
Company Number
07612865
Next Accounts
May 2026
Shareholders
-
Group Structure
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Industry
Primary education
Registered Address
gonville road, thornton heath, surrey, CR7 6DL
Website
www.stepacademytrust.orgPomanda estimates the enterprise value of STEP ACADEMY TRUST at £81.5m based on a Turnover of £46.4m and 1.76x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STEP ACADEMY TRUST at £1.5m based on an EBITDA of £192.7k and a 7.95x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of STEP ACADEMY TRUST at £327.9m based on Net Assets of £123.5m and 2.66x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Step Academy Trust is a live company located in surrey, CR7 6DL with a Companies House number of 07612865. It operates in the primary education sector, SIC Code 85200. Founded in April 2011, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Step Academy Trust is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £46.4m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Step Academy Trust a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
3 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £46.4m, make it larger than the average company (£4.7m)
£46.4m - Step Academy Trust
£4.7m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -2%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7%)
-2% - Step Academy Trust
7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 44.5%, this company has a comparable cost of product (44.5%)
44.5% - Step Academy Trust
44.5% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -3.4% make it less profitable than the average company (2.2%)
-3.4% - Step Academy Trust
2.2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 1003 employees, this is above the industry average (101)
1003 - Step Academy Trust
101 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £38.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£34k)
£38.1k - Step Academy Trust
£34k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £46.2k, this is equally as efficient (£48.2k)
£46.2k - Step Academy Trust
£48.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 1 days, this is later than average (0 days)
1 days - Step Academy Trust
0 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 8 days, this is quicker than average (21 days)
8 days - Step Academy Trust
21 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Step Academy Trust
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 59 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (95 weeks)
59 weeks - Step Academy Trust
95 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 5.3%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (8.2%)
5.3% - Step Academy Trust
8.2% - Industry AVG
Step Academy Trust's latest turnover from August 2024 is £46.4 million and the company has net assets of £123.5 million. According to their latest financial statements, Step Academy Trust has 1,003 employees and maintains cash reserves of £7.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | |
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Turnover | 46,352,000 | 44,959,000 | 42,788,000 | 49,866,000 | 49,458,000 | 25,821,000 | 38,788,000 | 67,491,000 | 13,816,000 | 19,556,520 | 14,976,846 | 9,758,034 | 11,660,764 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 6,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 22,000 | 57,000 | ||||||||
Interest Receivable | |||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | -1,153,000 | -4,166,000 | -2,628,000 | 11,546,000 | 18,908,000 | -2,285,000 | 13,875,000 | 45,945,000 | -876,000 | 7,325,223 | 6,323,457 | 4,756,905 | 7,465,028 |
Tax | |||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | -1,153,000 | -4,166,000 | -2,628,000 | 11,546,000 | 18,908,000 | -2,285,000 | 13,875,000 | 45,945,000 | -876,000 | 7,325,223 | 6,323,457 | 4,756,905 | 7,465,028 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||
Retained Profit | -1,153,000 | -4,166,000 | -2,628,000 | 11,546,000 | 18,908,000 | -2,285,000 | 13,875,000 | 45,945,000 | -876,000 | 7,325,223 | 6,323,457 | 4,756,905 | 7,465,028 |
Employee Costs | 38,181,000 | 35,138,000 | 31,829,000 | 28,523,000 | 23,418,000 | 18,834,000 | 18,661,000 | 16,236,000 | 11,205,000 | 9,060,459 | 6,357,071 | 3,456,015 | 2,914,944 |
Number Of Employees | 1,003 | 982 | 999 | 937 | 693 | 676 | 673 | 538 | 419 | 345 | 280 | 162 | 62 |
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | |
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Tangible Assets | 120,940,000 | 121,413,000 | 126,855,000 | 127,040,000 | 112,166,000 | 90,402,000 | 91,224,000 | 74,592,000 | 26,334,000 | 26,774,104 | 18,888,834 | 12,482,270 | 7,305,207 |
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 120,940,000 | 121,413,000 | 126,855,000 | 127,040,000 | 112,166,000 | 90,402,000 | 91,224,000 | 74,592,000 | 26,334,000 | 26,774,104 | 18,888,834 | 12,482,270 | 7,305,207 |
Stock & work in progress | 36,000 | 21,000 | 20,000 | 13,000 | 7,000 | ||||||||
Trade Debtors | 190,000 | 89,000 | 195,000 | 148,000 | 292,000 | 175,000 | 134,000 | 94,000 | 196,000 | 101,622 | 63,963 | 11,097 | |
Group Debtors | |||||||||||||
Misc Debtors | 1,727,000 | 1,303,000 | 961,000 | 911,000 | 1,131,000 | 1,317,000 | 1,168,000 | 994,000 | 716,000 | 491,682 | 929,240 | 374,728 | 342,564 |
Cash | 7,567,000 | 9,484,000 | 9,336,000 | 5,741,000 | 3,241,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,217,000 | 911,000 | 1,061,000 | 1,814,138 | 1,295,713 | 833,272 | 658,853 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||
total current assets | 9,484,000 | 10,876,000 | 10,528,000 | 6,821,000 | 4,664,000 | 2,728,000 | 2,539,000 | 2,012,000 | 1,980,000 | 2,407,442 | 2,288,916 | 1,219,097 | 1,001,417 |
