Hurstpierpoint College Limited
Registered name: HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE LIMITED
Part of Sensient Technologies Corporation groupHurstpierpoint College Limited made £40.3m revenue and £4.8m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Hurstpierpoint College Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £40.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £4.8m profit. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Hassocks; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hassocks, South East
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- 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 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £34m | £36.5m | £40.3m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £2.4m | £4.8m |
| Profit before tax | £4m | £2.8m | £4.8m |
| Profit after tax | £4m | £2.8m | £4.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £4m | £2.8m | £4.8m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 11.8% | 7.6% | 11.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.1% | ▲10.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼31% | ▲72.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Sensient Technologies Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Pointing Limited75–100%
- Hurstpierpoint College Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Hurst Transport LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit £0
- Hurst Facilities LimitedRev. £110k · Profit £46.4k
- Hurst International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Ellesmere College LimitedRev. £11.7m · Profit −£593k
- Queen Mary's School (Baldersby) LtdRev. £4.6m · Profit −£555k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £4.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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