Hitchin Language Centre Ltd.
Registered name: HITCHIN LANGUAGE CENTRE LTD.
Hitchin Language Centre Ltd. made £40.3k revenue and a £79 loss in the year to 24 Dec 2025.
Hitchin Language Centre Ltd.’s revenue grew 5% to £40.3k in the year to 24 Dec 2025, with a loss of £79 and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Hitchin; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hitchin, East of England
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 24 Dec 2022 | 24 Dec 2023 | 24 Dec 2024 | 24 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.7k | £33.2k | £38.4k | £40.3k |
| Profit after tax | −£30.1k | −£10.7k | −£3.8k | −£79 |
| Profit (best available) | −£30.1k | −£10.7k | −£3.8k | −£79 |
| Staff costs | £20.4k | £16.1k | £14.1k | £12.6k |
| Employees (average) | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −92.3% | −32.1% | −9.8% | −0.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £6.6k | £9.6k | £10.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£2.1k | −£939 | −£20 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.8% | ▲15.4% | ▲5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼20% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £18k | £7.2k | £3.5k | £3.5k |
| Fixed assets | £896 | £717 | £621 | £497 |
| Current assets | £18.7k | £7.6k | £4k | £3.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £10.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£20
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now £3.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £497
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 24 Dec 2025 (profit −£79), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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