The Southwater Infant Academy
Registered name: THE SOUTHWATER INFANT ACADEMY
The Southwater Infant Academy made £1.7m revenue and a £88.9k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
The Southwater Infant Academy’s revenue grew 1% to £1.7m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with a loss of £88.9k and 45 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Horsham; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Horsham, South East
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Cost of sales | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Gross profit | −£58.1k | −£86.1k |
| Operating profit | −£66.1k | −£94.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£63.4k | −£88.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£63.4k | −£88.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£63.4k | −£88.9k |
| Employees (average) | 45 | 45 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −3.8% | −5.3% |
| Gross margin | −3.5% | −5.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £36.7k | £37.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.4k | −£2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £683k | £650k |
| Net assets | £3.7m | £3.6m |
| Fixed assets | £3.1m | £3.1m |
| Current assets | £727k | £685k |
| Debtors | £3.9k | £1.9k |
| Deferred income | £104k | £105k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −5.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £37.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 182.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 6.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £3.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £650k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 45
- Deferred income
- ▲1%
- Now £105k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £3.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit −£88.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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