Bedstone Educational Limited
Registered name: BEDSTONE EDUCATIONAL LIMITED
Bedstone Educational Limited made £2.1m revenue and a £873k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Bedstone Educational Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £2.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with a loss of £873k and 66 employees. The company is classified under “primary education” and is based in Bucknell; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bucknell, West Midlands
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.6m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Cost of sales | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Gross profit | −£3.7k | £344k | £504k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.2m | −£1.2m | −£873k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.2m | −£1.2m | −£873k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.2m | −£1.2m | −£873k |
| Employees (average) | 67 | 67 | 66 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −72% | −58.4% | −41.8% |
| Gross margin | −0.2% | 17.1% | 24.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £24.5k | £30k | £31.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£17.7k | −£17.5k | −£13.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲22.4% | ▲3.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼1.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £25.6k | £54.8k | £85.4k |
| Net assets | £9.5m | £8.3m | £7.5m |
| Fixed assets | £2.2m | £2.1m | £2m |
| Current assets | £11.8m | £12.5m | £12.8m |
| Debtors | £85.9k | £158k | £178k |
| Cash from operations | −£762k | −£84k | −£194k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −41.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £31.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£13.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 96.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.5%
- 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
- ▼10%
- Now £7.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲56%
- Now £85.4k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 66
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit −£873k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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