Bootham School
Registered name: BOOTHAM SCHOOL
Bootham School made £138k revenue and £78.5k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Bootham School’s revenue grew 8% to £138k in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £78.5k profit. The company is classified under “general secondary education” and is based in North Yorkshire; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 43 yrs · since 1982
- 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.
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 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £128k | £138k |
| Cost of sales | −£42.3k | −£42.3k |
| Gross profit | £85.6k | £95.2k |
| Operating profit | £74.5k | £78.5k |
| Profit before tax | £74.5k | £78.5k |
| Profit after tax | £74.5k | £78.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £74.5k | £78.5k |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 58.2% | 57.1% |
| Gross margin | 66.9% | 69.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲5.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 57.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 69.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Bootham School Estates LimitedRev. £120k · Profit £60.4k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £78.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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