Ryleys School Limited (The)
Registered name: RYLEYS SCHOOL LIMITED (THE)
Ryleys School Limited (The) made £3.3m revenue and £55.2k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Ryleys School Limited (The)’s revenue grew 8% to £3.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £55.2k profit and 62 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Alderley Edge; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Alderley Edge, North West
- Age
- 59 yrs · since 1967
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3m | £3.3m |
| Cost of sales | £3m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | £45.8k | £215k |
| Profit before tax | £45.8k | £215k |
| Profit after tax | −£111k | £55.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£111k | £55.2k |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 62 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −3.7% | 1.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £48.2k | £52.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.8k | £890 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £52.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £890
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now 62
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £55.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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