Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Limited
Registered name: LANCING COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT WORTHING LIMITED
Part of The Woodard Corporation groupLancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Limited made £2.5m revenue and a £28.5k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £2.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £28.5k and 52 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Lancing; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lancing
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.1m | £2.6m | £2.5m |
| Cost of sales | £2.3m | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | −£138k | £282k | −£28.5k |
| Profit before tax | −£138k | £282k | −£28.5k |
| Profit after tax | −£138k | £282k | −£28.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£138k | £282k | −£28.5k |
| Employees (average) | 47 | 49 | 52 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −6.4% | 10.9% | −1.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £45.7k | £52.6k | £48.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.9k | £5.8k | −£547 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.1% | ▼2.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼110.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.3% | ▲6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £48.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£547
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now 52
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Woodard Corporationultimate parent75–100%
- Lancing College Limited75–100%
- Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Bury Manor Barn LtdFigures not disclosed
- Lancing College Enterprises Ltd.Figures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£28.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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