The Bolton Impact Trust

UID 16066·Companies House 09971348·Incorporated January 2016·Compare

Schools

Flags

4 high severity

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

Total income

£18.6m

1,409 pupils

Avg staff costs

69.0%

of income

Avg reserves

9.6%

of income

Avg absence

21.9%

Persistent: 48.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

60.2%

free school meals

Capacity

92%

1,409 / 1,535 places

Trust overview

1 of 5 schools have reserves below the DfE's 5% minimum.

Overall absence is above the national average in 100% of schools (2 of 2).

2 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

80% of inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding across sub-judgements.

Reference points from DfE published guidance. Whether any metric warrants action depends on the trust's context and strategy.

At a glance

3 schools with workforce pressure2 schools with absence above 8%1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

50% Good+

Outst. 1RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 1

Leadership & management

80% Good+

Outst. 2Good 2RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

21.3

-24.9

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

Address97-99 Chorley Street, Bolton, BL1 4AL

Companies House09971348

Incorporated26 January 2016

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	1,289	£15.0m	£14.7m	79.2%	11.6%
2022/23	5	1,295	£16.7m	£15.1m	69.6%	13.8%
2023/24	5	1,409	£18.6m	£16.6m	69.0%	9.6%
2024/25partial	5	1,480	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

6.4%

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

£1,137,000

CS staff costs

£781,000

CS income

£25,000

Admin & clerical£576,000

Teaching staff£127,000

ICT£7,000

Premises£67,000

Legal & professional£85,000

Auditor costs£25,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.1 years · 6 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (10)

Lynette Marie Harding

director·< 1 year

James Joseph Gilliver

director·< 1 year

Edward Kirk

director·< 1 year

Janet Elizabeth Moores

director·< 1 year

Denise Luczka

director·3 years

Julia Paradine

director·3 years

Joshua Bennett

director·5 years

Susan Elizabeth Hincks

director·7 years

Robert Keith Davies

director·10 years

Paul Edward Hodgkinson

director·10 years

12 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Patricia Ann Norton

director·4 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Kristian Franz Halliwell

director·6 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Charles Robert Atkinson

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Alan Slater

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Dominic Mckeon

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Antony Birch

Member schools (5)

5 schools|4 with risk flags|3 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Forwards Centre	142702	Not applicable	—
Lever Park School	142766	Not applicable	high absence
Park School Teaching Service	142719	Not applicable	workforce pressure
Smithills School	140500	Secondary	ofsted concernhigh absenceworkforce pressure
Youth Challenge Pru	142758	Not applicable	workforce pressure