The Children's Endeavour Trust

UID 17161·Companies House 11683082·Incorporated November 2018·Compare

Schools

Flags

2 high severity

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

Total income

£16.7m

2,871 pupils

Avg staff costs

79.4%

of income

Avg reserves

13.9%

of income

Avg absence

5.5%

Persistent: 13.4%

More metrics

Avg FSM

24.8%

free school meals

Capacity

88%

2,871 / 3,247 places

Trust overview

4 of 8 schools have staff costs above the DfE's 78% review threshold — review against school context.

3 of 8 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 12% of schools (1 of 8).

88% 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

4 schools with staff costs above 78%2 schools in deficit4 schools with workforce pressure1 school with declining results1 school with Ofsted concerns

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

80% Good+

Good 4RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Good 5

Personal development

100% Good+

Good 5

Leadership & management

88% Good+

Good 7RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

53.9%

-7.1pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressSpringfield Junior School, Ipswich, IP1 4DT

Companies House11683082

Incorporated16 November 2018

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	8	2,943	£13.6m	£13.9m	81.5%	17.8%
2022/23	8	2,945	£16.2m	£15.9m	77.2%	17.9%
2023/24	8	2,871	£16.7m	£16.4m	79.4%	13.9%
2024/25partial	8	2,793	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

4.0%

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

£675,000

CS staff costs

£469,000

CS income

£63,000

Admin & clerical£219,000

Teaching staff£213,000

ICT£0

Premises£31,000

Legal & professional£95,000

Auditor costs£23,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2025Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.5 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

James Douglas Roberts

director·1 year

Clare Barlow

director·1 year

Anthony Miller

director·2 years

Victoria Gardner

director·2 years

Julie Karen Goodridge

director·2 years

Ian Hetherington Kenneth Scott

director·7 years

David Thomas White

director·7 years

10 former officers — most recent departure: Jun 2025

Paul Wranek

director·2 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Joanne Marie Moss

director·3 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Lyn Baran

director·4 years·Resigned Feb 2022

Camille Nickson

director·4 years·Resigned Jun 2022

Benjamin James Palmer

director·5 years·Resigned Jul 2023

Amanda Jaine Timcke

Member schools (8)

8 schools|5 with risk flags|2 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School	147933	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costs
Bosmere Community Primary School	147934	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficit
Broke Hall Community Primary School	146460	Primary	—
Chilton Community Primary School	147932	Primary	—
Combs Ford Primary School	147880	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressure
Freeman Community Primary School	147931	Primary	high staff costs
Springfield Junior School	144329	Primary	workforce pressurehigh staff costsin year deficitperformance decline
Whitehouse Community Primary School	148750	Primary	—