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Company No. 02967713 · Incorporated 14 Sep 1994

Marlborough College Enterprises Limited

Registered name: MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE ENTERPRISES LIMITED

Part of Marlborough College group

Marlborough College Enterprises Limited made £1.4m revenue and £304k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Marlborough College Enterprises Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £1.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £304k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles” and is based in Wilts; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Wilts, South West
Age
32 yrs · since 1994
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Small teamOperating leverage
Revenue
£1.4m
Growth ▲4.1%
Profit
£304k
Growth ▲57.5%
Profit margin
21.8%
Gross 34%
Employees
9
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£33.7k
Revenue/employee £155k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.3m£1.3m£1.4m
Cost of sales−£921k−£932k−£920k
Gross profit£416k£408k£474k
Operating profit£187k£193k£304k
Profit before tax£187k£193k£304k
Profit after tax£187k£193k£304k
Profit (best available)£187k£193k£304k
Employees (average)1099
Ratios
Profit margin14%14.4%21.8%
Gross margin31.1%30.4%34%
Revenue per employee£134k£149k£155k
Profit per employee£18.7k£21.4k£33.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲0.2%▲4.1%
Profit growth—▲3%▲57.5%
Headcount growth—▼10%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
21.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
34%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£155k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£33.7k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 9
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Marlborough College (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Marlborough College Enterprises Limitedthis company

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

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £304k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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