The Independent Schools Association (Trading) Limited
Registered name: THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (TRADING) LIMITED
Part of The Independent Schools Association groupThe Independent Schools Association (Trading) Limited made £129k revenue and £112k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Independent Schools Association (Trading) Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £129k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £112k profit. The company is classified under “educational support services” and is based in Saffron Walden; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Saffron Walden, 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 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £144k | £144k | £129k |
| Gross profit | £144k | £144k | £129k |
| Operating profit | £134k | £127k | £112k |
| Profit before tax | £134k | £127k | £112k |
| Profit after tax | £134k | £127k | £112k |
| Profit (best available) | £134k | £127k | £112k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 92.9% | 88.3% | 86.9% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.1% | ▼10.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼5% | ▼12% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 86.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Independent Schools Associationultimate parent75–100%
- The Independent Schools Association (Trading) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £112k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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