How much does Universal Skills Centre Limited make?

Universal Skills Centre Limited reported revenue of £1.1m and a loss of £31.3k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Universal Skills Centre Limited have?

Universal Skills Centre Limited reported an average of 16 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Universal Skills Centre Limited profitable?

No — Universal Skills Centre Limited reported a loss of £31.3k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04801169 · Incorporated 17 Jun 2003

Universal Skills Centre Limited

Registered name: UNIVERSAL SKILLS CENTRE LIMITED

Part of Growth Capital Partners Nominees Limited group

Universal Skills Centre Limited made £1.1m revenue and a £31.3k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Universal Skills Centre Limited’s revenue fell 45% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £31.3k and 16 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Reading; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85590Other education n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Reading, South East
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£1.1m

Growth ▼45.1%

Profit

−£31.3k

Growth ▼109.1%

Profit margin

−2.8%

Gross 91.2%

Employees

Change ▼15.8%

Profit / employee

−£2k

Revenue/employee £70.9k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£2.1m	£1.1m
Cost of sales	£170k	£99.7k
Gross profit	£1.9m	£1m
Operating profit	£469k	−£28k
Profit before tax	£468k	−£31.2k
Profit after tax	£343k	−£31.3k
Profit (best available)	£343k	−£31.3k
Employees (average)	19	16
Ratios
Profit margin	16.6%	−2.8%
Gross margin	91.8%	91.2%
Revenue per employee	£109k	£70.9k
Profit per employee	£18.1k	−£2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼45.1%
Profit growth	—	▼109.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼15.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£914k	£343k
Net assets	£1m	£983k
Fixed assets	£59.4k	£67.2k
Current assets	£1.5m	£1.1m
Debtors	£77.2k	£23.1k
Deferred income	£364k	£114k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 91.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £70.9k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 10.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2%; 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: ▼3%; Now £983k
Cash at bank: ▼62%; Now £343k
Headcount: ▼16%; Now 16
Deferred income: ▼69%; Now £114k
Fixed assets: ▲13%; Now £67.2k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Growth Capital Partners Nominees Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Grouse Topco Limited75–100%
Grouse Midco Limited75–100%
Grouse Bidco Limited75–100%
Shorterm Group Limited75–100%
Shorterm Limited75–100%
Universal Skills Group Limited75–100%
Universal Skills Centre Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

Universal Skills Qualifications LtdFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£31.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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