total assets | 130,424,000 | 132,289,000 | 137,383,000 | 133,861,000 | 116,830,000 | 93,130,000 | 93,763,000 | 76,604,000 | 28,314,000 | 29,181,546 | 21,177,750 | 13,701,367 | 8,306,624 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 613,000 | 243,000 | 757,000 | 281,000 | 375,000 | 338,000 | 216,000 | 10,000 | 7,000 | 172,680 | 136,163 | 4,839 | 104,875 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 5,947,000 | 6,286,000 | 6,777,000 | 4,467,000 | 2,930,000 | 1,768,000 | 1,540,000 | 1,385,000 | 771,000 | 885,253 | 856,197 | 459,595 | 293,721 |
total current liabilities | 6,560,000 | 6,529,000 | 7,534,000 | 4,748,000 | 3,305,000 | 2,106,000 | 1,756,000 | 1,395,000 | 778,000 | 1,057,933 | 992,360 | 464,434 | 398,596 |
loans | |||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||
other liabilities | 142,000 | 233,000 | 324,000 | 415,000 | 455,000 | ||||||||
provisions | |||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 352,000 | 1,346,000 | 3,268,000 | 19,240,000 | 13,216,000 | 9,773,000 | 5,505,000 | 4,321,000 | 4,493,000 | 2,371,000 | 1,951,000 | 1,071,000 | 534,000 |
total liabilities | 6,912,000 | 7,875,000 | 10,802,000 | 23,988,000 | 16,521,000 | 11,879,000 | 7,261,000 | 5,716,000 | 5,271,000 | 3,428,933 | 2,943,360 | 1,535,434 | 932,596 |
net assets | 123,512,000 | 124,414,000 | 126,581,000 | 109,873,000 | 100,309,000 | 81,251,000 | 86,502,000 | 70,888,000 | 23,043,000 | 25,752,613 | 18,234,390 | 12,165,933 | 7,374,028 |
total shareholders funds | 123,512,000 | 124,414,000 | 126,581,000 | 109,873,000 | 100,309,000 | 81,251,000 | 86,502,000 | 70,888,000 | 23,043,000 | 25,752,613 | 18,234,390 | 12,165,933 | 7,374,028 |
Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2019 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2015 | Aug 2014 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2012 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||
Operating Profit | |||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,772,000 | 1,817,000 | 1,774,000 | 1,636,000 | 1,444,000 | 1,194,000 | 1,178,000 | 1,104,000 | 605,220,000 | 844,359 | 672,680 | 339,543 | 254,684 |
Amortisation | |||||||||||||
Tax | |||||||||||||
Stock | -36,000 | 15,000 | 21,000 | -20,000 | 7,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
Debtors | 525,000 | 236,000 | 97,000 | -364,000 | -69,000 | 190,000 | 214,000 | 176,000 | 318,696 | -399,899 | 607,378 | 43,261 | 342,564 |
Creditors | 370,000 | -514,000 | 476,000 | -94,000 | 37,000 | 122,000 | 206,000 | 3,000 | -165,680 | 36,517 | 131,324 | -100,036 | 104,875 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -339,000 | -491,000 | 2,310,000 | 1,537,000 | 1,162,000 | 228,000 | 155,000 | 614,000 | -114,253 | 29,056 | 396,602 | 165,874 | 293,721 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | |||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||
capital expenditure | 568,000 | 167,000 | 377,000 | 33,000 | 47,000 | -593,719 | 30,446 | -354,712 | -120,561 | ||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | 568,000 | 167,000 | 377,000 | 33,000 | 47,000 | -593,719 | 30,446 | -354,712 | -120,561 | ||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | -91,000 | -91,000 | -91,000 | -40,000 | 455,000 | ||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||
interest | -6,000 | -7,000 | -6,000 | -22,000 | -57,000 | ||||||||
cash flow from financing | 160,000 | 1,908,000 | 19,245,000 | -2,022,000 | 605,000 | -2,966,000 | 1,733,000 | 1,893,000 | -1,839,613 | 171,000 | -312,000 | 35,000 | -91,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||
cash | -1,917,000 | 148,000 | 3,595,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,005,000 | 19,000 | 306,000 | -150,000 | -753,138 | 518,425 | 462,441 | 174,419 | 658,853 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||
change in cash | -1,917,000 | 148,000 | 3,595,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,005,000 | 19,000 | 306,000 | -150,000 | -753,138 | 518,425 | 462,441 | 174,419 | 658,853 |
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STEP ACADEMY TRUST group structure
Step Academy Trust has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
STEP ACADEMY TRUST
07612865
Step Academy Trust currently has 13 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ross Gardner (Jul 2015) and Miss Navdeep Sanghara (Mar 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Ross Gardner | 52 years | Jul 2015 | - | Director | |
Miss Navdeep Sanghara | England | 43 years | Mar 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Rama Venchard | 60 years | Sep 2019 | - | Director | |
Mr Benjamin Bartlett | 57 years | Dec 2019 | - | Director | |
Ms Shelley Stuart | England | 56 years | Apr 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Peter Lilford | 42 years | Apr 2020 | - | Director | |
Mr Paul Glover | 43 years | Sep 2022 | - | Director | |
Mr Ian Hersey | 52 years | Jul 2023 | - | Director | |
Ms Amy Barron | 54 years | Jul 2023 | - | Director | |
Mr Paul Bridgeman | 51 years | Sep 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
August 2024turnover
46.4m
+3%
operating profit
-1.6m
0%
gross margin
44.5%
-1.32%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
August 2024net assets
123.5m
-0.01%
total assets
130.4m
-0.01%
cash
7.6m
-0.2%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
07612865
Type
Private Limited by guarantee without Share Capital Exempt from using Limited
industry
85200 - Primary education
incorporation date
April 2011
age
14
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
August 2024
previous names
the step academy trust (April 2016)
accountant
-
auditor
UHY HACKER YOUNG LLP
address
gonville road, thornton heath, surrey, CR7 6DL
Bank
LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
WINCKWORTH SHERWOOD LLP
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