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Company No. 03166031 · Incorporated 29 Feb 1996

The Society of Heads

Registered name: THE SOCIETY OF HEADS

The Society of Heads made £682k revenue and a £37.7k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

The Society of Heads’s revenue grew 6% to £682k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £37.7k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “general secondary education” and is based in Market Harborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85310General secondary education
Status
Active
Location
Market Harborough, East Midlands
Age
30 yrs · since 1996
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall team
Revenue
£682k
Growth ▲5.9%
Profit
−£37.7k
Growth ▼220.9%
Profit margin
−5.5%
 
Employees
6
Change 0%
Profit / employee
−£6.3k
Revenue/employee £114k
Profitable streak
0yrs
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 to28 Aug 202228 Aug 202328 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£644k£682k
Operating profit——£8.6k−£58.8k
Profit before tax£22.3k£7.1k£36.5k−£32.8k
Profit after tax£21.8k£4k£31.2k−£37.7k
Profit (best available)£21.8k£4k£31.2k−£37.7k
Employees (average)4566
Ratios
Profit margin——4.8%−5.5%
Revenue per employee——£107k£114k
Profit per employee£5.5k£805£5.2k−£6.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲5.9%
Profit growth—▼81.6%▲674.9%▼220.9%
Headcount growth—▲25%▲20%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£678k£640k£666k£635k
Net assets£659k£663k£694k£656k
Current assets£729k£722k£774k£766k
Debtors£10.9k£38.5k£7.5k£15.2k
Deferred income£49.9k£42.7k£11.8k£38.8k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−5.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£114k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£6.3k
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
5.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.2%
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
▼5%
Now £656k
Cash at bank
▼5%
Now £635k
Headcount
0%
Now 6
Deferred income
▲228%
Now £38.8k
Fixed assets
—
Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£37.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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