The University of Law Limited
Registered name: THE UNIVERSITY OF LAW LIMITED
Part of Global Academic Holdings Ltd groupThe University of Law Limited made £173m revenue and £3.2m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
The University of Law Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £173m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £3.2m profit and 1,388 employees. The company is classified under “post-secondary non-tertiary education” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £163m | £162m | £173m |
| Cost of sales | −£61.4m | −£62.7m | −£64.1m |
| Gross profit | £102m | £99.1m | £109m |
| Operating profit | −£8.1m | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£400k | £1.6m | £4.2m |
| Profit after tax | £300k | £2.4m | £3.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £300k | £2.4m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 1,305 | 1,414 | 1,388 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | 62.4% | 61.3% | 62.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £125k | £114k | £124k |
| Profit per employee | £230 | £1.7k | £2.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.9% | ▲6.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲700% | ▲33.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.3% | ▼1.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 62.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £124k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.3k
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now 1,388
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Global Academic Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Gah Midco Ltd75–100%
- Gah Holdco Ltd75–100%
- Gah Education Holding Limited75–100%
- Lake International Ltd75–100%
- The University of Law Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Central Law Training (Scotland) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- College of Law Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- London College of Contemporary Arts LtdRev. £54.2m · Profit £11.9m
- L-J Finco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £3.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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