Overley Hall Limited
Registered name: OVERLEY HALL LIMITED
Overley Hall Limited made £6.9m revenue and £207k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Overley Hall Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £6.9m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £207k profit and 132 employees. The company is classified under “general secondary education” and is based in Shropshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shropshire, West Midlands
- Age
- 45 yrs · since 1981
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.8m | £6.2m | £6.6m | £6.9m |
| Gross profit | £5.8m | £6.2m | £6.6m | £6.9m |
| Profit before tax | £564k | £607k | £872k | £287k |
| Profit after tax | £430k | £461k | £641k | £207k |
| Profit (best available) | £430k | £461k | £641k | £207k |
| Staff costs | £3.7m | £4.1m | £4.2m | £5.2m |
| Employees (average) | 136 | 128 | 131 | 132 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 7.4% | 7.5% | 9.7% | 3% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £42.9k | £48.3k | £50.3k | £52.6k |
| Profit per employee | £3.2k | £3.6k | £4.9k | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▲6.6% | ▲5.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲7.3% | ▲39.1% | ▼67.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.9% | ▲2.3% | ▲0.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.4m | £2.4m | £3m | £2.3m |
| Net assets | £4.7m | £5m | £5.5m | £5.6m |
| Fixed assets | £2.4m | £2.3m | £2.3m | £2.8m |
| Current assets | £3.8m | £3.9m | £4.7m | £4.2m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Cash from operations | £104k | £265k | £1m | £303k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £52.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 40.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 26.1%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £5.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼23%
- Now £2.3m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 132
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲23%
- Now £2.8m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £207k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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