Eden Project Limited
Registered name: EDEN PROJECT LIMITED
Part of The Eden Trust groupEden Project Limited made £22.8m revenue and a £1.8m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Eden Project Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £22.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £1.8m and 316 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Cornwall; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cornwall, South West
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1996
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.2m | £23.2m | £22.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£15.8m | −£16m | −£16m |
| Gross profit | £8.4m | £7.2m | £6.8m |
| Operating profit | −£1.2m | −£3.2m | −£1.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.5m | −£3.5m | −£1.7m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.6m | −£3.5m | −£1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.6m | −£3.5m | −£1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 356 | 344 | 316 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −6.5% | −15.3% | −7.7% |
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 31.1% | 29.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £68.1k | £67.3k | £72.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.4k | −£10.3k | −£5.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.4% | ▼1.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.4% | ▼8.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.6k
- 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
- ▼8%
- Now 316
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Eden Trustultimate parent75–100%
- Eden Project Group Limited75–100%
- Eden Project Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Eden Project Campaigns LimitedRev. £1.9m · Profit −£44k
Sister companies (4)
- Eden Project International LimitedRev. £1.9m · Profit £179k
- Eden Project Morecambe Holdings LtdFigures not disclosed
- Eden Project Scotland Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eden Project Wildflower Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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