Claires Court Schools Limited
Registered name: CLAIRES COURT SCHOOLS LIMITED
Claires Court Schools Limited made £18.4m revenue and £214k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Claires Court Schools Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £18.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £214k profit and 304 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Ascot; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ascot, South East
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1998
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.7m | £18.4m |
| Operating profit | £30k | £484k |
| Profit before tax | −£72.6k | £354k |
| Profit after tax | −£72.6k | £214k |
| Profit (best available) | −£72.6k | £214k |
| Staff costs | £12.2m | £11.9m |
| Employees (average) | 315 | 304 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −0.4% | 1.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £56.3k | £60.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£230 | £703 |
| Cash conversion | 9229% | −45.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.2m | £3k |
| Net assets | £912k | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £9.2m | £9.7m |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £3.1m |
| Debtors | £111k | £2.8m |
| Deferred income | £101k | £5.2m |
| Cash from operations | £2.8m | −£222k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £60.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £703
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −45.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 52.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 28.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.2%
- 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
- ▲23%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £3k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 304
- Deferred income
- ▲5006%
- Now £5.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▲6%
- Now £9.7m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Maidenhead College LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £214k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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