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Company No. 00141076 · Incorporated 23 Jul 1915

Headington School Oxford Limited

Registered name: HEADINGTON SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED

Headington School Oxford Limited made £28.8m revenue and £2.7m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Headington School Oxford Limited’s revenue fell 18% to £28.8m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £2.7m profit and 422 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Oxford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Oxford, South East
Age
111 yrs · since 1915
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£28.8m
Growth ▼17.6%
Profit
£2.7m
Growth ▼71.6%
Profit margin
9.4%
 
Employees
422
Change ▲1219%
Profit / employee
£6.5k
Revenue/employee £68.3k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£24.3m£35m£28.8m
Cost of sales—£25.4m£27.1m
Operating profit£1.7m£9.6m£1.8m
Profit before tax£1.7m£9.6m£2.7m
Profit after tax£1.7m£9.6m£2.7m
Profit (best available)£1.7m£9.6m£2.7m
Employees (average)2632422
Ratios
Profit margin7.1%27.4%9.4%
Revenue per employee£934k£1.1m£68.3k
Profit per employee£66.6k£299k£6.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲44%▼17.6%
Profit growth—▲453.6%▼71.6%
Headcount growth—▲23.1%▲1219%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£68.3k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£6.5k
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.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲1219%
Now 422
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

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