Weaver Trust Limited

UID 16620·Companies House 10605768·Incorporated February 2017·Compare

Schools

Flags

1 high severity

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

Total income

£9.3m

1,121 pupils

Avg staff costs

68.0%

of income

Avg reserves

14.3%

of income

Avg absence

5.4%

Persistent: 14.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

37.3%

free school meals

Capacity

75%

1,121 / 1,485 places

Trust overview

1 school is operating in deficit — this may reflect planned investment or require financial planning.

1 of 6 schools had expenditure exceeding income this year.

Overall absence is above the national average in 33% of schools (2 of 6).

3 schools have persistent absence above 20%.

83% 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

Last accounts filed 19 months ago1 school with declining results2 schools with workforce pressure1 school in deficit1 school with Ofsted concerns1 school with absence above 8%

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

80% Good+

Outst. 1Good 3RI 1

Behaviour & attitudes

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Personal development

100% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4

Leadership & management

83% Good+

Outst. 1Good 4RI 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 2

Expected standard (RWM)

69.0%

+8.0pp

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressOak Tree Barn, Suite 2 Hatton Lane, Warrington, WA4 4BX

Companies House10605768

Incorporated7 February 2017

Trust growth over time

matpulse.co.uk

Schools Pupils

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	5	1,108	£6.7m	£6.3m	65.1%	12.6%
2022/23	5	1,058	£6.0m	£5.4m	58.4%	12.7%
2023/24	6	1,325	£9.3m	£8.5m	68.0%	14.3%
2024/25partial	6	1,363	—	—	—	—

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

£586,000

CS staff costs

£419,000

CS income

-£6,000

Admin & clerical£213,000

Teaching staff£200,000

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£56,000

Auditor costs£24,000

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

7 current directors · Average tenure: 3.7 years · 1 change in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (7)

Rukhsana Corp

director·1 year

Eve Jessica Bartlet

director·1 year

Christopher Ian Heptinstall

director·1 year

Robert Boyd Georges Foreman

director·3 years

Julian Charles Cobley

director·4 years

Matthew Lord

director·5 years

Craig Stuart Ridge

director·7 years

19 former officers — most recent departure: Feb 2026

Kathryn Dawn Hardy

director·1 year·Resigned Feb 2026

Alexander John Cameron

director·2 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Yvonne Ruth Thwaites

director·2 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Emma Victoria Ford

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2023

Mark Williams

director·3 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Colin Christopher Dr Hampshire

Member schools (6)

6 schools|3 with risk flags|1 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School	144058	Primary	—
Comberbach Nursery and Primary School	147809	Primary	—
Grange Community Nursery and Primary School	146538	Primary	performance declineworkforce pressure
Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School	149959	Primary	ofsted concernworkforce pressurehigh absence
Leftwich Community Primary School	148459	Primary	in year deficit
Westminster Community Primary School	148984	Primary	—