Study in Colchester Limited
Registered name: STUDY IN COLCHESTER LIMITED
Part of Avenium Investments UK Ltd groupStudy in Colchester Limited made £2m revenue and £157k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Study in Colchester Limited’s revenue was £2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £157k profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Colchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Colchester, East of England
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £1.3m | £2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £874k | £1.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £451k | £913k |
| Operating profit | — | −£355k | £191k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£374k | £157k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£374k | £157k |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 33 | 33 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −28.2% | 8% |
| Gross margin | — | 34.1% | 46.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £40.2k | £59.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£11.3k | £4.8k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £3.7k | £9.3k | £10.1k |
| Net assets | £22.4k | −£334k | −£168k |
| Fixed assets | £17.4k | £20k | £17.9k |
| Current assets | £1m | £661k | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £15k | £652k | £1.1m |
| Deferred income | — | £300k | £415k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 46.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £59.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 21.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 57.2%
- 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 −£168k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £10.1k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £415k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £17.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Avenium Investments UK Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Serenita Knowledge Investments Ltd75–100%
- Study in Colchester Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Ilc International Language Centers LtdRev. £1.1m · Profit −£385k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £157k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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