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Company No. 04422774 · Incorporated 23 Apr 2002

RTC Education Ltd

Registered name: RTC EDUCATION LTD

RTC Education Ltd made £54m revenue and £7.4m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2023.

RTC Education Ltd’s revenue grew 27% to £54m in the year to 31 Jul 2023, with £7.4m profit and 441 employees. The company is classified under “general secondary education” and is based in Harrow; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85310General secondary education
Status
Active
Location
Harrow, London
Age
24 yrs · since 2002
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2023

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£54m
Growth ▲26.6%
Profit
£7.4m
Growth ▼8.7%
Profit margin
13.7%
Gross 84.1%
Employees
441
Change ▲31.6%
Profit / employee
£16.8k
Revenue/employee £122k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jul 202231 Jul 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£42.6m£54m
Cost of sales£6.6m£8.6m
Gross profit£36m£45.4m
Operating profit£10.1m£9.7m
Profit before tax£10.1m£9.5m
Profit after tax£8.1m£7.4m
Profit (best available)£8.1m£7.4m
Staff costs£11.5m£18.2m
Employees (average)335441
Ratios
Profit margin19%13.7%
Gross margin84.5%84.1%
Revenue per employee£127k£122k
Profit per employee£24.2k£16.8k
Cash conversion98%68.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲26.6%
Profit growth—▼8.7%
Headcount growth—▲31.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£13.9m£15.5m
Net assets£21m£28.3m
Fixed assets£16.3m£17.9m
Current assets£24.6m£30.4m
Debtors£5m£5.3m
Deferred income—£1.1m
Cash from operations£9.9m£6.6m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
13.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
84.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£122k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£16.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
68.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
33.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.9%
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
▲35%
Now £28.3m
Cash at bank
▲11%
Now £15.5m
Headcount
▲32%
Now 441
Deferred income
—
Now £1.1m
Fixed assets
▲9%
Now £17.9m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2023 (profit £7.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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