Nelson College London Limited
Registered name: NELSON COLLEGE LONDON LIMITED
Nelson College London Limited made £18.8m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Nelson College London Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £18.8m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £1.9m profit and 122 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Ilford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ilford, London
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2004
- 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 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.7m | £17.5m | £18.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£4.3m | −£5.6m | −£6.3m |
| Gross profit | £10.4m | £11.9m | £12.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.9m | £1.4m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | £1.7m | £1.1m | £2.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £896k | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £896k | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 93 | 117 | 122 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 8.1% | 5.1% | 9.9% |
| Gross margin | 70.8% | 67.8% | 66.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £158k | £149k | £154k |
| Profit per employee | £12.8k | £7.7k | £15.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.9% | ▲7.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼24.5% | ▲106.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25.8% | ▲4.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £154k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.2k
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now 122
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- C4chatga LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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