Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
Registered name: PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust made £72.7m revenue and £34.6m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust’s revenue grew 156% to £72.7m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £34.6m profit and 808 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in York; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- York, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £28.4m | £72.7m |
| Cost of sales | £28.6m | £38.1m |
| Operating profit | −£194k | £34.6m |
| Profit before tax | −£194k | £34.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£194k | £34.6m |
| Profit (best available) | −£194k | £34.6m |
| Employees (average) | 620 | 808 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −0.7% | 47.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £45.8k | £89.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£313 | £42.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲155.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲30.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 47.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £89.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £42.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲30%
- Now 808
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Malton Community Sports Centre LimitedRev. £57.9k · Profit −£32.8k
Minority corporate shareholders
- The Diocese of York Educational Trust
- The Archbishop Of York (registered outside the UK register)
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £34.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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