The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited
Registered name: THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (LLANDAFF) LIMITED
Part of The Woodard Corporation groupThe Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited made £11.7m revenue and £644k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £11.7m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £644k profit and 192 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cardiff
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
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) | £10m | £11.1m | £11.7m |
| Cost of sales | £9.8m | £10.8m | £11m |
| Operating profit | £193k | £256k | — |
| Profit before tax | £193k | £256k | £644k |
| Profit after tax | £193k | £256k | £644k |
| Profit (best available) | £193k | £256k | £644k |
| Employees (average) | 161 | 174 | 192 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 2.3% | 5.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £62.1k | £63.6k | £60.9k |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | £1.5k | £3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.5% | ▲5.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲33% | ▲151.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▲10.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £60.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 192
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Woodard Corporationultimate parent75–100%
- The Cathedral School (Llandaff) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (10)
- Ardingly College LimitedRev. £45.1m · Profit £11m
- King's Schools Taunton LimitedRev. £16.8m · Profit −£1.2m
- Denstone College LimitedRev. £15.2m · Profit £556k
- Woodard Schools (Nottinghamshire) LimitedRev. £13.2m · Profit −£125k
- Lancing College LimitedFigures not disclosed
- SJS Realisations LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Smallwood Manor Preparatory School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The King's School Tynemouth LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Peterborough School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Woodard Schools (Midland Division) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £644k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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