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Company No. 01339524 · Incorporated 18 Nov 1977

Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited(The)

Registered name: NORTHERN COLLEGE FOR RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION LIMITED(THE)

Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited(The) made £4.3m revenue and £355k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2024.

Northern College for Residential Adult Education Limited(The)’s revenue grew 12% to £4.3m in the year to 31 Jul 2024, with £355k profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “post-secondary non-tertiary education” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Status
Active
Location
Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
48 yrs · since 1977
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2024

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£4.3m
Growth ▲12.3%
Profit
£355k
Growth —
Profit margin
8.3%
Gross 6.1%
Employees
68
Change ▼2.9%
Profit / employee
£5.2k
Revenue/employee £62.5k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202331 Jul 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.8m£4.3m
Cost of sales£4.2m£4m
Gross profit−£369k£258k
Operating profit−£369k£258k
Profit before tax−£370k£355k
Profit after tax−£370k£355k
Profit (best available)−£370k£355k
Employees (average)7068
Ratios
Profit margin−9.8%8.3%
Gross margin−9.7%6.1%
Revenue per employee£54.1k£62.5k
Profit per employee−£5.3k£5.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲12.3%
Headcount growth—▼2.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£204k£42k
Net assets£3.4m£3.6m
Fixed assets£3.7m£3.7m
Current assets£3.4m£3.8m
Debtors£62k£34k
Deferred income£266k£272k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
8.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
6.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£62.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
86.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
6.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.8%
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
▲5%
Now £3.6m
Cash at bank
▼79%
Now £42k
Headcount
▼3%
Now 68
Deferred income
▲2%
Now £272k
Fixed assets
▼0%
Now £3.7m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2024 (profit £355k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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