The Girls' Day School Trust
Registered name: THE GIRLS' DAY SCHOOL TRUST
The Girls' Day School Trust made £3.6m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Girls' Day School Trust’s revenue grew 19% to £3.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1.9m profit. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 154 yrs · since 1872
- Type
- PRIV LTD SECT. 30 (Private limited company, section 30 of the Companies Act)
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 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.9m | £3.1m | £3.6m |
| Cost of sales | −£786k | −£757k | −£839k |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 49% | 50.8% | 53.3% |
| Gross margin | 72.4% | 75.2% | 77% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7% | ▲19.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲10.9% | ▲25.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 53.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 77%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- GDST (Enterprises) LimitedRev. £3.6m · Profit £1.9m
- GDST Pension Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Redmaids' High SchoolFigures not disclosed
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 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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