Universal Learning Solutions C.I.C.
Registered name: UNIVERSAL LEARNING SOLUTIONS C.I.C.
Universal Learning Solutions C.I.C. made £317k revenue and a £12k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Universal Learning Solutions C.I.C.’s revenue grew 34% to £317k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £12k and 7 employees. The company is classified under “educational support services” and is based in Lancaster; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lancaster, North West
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Community Interest Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £460k | £370k | £237k | £317k |
| Cost of sales | £70k | £14.3k | £89.5k | £79.7k |
| Gross profit | £390k | £356k | £147k | £237k |
| Operating profit | −£14.5k | £133k | −£2.8k | −£12k |
| Profit before tax | −£14.5k | £133k | −£2.8k | −£12k |
| Profit after tax | −£14.5k | £133k | −£2.8k | −£12k |
| Profit (best available) | −£14.5k | £133k | −£2.8k | −£12k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −3.1% | 36% | −1.2% | −3.8% |
| Gross margin | 84.8% | 96.1% | 62.2% | 74.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £65.7k | £52.9k | £33.8k | £45.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.1k | £19k | −£397 | −£1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼19.5% | ▼36.1% | ▲33.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼102.1% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £26.9k | £578 | £19.4k | £111k |
| Net assets | −£142k | −£9.3k | −£11.7k | −£23.8k |
| Fixed assets | £1k | £337 | £0 | £299 |
| Current assets | £74.2k | £10.6k | £63.8k | £170k |
| Debtors | £47.3k | £10k | £44.4k | £58.5k |
| Deferred income | — | £0 | £2.1k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 74.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £45.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.5%
- 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 −£23.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▲471%
- Now £111k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £299
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£12k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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