ST Christopher’s Preparatory School & Nursery Limited
Registered name: ST CHRISTOPHER’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL & NURSERY LIMITED
ST Christopher’s Preparatory School & Nursery Limited made £506k revenue and a £52.2k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
ST Christopher’s Preparatory School & Nursery Limited’s revenue fell 19% to £506k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £52.2k and 13 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Totnes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Totnes, South West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £657k | £625k | £506k |
| Operating profit | — | −£11k | −£12k | −£52k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£16.2k | −£13.5k | −£52.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£16.2k | −£12.5k | −£52.2k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£16.2k | −£12.5k | −£52.2k |
| Staff costs | — | £438k | £395k | £350k |
| Employees (average) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −2.5% | −2% | −10.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £36.5k | £36.8k | £39k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£899 | −£735 | −£4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼4.9% | ▼19% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼5.6% | ▼23.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £73.4k | £56.1k | £20.7k | £6k |
| Net assets | £370k | £354k | £338k | £286k |
| Fixed assets | £749k | £751k | £751k | £733k |
| Current assets | £101k | £85.5k | £76.4k | £30.7k |
| Debtors | £13.9k | £4.8k | £51.9k | £20.9k |
| Deferred income | £1.9k | £640 | — | — |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £39k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 144.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.1%
- 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
- ▼15%
- Now £286k
- Cash at bank
- ▼71%
- Now £6k
- Headcount
- ▼24%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £733k
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Sources
Latest figures from AbridgedAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£52.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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