Oct 2018

Jonathon Gregory Phillips

director·10 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Joanne Hill

director·11 years·Resigned Oct 2016

Lavinia Wilkinson

director·11 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Ellen Sarah Day Freel

director·12 years·Resigned Sept 2017

William Marriott

director·12 years·Resigned Aug 2014

Justine Louise Poole

director·13 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Lisa Hughes

director·13 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Bridget Griffiths

director·14 years·Resigned Feb 2013

Carla Robinson

director·14 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Joanne Marie Biswas

director·14 years·Resigned Jun 2015

Claire Alexandra Winteringham

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2016

Lisa Jayne Coombes

director·14 years·Resigned May 2015

Bruce John Forrest Alexander

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2016

James Scott

director·14 years·Resigned Jul 2012

Richard Scott

director·16 years·Resigned Sept 2011

Gerard Lambert

director·17 years·Resigned Jun 2009

Anne Louise Rebecca Mercer

director·19 years·Resigned Aug 2011

John Dickinson Collins

director·21 years·Resigned Jan 2006

Jeremy James Bowler

director·22 years·Resigned May 2007

Janice Isobel Johnstone

director·22 years·Resigned Apr 2004

Vijaya Babu Dr Pothula

director·22 years·Resigned Apr 2004

Bridget Griffiths

director·24 years·Resigned Dec 2007

Carolyn Andrea Russell

director·24 years·Resigned Sept 2003

Philip Douglas Mitchell

secretary·24 years·Resigned Aug 2022

Harriet Sarah Dr Jump

director·25 years·Resigned Jul 2002

Philip Douglas Mitchell

director·25 years·Resigned Sept 2001

Richard William Buswell

director·25 years·Resigned Jun 2012

Stephen Richard Harold Dr Cross

director·25 years·Resigned Feb 2003

Mark Koehorst

director·26 years·Resigned Jan 2000

Dinah Grice

director·27 years·Resigned Apr 2004

Bruce John Forrest Alexander

director·28 years·Resigned Apr 2004

William Graham Orr

director·28 years·Resigned May 1998

Debbie Walker

director·28 years·Resigned Nov 2000

Simon John Cohen

director·28 years·Resigned Feb 2002

Jesus Martinez

secretary·29 years·Resigned Sept 2001

Fiona Sheila Cassells

director·29 years·Resigned May 1997

Patricia Joan Hughes

director·30 years·Resigned Feb 2000

Ruth Soult

director·31 years·Resigned Nov 2000

Sheila Maureen Read

director·32 years·Resigned Dec 1995

John Dickinson Collins

secretary·32 years·Resigned Nov 1996

Christopher Dennis Davies

director·32 years·Resigned Feb 1998

Richard Malcolm Marriott

director·33 years·Resigned Feb 1994

Claire Alexandra Winteringham

director·33 years·Resigned Sept 1997

Robert Andrew Johnstone

director·33 years·Resigned Apr 2004

Richard Scott

director·34 years·Resigned Sept 1997