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Company No. 02665219 · Incorporated 22 Nov 1991

Ripplevale School Limited

Registered name: RIPPLEVALE SCHOOL LIMITED

Part of Burlington Education Holdings Limited group

Ripplevale School Limited made £8.5m revenue and £947k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Ripplevale School Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £8.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £947k profit and 128 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85590Other education n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
34 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: “Cavendish Education and Training Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage
Revenue
£8.5m
Growth ▲12.4%
Profit
£947k
Growth ▲42.5%
Profit margin
11.2%
Gross 51.5%
Employees
128
Change ▲5.8%
Profit / employee
£7.4k
Revenue/employee £66.3k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£5.8m£7.5m£8.5m
Cost of sales—£2.9m£3.7m£4.1m
Gross profit—£2.9m£3.8m£4.4m
Profit before tax—£341k£760k£1m
Profit after tax—£312k£665k£947k
Profit (best available)—£312k£665k£947k
Staff costs—£2.6m£3.4m£3.8m
Employees (average)94102121128
Ratios
Profit margin—5.4%8.8%11.2%
Gross margin—50.4%50.7%51.5%
Revenue per employee—£56.9k£62.4k£66.3k
Profit per employee—£3.1k£5.5k£7.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲30%▲12.4%
Profit growth——▲113.4%▲42.5%
Headcount growth—▲8.5%▲18.6%▲5.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£241k£379k£1.9m£276k
Net assets£2.3m£2.6m£3.2m£4.2m
Fixed assets£2.3m£2.6m£3m£3.9m
Current assets£2.3m£2.9m£3.5m£4.9m
Debtors£383k£2.2m£780k£3.6m
Deferred income£1.8m£2.5m£2.5m£3m
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2024Accounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
51.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£66.3k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
46.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
35.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
42.7%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲29%
Now £4.2m
Cash at bank
▼85%
Now £276k
Headcount
▲6%
Now 128
Deferred income
▲19%
Now £3m
Fixed assets
▲30%
Now £3.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Burlington Education Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Burlington Education Finance Limited75–100%
  3. Burlington Education Ltd75–100%
  4. Cavendish Education Limited75–100%
  5. Cavendish Education and Training Limited75–100%
  6. Ripplevale School Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (9)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £947k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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