Babington Business Limited
Registered name: BABINGTON BUSINESS LIMITED
Part of Transformative Training & Education Holdco Ltd groupBabington Business Limited made a £5.3m loss in the year to 31 Jul 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
Babington Business Limited reported a loss of £5.3m in the year to 31 Jul 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 314 employees. The company is classified under “post-secondary non-tertiary education” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2009
- 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Operating profit | −£2.2m | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£2.2m | −£3.9m | −£5.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.2m | −£3.9m | −£5.3m |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 314 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£1.1m | −£2m | −£16.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲15600% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | −£5.7m | −£5.7m | −£5.7m |
| Fixed assets | — | £2.7m | £2.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- 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.
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 −£5.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲15600%
- Now 314
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £2.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Transformative Training & Education Holdco Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Transformative Training & Education Midco Ltd75–100%
- Transformative Training & Education Midco 2 Ltd75–100%
- Transformative Training & Education Ltd75–100%
- Knovia Group Limited75–100%
- Knovia Midco Limited75–100%
- Knovia Holdco Limited75–100%
- Knovia Limited75–100%
- Babington Business Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Babington Business College LimitedRev. £18.6m · Profit −£5.2m
- Future Nation LimitedRev. — · Profit −£209
Sister companies (3)
- Paragon Education & Skills Group Holdings LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Paragon Education & Skills LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Temp Dent Dental Agency LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2024 (profit −£5.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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