Magdalen College School Oxford Limited
Registered name: MAGDALEN COLLEGE SCHOOL OXFORD LIMITED
Magdalen College School Oxford Limited made £25.6m revenue and £4m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Magdalen College School Oxford Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £25.6m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £4m profit and 298 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Oxford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxford, South East
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- 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 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23.2m | £25.6m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £4m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £4m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £4m |
| Employees (average) | 301 | 298 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 8.8% | 15.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £77.2k | £85.8k |
| Profit per employee | £6.8k | £13.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲95.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £85.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13.4k
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now 298
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Magdalen College School International LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£48.5k
- MCS Asset Management LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£1.6k
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 £4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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