The Bolton Impact Trust

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

Schools

Flags

9 high severity

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Jun 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2026/27Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£19.6m

1,480 pupils

Avg staff costs

70.3%

of income

Avg reserves

13.4%

of income

Avg absence

More metrics

Avg FSM

62.6%

free school meals

Capacity

96%

1,480 / 1,535 places

Total admin cost

£622k

£420 per pupil

Trust overview

All 5 schools with reported data have staff costs below the DfE's 78% review point.

All 5 schools with reported data hold reserves at or above the DfE's 5% reference point.

Every school with reported data balanced its in-year budget in the latest return.

Absence is above the national average in 2 of 2 schools. Attendance tracks intake and local circumstances as well as school practice.

2 schools report persistent absence above 20%, a level the DfE prioritises for additional support.

4 of 5 inspected schools meet the expected standard or above.

Generated from published DfE and Ofsted data — year-end snapshots that cannot show in-year plans, restructuring or local context. Reference points are DfE review thresholds, not judgements.

Ofsted & results

Ofsted

80%meeting standard or above

Across 5 graded schools.

Sub-judgements — earlier framework

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

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	£19.6m	£17.9m	70.3%	13.4%
2025/26	5	1,478	—	—	—	—

Central services

2024/25

Centralisation

0.3%

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

£49,000

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£10,000

Auditor costs£24,000

Governance

Source: Companies House

Board of trustees

Accounts to Aug 2025

10 current directors · Average tenure: 4.4 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·7 years·Resigned Sept 2020

Charles Robert Atkinson

director·8 years·Resigned Aug 2020

Alan Slater

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Dominic Mckeon

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Antony Birch

Member schools (5)

5 schools|5 with risk flags|5 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Forwards Centre	142702	Not applicable	workforce pressure
Lever Park School	142766	Not applicable	workforce pressurehigh absence
Park School Teaching Service	142719	Not applicable	workforce pressure
Smithills School	140500	Secondary	high absenceofsted concernworkforce pressure
Youth Challenge Pru	142758	Not applicable	workforce pressure