Kedleston (Os Education) Limited
Registered name: KEDLESTON (OS EDUCATION) LIMITED
Part of Kedleston Group Limited groupKedleston (Os Education) Limited made £13.6m revenue and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Kedleston (Os Education) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £13.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.5m profit and 170 employees. The company is classified under “general secondary education” and is based in Uxbridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Uxbridge, London
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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. From the filing: “Kedleston Schools Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.4m | £11m | £13.1m | £13.6m |
| Cost of sales | £4.3m | £5m | £6.3m | £7.1m |
| Gross profit | £5.1m | £5.9m | £6.9m | £6.5m |
| Operating profit | — | £3m | £3.3m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £3m | £3.3m | £2.7m |
| Profit after tax | £2.5m | £2.9m | £3.1m | £2.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5m | £2.9m | £3.1m | £2.5m |
| Staff costs | £4m | £4.7m | £5.8m | £6.8m |
| Employees (average) | 121 | 139 | 160 | 170 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 26.8% | 26.2% | 23.8% | 18.4% |
| Gross margin | 53.9% | 54.1% | 52.3% | 48% |
| Revenue per employee | £77.5k | £79.1k | £81.9k | £80.1k |
| Profit per employee | £20.8k | £20.7k | £19.5k | £14.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.2% | ▲19.3% | ▲3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲14.6% | ▲8% | ▼19.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.9% | ▲15.1% | ▲6.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.4m | £512k | £2.2m |
| Net assets | £18.9m | £21.8m | £24.9m | £27.4m |
| Fixed assets | £3.6m | £5.2m | £9.8m | £13.5m |
| Current assets | £18.5m | £20.8m | £20.7m | £19.3m |
| Debtors | £392k | £977k | £1.5m | £862k |
| Deferred income | £2.5m | £3.4m | £3.9m | £3.9m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 18.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £80.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 99.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 28.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.3%
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now £27.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲328%
- Now £2.2m
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 170
- Deferred income
- ▼2%
- Now £3.9m
- Fixed assets
- ▲38%
- Now £13.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Kedleston Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kedleston Schools Limited75–100%
- Kedleston (Os Education) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Kedleston Schools (London) LtdRev. £19.4m · Profit £2.2m
- Kedleston (Brookways School) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (6)
- Kedleston (High Peak School) LimitedRev. £5.8m · Profit £900k
- Kedleston Wings Holdco LtdRev. £0 · Profit £0
- Kedleston (Ivytree) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kedleston (Olsen House Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kedleston Real Estate LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rockhopper Children's Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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