United Church Schools Trust
Registered name: UNITED CHURCH SCHOOLS TRUST
Part of United Learning Ltd groupUnited Church Schools Trust made £176m revenue and £18.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
United Church Schools Trust’s revenue grew 22% to £176m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £18.2m profit and 2,455 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Peterborough
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £144m | £176m |
| Cost of sales | £140m | £158m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £18.3m |
| Profit before tax | £3.9m | £18.3m |
| Profit after tax | £4.1m | £18.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.1m | £18.2m |
| Employees (average) | 2,349 | 2,455 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 2.8% | 10.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £61.4k | £71.7k |
| Profit per employee | £1.7k | £7.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲22.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲346.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.5% |
| 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
- 10.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £71.7k
- 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
- —
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now 2,455
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- United Learning Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- United Church Schools Trustthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- Priory School (Banstead) Trust LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stewart Marine & Trading Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- United CommunitiesFigures not disclosed
- United Learning TrustFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- The Church Schools Trading Company LimitedRev. £1.9m · Profit £1.7m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £18.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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