The University of Manchester Worldwide Limited
Registered name: THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER WORLDWIDE LIMITED
The University of Manchester Worldwide Limited made £5.7m revenue and £273k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
The University of Manchester Worldwide Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £5.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £273k profit and 31 employees. The company is classified under “first-degree level higher education” and is based in Oxford Road; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxford Road, North West
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.3m | £5m | £5m | £5.7m |
| Operating profit | £142k | £223k | £236k | £271k |
| Profit before tax | £142k | £226k | £240k | £273k |
| Profit after tax | £203k | £239k | £240k | £273k |
| Profit (best available) | £203k | £239k | £240k | £273k |
| Staff costs | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 23 | 25 | 25 | 31 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.7% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £186k | £201k | £202k | £185k |
| Profit per employee | £8.8k | £9.5k | £9.6k | £8.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.1% | ▲0.5% | ▲14% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲17.3% | ▲0.4% | ▲13.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.7% | 0% | ▲24% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £3.6m | £4m | £3.4m |
| Net assets | £2.8m | £3.1m | £3.3m | £3.1m |
| Fixed assets | £762k | £548k | £477k | £547k |
| Current assets | £3.9m | £4.2m | £4.6m | £4.5m |
| Debtors | £7.7k | £2.5k | £51.9k | £17.4k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £185k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▼4%
- Now £3.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼15%
- Now £3.4m
- Headcount
- ▲24%
- Now 31
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £547k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £273k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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