Queen Ethelburga's College Limited
Registered name: QUEEN ETHELBURGA'S COLLEGE LIMITED
Part of Care & Recreation Holdings Limited groupQueen Ethelburga's College Limited made £52.2m revenue and a £6.4m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Queen Ethelburga's College Limited’s revenue grew 133% to £52.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £6.4m and 643 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in York; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- York, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- 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: “The Collegiate Formation Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.4m | £18.8m | £22.4m | £52.2m |
| Cost of sales | £9.1m | £8.9m | £10.3m | £30.2m |
| Gross profit | £9.2m | £9.9m | £12m | £22m |
| Operating profit | −£1.5m | −£719k | −£1.9m | −£7.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.6m | −£1.1m | −£2m | −£8.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.4m | −£1m | −£1.6m | −£6.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.4m | −£1m | −£1.6m | −£6.4m |
| Staff costs | £7.6m | £8m | £9.5m | £27.4m |
| Employees (average) | 213 | 213 | 232 | 643 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −7.6% | −5.4% | −7.3% | −12.3% |
| Gross margin | 50.3% | 52.5% | 53.9% | 42.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £86.3k | £88.3k | £96.4k | £81.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£6.6k | −£4.8k | −£7k | −£10k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.4% | ▲18.8% | ▲133.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲8.9% | ▲177.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £11.1m | £16.3m | £20.5m | £11.5m |
| Net assets | −£983k | −£2m | −£3.6m | −£10m |
| Fixed assets | £6.7m | £6.3m | £6.7m | £18.8m |
| Current assets | £17.5m | £16.5m | £20.6m | £12.6m |
| Debtors | £43.3k | £183k | £142k | £1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −12.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £81.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£10k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 36%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- 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
- —
- Now −£10m
- Cash at bank
- ▼44%
- Now £11.5m
- Headcount
- ▲177%
- Now 643
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲180%
- Now £18.8m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Care & Recreation Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- The Collegiate Formation Limited75–100%
- Queen Ethelburga's College Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (9)
- Queen Ethelburga's Services LimitedRev. £23.9m · Profit £2.5m
- Entertainment and Leisure Insurance Services LimitedRev. £314k · Profit £37k
- Chapter House Preparatory School LimitedRev. — · Profit £3.7m
- Faculty of Queen Ethelburga's LimitedRev. — · Profit £15.5m
- Halcyon Court (Yorkshire) LtdFigures not disclosed
- KM School LimitedRev. — · Profit £5.8m
- Norban LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Queen Ethelburga's International School 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 Aug 2025 (profit −£6.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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