Venturers Trust

What Venturers Trust does

E-ACT is a UK multi-academy trust operating 37 publicly funded academies across England, serving approximately 25,000 pupils from early years through secondary education, including all-through schools and the all-age E-ACT Venturers' Academy. Created under the Academies Act 2010 and headquartered in Kettering, Northamptonshire, E-ACT is a charitable company limited by guarantee and an exempt charity overseen by the Secretary of State for Education. The trust's core product is education delivery across primary, secondary, specialist, and alternative provision phases, with a deliberate focus on economically deprived communities — E-ACT academies serve nearly twice the national average of pupil premium students.

The trust operates a 'wisdom of crowds' strategy: 37 academies collaborate through assurance boards, share best practice, and codify successful approaches across the network. Underlying technology includes educational technology platforms with AI tools for lesson planning, resource development, parental communications, and administrative streamlining, alongside collaborative networks and online learning management systems. Adjacent products include the Train To Teach programme, structured apprenticeships (with Baltic, Heart of England, and Lifetime Training), leadership development (Leading at Every Level), the Ideas Conferences series, the Opening Minds Opening Doors podcast, and E-ACT Parker Plus alternative provision for students with anxiety-based school avoidance.

E-ACT generates revenue through government education funding from the Department for Education, paid on a per-pupil basis adjusted for educational needs and deprivation factors — there is no commercial pricing as educational services are free at point of use. The trust is also pursuing operational efficiency through a multi-academy Net Zero solar programme (28 academies, 1.6 million kWh annually, £500,000+ annual electricity savings) and extending sector influence through national system leadership supporting 100+ schools outside the trust and multiple award-winning thought-leadership platforms.

Name

Venturers Trust

Legal name

E-ACT Multi-Academy Trust

Website

https://venturerstrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

E-ACT is a UK multi-academy trust operating 37 publicly funded academies across England, serving approximately 25,000 pupils from early years through secondary. Revenue derives from Department for Education per-pupil funding, with programmes spanning mainstream, specialist, and alternative provision education plus trust-wide sustainability and leadership development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education / Multi-Academy Trust Services

NAICS

Trusts, Estates, and Agency Accounts (52592)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Directed Trust & Trust Advisory Services (FSAAANAK)

Keywords

• Multi-academy trust
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Specialist academy provision
• Academy school operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Kettering

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: E-ACT is a publicly funded multi-academy trust receiving funding from the Department for Education (DfE). Funding is based on pupil numbers and educational needs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Venturers Trust is an educational trust operating in Bristol, delivering primary, secondary, and all-age specialist education as part of the broader E-ACT multi-academy trust network. The trust provides publicly funded educational services to approximately 25,000 pupils across 37 academies in England, with a focus on pupils from economically deprived backgrounds, alongside professional development programmes for education staff and sector-wide thought leadership through Ideas Conferences and podcasts.

Product overview

E-ACT operates as a unified multi-academy trust providing comprehensive educational services through its network of 37 academies across England. The organization offers a spectrum of educational phases including primary, secondary, all-through, and all-age specialist schools. Beyond direct education delivery, E-ACT provides professional development programmes including Train To Teach, apprenticeships, teaching assistant support, and leadership development. The Trust also facilitates Ideas Conferences for sector-wide collaboration on education challenges. E-ACT Parker Plus offers innovative alternative provision alongside mainstream education for students with anxiety-based school avoidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-ACT Venturers' Academy

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% academies good or outstanding
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• James Dyson FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide outstanding STEM opportunities for students across E-ACT academies
• Dulwich CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Languages to provide outstanding language learning opportunities for students
• TEScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Ideas Conferences on mental health and SEND, thought leadership in education sector
• Room 13 CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity studio operating from Hareclive Academy, co-run by primary aged children in Bristol
• PapyrusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuicide prevention education partnership providing training and resources for E-ACT staff
• SWGFL (South West Grid for Learning)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline safety resources and guidance for safeguarding in digital environments
• LadsLikeUsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrauma attuned practice training and keynote sessions for safeguarding conference
• CPC (Construction Procurement Library)minorOthersPublic sector buying organization used for procurement of goods and services
• ESPOminorOthersPublic sector buying organization for education procurement
• YPOminorOthersPublic sector buying organization for procurement
• CCS (Crown Commercial Service)minorOthersUK government agency for procurement
• PagabominorOthersPublic sector framework for procurement
• NHS SBSminorOthersNHS shared business services for procurement
• Everything ICTminorOthersICT procurement framework for education
• National Joint Council (NJC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking to improve employee working and pay practices, reducing modern slavery risks
• EduCareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health resources provider for education staff training
• Baltic ApprenticeshipsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of data, IT, social media and content creation apprenticeships
• Heart of England LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of business, management, marketing, operations and project management apprenticeships
• Lifetime TrainingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider of HR, hospitality, coaching and operations management apprenticeships

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ark Schools: Charity operating a network of non-selective academies across the UK with similar DfE funding and a comparable focus on closing the attainment gap in disadvantaged areas.
• Harris Federation: Major multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies across London and southern England with similar scale, DfE funding model, and focus on disadvantaged pupil outcomes.
• Star Academies: Multi-academy trust running a comparable number of secondary and primary academies across England with a focus on disadvantaged communities and strong accountability-driven performance.
• Oasis Community Learning: Large UK multi-academy trust running dozens of academies with a community-hub model that closely mirrors E-ACT's whole-child, family-support orientation in deprived catchments.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: Large multi-academy trust operating dozens of secondary and primary academies across England, comparable in scale and DfE-funded model to E-ACT.
• Dixons Academies Trust: Northern-based multi-academy trust with a strong outcomes-driven reputation and comparable DfE funding structure, often cited alongside E-ACT in sector awards and rankings.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): One of the largest multi-academy trusts in England, operating a comparable national portfolio of academies serving disadvantaged communities under a similar DfE-funded charitable trust structure to E-ACT.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust operating a similar number of academies primarily serving disadvantaged communities in the Midlands and East of England.

Emerging players

• Reach Academy Trust: Smaller UK multi-academy trust with a similar model combining mainstream education and community services in a deprived catchment, providing a comparable but smaller-scale template to E-ACT.

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large national MAT operating a wide portfolio of academies and independent schools; comparable in scale and cross-phase structure, though broader in scope than E-ACT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/venturerstrust
• Instagraminstagram.com/eactacademies

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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