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Company No. 05268303 · Incorporated 25 Oct 2004

Kaplan International Colleges U.K. Limited

Registered name: KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGES U.K. LIMITED

Part of Graham Holdings Company group

Kaplan International Colleges U.K. Limited made £207m revenue and £22.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Kaplan International Colleges U.K. Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £207m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £22.4m profit and 1,334 employees. The company is classified under “first-degree level higher education” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85421First-degree level higher education
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
21 yrs · since 2004
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

Revenue
£207m
Growth ▼6.8%
Profit
£22.4m
Growth ▼21.3%
Profit margin
10.8%
Gross 55%
Employees
1,334
Change ▼9.4%
Profit / employee
£16.8k
Revenue/employee £155k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£212m£222m£207m
Cost of sales−£97.1m−£103m−£93m
Gross profit£115m£119m£114m
Operating profit£24.3m£30.5m£26.1m
Profit before tax£29m£36.1m£31.5m
Profit after tax£23m£28.5m£22.4m
Profit (best available)£23m£28.5m£22.4m
Employees (average)1,3291,4721,334
Ratios
Profit margin10.8%12.8%10.8%
Gross margin54.3%53.6%55%
Revenue per employee£160k£151k£155k
Profit per employee£17.3k£19.4k£16.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.5%▼6.8%
Profit growth—▲23.7%▼21.3%
Headcount growth—▲10.8%▼9.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
55%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£155k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£16.8k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼9%
Now 1,334
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Graham Holdings Company (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Kaplan U.K. Limited75–100%
  3. Kaplan International Holdings Limited75–100%
  4. Kaplan International Colleges U.K. Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (11)

Sister companies (13)

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

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £22.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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