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Company No. 07576767 · Incorporated 24 Mar 2011

Wishford Schools (Group) Limited

Registered name: WISHFORD SCHOOLS (GROUP) LIMITED

Part of Wishford Education Group Limited group

Wishford Schools (Group) Limited made £0 revenue and a £2.2m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2024.

Wishford Schools (Group) Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with a loss of £2.2m and 38 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Corsham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85100Pre-primary educationSIC 85200Primary educationSIC 85310General secondary education
Status
Active
Location
Corsham, South West
Age
15 yrs · since 2011
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 Aug 2024

Key figures

Cash flow filed
Revenue
£0
Growth —
Profit
−£2.2m
Growth —
Profit margin
—
 
Employees
38
Change ▲11.8%
Profit / employee
−£56.7k
Revenue/employee £0
Profitable streak
0yrs
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 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£0£0£0
Operating profit−£1.5m−£1.8m−£2.2m
Profit before tax−£1.6m−£1.8m−£2.2m
Profit after tax−£1.6m−£1.8m−£2.2m
Profit (best available)−£1.6m−£1.8m−£2.2m
Staff costs£1.3m£1.6m£1.9m
Employees (average)273438
Ratios
Profit margin———
Revenue per employee£0£0£0
Profit per employee−£57.8k−£52.6k−£56.7k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth—▲25.9%▲11.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£722k£1m£699k
Net assets£1.5m£6.6m£4.4m
Fixed assets£2.8m£2.9m£2.9m
Current assets£6.9m£11.2m£1.7m
Debtors£6.1m£10.2m£1m
Deferred income£7.9k£70.1k£20.4k
Cash from operations£1.4m£1.7m£2.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
—
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£0
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£56.7k
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
▼33%
Now £4.4m
Cash at bank
▼31%
Now £699k
Headcount
▲12%
Now 38
Deferred income
▼71%
Now £20.4k
Fixed assets
▼0%
Now £2.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Wishford Education Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Wishford Education Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Wishford Schools (Group) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (16)

Sister companies (6)

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit −£2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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