Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited (The)
Registered name: HAWTHORNS EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED (THE)
Part of Caterham School groupHawthorns Educational Trust Limited (The) made £8.4m revenue and £503k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited (The)’s revenue fell 1% to £8.4m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £503k profit and 145 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Surrey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Surrey, South East
- Age
- 57 yrs · since 1969
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
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 Jul 2024 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.3m | £8.5m | £8.4m | £8.4m |
| Operating profit | £855k | £15.4k | £15.4k | £503k |
| Profit before tax | £855k | £15.4k | £15.4k | £503k |
| Profit after tax | £855k | £15.4k | £15.4k | £503k |
| Profit (best available) | £855k | £15.4k | £15.4k | £503k |
| Employees (average) | 138 | 149 | 149 | 145 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 6% |
| Revenue per employee | £59.9k | £56.7k | £56.7k | £57.8k |
| Profit per employee | £6.2k | £103 | £103 | £3.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.3% | — | ▼0.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼98.2% | — | ▲3173% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8% | — | ▼2.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £57.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.5k
- 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.
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
- ▼3%
- Now 145
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Caterham Schoolultimate parent75–100%
- Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited (The)this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Caterham School International LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Copthorne School Trust LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sphinx AI LimitedFigures 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 Jul 2025 (profit £503k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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