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Company No. 03149730 · Incorporated 23 Jan 1996

David Game College Ltd

Registered name: DAVID GAME COLLEGE LTD

David Game College Ltd made £17.8m revenue and £2.7k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025. read from filing text

David Game College Ltd’s revenue grew 7% to £17.8m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £2.7k profit and 138 employees. The company is classified under “general secondary education”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85310General secondary education
Status
Active
Location
London
Age
30 yrs · since 1996
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£17.8m
Growth ▲7%
Profit
£2.7k
Growth ▼97.9%
Profit margin
0%
 
Employees
138
Change ▼4.2%
Profit / employee
£19
Revenue/employee £129k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 Jan 202231 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11m£14m£16.6m£17.8m
Cost of sales—£48.4k£49.1k—
Operating profit£678k£363k£476k£383k
Profit before tax£466k£122k£149k£76.6k
Profit after tax£315k£29.7k£128k£2.7k
Profit (best available)£315k£29.7k£128k£2.7k
Staff costs£5m£6m£6.8m£7.2m
Employees (average)109122144138
Ratios
Profit margin2.9%0.2%0.8%0%
Revenue per employee£101k£115k£115k£129k
Profit per employee£2.9k£243£887£19
Cash conversion16%−199.4%−82.8%75.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲27.8%▲18.4%▲7%
Profit growth—▼90.6%▲330.5%▼97.9%
Headcount growth—▲11.9%▲18%▼4.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.5m£2.4m£2m£1m
Net assets£4m£4m£4.1m£4.1m
Fixed assets£11.1m£10.5m£9.9m£9.5m
Current assets£4.4m£5.4m£5.9m£6.6m
Debtors£875k£1.3m£1.8m£2.1m
Deferred income£1.5m£2.4m£3.1m£3.1m
Cash from operations£108k−£724k−£394k£288k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£129k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£19
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
75.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
53.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
17.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
11.9%
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
▲0%
Now £4.1m
Cash at bank
▼50%
Now £1m
Headcount
▼4%
Now 138
Deferred income
▼0%
Now £3.1m
Fixed assets
▼5%
Now £9.5m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (2)

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 Jan 2025 (profit £2.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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