The Workforce Development Trust Limited
Registered name: THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED
The Workforce Development Trust Limited made £8.6m revenue and a £1.8m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
The Workforce Development Trust Limited’s revenue fell 29% to £8.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £1.8m and 96 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.4m | £12.1m | £8.6m |
| Operating profit | £41k | £1.8m | −£2m |
| Profit before tax | £41k | £1.8m | −£2m |
| Profit after tax | £41k | £1.8m | −£1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £41k | £1.8m | −£1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 110 | 103 | 96 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | 15.1% | −21.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £94.2k | £117k | £89.7k |
| Profit per employee | £373 | £17.7k | −£18.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲16.7% | ▼28.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲4347% | ▼199.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.4% | ▼6.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £89.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£18.9k
- 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
- ▼7%
- Now 96
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- SFJ Awards LimitedRev. £3.1m · Profit −£164k
- I-Can Qualifications LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit £798k
- People 1st International LimitedRev. £790k · Profit −£349k
- People 1st LimitedFigures 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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